字符串编辑距离

字符串A与B的编辑距离,Edit Distance,是指由A转换为B所需的最少编辑操作次数。编辑操作包括字符的替换、插入与删除。
如kitten(小猫)->sitting(坐):距离为3.
kitten–>(k→s)–>sitten–> (e→i)–>sittin–>(g)->sitting

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public class StringDistance {
int dp[][];// matrix

public int getStringSimilar(String s1, String s2) {
int n, m;// respective length
int i, j;// cursor
n = s1.length();
m = s2.length();
if (n == 0 || m == 0) {
return Math.abs(m - n);
}

dp = new int[n][m];
for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
dp[i][0] = 1 + i;
for (i = 0; i < m; i++)
dp[0][i] = 1 + i;
for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
for (j = 0; j < m; j++)
if (s1.charAt(i) == s2.charAt(j))
dp[i][j] = getDP(i - 1, j - 1);
else
//注意是min(a,b,c)三个形参
dp[i][j] = min(getDP(i - 1, j), getDP(i, j - 1), getDP(i-1, j - 1)) + 1;
return dp[n - 1][m - 1];
}

private int min(int a, int b, int c) {
return Math.min(Math.min(a, b),c);
}

int getDP(int i, int j) {
if (i <0 && j <0)
return 0;
if(i<0)
return j+1;
if(j<0)
return i+1;
else
return dp[i][j];
}

public static int getStringDistance(String s1, String s2) {
StringDistance obj = new StringDistance();
return obj.getStringSimilar(s1, s2);
}
public void testGetStringSimilar(){
assertEquals(3,getStringSimilar("kitten", "sitting"));
}

}