soundex

Example

Example 1

Calculate the soundex key of "Hello":

 <span class="token php language-php"><span class="token delimiter important"><?php</span>
<span class="token variable">$str</span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Shanghai"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">soundex</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token variable">$str</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token delimiter important">?></span></span>

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Example 2

Use the soundex() function for two words with similar pronunciation:

 <span class="token php language-php"><span class="token delimiter important"><?php</span>
<span class="token variable">$str</span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Assistance"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token variable">$str2</span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Assistants"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>

<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">soundex</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token variable">$str</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">soundex</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token variable">$str2</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token delimiter important">?></span></span>

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