org.simmetrics.simplifiers

Class Caverphone2

java.lang.Object

org.simmetrics.simplifiers.Caverphone2

All Implemented Interfaces:

Simplifier

public class Caverphone2
extends Object
implements Simplifier

Encodes a string into a Caverphone 2.0 value. This is an algorithm created by the Caversham Project at the University of Otago. It implements the Caverphone 2.0 algorithm.

This class is immutable and thread-safe.

See Also:

Wikipedia - Caverphone, Caverphone 2.0 specification, Caverphone2

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Caverphone2()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	simplify(String input) Simplifiers the input string.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Caverphone2

public Caverphone2()

Method Detail

simplify

public String simplify(String input)

Description copied from interface: Simplifier

Simplifiers the input string.

Specified by:

simplify in interface Simplifier

Parameters:

input - string to simplify

Returns:

a simplified string

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object