net.ricecode.similarity

Interface SimilarityStrategy

All Known Implementing Classes:

JaroStrategy, JaroWinklerStrategy

public interface SimilarityStrategy

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	score(java.lang.String first, java.lang.String second) Calculates the similarity score of objects, where 0.0 implies absolutely no similarity and 1.0 implies absolute similarity.

Method Detail

score

double score(java.lang.String first,
             java.lang.String second)

Calculates the similarity score of objects, where 0.0 implies absolutely no similarity and 1.0 implies absolute similarity.

Parameters:

first - The first string to compare.

second - The second string to compare.

Returns:

A number between 0.0 and 1.0.