prefix_distance {RapidFuzz} | R Documentation |
Calculate the prefix distance between two strings
Description
Computes the prefix distance, which measures the number of character edits required to convert one prefix into another. This includes insertions, deletions, and substitutions.
Usage
prefix_distance(s1, s2, score_cutoff = NULL)
Arguments
s1 |
A string. The first input string. |
s2 |
A string. The second input string. |
score_cutoff |
An optional maximum threshold for the distance. Defaults to the largest integer value in R ('.Machine$integer.max'). |
Value
The prefix distance as an integer.
Examples
prefix_distance("abcdef", "abcxyz")
prefix_distance("abcdef", "abcxyz", score_cutoff = 3)
[Package RapidFuzz version 1.0 Index]