Text.SoundEx
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Returns soundex string for the given text.

| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Text](component_Text.md) | [2.1](newinversion21.md) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |

MBS( "Text.SoundEx"; Text ) 

**MBS**( **"Text.SoundEx";** /\* Returns soundex string for the given text. \*/  
**$Text**) /\* The input string.e.g. "Müller" \*/ 

(old name: String.SoundEx)

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Text | The input string. | "Müller" |

### Result

Returns soundex string.

### Description

Returns soundex string for the given text.   
Similar names like Mayer, Maier, Meyer and Meier return the same SoundEx so you can have searches which match all of those names.  
This is the english version while [Text.SoundExGerman](TextSoundExGerman.md) is optimized for German.  
### Examples

SoundEx of Müller:

 MBS ( "Text.SoundEx"; "Müller" )  
### See also

- [Text.SoundExGerman](TextSoundExGerman.md)

### Example Databases

- [Text functions/SoundEx German](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/Text%20functions/SoundEx%20German.shtml#1292FieldAnchor_)
- [Text functions/String functions](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/Text%20functions/String%20functions.shtml#1294FieldAnchor_)

### Blog Entries

- [MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 2.1 final candidate](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2010-10-22/MBS_Filemaker_Plugin_version_2/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)

This function checks for a license.

Created 18th August 2014 , last changed 18th April 2016

  
[Text.Serialize](TextSerialize.md) - [Text.SoundExGerman](TextSoundExGerman.md)

[HTML Version](TextSoundEx.shtml)