Github user tarekauel commented on a diff in the pull request:

    https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/7208#discussion_r33917004
  
    --- Diff: 
sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/stringOperations.scala
 ---
    @@ -298,3 +299,56 @@ case class StringLength(child: Expression) extends 
UnaryExpression with ExpectsI
     
       override def prettyName: String = "length"
     }
    +
    +/**
    + *  A function that return soundex code of the given string expression.
    + */
    +case class SoundEx(child: Expression) extends UnaryExpression with 
ExpectsInputTypes {
    +  @transient lazy val so = new Soundex
    +
    +  override def dataType: DataType = StringType
    +
    +  override def inputTypes: Seq[DataType] = Seq(StringType)
    +
    +  override def eval(input: InternalRow): Any = {
    +    val string = child.eval(input)
    +    if (string == null) {
    +      null
    +    } else {
    +      val str: String = string.toString
    --- End diff --
    
    @HuJiayin I guess it was a comment regarding the `Soundex` stuff, but 
nevertheless the `new Soundex` in Line 308 can be deleted 
https://github.com/HuJiayin/spark/blob/initcap/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/expressions/stringOperations.scala#L308


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