Package org.apache.commons.codec.language

# Class Nysiis

java.lang.Object
org.apache.commons.codec.language.Nysiis

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Encoder`, `StringEncoder`

public class Nysiis extends Object implements StringEncoder
Encodes a string into a NYSIIS value. NYSIIS is an encoding used to relate similar names, but can also be used as a general purpose scheme to find word with similar phonemes.

NYSIIS features an accuracy increase of 2.7% over the traditional Soundex algorithm.

Algorithm description:

     1. Transcode first characters of name
       1a. MAC ->   MCC
       1b. KN  ->   NN
       1c. K   ->   C
       1d. PH  ->   FF
       1e. PF  ->   FF
       1f. SCH ->   SSS
     2. Transcode last characters of name
       2a. EE, IE          ->   Y
       2b. DT,RT,RD,NT,ND  ->   D
     3. First character of key = first character of name
     4. Transcode remaining characters by following these rules, incrementing by one character each time
       4a. EV  ->   AF  else A,E,I,O,U -> A
       4b. Q   ->   G
       4c. Z   ->   S
       4d. M   ->   N
       4e. KN  ->   N   else K -> C
       4f. SCH ->   SSS
       4g. PH  ->   FF
       4h. H   ->   If previous or next is non-vowel, previous
       4i. W   ->   If previous is vowel, previous
       4j. Add current to key if current != last key character
     5. If last character is S, remove it
     6. If last characters are AY, replace with Y
     7. If last character is A, remove it
     8. Collapse all strings of repeated characters
     9. Add original first character of name as first character of key

This class is immutable and thread-safe.

Since:
  1.7
See Also:
  - NYSIIS on Wikipedia
  - NYSIIS on dropby.com
  - `Soundex`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `Nysiis()`
  Creates an instance of the `Nysiis` encoder with strict mode (original form), i.e. encoded strings have a maximum length of 6.
  `Nysiis(boolean strict)`
  Create an instance of the `Nysiis` encoder with the specified strict mode: `true`: encoded strings have a maximum length of 6 `false`: encoded strings may have arbitrary length

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Object`
  `encode(Object obj)`
  Encodes an Object using the NYSIIS algorithm.
  `String`
  `encode(String str)`
  Encodes a String using the NYSIIS algorithm.
  `boolean`
  `isStrict()`
  Indicates the strict mode for this `Nysiis` encoder.
  `String`
  `nysiis(String str)`
  Retrieves the NYSIIS code for a given String object.

  ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### Nysiis

    public Nysiis()
    Creates an instance of the `Nysiis` encoder with strict mode (original form), i.e. encoded strings have a maximum length of 6.

  - ### Nysiis

    public Nysiis(boolean strict)
    Create an instance of the `Nysiis` encoder with the specified strict mode:
    - `true`: encoded strings have a maximum length of 6
    - `false`: encoded strings may have arbitrary length
    Parameters:
      `strict` - the strict mode

- ## Method Details

  - ### encode

    public Object encode(Object obj) throws EncoderException
    Encodes an Object using the NYSIIS algorithm. This method is provided in order to satisfy the requirements of the Encoder interface, and will throw an `EncoderException` if the supplied object is not of type `String`.
    Specified by:
      `encode` in interface `Encoder`
    Parameters:
      `obj` - Object to encode
    Returns:
      An object (or a `String`) containing the NYSIIS code which corresponds to the given String.
    Throws:
      `EncoderException` - if the parameter supplied is not of a `String`
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if a character is not mapped

  - ### encode

    public String encode(String str)
    Encodes a String using the NYSIIS algorithm.
    Specified by:
      `encode` in interface `StringEncoder`
    Parameters:
      `str` - A String object to encode
    Returns:
      A Nysiis code corresponding to the String supplied
    Throws:
      `IllegalArgumentException` - if a character is not mapped

  - ### isStrict

    public boolean isStrict()
    Indicates the strict mode for this `Nysiis` encoder.
    Returns:
      `true` if the encoder is configured for strict mode, `false` otherwise

  - ### nysiis

    public String nysiis(String str)
    Retrieves the NYSIIS code for a given String object.
    Parameters:
      `str` - String to encode using the NYSIIS algorithm
    Returns:
      A NYSIIS code for the String supplied