Package org.apache.lucene.search.spell
Class JaroWinklerDistance
- java.lang.Object
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- org.apache.lucene.search.spell.JaroWinklerDistance
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
StringDistance
public class JaroWinklerDistance extends Object implements StringDistance
Similarity measure for short strings such as person names.
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description JaroWinklerDistance()
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description float
getDistance(String s1, String s2)
Returns a float between 0 and 1 based on how similar the specified strings are to one another.float
getThreshold()
Returns the current value of the threshold used for adding the Winkler bonus.void
setThreshold(float threshold)
Sets the threshold used to determine when Winkler bonus should be used.
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Method Detail
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getDistance
public float getDistance(String s1, String s2)
Description copied from interface:StringDistance
Returns a float between 0 and 1 based on how similar the specified strings are to one another. Returning a value of 1 means the specified strings are identical and 0 means the string are maximally different.- Specified by:
getDistance
in interfaceStringDistance
- Parameters:
s1
- The first string.s2
- The second string.- Returns:
- a float between 0 and 1 based on how similar the specified strings are to one another.
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setThreshold
public void setThreshold(float threshold)
Sets the threshold used to determine when Winkler bonus should be used. Set to a negative value to get the Jaro distance.- Parameters:
threshold
- the new value of the threshold
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getThreshold
public float getThreshold()
Returns the current value of the threshold used for adding the Winkler bonus. The default value is 0.7.- Returns:
- the current value of the threshold
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