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	\|.Net=string = mdMU.~~Key~~		\|.Net=string = mdMU.GetKey
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The following functions gather the input data and use it to generate match keys according to the [[MatchUp Object:Hybrid:Mapping|mapping]] and the selected matchcode.

==ClearFields==
Use this function before the first call to [[#AddField|AddField]] function for each record or after calling the [[#BuildKey|BuildKey]] function.

{{ Object Syntax
|Syntax=mdMU->ClearFields()
|C=mdMUHybridClearFields(mdMU)
|.Net=mdMU.ClearFields
}}

==AddField==
This function passes a component of data to the deduper prior to calling the [[#BuildKey|BuildKey]] function.

Fields must be passed to this function in the same order that the corresponding data types were mapped using the [[MatchUp Object:Hybrid:Mapping#AddMapping|AddMapping]] function.

For example, if the matchcode uses five-digit ZIP codes, last and first names, and the street addresses, in that order. Then the file will only include a single “City/ST/ZIP" and a single full name field.

<pre>
mdMU->AddField("Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688")
mdMU->AddField("Raymond F. Melissa")
mdMU->AddField("Raymond F. Melissa")
mdMU->AddField("22382 Avenida Empresa")
</pre>

The interface would use only the ZIP Code from the first field, the last name from the second and first name from the third.

{{ Object Syntax
|Syntax=mdMU->AddField(char)
|C=mdMUHybridAddField(mdMU, char)
|.Net=mdMU.AddField(string)
}}

==BuildKey==
This function takes the information passed via calls to the [[#AddField|AddField]] function and, using the mapping defined by the [[MatchUp Object:Hybrid:Mapping#AddMapping|AddMapping]] function and the pattern defined by the matchcode being used, builds a match key.

A match key is a character string built according to a pattern defined by the current matchcode, consisting only of enough information to determine if the current record is unique or has a duplicate within the key file.

For example, assuming we have a matchcode called for a five-digit ZIP Code, first ten characters of a last name, a street number and the first ten characters of a street name. The current record is for Raymond F. Melissa at 22382 Avenida Empresa in the 92688 ZIP Code. The match key would be:

<pre>
92688MELISSA RAYMOND 22382EMPRESA
</pre>

Because “Empresa” is only seven characters, the key would be padded with three spaces at the end.

{{ Object Syntax
|Syntax=mdMU->BuildKey()
|C=mdMUHybridBuildKey(mdMU)
|.Net=mdMU.BuildKey
}}

==GetKey==
This function returns a string value containing the match key generated by the most recent call to the [[#BuildKey|BuildKey]] function.

Use this function to recall the most recently generated match key before writing it to a key file or passing it to the [[MatchUp Object:Hybrid:Comparison#CompareKeys|CompareKeys]] function.

{{ Object Syntax
|Syntax=char = mdMU->GetKey()
|C=char = mdMUHybridGetKey(mdMU)
|.Net=string = mdMU.Key
}}

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