I have developed a JavaScript function that compares two strings and calculates the number of similar characters using a specific logic:
String 1 = “aaabc” | String 2 = “aakbc” ===> The function returns 2
String 1 = “88835” | String 2 = “888vbr” ===> The function returns 3
String 1 = “A1234” | String 2 = “B1234” ===> The function returns 0
The logic behind the function is that it stops iterating and returns 0 as soon as it encounters a difference in the first character of String 1 compared to the first character of String 2. Otherwise, it continues comparing each character until a mismatch is found between String 1(i) and String 2(i).
I am applying this function to compare two arrays of strings, T[i] and V[j]. For each value of T[i], I iterate through all values of V[j] and return the row that is most similar to T[i]. In case of multiple matches, I return the smallest value of V[j>. Below is the code snippet for the function:
function MyFunction(a, b) {
var n = a.length,
m = b.length;
var v;
var i = 1;
var j = 1;
if (a === b) {
v = a.length;
} else
if (a.charCodeAt(0) !== b.charCodeAt(0)) {
v = 0;
} else {
v = 1;
for (i = 1; i < n; i++) {
if (a.charCodeAt(i) == b.charCodeAt(i)) {
v++;
} else {
return v;
}
}
}
return v;
}
var t = ["350", "840", "35"],
v = ["3506", "35077", "84"],
i, j, f, l,
max,
result = [],
row = [];
for (i = 0; i < t.length; i++) {
max = MyFunction(v[0], t[i]);
l = v[0].length;
f = [
[t[0]],
[v[0]]
];
for (j = 1; j < v.length; j++) {
if (MyFunction(v[j], t[i]) > max) {
max = MyFunction(v[j], t[i]);
f = [
[t[i]],
[v[j]]
];
l = v[j].length;
} else {
if (MyFunction(v[j], t[i]) == max && l > v[j].length) {
max = MyFunction(v[j], t[i]);
f = [
[t[i]],
[v[j]]
];
l = v[j].length;
} else {
continue;
}
}
}
result.push(f);
console.log(f);
}However, I've encountered an issue with the current output generated by my code:
[350][3506] (Correct)
[840][84] (Correct)
[350][3506] (Incorrect)
The problem lies in the fact that the value [35] is not being compared as expected. Instead, only the first value [350] is being evaluated, leading to incorrect results.