src/contrib/SpellChecker/Spell/SuggestWord.cs

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using System;

namespace SpellChecker.Net.Search.Spell
{
    
    /// <summary>  SuggestWord Class, used in suggestSimilar method in SpellChecker class.
    /// 
    /// </summary>
    /// <author>  Nicolas Maisonneuve
    /// </author>
    sealed class SuggestWord
    {
        /// <summary> the score of the word</summary>
        public float score;
        
        /// <summary> The freq of the word</summary>
        public int freq;
        
        /// <summary> the suggested word</summary>
        public System.String termString;
        
        public int CompareTo(SuggestWord a)
        {
            //first criteria: the edit distance
            if (score > a.score)
            {
                return 1;
            }
            if (score < a.score)
            {
                return - 1;
            }
            
            //second criteria (if first criteria is equal): the popularity
            if (freq > a.freq)
            {
                return 1;
            }
            
            if (freq < a.freq)
            {
                return - 1;
            }
            
            return 0;
        }
    }
}