[CODEC-57] Metaphone.metaphone(String) returns an empty string when passed the word "why".

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 1.3
• Fix Version/s: 1.4

Environment

Commons-codec built from source using jdk 1.4.2.
OS: Windows XP
Java Build: 1.4.2

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Adam Wilmore
• Created: 24/Oct/07 22:48
• Updated: 27/Apr/08 00:37
• Resolved: 27/Apr/08 00:25

Description

An empty string is returned from the Metaphone.metaphone(String) method when passed the value "why". Variations on the value, such as "wwwhy" and "wwhhhy" also return empty strings.

This appears to be an issue since other implementations of the metaphone algorithm, namely the PHP version, returns "H" when passed the value "why".