Spoofchecker::areConfusable

(PHP 5 >= 5.4.0, PHP 7, PHP 8, PECL intl >= 2.0.0)

Spoofchecker::areConfusableChecks if given strings can be confused

Description

public Spoofchecker::areConfusable(string $str1, string $str2, string &$error = ?): bool

Checks whether two given strings can easily be mistaken.

Parameters

str1

First string to check.

str2

Second string to check.

error

This variable is set by-reference to string containing an error, if there were any.

Return Values

Returns true if two given strings can be confused, false otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 Spoofchecker::areConfusable() example

<?php
$checker 
= new Spoofchecker();

$checker->areConfusable('google.com''goog1e.com'); // true
// Lower l can be confused with digit one

$checker->areConfusable('google.com''g00g1e.com'); // false
// Zero (0) cannot be easily confused with "o" letter

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