[jira] [Commented] (LANG-1269) Wrong name or result of StringUtils::getJaroWinklerDistance

["Benedikt Ritter (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Benedikt Ritter commented on LANG-1269:
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This probably also affects Commons Text

> Wrong name or result of StringUtils::getJaroWinklerDistance
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>
>                 Key: LANG-1269
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LANG-1269
>             Project: Commons Lang
>          Issue Type: Bug
>    Affects Versions: 3.3, 3.4
>            Reporter: Jan Martin Keil
>            Priority: Minor
>
> The name of the method StringUtils::getJaroWinklerDistance is misleading.
> Currently for equal strings {{1}} is returned, for completely different strings {{0}} is returned. That is a measure of similarity, not of a distance. A distance must be {{0}} for equal strings. I read on the issues LANG-591 and LANG-944, that it was decided to have a similar name to StringUtils::getLevenshteinDistance, but that requires also the change of the methods result.
> Could you please (1) rename the method to StringUtils::getJaroWinklerSimilarity or (2) change the method to return {{1 - currentResult}}?
> First option has the disadvantage to lose the similar naming of the similar methods, second option implies the risk to unnoticed introduce bugs in depending code. So I think it is preferable to use the first option.



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