similar_text
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
similar_text — Calculate the similarity between two strings
Description
int similar_text ( string $first , string $second [, float &$percent ] )
Parameters
- first
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The first string.
- second
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The second string.
- percent
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By passing a reference as third argument, similar_text() will calculate the similarity in percent for you.
Return Values
Returns the number of matching chars in both strings.