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soundex(n)							      Soundex								soundex(n)

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NAME

       soundex - Soundex

SYNOPSIS

       package require Tcl  8.2

       package require soundex	?1.0?

       ::soundex::knuth string

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DESCRIPTION

       This package provides soundex algorithms which allow the comparison of words based on their phonetic likeness.

       Currently only an algorithm by Knuth is provided, which is tuned to english names and words.

       ::soundex::knuth string
	      Computes the soundex code of the input string using Knuth's algorithm and returns it as the result of the command.

EXAMPLES

	   % ::soundex::knuth Knuth
	   K530

BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK
       This  document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems.	Please report such in the category soundex
       of the Tcllib SF Trackers [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883].  Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for
       either package and/or documentation.

KEYWORDS

       knuth, soundex, text comparison, text likeness

CATEGORY

       Hashes, checksums, and encryption

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) ????, Algorithm: Donald E. Knuth
       Copyright (c) 2003, Documentation: Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>
       Copyright (c) 1998, Tcl port: Evan Rempel <erempel@uvic.ca>

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soundex - Calculate the soundex key of a string

SYNOPSIS

       string soundex (string  $str)

DESCRIPTION

	Calculates the soundex key of $str.

	Soundex  keys have the property that words pronounced similarly produce the same soundex key, and can thus be used to simplify searches in
       databases where you know the pronunciation but not the spelling. This soundex function returns a string 4 characters long, starting with  a
       letter.

	This  particular  soundex  function  is one described by Donald Knuth in "The Art Of Computer Programming, vol. 3: Sorting And Searching",
       Addison-Wesley (1973), pp. 391-392.

PARAMETERS

	      o $str
		- The input string.

RETURN VALUES

	Returns the soundex key as a string.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      Soundex Examples

	      <?php
	      soundex("Euler")	     == soundex("Ellery");    // E460
	      soundex("Gauss")	     == soundex("Ghosh");     // G200
	      soundex("Hilbert")     == soundex("Heilbronn"); // H416
	      soundex("Knuth")	     == soundex("Kant");      // K530
	      soundex("Lloyd")	     == soundex("Ladd");      // L300
	      soundex("Lukasiewicz") == soundex("Lissajous"); // L222
	      ?>

SEE ALSO

       levenshtein(3), metaphone(3), similar_text(3).

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