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category: [, Administration & Integrations, Platform and Product Extensions, Platform and Product Extensions/Integration, Administration & Integrations/Custom Integrations & Apps, Platform and Product Extensions/Workday Extend]
keyword: [Extend, PMD Scripting, Scripts]
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title: fuzzyScore (query)
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## <a id="section_m3p_myb_5db"></a>Description

Returns the similarity score between the string and the specified query string.

## <a id="section_cyq_j1m_zsb"></a>Return Type

`int`

## <a id="section_dz5_pwg_5db"></a>Instance Method Syntax

```
thisString.fuzzyScore(String)
```

<table><thead><tr><th>Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>query</td><td>The query string to compare.</td></tr></tbody></table><br/>

<b>Example</b>

`'fuzz'.fuzzyScore('furr')`

Returns `4`

## <a id="section_njs_xzl_zsb"></a>Namespace Function Syntax

```
string:fuzzyScore(string, query)
```

<table><thead><tr><th>Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>string</td><td>The input String.</td></tr><tr><td>query</td><td>The query string to compare.</td></tr></tbody></table><br/>