vlc_jaro_winkler.h File Reference

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int	vlc_jaro_winkler (const char *a, const char *b, float *res)
	Calculate a “Jaro Winkler” metric.

Function Documentation

vlc_jaro_winkler()

int vlc_jaro_winkler	(	const char *	a,
		const char *	b,
		float *	res
	)

Calculate a “Jaro Winkler” metric.

Algorithm: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaro%E2%80%93Winkler_distance

Like “Jaro” but gives a boost to strings that have a common prefix.

Note

: This implementation does not place a limit the common prefix length adjusted for.

Parameters

a	string A
b	string B
res	[OUT] a pointer to a float to receive the result

Returns

-1 on memory allocation failure, otherwise 0

References jaro_inner().

Referenced by config_LoadCmdLine().