org.simmetrics.metrics

Class HammingDistance

java.lang.Object

org.simmetrics.metrics.HammingDistance

public final class HammingDistance
extends Object

Calculates the Hamming distance distance between lists and strings.

This class is immutable and thread-safe.

See Also:

Wikipedia - Hamming distance

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T> ListDistance<T>	forList() Returns a Hamming distance to compare lists.
static StringDistance	forString() Returns a Hamming distance to compare strings.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

forList

public static <T> ListDistance<T> forList()

Returns a Hamming distance to compare lists.

Returns:

a Hamming distance to compare lists

forString

public static StringDistance forString()

Returns a Hamming distance to compare strings.

Returns:

a new Hamming distance to compare strings