# Function strsim::hamming [−] [src]

    pub fn hamming(a: &str, b: &str) -> HammingResult

Calculates the number of positions in the two strings where the characters differ. Returns an error if the strings have different lengths.

    use strsim::hamming;

    match hamming("hamming", "hammers") {
        Ok(distance) => assert_eq!(3, distance),
        Err(why) => panic!("{:?}", why)
    }

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