TheFuzz.Similarity.WeightedLevenshtein (TheFuzz v0.6.0)
View SourceThis module contains function to calculate the weighted levenshtein distance between 2 given strings.
Summary
Functions
Calculates the weighted levenshtein distance between the given strings with the costs of insert, delete, replace as 1.
Calculates the weighted levenshtein distance between the given strings with costs for insert, delete and replace provided as a Map in the third argument.
Functions
Calculates the weighted levenshtein distance between the given strings with the costs of insert, delete, replace as 1.
Examples
iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.WeightedLevenshtein.compare("kitten", "sitting")
3
iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.WeightedLevenshtein.compare("sunday", "saturday")
3Calculates the weighted levenshtein distance between the given strings with costs for insert, delete and replace provided as a Map in the third argument.
Examples
iex> weights = %{delete: 10, insert: 0.1, replace: 1}
iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.WeightedLevenshtein.compare("book", "back", weights)
2
iex> weights = %{delete: 10, insert: 1, replace: 1}
iex> TheFuzz.Similarity.WeightedLevenshtein.compare("clms blvd", "columbus boulevard", weights)
9