org.apache.commons.codec.language

## Class Metaphone

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.commons.codec.language.Metaphone

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Encoder, StringEncoder

      public class Metaphone
      extends Object
      implements StringEncoder

  Encodes a string into a Metaphone value.

  Initial Java implementation by William B. Brogden. December, 1997. Permission given by wbrogden for code to be used anywhere.

  Hanging on the Metaphone by Lawrence Philips in Computer Language of Dec. 1990, p 39.

  Note, that this does not match the algorithm that ships with PHP, or the algorithm found in the Perl Text:Metaphone-1.96. They have had undocumented changes from the originally published algorithm. For more information, see CODEC-57.

  This class is conditionally thread-safe. The instance field `maxCodeLen` is mutable `setMaxCodeLen(int)` but is not volatile, and accesses are not synchronised. If an instance of the class is shared between threads, the caller needs to ensure that suitable synchronisation is used to ensure safe publication of the value between threads, and must not invoke `setMaxCodeLen(int)` after initial setup.

  Version:
    $Id: Metaphone.java 1429868 2013-01-07 16:08:05Z ggregory $

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `Metaphone()` Creates an instance of the Metaphone encoder

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Object` | `encode(Object obj)` Encodes an Object using the metaphone algorithm.
    `String` | `encode(String str)` Encodes a String using the Metaphone algorithm.
    `int` | `getMaxCodeLen()` Returns the maxCodeLen.
    `boolean` | `isMetaphoneEqual(String str1, String str2)` Tests is the metaphones of two strings are identical.
    `String` | `metaphone(String txt)` Find the metaphone value of a String.
    `void` | `setMaxCodeLen(int maxCodeLen)` Sets the maxCodeLen.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Metaphone

          public Metaphone()

      Creates an instance of the Metaphone encoder

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### metaphone

          public String metaphone(String txt)

      Find the metaphone value of a String. This is similar to the soundex algorithm, but better at finding similar sounding words. All input is converted to upper case. Limitations: Input format is expected to be a single ASCII word with only characters in the A - Z range, no punctuation or numbers.
      Parameters:
        `txt` - String to find the metaphone code for
      Returns:
        A metaphone code corresponding to the String supplied

    - #### encode

          public Object encode(Object obj)
                        throws EncoderException

      Encodes an Object using the metaphone 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:
        `obj` - Object to encode
      Returns:
        An object (or type java.lang.String) containing the metaphone code which corresponds to the String supplied.
      Throws:
        `EncoderException` - if the parameter supplied is not of type java.lang.String

    - #### encode

          public String encode(String str)

      Encodes a String using the Metaphone algorithm.
      Specified by:
        `encode` in interface `StringEncoder`
      Parameters:
        `str` - String object to encode
      Returns:
        The metaphone code corresponding to the String supplied

    - #### isMetaphoneEqual

          public boolean isMetaphoneEqual(String str1,
                                 String str2)

      Tests is the metaphones of two strings are identical.
      Parameters:
        `str1` - First of two strings to compare
        `str2` - Second of two strings to compare
      Returns:
        `true` if the metaphones of these strings are identical, `false` otherwise.

    - #### getMaxCodeLen

          public int getMaxCodeLen()

      Returns the maxCodeLen.
      Returns:
        int

    - #### setMaxCodeLen

          public void setMaxCodeLen(int maxCodeLen)

      Sets the maxCodeLen.
      Parameters:
        `maxCodeLen` - The maxCodeLen to set

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