net.axyana.qizxopen.util
Class SoundsLikePattern

java.lang.Object
  net.axyana.qizxopen.util.StringPattern
      net.axyana.qizxopen.util.SoundsLikePattern

public class SoundsLikePattern

extends StringPattern

Matches strings that "sound like" a pattern. The algorithm is inspired by Soundex, though a little more accurate and generic.

Constructor Summary

SoundsLikePattern(char[] pattern, int length, int distance)

Method Summary

boolean	accepts(char[] string)
java.lang.String	fixedPrefix() Returns the leading constant part of the pattern.
void	parsePattern(char[] input, int length)
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class net.axyana.qizxopen.util.StringPattern

exactMatch, getPattern, matches

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SoundsLikePattern

public SoundsLikePattern(char[] pattern,
                         int length,
                         int distance)

Method Detail

fixedPrefix

public java.lang.String fixedPrefix()

Description copied from class: StringPattern

Returns the leading constant part of the pattern. Used to boost matching and lookup in indexes.

Overrides:

fixedPrefix in class StringPattern

parsePattern

public void parsePattern(char[] input,
                         int length)

accepts

public boolean accepts(char[] string)

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class StringPattern