Php soundex
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PHP function soundex
This function returns the soundex key of a string. The soundex key is the four characters length of a word that represent the English pronunciation of a word.
Syntax soundex
- word: string of a word
soundex(word);
Example 1
<?php $sk1 = 'Woman'; $sk2 = 'Women'; echo soundex($sk1). '<br/>'; echo soundex($sk2). '<br/>'; ?>
Output
W550 W550
Example 2
<?php $sk1 = 'Master'; $sk2 = 'Matter'; echo soundex($sk1). '<br/>'; echo soundex($sk2). '<br/>'; ?>
Output
M236 M360
Example 3
- Reverse the word order and find their soundex code.
<?php $sk1 = 'Master'; $sk2 = 'Matter'; echo soundex(strrev($sk1)). '<br/>'; echo soundex(strrev($sk2)). '<br/>'; ?>
Output
R325 R350
Example 4
<?php
$search_key1 = 'dog';
$array_list = array('man',
'woman',
'goose',
'ghost',
'girl',
'golf',
'dog',
'dot',
'dogg',
'dott');
for ($i = 0; $i < count($array_list); $i++) {
$key1_soundex = soundex($search_key1);
if($key1_soundex == soundex($array_list[$i]))
{
echo $array_list[$i]. ' soundex code: '. $key1_soundex .'<br/>';
}
}
?>
Output
dog soundex code: D200 dogg soundex code: D200
