org.simmetrics.simplifiers

Class ColognePhonetic

java.lang.Object

org.simmetrics.simplifiers.ColognePhonetic

All Implemented Interfaces:

Simplifier

Deprecated.

will be removed due to a lack of a good use case

@Deprecated
public final class ColognePhonetic
extends Object
implements Simplifier

Encodes a string into a Cologne Phonetic value.

Implements the Kölner Phonetik (Cologne Phonetic) algorithm issued by Hans Joachim Postel in 1969.

The Kölner Phonetik is a phonetic algorithm which is optimized for the German language. It is related to the well-known soundex algorithm.

This class is immutable and thread-safe.

See Also:

ColognePhonetic

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ColognePhonetic() Deprecated.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	simplify(String input) Deprecated. Simplifiers the input string.
String	toString() Deprecated.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ColognePhonetic

public ColognePhonetic()

Deprecated.

Method Detail

simplify

public String simplify(String input)

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: Simplifier

Simplifiers the input string.

Specified by:

simplify in interface Simplifier

Parameters:

input - string to simplify

Returns:

a simplified string

toString

public String toString()

Deprecated.

Overrides:

toString in class Object