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Levenshtein Edit-Distance Comparison

Source: R/cl_levenshtein.R
cl_levenshtein.Rd

Creates comparison levels based on the Levenshtein edit distance (minimum number of single-character insertions, deletions, or substitutions). Thresholds are integer counts, ordered from strictest (smallest distance) to most lenient.

Usage

cl_levenshtein(..., term_frequency = FALSE)

Arguments

...

Integer distance thresholds, ordered from strictest to most lenient (e.g., 1, 2).

term_frequency

Logical. If TRUE, adjust match weights by value frequency at the highest comparison level. Defaults to FALSE.

Value

A comparison-level object for use in il_compare().

Examples

il_spec() |>
  il_compare(name, cl_levenshtein(1, 2))
#> Linkage Specification
#>   Comparisons (1):
#>     name : levenshtein
#>   Blocking rules: (none)