NSString *z = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"#%@",stringValue]; NSLog(@"soundexString: %@", [z soundexString]); NSLog(@"soundexString2: %@", [stringValue soundexString]); NSLog(@"soundexString3: %@", [@"#Face" soundexString]); NSLog(@"soundexString4: %@", [@"Face" soundexString]);
BOOL test = [z soundsLikeString:@"#Face"]; NSLog(@"sounds like \"Face\": %d", test); For "Pace" used as stringValue... soundexString: #120 soundexString2: p200 soundexString3: #120 soundexString4: f200 sounds like "Face": 1 On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Greg Guerin <glgue...@amug.org> wrote: > Eric E. Dolecki wrote: > >> http://www.cocoadev.com/index.pl?NSStringSoundex >> >> However, when I tried it out I get strange results... >> >> //someString is set to different strings each time tested >> BOOL test = [someString soundsLikeString:@"Face"]; >> NSLog(@"sounds like Face: %d",test); >> >> Place = 0 >> Ace = 0 >> Mace = 0 >> Fake = 1 >> Testing = 0 >> Brake = 0 >> >> It would seem something is off to get negatives on Place, Ace & Mace. > > > There's this comment in the -soundexString method: > > Replace consonants with digits as follows (but do not change the > first letter): > b, f, p, v => 1 > c, g, j, k, q, s, x, z => 2 > d, t => 3 > l => 4 > m, n => 5 > r => 6 > Collapse adjacent identical digits into a single digit of that > value. > Remove all non-digits after the first letter. > Return the starting letter and the first three remaining digits. If > needed, append zeroes to make it a letter and three digits. > > Assuming the code works as the comment says, and you should read the code to > confirm this, then it doesn't change the first letter. So it seems to me > that "Face" won't match place, ace, or mace. > > Maybe you could print the value of the -soundexString method instead of > blindly relying on the boolean of soundsLikeString:. > > -- GG > > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/edolecki%40gmail.com > > This email sent to edole...@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
