org.apache.commons.codec.language
final class SoundexUtils extends Object
Since: 1.3
Version: $Id: SoundexUtils.java 130311 2004-03-17 18:31:35Z ggregory $
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static String | clean(String str)
Cleans up the input string before Soundex processing by only returning
upper case letters.
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static int | difference(StringEncoder encoder, String s1, String s2)
Encodes the Strings and returns the number of characters in the two
encoded Strings that are the same.
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static int | differenceEncoded(String es1, String es2)
Returns the number of characters in the two Soundex encoded Strings that
are the same.
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Parameters: str The String to clean.
Returns: A clean String.
Parameters: encoder The encoder to use to encode the Strings. s1 A String that will be encoded and compared. s2 A String that will be encoded and compared.
Returns: The number of characters in the two Soundex encoded Strings that are the same.
Throws: EncoderException if an error occurs encoding one of the strings
See Also: differenceEncoded
MS T-SQL DIFFERENCE
Parameters: es1 An encoded String. es2 An encoded String.
Returns: The number of characters in the two Soundex encoded Strings that are the same.
See Also:
MS T-SQL DIFFERENCE