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17  
18  package org.apache.commons.codec.language;
19  
20  import org.apache.commons.codec.EncoderException;
21  import org.apache.commons.codec.StringEncoder;
22  
23  /**
24   * Encodes a string into a double metaphone value.
25   * This Implementation is based on the algorithm by <CITE>Lawrence Philips</CITE>.
26   * <ul>
27   * <li>Original Article: <a 
28   * href="http://www.cuj.com/documents/s=8038/cuj0006philips/">
29   * http://www.cuj.com/documents/s=8038/cuj0006philips/</a></li>
30   * <li>Original Source Code: <a href="ftp://ftp.cuj.com/pub/2000/1806/philips.zip">
31   * ftp://ftp.cuj.com/pub/2000/1806/philips.zip</a></li>
32   * </ul>
33   * 
34   * @author Apache Software Foundation
35   * @version $Id: DoubleMetaphone.java 1157192 2011-08-12 17:27:38Z ggregory $
36   */
37  public class DoubleMetaphone implements StringEncoder {
38  
39      /**
40       * "Vowels" to test for
41       */
42      private static final String VOWELS = "AEIOUY";
43  
44      /**
45       * Prefixes when present which are not pronounced
46       */
47      private static final String[] SILENT_START = 
48      { "GN", "KN", "PN", "WR", "PS" };
49      private static final String[] L_R_N_M_B_H_F_V_W_SPACE = 
50      { "L", "R", "N", "M", "B", "H", "F", "V", "W", " " };
51      private static final String[] ES_EP_EB_EL_EY_IB_IL_IN_IE_EI_ER = 
52      { "ES", "EP", "EB", "EL", "EY", "IB", "IL", "IN", "IE", "EI", "ER" };
53      private static final String[] L_T_K_S_N_M_B_Z = 
54      { "L", "T", "K", "S", "N", "M", "B", "Z" };
55  
56      /**
57       * Maximum length of an encoding, default is 4
58       */
59      private int maxCodeLen = 4;
60  
61      /**
62       * Creates an instance of this DoubleMetaphone encoder
63       */
64      public DoubleMetaphone() {
65          super();
66      }
67      
68      /**
69       * Encode a value with Double Metaphone
70       *
71       * @param value String to encode
72       * @return an encoded string
73       */
74      public String doubleMetaphone(String value) {
75          return doubleMetaphone(value, false);
76      }
77      
78      /**
79       * Encode a value with Double Metaphone, optionally using the alternate
80       * encoding.
81       *
82       * @param value String to encode
83       * @param alternate use alternate encode
84       * @return an encoded string
85       */
86      public String doubleMetaphone(String value, boolean alternate) {
87          value = cleanInput(value);
88          if (value == null) {
89              return null;
90          }
91          
92          boolean slavoGermanic = isSlavoGermanic(value);
93          int index = isSilentStart(value) ? 1 : 0;
94          
95          DoubleMetaphoneResult result = new DoubleMetaphoneResult(this.getMaxCodeLen());
96          
97          while (!result.isComplete() && index <= value.length() - 1) {
98              switch (value.charAt(index)) {
99              case 'A':
100             case 'E':
101             case 'I':
102             case 'O':
103             case 'U':
104             case 'Y':
105                 index = handleAEIOUY(result, index);
106                 break;
107             case 'B':
108                 result.append('P');
109                 index = charAt(value, index + 1) == 'B' ? index + 2 : index + 1;
110                 break;
111             case '\u00C7':
112                 // A C with a Cedilla
113                 result.append('S');
114                 index++;
115                 break; 
116             case 'C':
117                 index = handleC(value, result, index);
118                 break;
119             case 'D':
120                 index = handleD(value, result, index);
121                 break;
122             case 'F':
123                 result.append('F');
124                 index = charAt(value, index + 1) == 'F' ? index + 2 : index + 1;
125                 break;
126             case 'G':
127                 index = handleG(value, result, index, slavoGermanic);
128                 break;
129             case 'H':
130                 index = handleH(value, result, index);
131                 break;
132             case 'J':
133                 index = handleJ(value, result, index, slavoGermanic);
134                 break;
135             case 'K':
136                 result.append('K');
137                 index = charAt(value, index + 1) == 'K' ? index + 2 : index + 1;
138                 break;
139             case 'L':
140                 index = handleL(value, result, index);
141                 break;
142             case 'M':
143                 result.append('M');
144                 index = conditionM0(value, index) ? index + 2 : index + 1;
145                 break;
146             case 'N':
147                 result.append('N');
148                 index = charAt(value, index + 1) == 'N' ? index + 2 : index + 1;
149                 break;
150             case '\u00D1':
151                 // N with a tilde (spanish ene)
152                 result.append('N');
153                 index++;
154                 break;
155             case 'P':
156                 index = handleP(value, result, index);
157                 break;
158             case 'Q':
159                 result.append('K');
160                 index = charAt(value, index + 1) == 'Q' ? index + 2 : index + 1;
161                 break;
162             case 'R':
163                 index = handleR(value, result, index, slavoGermanic);
164                 break;
165             case 'S':
166                 index = handleS(value, result, index, slavoGermanic);
167                 break;
168             case 'T':
169                 index = handleT(value, result, index);
170                 break;
171             case 'V':
172                 result.append('F');
173                 index = charAt(value, index + 1) == 'V' ? index + 2 : index + 1;
174                 break;
175             case 'W':
176                 index = handleW(value, result, index);
177                 break;
178             case 'X':
179                 index = handleX(value, result, index);
180                 break;
181             case 'Z':
182                 index = handleZ(value, result, index, slavoGermanic);
183                 break;
184             default:
185                 index++;
186                 break;
187             }
188         }
189 
190         return alternate ? result.getAlternate() : result.getPrimary();
191     }
192     
193     /**
194      * Encode the value using DoubleMetaphone.  It will only work if 
195      * <code>obj</code> is a <code>String</code> (like <code>Metaphone</code>).
196      *
197      * @param obj Object to encode (should be of type String)
198      * @return An encoded Object (will be of type String)
199      * @throws EncoderException encode parameter is not of type String
200      */
201     public Object encode(Object obj) throws EncoderException {
202         if (!(obj instanceof String)) {
203             throw new EncoderException("DoubleMetaphone encode parameter is not of type String"); 
204         } 
205         return doubleMetaphone((String) obj);
206     }
207 
208     /**
209      * Encode the value using DoubleMetaphone.
210      *
211      * @param value String to encode
212      * @return An encoded String
213      */
214     public String encode(String value) {
215         return doubleMetaphone(value);   
216     }
217 
218     /**
219      * Check if the Double Metaphone values of two <code>String</code> values
220      * are equal.
221      * 
222      * @param value1 The left-hand side of the encoded {@link String#equals(Object)}.
223      * @param value2 The right-hand side of the encoded {@link String#equals(Object)}.
224      * @return <code>true</code> if the encoded <code>String</code>s are equal;
225      *          <code>false</code> otherwise.
226      * @see #isDoubleMetaphoneEqual(String,String,boolean)
227      */
228     public boolean isDoubleMetaphoneEqual(String value1, String value2) {
229         return isDoubleMetaphoneEqual(value1, value2, false);
230     }
231     
232     /**
233      * Check if the Double Metaphone values of two <code>String</code> values
234      * are equal, optionally using the alternate value.
235      * 
236      * @param value1 The left-hand side of the encoded {@link String#equals(Object)}.
237      * @param value2 The right-hand side of the encoded {@link String#equals(Object)}.
238      * @param alternate use the alternate value if <code>true</code>.
239      * @return <code>true</code> if the encoded <code>String</code>s are equal;
240      *          <code>false</code> otherwise.
241      */
242     public boolean isDoubleMetaphoneEqual(String value1, 
243                                           String value2, 
244                                           boolean alternate) {
245         return doubleMetaphone(value1, alternate).equals(doubleMetaphone
246                                                          (value2, alternate));
247     }
248     
249     /**
250      * Returns the maxCodeLen.
251      * @return int
252      */
253     public int getMaxCodeLen() {
254         return this.maxCodeLen;
255     }
256 
257     /**
258      * Sets the maxCodeLen.
259      * @param maxCodeLen The maxCodeLen to set
260      */
261     public void setMaxCodeLen(int maxCodeLen) {
262         this.maxCodeLen = maxCodeLen;
263     }
264 
265     //-- BEGIN HANDLERS --//
266 
267     /**
268      * Handles 'A', 'E', 'I', 'O', 'U', and 'Y' cases
269      */
270     private int handleAEIOUY(DoubleMetaphoneResult result, int 
271                              index) {
272         if (index == 0) {
273             result.append('A');
274         }
275         return index + 1;
276     }
277     
278     /**
279      * Handles 'C' cases
280      */
281     private int handleC(String value, 
282                         DoubleMetaphoneResult result, 
283                         int index) {
284         if (conditionC0(value, index)) {  // very confusing, moved out
285             result.append('K');
286             index += 2;
287         } else if (index == 0 && contains(value, index, 6, "CAESAR")) {
288             result.append('S');
289             index += 2;
290         } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "CH")) {
291             index = handleCH(value, result, index);
292         } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "CZ") && 
293                    !contains(value, index - 2, 4, "WICZ")) {
294             //-- "Czerny" --//
295             result.append('S', 'X');
296             index += 2;
297         } else if (contains(value, index + 1, 3, "CIA")) {
298             //-- "focaccia" --//
299             result.append('X');
300             index += 3;
301         } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "CC") && 
302                    !(index == 1 && charAt(value, 0) == 'M')) {
303             //-- double "cc" but not "McClelland" --//
304             return handleCC(value, result, index);
305         } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "CK", "CG", "CQ")) {
306             result.append('K');
307             index += 2;
308         } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "CI", "CE", "CY")) {
309             //-- Italian vs. English --//
310             if (contains(value, index, 3, "CIO", "CIE", "CIA")) {
311                 result.append('S', 'X');
312             } else {
313                 result.append('S');
314             }
315             index += 2;
316         } else {
317             result.append('K');
318             if (contains(value, index + 1, 2, " C", " Q", " G")) { 
319                 //-- Mac Caffrey, Mac Gregor --//
320                 index += 3;
321             } else if (contains(value, index + 1, 1, "C", "K", "Q") && 
322                        !contains(value, index + 1, 2, "CE", "CI")) {
323                 index += 2;
324             } else {
325                 index++;
326             }
327         }
328         
329         return index;
330     }
331 
332     /**
333      * Handles 'CC' cases
334      */
335     private int handleCC(String value, 
336                          DoubleMetaphoneResult result, 
337                          int index) {
338         if (contains(value, index + 2, 1, "I", "E", "H") && 
339             !contains(value, index + 2, 2, "HU")) {
340             //-- "bellocchio" but not "bacchus" --//
341             if ((index == 1 && charAt(value, index - 1) == 'A') || 
342                 contains(value, index - 1, 5, "UCCEE", "UCCES")) {
343                 //-- "accident", "accede", "succeed" --//
344                 result.append("KS");
345             } else {
346                 //-- "bacci", "bertucci", other Italian --//
347                 result.append('X');
348             }
349             index += 3;
350         } else {    // Pierce's rule
351             result.append('K');
352             index += 2;
353         }
354         
355         return index;
356     }
357     
358     /**
359      * Handles 'CH' cases
360      */
361     private int handleCH(String value, 
362                          DoubleMetaphoneResult result, 
363                          int index) {
364         if (index > 0 && contains(value, index, 4, "CHAE")) {   // Michael
365             result.append('K', 'X');
366             return index + 2;
367         } else if (conditionCH0(value, index)) {
368             //-- Greek roots ("chemistry", "chorus", etc.) --//
369             result.append('K');
370             return index + 2;
371         } else if (conditionCH1(value, index)) {
372             //-- Germanic, Greek, or otherwise 'ch' for 'kh' sound --//
373             result.append('K');
374             return index + 2;
375         } else {
376             if (index > 0) {
377                 if (contains(value, 0, 2, "MC")) {
378                     result.append('K');
379                 } else {
380                     result.append('X', 'K');
381                 }
382             } else {
383                 result.append('X');
384             }
385             return index + 2;
386         }
387     }
388 
389     /**
390      * Handles 'D' cases
391      */
392     private int handleD(String value, 
393                         DoubleMetaphoneResult result, 
394                         int index) {
395         if (contains(value, index, 2, "DG")) {
396             //-- "Edge" --//
397             if (contains(value, index + 2, 1, "I", "E", "Y")) {
398                 result.append('J');
399                 index += 3;
400                 //-- "Edgar" --//
401             } else {
402                 result.append("TK");
403                 index += 2;
404             }
405         } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "DT", "DD")) {
406             result.append('T');
407             index += 2;
408         } else {
409             result.append('T');
410             index++;
411         }
412         return index;
413     }
414 
415     /**
416      * Handles 'G' cases
417      */
418     private int handleG(String value, 
419                         DoubleMetaphoneResult result, 
420                         int index, 
421                         boolean slavoGermanic) {
422         if (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'H') {
423             index = handleGH(value, result, index);
424         } else if (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'N') {
425             if (index == 1 && isVowel(charAt(value, 0)) && !slavoGermanic) {
426                 result.append("KN", "N");
427             } else if (!contains(value, index + 2, 2, "EY") && 
428                        charAt(value, index + 1) != 'Y' && !slavoGermanic) {
429                 result.append("N", "KN");
430             } else {
431                 result.append("KN");
432             }
433             index = index + 2;
434         } else if (contains(value, index + 1, 2, "LI") && !slavoGermanic) {
435             result.append("KL", "L");
436             index += 2;
437         } else if (index == 0 && (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'Y' || contains(value, index + 1, 2, ES_EP_EB_EL_EY_IB_IL_IN_IE_EI_ER))) {
438             //-- -ges-, -gep-, -gel-, -gie- at beginning --//
439             result.append('K', 'J');
440             index += 2;
441         } else if ((contains(value, index + 1, 2, "ER") || 
442                     charAt(value, index + 1) == 'Y') &&
443                    !contains(value, 0, 6, "DANGER", "RANGER", "MANGER") &&
444                    !contains(value, index - 1, 1, "E", "I") && 
445                    !contains(value, index - 1, 3, "RGY", "OGY")) {
446             //-- -ger-, -gy- --//
447             result.append('K', 'J');
448             index += 2;
449         } else if (contains(value, index + 1, 1, "E", "I", "Y") || 
450                    contains(value, index - 1, 4, "AGGI", "OGGI")) {
451             //-- Italian "biaggi" --//
452             if ((contains(value, 0 ,4, "VAN ", "VON ") || contains(value, 0, 3, "SCH")) || contains(value, index + 1, 2, "ET")) {
453                 //-- obvious germanic --//
454                 result.append('K');
455             } else if (contains(value, index + 1, 3, "IER")) {
456                 result.append('J');
457             } else {
458                 result.append('J', 'K');
459             }
460             index += 2;
461         } else if (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'G') {
462             index += 2;
463             result.append('K');
464         } else {
465             index++;
466             result.append('K');
467         }
468         return index;
469     }
470     
471     /**
472      * Handles 'GH' cases
473      */
474     private int handleGH(String value, 
475                          DoubleMetaphoneResult result, 
476                          int index) {
477         if (index > 0 && !isVowel(charAt(value, index - 1))) {
478             result.append('K');
479             index += 2;
480         } else if (index == 0) {
481             if (charAt(value, index + 2) == 'I') {
482                 result.append('J');
483             } else {
484                 result.append('K');
485             }
486             index += 2;
487         } else if ((index > 1 && contains(value, index - 2, 1, "B", "H", "D")) ||
488                    (index > 2 && contains(value, index - 3, 1, "B", "H", "D")) ||
489                    (index > 3 && contains(value, index - 4, 1, "B", "H"))) {
490             //-- Parker's rule (with some further refinements) - "hugh"
491             index += 2;
492         } else {
493             if (index > 2 && charAt(value, index - 1) == 'U' && 
494                 contains(value, index - 3, 1, "C", "G", "L", "R", "T")) {
495                 //-- "laugh", "McLaughlin", "cough", "gough", "rough", "tough"
496                 result.append('F');
497             } else if (index > 0 && charAt(value, index - 1) != 'I') {
498                 result.append('K');
499             }
500             index += 2;
501         }
502         return index;
503     }
504 
505     /**
506      * Handles 'H' cases
507      */
508     private int handleH(String value, 
509                         DoubleMetaphoneResult result, 
510                         int index) {
511         //-- only keep if first & before vowel or between 2 vowels --//
512         if ((index == 0 || isVowel(charAt(value, index - 1))) && 
513             isVowel(charAt(value, index + 1))) {
514             result.append('H');
515             index += 2;
516             //-- also takes car of "HH" --//
517         } else {
518             index++;
519         }
520         return index;
521     }
522     
523     /**
524      * Handles 'J' cases
525      */
526     private int handleJ(String value, DoubleMetaphoneResult result, int index, 
527                         boolean slavoGermanic) {
528         if (contains(value, index, 4, "JOSE") || contains(value, 0, 4, "SAN ")) {
529                 //-- obvious Spanish, "Jose", "San Jacinto" --//
530                 if ((index == 0 && (charAt(value, index + 4) == ' ') || 
531                      value.length() == 4) || contains(value, 0, 4, "SAN ")) {
532                     result.append('H');
533                 } else {
534                     result.append('J', 'H');
535                 }
536                 index++;
537             } else {
538                 if (index == 0 && !contains(value, index, 4, "JOSE")) {
539                     result.append('J', 'A');
540                 } else if (isVowel(charAt(value, index - 1)) && !slavoGermanic && 
541                               (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'A' || charAt(value, index + 1) == 'O')) {
542                     result.append('J', 'H');
543                 } else if (index == value.length() - 1) {
544                     result.append('J', ' ');
545                 } else if (!contains(value, index + 1, 1, L_T_K_S_N_M_B_Z) && !contains(value, index - 1, 1, "S", "K", "L")) {
546                     result.append('J');
547                 }
548 
549                 if (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'J') {
550                     index += 2;
551                 } else {
552                     index++;
553                 }
554             }
555         return index;
556     }
557     
558     /**
559      * Handles 'L' cases
560      */
561     private int handleL(String value, 
562                         DoubleMetaphoneResult result, 
563                         int index) {
564         if (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'L') {
565             if (conditionL0(value, index)) {
566                 result.appendPrimary('L');
567             } else {
568                 result.append('L');
569             }
570             index += 2;
571         } else {
572             index++;
573             result.append('L');
574         }
575         return index;
576     }
577 
578     /**
579      * Handles 'P' cases
580      */
581     private int handleP(String value, 
582                         DoubleMetaphoneResult result, 
583                         int index) {
584         if (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'H') {
585             result.append('F');
586             index += 2;
587         } else {
588             result.append('P');
589             index = contains(value, index + 1, 1, "P", "B") ? index + 2 : index + 1;
590         }
591         return index;
592     }
593 
594     /**
595      * Handles 'R' cases
596      */
597     private int handleR(String value, 
598                         DoubleMetaphoneResult result, 
599                         int index, 
600                         boolean slavoGermanic) {
601         if (index == value.length() - 1 && !slavoGermanic && 
602             contains(value, index - 2, 2, "IE") && 
603             !contains(value, index - 4, 2, "ME", "MA")) {
604             result.appendAlternate('R');
605         } else {
606             result.append('R');
607         }
608         return charAt(value, index + 1) == 'R' ? index + 2 : index + 1;
609     }
610 
611     /**
612      * Handles 'S' cases
613      */
614     private int handleS(String value, 
615                         DoubleMetaphoneResult result, 
616                         int index, 
617                         boolean slavoGermanic) {
618         if (contains(value, index - 1, 3, "ISL", "YSL")) {
619             //-- special cases "island", "isle", "carlisle", "carlysle" --//
620             index++;
621         } else if (index == 0 && contains(value, index, 5, "SUGAR")) {
622             //-- special case "sugar-" --//
623             result.append('X', 'S');
624             index++;
625         } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "SH")) {
626             if (contains(value, index + 1, 4, 
627                          "HEIM", "HOEK", "HOLM", "HOLZ")) {
628                 //-- germanic --//
629                 result.append('S');
630             } else {
631                 result.append('X');
632             }
633             index += 2;
634         } else if (contains(value, index, 3, "SIO", "SIA") || contains(value, index, 4, "SIAN")) {
635             //-- Italian and Armenian --//
636             if (slavoGermanic) {
637                 result.append('S');
638             } else {
639                 result.append('S', 'X');
640             }
641             index += 3;
642         } else if ((index == 0 && contains(value, index + 1, 1, "M", "N", "L", "W")) || contains(value, index + 1, 1, "Z")) {
643             //-- german & anglicisations, e.g. "smith" match "schmidt" //
644             // "snider" match "schneider" --//
645             //-- also, -sz- in slavic language altho in hungarian it //
646             //   is pronounced "s" --//
647             result.append('S', 'X');
648             index = contains(value, index + 1, 1, "Z") ? index + 2 : index + 1;
649         } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "SC")) {
650             index = handleSC(value, result, index);
651         } else {
652             if (index == value.length() - 1 && contains(value, index - 2, 
653                                                         2, "AI", "OI")){
654                 //-- french e.g. "resnais", "artois" --//
655                 result.appendAlternate('S');
656             } else {
657                 result.append('S');
658             }
659             index = contains(value, index + 1, 1, "S", "Z") ? index + 2 : index + 1;
660         }
661         return index;
662     }
663 
664     /**
665      * Handles 'SC' cases
666      */
667     private int handleSC(String value, 
668                          DoubleMetaphoneResult result, 
669                          int index) {
670         if (charAt(value, index + 2) == 'H') {
671             //-- Schlesinger's rule --//
672             if (contains(value, index + 3, 
673                          2, "OO", "ER", "EN", "UY", "ED", "EM")) {
674                 //-- Dutch origin, e.g. "school", "schooner" --//
675                 if (contains(value, index + 3, 2, "ER", "EN")) {
676                     //-- "schermerhorn", "schenker" --//
677                     result.append("X", "SK");
678                 } else {
679                     result.append("SK");
680                 }
681             } else {
682                 if (index == 0 && !isVowel(charAt(value, 3)) && charAt(value, 3) != 'W') {
683                     result.append('X', 'S');
684                 } else {
685                     result.append('X');
686                 }
687             }
688         } else if (contains(value, index + 2, 1, "I", "E", "Y")) {
689             result.append('S');
690         } else {
691             result.append("SK");
692         }
693         return index + 3;
694     }
695 
696     /**
697      * Handles 'T' cases
698      */
699     private int handleT(String value, 
700                         DoubleMetaphoneResult result, 
701                         int index) {
702         if (contains(value, index, 4, "TION")) {
703             result.append('X');
704             index += 3;
705         } else if (contains(value, index, 3, "TIA", "TCH")) {
706             result.append('X');
707             index += 3;
708         } else if (contains(value, index, 2, "TH") || contains(value, index, 
709                                                                3, "TTH")) {
710             if (contains(value, index + 2, 2, "OM", "AM") || 
711                 //-- special case "thomas", "thames" or germanic --//
712                 contains(value, 0, 4, "VAN ", "VON ") || 
713                 contains(value, 0, 3, "SCH")) {
714                 result.append('T');
715             } else {
716                 result.append('0', 'T');
717             }
718             index += 2;
719         } else {
720             result.append('T');
721             index = contains(value, index + 1, 1, "T", "D") ? index + 2 : index + 1;
722         }
723         return index;
724     }
725 
726     /**
727      * Handles 'W' cases
728      */
729     private int handleW(String value, 
730                         DoubleMetaphoneResult result, 
731                         int index) {
732         if (contains(value, index, 2, "WR")) {
733             //-- can also be in middle of word --//
734             result.append('R');
735             index += 2;
736         } else {
737             if (index == 0 && (isVowel(charAt(value, index + 1)) || 
738                                contains(value, index, 2, "WH"))) {
739                 if (isVowel(charAt(value, index + 1))) {
740                     //-- Wasserman should match Vasserman --//
741                     result.append('A', 'F');
742                 } else {
743                     //-- need Uomo to match Womo --//
744                     result.append('A');
745                 }
746                 index++;
747             } else if ((index == value.length() - 1 && isVowel(charAt(value, index - 1))) ||
748                        contains(value, index - 1, 
749                                 5, "EWSKI", "EWSKY", "OWSKI", "OWSKY") ||
750                        contains(value, 0, 3, "SCH")) {
751                 //-- Arnow should match Arnoff --//
752                 result.appendAlternate('F');
753                 index++;
754             } else if (contains(value, index, 4, "WICZ", "WITZ")) {
755                 //-- Polish e.g. "filipowicz" --//
756                 result.append("TS", "FX");
757                 index += 4;
758             } else {
759                 index++;
760             }
761         }
762         return index;
763     }
764     
765     /**
766      * Handles 'X' cases
767      */
768     private int handleX(String value, 
769                         DoubleMetaphoneResult result, 
770                         int index) {
771         if (index == 0) {
772             result.append('S');
773             index++;
774         } else {
775             if (!((index == value.length() - 1) && 
776                   (contains(value, index - 3, 3, "IAU", "EAU") || 
777                    contains(value, index - 2, 2, "AU", "OU")))) {
778                 //-- French e.g. breaux --//
779                 result.append("KS");
780             }
781             index = contains(value, index + 1, 1, "C", "X") ? index + 2 : index + 1;
782         }
783         return index;
784     }
785 
786     /**
787      * Handles 'Z' cases
788      */
789     private int handleZ(String value, DoubleMetaphoneResult result, int index, 
790                         boolean slavoGermanic) {
791         if (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'H') {
792             //-- Chinese pinyin e.g. "zhao" or Angelina "Zhang" --//
793             result.append('J');
794             index += 2;
795         } else {
796             if (contains(value, index + 1, 2, "ZO", "ZI", "ZA") || (slavoGermanic && (index > 0 && charAt(value, index - 1) != 'T'))) {
797                 result.append("S", "TS");
798             } else {
799                 result.append('S');
800             }
801             index = charAt(value, index + 1) == 'Z' ? index + 2 : index + 1;
802         }
803         return index;
804     }
805 
806     //-- BEGIN CONDITIONS --//
807 
808     /**
809      * Complex condition 0 for 'C'
810      */
811     private boolean conditionC0(String value, int index) {
812         if (contains(value, index, 4, "CHIA")) {
813             return true;
814         } else if (index <= 1) {
815             return false;
816         } else if (isVowel(charAt(value, index - 2))) {
817             return false;
818         } else if (!contains(value, index - 1, 3, "ACH")) {
819             return false;
820         } else {
821             char c = charAt(value, index + 2);
822             return (c != 'I' && c != 'E') ||
823                     contains(value, index - 2, 6, "BACHER", "MACHER");
824         }
825     }
826     
827     /**
828      * Complex condition 0 for 'CH'
829      */
830     private boolean conditionCH0(String value, int index) {
831         if (index != 0) {
832             return false;
833         } else if (!contains(value, index + 1, 5, "HARAC", "HARIS") && 
834                    !contains(value, index + 1, 3, "HOR", "HYM", "HIA", "HEM")) {
835             return false;
836         } else if (contains(value, 0, 5, "CHORE")) {
837             return false;
838         } else {
839             return true;
840         }
841     }
842     
843     /**
844      * Complex condition 1 for 'CH'
845      */
846     private boolean conditionCH1(String value, int index) {
847         return ((contains(value, 0, 4, "VAN ", "VON ") || contains(value, 0, 
848                                                                    3, "SCH")) ||
849                 contains(value, index - 2, 6, "ORCHES", "ARCHIT", "ORCHID") ||
850                 contains(value, index + 2, 1, "T", "S") ||
851                 ((contains(value, index - 1, 1, "A", "O", "U", "E") || index == 0) &&
852                  (contains(value, index + 2, 1, L_R_N_M_B_H_F_V_W_SPACE) || index + 1 == value.length() - 1)));
853     }
854     
855     /**
856      * Complex condition 0 for 'L'
857      */
858     private boolean conditionL0(String value, int index) {
859         if (index == value.length() - 3 && 
860             contains(value, index - 1, 4, "ILLO", "ILLA", "ALLE")) {
861             return true;
862         } else if ((contains(value, value.length() - 2, 2, "AS", "OS") || 
863                     contains(value, value.length() - 1, 1, "A", "O")) &&
864                    contains(value, index - 1, 4, "ALLE")) {
865             return true;
866         } else {
867             return false;
868         }
869     }
870     
871     /**
872      * Complex condition 0 for 'M'
873      */
874     private boolean conditionM0(String value, int index) {
875         if (charAt(value, index + 1) == 'M') {
876             return true;
877         }
878         return contains(value, index - 1, 3, "UMB") &&
879                 ((index + 1) == value.length() - 1 || contains(value,
880                         index + 2, 2, "ER"));
881     }
882     
883     //-- BEGIN HELPER FUNCTIONS --//
884 
885     /**
886      * Determines whether or not a value is of slavo-germanic orgin. A value is
887      * of slavo-germanic origin if it contians any of 'W', 'K', 'CZ', or 'WITZ'.
888      */
889     private boolean isSlavoGermanic(String value) {
890         return value.indexOf('W') > -1 || value.indexOf('K') > -1 || 
891             value.indexOf("CZ") > -1 || value.indexOf("WITZ") > -1;
892     }
893 
894     /**
895      * Determines whether or not a character is a vowel or not
896      */
897     private boolean isVowel(char ch) {
898         return VOWELS.indexOf(ch) != -1;
899     }
900 
901     /**
902      * Determines whether or not the value starts with a silent letter.  It will
903      * return <code>true</code> if the value starts with any of 'GN', 'KN',
904      * 'PN', 'WR' or 'PS'.
905      */    
906     private boolean isSilentStart(String value) {
907         boolean result = false;
908         for (String element : SILENT_START) {
909             if (value.startsWith(element)) {
910                 result = true;
911                 break;
912             }
913         }
914         return result;
915     }
916 
917     /**
918      * Cleans the input
919      */    
920     private String cleanInput(String input) {
921         if (input == null) {
922             return null;
923         }
924         input = input.trim();
925         if (input.length() == 0) {
926             return null;
927         }
928         return input.toUpperCase(java.util.Locale.ENGLISH);
929     }
930 
931     /**
932      * Gets the character at index <code>index</code> if available, otherwise
933      * it returns <code>Character.MIN_VALUE</code> so that there is some sort
934      * of a default
935      */    
936     protected char charAt(String value, int index) {
937         if (index < 0 || index >= value.length()) {
938             return Character.MIN_VALUE;
939         } 
940         return value.charAt(index);
941     }
942 
943     /**
944      * Shortcut method with 1 criteria
945      */    
946     private static boolean contains(String value, int start, int length, 
947                                     String criteria) {
948         return contains(value, start, length, 
949                         new String[] { criteria });
950     }
951 
952     /**
953      * Shortcut method with 2 criteria
954      */    
955     private static boolean contains(String value, int start, int length, 
956                                     String criteria1, String criteria2) {
957         return contains(value, start, length, 
958                         new String[] { criteria1, criteria2 });
959     }
960 
961     /**
962      * Shortcut method with 3 criteria
963      */    
964     private static boolean contains(String value, int start, int length, 
965                                     String criteria1, String criteria2, 
966                                     String criteria3) {
967         return contains(value, start, length, 
968                         new String[] { criteria1, criteria2, criteria3 });
969     }
970 
971     /**
972      * Shortcut method with 4 criteria
973      */    
974     private static boolean contains(String value, int start, int length, 
975                                     String criteria1, String criteria2, 
976                                     String criteria3, String criteria4) {
977         return contains(value, start, length, 
978                         new String[] { criteria1, criteria2, criteria3, 
979                                        criteria4 });
980     }
981 
982     /**
983      * Shortcut method with 5 criteria
984      */    
985     private static boolean contains(String value, int start, int length, 
986                                     String criteria1, String criteria2, 
987                                     String criteria3, String criteria4, 
988                                     String criteria5) {
989         return contains(value, start, length, 
990                         new String[] { criteria1, criteria2, criteria3, 
991                                        criteria4, criteria5 });
992     }
993 
994     /**
995      * Shortcut method with 6 criteria
996      */    
997     private static boolean contains(String value, int start, int length, 
998                                     String criteria1, String criteria2, 
999                                     String criteria3, String criteria4, 
1000                                     String criteria5, String criteria6) {
1001         return contains(value, start, length, 
1002                         new String[] { criteria1, criteria2, criteria3, 
1003                                        criteria4, criteria5, criteria6 });
1004     }
1005     
1006     /**
1007      * Determines whether <code>value</code> contains any of the criteria starting at index <code>start</code> and
1008      * matching up to length <code>length</code>
1009      */
1010     protected static boolean contains(String value, int start, int length, 
1011                                       String[] criteria) {
1012         boolean result = false;
1013         if (start >= 0 && start + length <= value.length()) {
1014             String target = value.substring(start, start + length);
1015 
1016             for (String element : criteria) {
1017                 if (target.equals(element)) {
1018                     result = true;
1019                     break;
1020                 }
1021             }
1022         }
1023         return result;
1024     }
1025     
1026     //-- BEGIN INNER CLASSES --//
1027     
1028     /**
1029      * Inner class for storing results, since there is the optional alternate
1030      * encoding.
1031      */
1032     public class DoubleMetaphoneResult {
1033 
1034         private final StringBuffer primary = new StringBuffer(getMaxCodeLen());
1035         private final StringBuffer alternate = new StringBuffer(getMaxCodeLen());
1036         private final int maxLength;
1037 
1038         public DoubleMetaphoneResult(int maxLength) {
1039             this.maxLength = maxLength;
1040         }
1041 
1042         public void append(char value) {
1043             appendPrimary(value);
1044             appendAlternate(value);
1045         }
1046 
1047         public void append(char primary, char alternate) {
1048             appendPrimary(primary);
1049             appendAlternate(alternate);
1050         }
1051 
1052         public void appendPrimary(char value) {
1053             if (this.primary.length() < this.maxLength) {
1054                 this.primary.append(value);
1055             }
1056         }
1057 
1058         public void appendAlternate(char value) {
1059             if (this.alternate.length() < this.maxLength) {
1060                 this.alternate.append(value);
1061             }
1062         }
1063 
1064         public void append(String value) {
1065             appendPrimary(value);
1066             appendAlternate(value);
1067         }
1068 
1069         public void append(String primary, String alternate) {
1070             appendPrimary(primary);
1071             appendAlternate(alternate);
1072         }
1073 
1074         public void appendPrimary(String value) {
1075             int addChars = this.maxLength - this.primary.length();
1076             if (value.length() <= addChars) {
1077                 this.primary.append(value);
1078             } else {
1079                 this.primary.append(value.substring(0, addChars));
1080             }
1081         }
1082 
1083         public void appendAlternate(String value) {
1084             int addChars = this.maxLength - this.alternate.length();
1085             if (value.length() <= addChars) {
1086                 this.alternate.append(value);
1087             } else {
1088                 this.alternate.append(value.substring(0, addChars));
1089             }
1090         }
1091 
1092         public String getPrimary() {
1093             return this.primary.toString();
1094         }
1095 
1096         public String getAlternate() {
1097             return this.alternate.toString();
1098         }
1099 
1100         public boolean isComplete() {
1101             return this.primary.length() >= this.maxLength && 
1102                 this.alternate.length() >= this.maxLength;
1103         }
1104     }
1105 }