TheFuzz

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TheFuzz v0.5.0 TheFuzz.Similarity.JaroWinkler View Source

Calculates the Jaro-Winkler Distance between two strings.

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Functions

compare(string1, string2)

Calculates the Jaro-Winkler distance between two strings.

Examples

iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.JaroWinkler.compare("abc", "")
nil
iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.JaroWinkler.compare("abc", "xyz")
0.0
iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.JaroWinkler.compare("compare me", "compare me")
1.0
iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.JaroWinkler.compare("natural", "nothing")
0.5714285714285714

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compare(string1, string2) View Source

Calculates the Jaro-Winkler distance between two strings.

Examples 

iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.JaroWinkler.compare("abc", "")
nil
iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.JaroWinkler.compare("abc", "xyz")
0.0
iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.JaroWinkler.compare("compare me", "compare me")
1.0
iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.JaroWinkler.compare("natural", "nothing")
0.5714285714285714