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# Similarity Methods

The methods of the Similarity class are listed below. For a complete list of Similarity class members, see the Similarity Members topic.

#### Public Static Methods

DecodeNorm | Decodes a normalization factor stored in an index.
EncodeNorm |
GetDefault |
SetDefault | Set the default Similarity implementation used by indexing and search code.

#### Public Instance Methods

Coord |
Equals (inherited from Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object.
GetHashCode (inherited from Object) | Serves as a hash function for a particular type, suitable for use in hashing algorithms and data structures like a hash table.
GetType (inherited from Object) | Gets the Type of the current instance.
Idf | Overloaded.
LengthNorm |
QueryNorm |
SloppyFreq |
Tf | Overloaded.
ToString (inherited from Object) | Returns a String that represents the current Object.

#### Protected Instance Methods

Finalize (inherited from Object) | Allows an Object to attempt to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection.
MemberwiseClone (inherited from Object) | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.

#### See Also

Similarity Class | Lucene.Net.Search Namespace