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package com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.util;
import java.util.AbstractMap;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.WeakHashMap;
Computes the string edit distance.
Refer to a computer science text book for the definition
of the "string edit distance".
Author:
Kohsuke Kawaguchi (kohsuke.kawaguchi@sun.com)
/**
* Computes the string edit distance.
*
* <p>
* Refer to a computer science text book for the definition
* of the "string edit distance".
*
* @author
* Kohsuke Kawaguchi (kohsuke.kawaguchi@sun.com)
*/
public class EditDistance {
Weak results cache to avoid additional computations.
Because of high complexity caching is required.
/**
* Weak results cache to avoid additional computations.
* Because of high complexity caching is required.
*/
private static final WeakHashMap<AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<String,String>, Integer> CACHE = new WeakHashMap<AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<String, String>, Integer>();
Computes the edit distance between two strings.
The complexity is O(nm) where n=a.length() and m=b.length().
/**
* Computes the edit distance between two strings.
*
* <p>
* The complexity is O(nm) where n=a.length() and m=b.length().
*/
public static int editDistance( String a, String b ) {
// let's check cache
AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<String,String> entry = new AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<String, String>(a, b); // using this class to avoid creation of my own which will handle PAIR of values
Integer result = null;
if (CACHE.containsKey(entry))
result = CACHE.get(entry); // looks like we have it
if (result == null) {
result = new EditDistance(a, b).calc();
CACHE.put(entry, result); // cache the result
}
return result;
}
Finds the string in the group
closest to
key
and returns it.
Returns: null if group.length==0.
/**
* Finds the string in the <code>group</code> closest to
* <code>key</code> and returns it.
*
* @return null if group.length==0.
*/
public static String findNearest( String key, String[] group ) {
return findNearest(key, Arrays.asList(group));
}
Finds the string in the group
closest to
key
and returns it.
Returns: null if group.length==0.
/**
* Finds the string in the <code>group</code> closest to
* <code>key</code> and returns it.
*
* @return null if group.length==0.
*/
public static String findNearest( String key, Collection<String> group ) {
int c = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
String r = null;
for (String s : group) {
int ed = editDistance(key,s);
if( c>ed ) {
c = ed;
r = s;
}
}
return r;
}
cost vector. /** cost vector. */
private int[] cost;
back buffer. /** back buffer. */
private int[] back;
Two strings to be compared. /** Two strings to be compared. */
private final String a,b;
private EditDistance( String a, String b ) {
this.a=a;
this.b=b;
cost = new int[a.length()+1];
back = new int[a.length()+1]; // back buffer
for( int i=0; i<=a.length(); i++ )
cost[i] = i;
}
Swaps two buffers.
/**
* Swaps two buffers.
*/
private void flip() {
int[] t = cost;
cost = back;
back = t;
}
private int min(int a,int b,int c) {
return Math.min(a,Math.min(b,c));
}
private int calc() {
for( int j=0; j<b.length(); j++ ) {
flip();
cost[0] = j+1;
for( int i=0; i<a.length(); i++ ) {
int match = (a.charAt(i)==b.charAt(j))?0:1;
cost[i+1] = min( back[i]+match, cost[i]+1, back[i+1]+1 );
}
}
return cost[a.length()];
}
}