stringzilla::sz

Function hamming_distance

Source 
pub fn hamming_distance<F, S>(first: F, second: S) -> usize
where
    F: AsRef<[u8]>,
    S: AsRef<[u8]>,
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Computes the Hamming edit distance between two strings, counting the number of substituted characters. Difference in length is added to the result as well.

§Arguments

  • first: The first byte slice.
  • second: The second byte slice.

§Returns

A usize representing the minimum number of single-character edits (substitutions) required to change first into second.