# DoubleMetaphone

| **Name**    | ***DoubleMetaphone***                                                                                                                                 |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax      | DoubleMetaphone (String str)                                                                                                                          |
| Purpose     | To return Double Metaphone value.                                                                                                                     |
| Description | Returns Double Metaphone value for the given string. Double Metaphone is a phonetic algorithm that provides two alternative pronunciations for words. |
| Return Type | String                                                                                                                                                |
| Parameter   | str \[System.String] – String for which Double Metaphone is returned.                                                                                 |

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/0%20\(1\)%20\(1\).png)

**Example**

In this example, we are passing a string value to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object.

Where,

*str =* Hello World

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/1%20\(1\)%20\(1\).png)

In the output window, you can see that the Double Metaphone value of the specified string has been returned.

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/2%20\(1\)%20\(1\).png)