TheFuzz v0.5.0 TheFuzz.Similarity.Levenshtein View Source
This module contains functions to calculate the levenshtein distance between given strings.
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Calculates the levenshtein distance between two given strings
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compare(a, b) View Source
Calculates the levenshtein distance between two given strings.
Note: All operations [INSERT, DELETE, REPLACE/SUBSTITUTE] are considered with a cost of 1. For custom weights and limited operations use WeightedLevenshtein
Examples
iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.Levenshtein.compare("saturday", "sunday")
3
iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.Levenshtein.compare("book", "back")
2