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<h3>soundex function</h3>
Returns the Soundex representation of a string. Soundex is a phonetic matching algorithm,
so strings with similar sounds should be represented by the same Soundex code.
<h4>Syntax</h4>
<pre>soundex(string)</pre>
<h4>Arguments</h4>
string &rarr; a string
<h4>Example</h4>
<pre> soundex('robert') &rarr; 'R163'</pre><br />
<pre> soundex('rupert') &rarr; 'R163'</pre><br />
<pre> soundex('rubin') &rarr; 'R150'</pre>