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A new QgsStringUtils class has been added containing some common fuzzy matching algorithms, including Levenshtein edit distance and Soundex. These can be used for finding "similar" strings in a table. Expression functions for these algorithms have also been added to a new "Fuzzy Matching" group.
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<h3>soundex function</h3>
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Returns the Soundex representation of a string. Soundex is a phonetic matching algorithm,
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so strings with similar sounds should be represented by the same Soundex code.
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<h4>Syntax</h4>
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<pre>soundex(string)</pre>
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<h4>Arguments</h4>
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string → a string
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<h4>Example</h4>
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<pre> soundex('robert') → 'R163'</pre><br />
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<pre> soundex('rupert') → 'R163'</pre><br />
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<pre> soundex('rubin') → 'R150'</pre>
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