The following query returns a result of 9.
SELECT EDITDISTANCE('Jim D. Swain', 'John Smith');
The following query returns a result of 0 since the strings are the same.
SELECT EDITDISTANCE('John Smith', 'John Smith');
The following query returns a result of 9.
SELECT EDITDISTANCE('Jim D. Swain', 'John Smith', 2, 1, 1, 2);
The following query returns a result of 11.
SELECT EDITDISTANCE('John Smith', 'Jim D. Swain', 2, 1, 1, 2);