Delimiting Names

Description

Names passed to some  functions must be properly delimited before they are passed in as parameters.  The following describes how names are delimited

Definitions

Definition Description

Delimited Name Format

Prefix, Prefix|First Middle Middles "Nick, Nicks" /Surname prefix Surname Surnames/ Suffix ;Title, Titles

Examples:

John "Bubba" /Smith/

 

Reserved Delimiting Characters

| = prefix separator

/ = surname separator

" = nickname separator

; = title separator

, = multiple value separator

 

StandardizedName

The name in standard formatExample:

Example:

Prefix

The name prefix

Example:

Titles

The name prefix

Example:

GivenName

The given name

Example:

 

MiddleNames

The middle name

Example:

SurnamePrefix

The surname prefix

Example:

Surname

The surname

Example:

Suffixes

The name suffix

Example:

Nickname

The nickname

Example: