org.vivoweb.harvester.score.algorithm
Class NormalizedSoundExDifference

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

Algorithm

public class NormalizedSoundExDifference
extends java.lang.Object
implements Algorithm

Normalized SoundEx Difference Algorithm

Author:

Christopher Haines hainesc@ctrip.ufl.edu

Constructor Summary

NormalizedSoundExDifference()

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

NormalizedSoundExDifference

public NormalizedSoundExDifference()

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