textualSimilarity ( string compare1 , string compare2 ) : float
Compares 2 strings and returns a proximity score. 1 = identical, 0 = totally different.
This algorithm was designed by our engineers and has made our reputation! It separates the different words and uses weights based on the numbers and terms present, and many other parameters.
Example
console(textualSimilarity("rrrr","rrrr")) //-> 1
console(textualSimilarity("rrrr","rrar")) //-> 0.36
console(textualSimilarity("rrrr","bar")) //-> 0.11
console(textualSimilarity("rrrr","zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz")) //-> 0.000005
Parameters
compare1
text to compare
compare2
text to compare