extract_best_match {RapidFuzz}R Documentation

Extract Best Match

Description

Compares a query string to all strings in a list of choices and returns the best match with a similarity score above the score_cutoff.

Usage

extract_best_match(query, choices, score_cutoff = 50, processor = TRUE)

Arguments

query

The query string to compare.

choices

A vector of strings to compare against the query.

score_cutoff

A numeric value specifying the minimum similarity score (default is 50.0).

processor

A boolean indicating whether to preprocess strings before comparison (default is TRUE).

Value

A list containing the best matching string and its similarity score.


[Package RapidFuzz version 1.0 Index]