Zhu-Takaoka

(algorithm)

Definition: A string matching algorithm that is a variant of the Boyer-Moore algorithm. It uses two consecutive text characters to compute the bad character shift. It is faster when the alphabet or pattern is small, but the skip table grows quickly, slowing the pre-processing phase.

Author: BB

Implementation

explanation, animation, and example (C)

More information

R. F. Zhu and T. Takaoka, On improving the average case of the Boyer-Moore string matching algorithm, J. Inform. Process. 10(3):173-177 (1987).

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Entry modified 17 December 2004.
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Bob Bockholt, "Zhu-Takaoka", in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Vreda Pieterse and Paul E. Black, eds. 17 December 2004. (accessed TODAY) Available from: http://www.nist.gov/dads/HTML/zhuTakaoka.html