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$$EN^XUA4A71(): Convert String to Soundex

Reference Type: Supported, Category: Miscellaneous, ICR#: 3178

Description

The $$EN^XUA4A71 extrinsic function converts a string into a numeric representation of the string, using soundex methods. Soundex represents the phonetic properties of a string; its chief feature is that it assigns similar strings the same soundex representation.

Format

  $$EN^XUA4A71(string)

Input Parameters

string:

(required) String to convert into soundex form.

Output

returns:

Returns the soundex version of the string.