prefix_distance: Calculate the prefix distance between two strings

In RapidFuzz: String Similarity Computation Using 'RapidFuzz'

Calculate the prefix distance between two strings

Description

Computes the prefix distance, which measures the number of character edits required to convert one prefix into another. This includes insertions, deletions, and substitutions.

Usage

prefix_distance(s1, s2, score_cutoff = NULL)

Arguments

s1	A string. The first input string.
s2	A string. The second input string.
score_cutoff	An optional maximum threshold for the distance. Defaults to the largest integer value in R ('.Machine$integer.max').

Value

The prefix distance as an integer.

Examples

prefix_distance("abcdef", "abcxyz")
prefix_distance("abcdef", "abcxyz", score_cutoff = 3)

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