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strDistanceLev(left,right,ignoreCase)
Definition
Integer strDistanceLev(String left, String right, Boolean ignoreCase)
Description
Return the levenshtein distance between two strings. This is naturally a case insensitve comparison.
Parameter Definition
| Name |
Type |
Description |
| left |
String |
The First string to text |
| right |
String |
The Second string to text |
| ignoreCase |
Boolean |
Ignore case when calculating distance |
Examples
| Integer r1 = strDistanceLev("FEATHER","FEATHER",true); // r1 == 0
Integer r2 = strDistanceLev("FEATHER","Farther",true); // r2 == 2
Integer r3 = strDistanceLev("FEATHER","Farther",false); // r3 == 6
Integer r4 = strDistanceLev("Color","flower",true); // r4 == 4
Integer r5 = strDistanceLev("Some one","Some thing",true); // r5 == 4
Integer r6 = strDistanceLev(null,null,true); // r6 == 0
Integer r7 = strDistanceLev(null,"I",true); // r7 == 1
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