er.extensions.foundation
Interface ERXFuzzyMatchCleaner

public interface ERXFuzzyMatchCleaner

Interface used in conjunction with the fuzzy matching code found in ERXUtilities. The notion of a cleaner provides a plugin way to prepare given strings for fuzzy matching for instance one type of cleaner might remove the ending strings 'Inc.' when matching against company names.

Method Summary

String

cleanStringForFuzzyMatching(String s) Method used to clean a string before matching it in a fuzzy manner.

Method Detail

cleanStringForFuzzyMatching

String cleanStringForFuzzyMatching(String s)

Method used to clean a string before matching it in a fuzzy manner. Cleaners can perform any cleaning they want on a string before it is matched.

Parameters:

s - string to be cleaned

Returns:

cleaned string.