SqlFunctions.SoundCode(String) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data.Objects.SqlClient

Assembly:

System.Data.Entity.dll

Converts an alphanumeric string to a four-character (SOUNDEX) code to find similar-sounding words or names.

public:
 static System::String ^ SoundCode(System::String ^ arg);

[System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "SOUNDEX")]
public static string SoundCode (string arg);

[<System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "SOUNDEX")>]
static member SoundCode : string -> string

Public Shared Function SoundCode (arg As String) As String

Parameters

arg

String

A valid string.

Returns

String

The SOUNDEX code of the input string.

Attributes

EdmFunctionAttribute

Remarks

You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.

This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see SOUNDEX (Transact-SQL).