Added functions to trim colors and translate tags from a string.

addons/libs/stringex.lua

@@ -342,3 +342,19 @@ function string:parseargs()
     -- Return the found arguments..
     return args;
 end
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- func: string.strip_colors
+-- desc: Strips FFXi based colors from a string.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function string.strip_colors(s)
+    return (s:gsub('[' .. string.char(0x1E, 0x1F, 0x7F) .. '].', ''));
+end
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- func: string.strip_translate
+-- desc: Strips FFXi based auto-translate tags from a string.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function string.strip_translate(s)
+    return (s:gsub(string.char(0xEF) .. '[' .. string.char(0x27, 0x28) .. ']', ''));
+end