parse-name

Parses a human name into title, first, and last components.

Usage

parse

var parse = require('parse-name').parse;

user.name = parse('Mr. John Smith');
user.save();

compose

var compose = require('parse-name').compose;

var name = compose(user.name);
alert("Your name is " + name);

Options

• respectful - use <title> E.g. 'Mr. Smith'. Falls back to 'John Smith' if no title is present.
• full - use <title> E.g. 'Mr. John Smith'. Any missing components will be left out

Example

var parse = require('parse-name').parse;

var name = parse('Mr. Smith');
assert.equal(name.title, 'Mr.');
assert.equal(name.first, '');
assert.equal(name.last, 'Smith');

name = parse('John Smith');
assert.equal(name.title, '');
assert.equal(name.first, 'John');
assert.equal(name.last, 'Smith');

name = parse('Mr. John Smith');
assert.equal(name.title, 'Mr.');
assert.equal(name.first, 'John');
assert.equal(name.last, 'Smith');

Custom Titles

var parse = require('parse-name').parse;

var name = parse('Prof. Smith', ['Prof.']);
assert.equal(name.title, 'Prof.');
assert.equal(name.first, '');
assert.equal(name.last, 'Smith');

Compose Name

var compose = require('parse-name').compose;

var components = {first: 'John', last: 'Smith', title: 'Mr.'};
assert.equal(compose(components), 'John Smith');
assert.equal(compose(components, {respectful: true}), 'Mr. Smith');