def intersects()

in presidio-analyzer/presidio_analyzer/recognizer_result.py [0:0]


    def intersects(self, other: "RecognizerResult") -> int:
        """
        Check if self intersects with a different RecognizerResult.

        :return: If intersecting, returns the number of
        intersecting characters.
        If not, returns 0
        """
        # if they do not overlap the intersection is 0
        if self.end < other.start or other.end < self.start:
            return 0

        # otherwise the intersection is min(end) - max(start)
        return min(self.end, other.end) - max(self.start, other.start)