org.vivoweb.harvester.score.algorithm
Class CaseInsensitiveInitialTest

java.lang.Object
  org.vivoweb.harvester.score.algorithm.CaseInsensitiveInitialTest

All Implemented Interfaces:

Algorithm

public class CaseInsensitiveInitialTest
extends java.lang.Object
implements Algorithm

First Character Equality Test Algorithm

Author:

Michael Barbieri mbarbier@ufl.edu

Constructor Summary

CaseInsensitiveInitialTest()

Method Summary

float

calculate(java.lang.CharSequence itemX, java.lang.CharSequence itemY) Perform a calculation to determine what percent match the given Strings are

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CaseInsensitiveInitialTest

public CaseInsensitiveInitialTest()

Method Detail

calculate

public float calculate(java.lang.CharSequence itemX,
                       java.lang.CharSequence itemY)

Description copied from interface: Algorithm

Perform a calculation to determine what percent match the given Strings are

Specified by:

calculate in interface Algorithm

Parameters:

itemX - compare this with the other String

itemY - compare this with the other String

Returns:

a float (0.0, 1.0) representing what percent match the given Strings are