Convert all Windows-1252 & unicode dashes in a string to a specified character (default=ASCII 45 dash) using ColdFusion/CFML

sanitizeDash.cfm

<cfscript>
/* sanitizeDash - Converts all Windows-1252 & unicode dashes in a string to a specified character (default=ASCII 45 dash)
  2024-12-06
    
  Author: James Moberg http://sunstarmedia.com  @sunstarmedia
  GIST: https://gist.github.com/JamoCA/da8d38a409d41fd4b7abccd782124775
*/

string function sanitizeDash(inputString="", numeric dashAscii=45) hint="I normalize all Windows-1252 & unicode dashes in a string to a specified character" {
	return javacast("string", arguments.inputString).replaceAll("#chr(45)#|#chr(150)#|#chr(151)#|#chr(173)#|#chr(8208)#|#chr(8209)#|#chr(8210)#|#chr(8211)#|#chr(8212)#|#chr(8213)#|#chr(8722)#|#chr(11799)#|#chr(11834)#|#chr(11835)#|#chr(65112)#|#chr(65123)#", chr(arguments.dashAscii));
}
</cfscript>