PHP soundex() Function
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Definition and Usage
The soundex() function calculates the soundex key of a string.
A soundex
key is a four character long alphanumeric string that represent English
pronunciation of a word.
The soundex() function can be used for spelling applications.
This function returns the soundex key of the string on success, or FALSE on failure.
Syntax
| Parameter |
Description |
| string |
Required. Specifies the string to check |
Tips and Notes
Note: The soundex() function creates the same key for similar
sounding words.
Tip: metaphone() is more accurate than soundex(), because metaphone() knows the basic rules of English pronunciation.
Example 1
<?php
$str = "hello";
echo soundex($str);
?>
|
The output of the code above will be:
Example 2
In this example we use the soundex() function on two similar sounding
words:
<?php
$str = "Sun";
$str2 = "Son";
echo soundex($str);
echo "<br />";
echo soundex($str2);
?>
|
The output of the code above will be:
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