org.simmetrics.simplifiers

Interface Simplifier

All Known Subinterfaces:

SimplifyingSimplifier

All Known Implementing Classes:

CachingSimplifier, Case, Case.Lower, Case.Upper, Caverphone1, Caverphone2, ColognePhonetic, DaitchMokotoffSoundex, DoubleMetaphone, MatchRatingApproach, Metaphone, NonDiacritics, Nysiis, RefinedSoundex, Soundex, WordCharacters

public interface Simplifier

Transforms a string into a simpler form.

Simplification increases the effectiveness of a metric by removing noise and reducing the dimensionality of the problem. The process maps a a complex string such as Chilpéric II son of Childeric II to a simpler format chilperic ii son of childeric ii. This allows string from different sources to be compared in the same normal form.

A simplifier can be added onto a metric through the StringMetricBuilder.

Method Summary

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

Method Detail

simplify

String simplify(String input)

Simplifiers the input string.

Parameters:

input - string to simplify

Returns:

a simplified string