A Mendix module that implements the Soundex algorithm.
Soundex is used to try to match similar sounding or mispelled words. It generates an encoded version of a word so words like Knuth and Kant, Gauss and Ghosh, Rogers and Rodgers generate the same code and will be a match.
Donald Knuth describes the algorithm in chapter 6 of Volume 3 of the Art of Computer Programming, and if you are interested in more details it is well worth reading this.
- Input - A String with the name to Soundex encode.
Returns a String with the encoded Soundex value
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The source code, examples, and unit tests can be found on https://github.com/robertprice/Soundex.
Robert Price - Deck Chair Digital Ltd
The Art Of Computer Programming - Volume 3, by Donald Knuth
Soundex is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0