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Function soundex - convert a string to soundex form
Syntax char *soundex(char *str, char *soundexstr);
Prototype in stringhk.h
Remarks soundex() will convert a character string to
soundex form (phonetic complement). The soundex
form will always a be null terminated string 5
characters long. The first character of the soundex
form will always be the first character in str
(capitalized). The remaining 4 characters will be
'0' to '5', using the following conventions:
all non-alphabetic characters are ignored
soundex() is case independent
alphabetic characters are converted to a digit
using the following table:
1 = BFPV
2 = CGJKQRSXZ
3 = DT
4 = L
5 = MN
all others are ignored
run lengths of characters are ignored (i.e.
the 2nd 'r' in mirror)
Processing ends when either str is fully processed,
or the soundex string is 5 characters long (not
including the null terminator). If str is fully
processed, the soundex string will be padded with
'0' to give it a length of 5.
This function is based on the soundex algorithm
published by Nicklaus Wirth.
Return value returns soundexstr.
Example #include <stringhk.h>
main()
{
char *str[] = {"Billy","bill",
"mirror","marred",
"Borland International" };
char temp[30];
int i;
for (i=0; i<5; i++)
printf("%s = %s",str[i],
soundex(str,temp);
}
Program output Billy = B4000
bill = B4000
mirror = M2200
marred = M2300
Borland International = B2453
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