IPhoneticEncoder (HAPI FHIR - Core Library 5.4.0-PRE1-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

ApacheEncoder
```
public interface IPhoneticEncoder
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`encode(String theString)`	Encode the provided string using a phonetic encoder like Soundex
`String`	`name()`

- Method Detail
  - name
```
String name()
```
  - encode
```
String encode(String theString)
```
    Encode the provided string using a phonetic encoder like Soundex
    
    Parameters:
    
    theString -
    
    Returns: