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Text.LevenshteinDistance
Calculates the string distance.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
Text | 2.9 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
MBS( "Text.LevenshteinDistance"; a; b ) More
(old name: String.LevenshteinDistance)
Parameters
Parameter | Description | Example |
---|---|---|
a | First text string. | "Hello" |
b | Second text string. | "Hallo" |
Result
Returns difference.
Description
Calculates the string distance.Value is normalized, so 0.0 is equal text and 1.0 is totally unequal.
see also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance
Examples
Calculate difference between two strings:
MBS( "Text.LevenshteinDistance"; "Hello"; "Hallo" )
Example result: 0.2
See also
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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 19th July 2017