Package org.apache.commons.codec.language

Class Caverphone2

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.codec.language.AbstractCaverphone

org.apache.commons.codec.language.Caverphone2

All Implemented Interfaces:

Encoder, StringEncoder

public class Caverphone2
extends AbstractCaverphone

Encodes a string into a Caverphone 2.0 value. This is an algorithm created by the Caversham Project at the University of Otago. It implements the Caverphone 2.0 algorithm:

Since:

1.5

This class is immutable and thread-safe.

See Also:

• Wikipedia - Caverphone
• Caverphone 2.0 specification

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Caverphone2()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	encode(String source)	Encodes the given String into a Caverphone 2.0 value.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.codec.language.AbstractCaverphone

encode, isEncodeEqual

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

Caverphone2

public Caverphone2()

Method Details

encode

public String encode(String source)

Encodes the given String into a Caverphone 2.0 value.

Parameters:

source - String the source string

Returns:

A caverphone code for the given String