Soundex & Str Distance Functions
| Method | Definition |
|---|---|
| edit_distance | Calculates and returns the Levenshtein distance between the two strings. |
| jaro_distance | Calculates and returns the Jaro distance between two strings. |
| jaro_winkler_distance | Calculates and returns the Jaro-Winkler distance between two strings. |
| soundex | Returns Soundex encoding of varchar strings as a four-character string. |
| soundex_matches | Generates and compares Soundex encodings of two strings and returns the number of the matching characters. |