org.apache.commons.codec.language

Class Soundex

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.codec.language.Soundex

All Implemented Interfaces:

Encoder, StringEncoder

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@Deprecated
public class Soundex
extends java.lang.Object
implements StringEncoder

Encodes a string into a Soundex value. Soundex is an encoding used to relate similar names, but can also be used as a general purpose scheme to find word with similar phonemes.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Soundex	US_ENGLISH Deprecated. An instance of Soundex using the US_ENGLISH_MAPPING mapping.
static char[]	US_ENGLISH_MAPPING Deprecated. This is a default mapping of the 26 letters used in US English.
static java.lang.String	US_ENGLISH_MAPPING_STRING Deprecated. This is a default mapping of the 26 letters used in US English.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Soundex() Deprecated. Creates an instance using US_ENGLISH_MAPPING
Soundex(char[] mapping) Deprecated. Creates a soundex instance using the given mapping.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	difference(java.lang.String s1, java.lang.String s2) Deprecated. Encodes the Strings and returns the number of characters in the two encoded Strings that are the same.
java.lang.Object	encode(java.lang.Object pObject) Deprecated. Encodes an Object using the soundex algorithm.
java.lang.String	encode(java.lang.String pString) Deprecated. Encodes a String using the soundex algorithm.
int	getMaxLength() Deprecated. This feature is not needed since the encoding size must be constant. Will be removed in 2.0.
void	setMaxLength(int maxLength) Deprecated. This feature is not needed since the encoding size must be constant. Will be removed in 2.0.
java.lang.String	soundex(java.lang.String str) Deprecated. Retreives the Soundex code for a given String object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

US_ENGLISH

public static final Soundex US_ENGLISH

Deprecated.

An instance of Soundex using the US_ENGLISH_MAPPING mapping.

See Also:

US_ENGLISH_MAPPING

US_ENGLISH_MAPPING_STRING

public static final java.lang.String US_ENGLISH_MAPPING_STRING

Deprecated.

This is a default mapping of the 26 letters used in US English. A value of 0 for a letter position means do not encode.

(This constant is provided as both an implementation convenience and to allow Javadoc to pick up the value for the constant values page.)

See Also:

US_ENGLISH_MAPPING, Constant Field Values

US_ENGLISH_MAPPING

public static final char[] US_ENGLISH_MAPPING

Deprecated.

This is a default mapping of the 26 letters used in US English. A value of 0 for a letter position means do not encode.

See Also:

Soundex(char[])

Constructor Detail

Soundex

public Soundex()

Deprecated.

Creates an instance using US_ENGLISH_MAPPING

See Also:

Soundex(char[]), US_ENGLISH_MAPPING

Soundex

public Soundex(char[] mapping)

Deprecated.

Creates a soundex instance using the given mapping. This constructor can be used to provide an internationalized mapping for a non-Western character set. Every letter of the alphabet is "mapped" to a numerical value. This char array holds the values to which each letter is mapped. This implementation contains a default map for US_ENGLISH

Parameters:

mapping - Mapping array to use when finding the corresponding code for a given character

Method Detail

difference

public int difference(java.lang.String s1,
                      java.lang.String s2)
               throws EncoderException

Deprecated.

Encodes the Strings and returns the number of characters in the two encoded Strings that are the same. This return value ranges from 0 through 4: 0 indicates little or no similarity, and 4 indicates strong similarity or identical values.

Parameters:

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 encoded Strings that are the same from 0 to 4.

Throws:

EncoderException - if an error occurs encoding one of the strings

Since:

1.3

See Also:

MS T-SQL DIFFERENCE

encode

public java.lang.Object encode(java.lang.Object pObject)
                        throws EncoderException

Deprecated.

Encodes an Object using the soundex algorithm. This method is provided in order to satisfy the requirements of the Encoder interface, and will throw an EncoderException if the supplied object is not of type java.lang.String.

Specified by:

encode in interface Encoder

Parameters:

pObject - Object to encode

Returns:

An object (or type java.lang.String) containing the soundex code which corresponds to the String supplied.

Throws:

EncoderException - if the parameter supplied is not of type java.lang.String

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if a character is not mapped

encode

public java.lang.String encode(java.lang.String pString)

Deprecated.

Encodes a String using the soundex algorithm.

Specified by:

encode in interface StringEncoder

Parameters:

pString - A String object to encode

Returns:

A Soundex code corresponding to the String supplied

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if a character is not mapped

getMaxLength

public int getMaxLength()

Deprecated. This feature is not needed since the encoding size must be constant. Will be removed in 2.0.

Returns the maxLength. Standard Soundex

Returns:

int

setMaxLength

public void setMaxLength(int maxLength)

Deprecated. This feature is not needed since the encoding size must be constant. Will be removed in 2.0.

Sets the maxLength.

Parameters:

maxLength - The maxLength to set

soundex

public java.lang.String soundex(java.lang.String str)

Deprecated.

Retreives the Soundex code for a given String object.

Parameters:

str - String to encode using the Soundex algorithm

Returns:

A soundex code for the String supplied

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if a character is not mapped