better alternative in letters substitution

Question

Is there any better alternative to this?

name.gsub('è','e').gsub('à','a').gsub('ò','o').gsub('ì','i').gsub('ù','u')

thanks

Answer 1

Use tr.

Maybe like string.tr('èàòìù', 'eaoiu').

Answer 2

substitutes = {'è'=>'e', 'à'=>'a', 'ò'=>'o', 'ì'=>'i', 'ù'=>'u'}
substitutes.each do |old, new| 
    name.gsub!(old, new)
end

Or you could use an extension of String such as this one to do it for you.