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@NogDogSep 09.2020 — #
Sounds like the first thing to do is come up with a detailed definition of what you consider to be the same. Then you can consider one or more possible algorithms/techniques for detecting them. Are "richard", "richarda" the same? How about "richard" and "richardson"? Do upper-/lower-case matter? Etc....
2 strings as 1 variable – Recognizing different names as equal
Hi, I have a js code that looks for duplicate names and replaces them with another random one, and it work well.
The problem I am having is that it does not recognize names that I consider to be the same, even though they are not.
Some names have numbers at the end and other issues, so I want to create a code where I can list all of the names that I consider to be the same under one variable and then it should work.
For example, can I assign names like Jones1, Jones2, JonesAR, to a variable like JONES, and they could all be equal?
Thanks
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@NogDogSep 09.2020 — #>@javaman12#1623097 it does not recognize names that I consider to be the same
Sounds like the first thing to do is come up with a detailed definition of what you consider to be the same. Then you can consider one or more possible algorithms/techniques for detecting them. Are "richard", "richarda" the same? How about "richard" and "richardson"? Do upper-/lower-case matter? Etc....