B4P Reference

Function Names

abbreviate name

Library

Utility Library

Description

This function abbreviates names. The abbreviation contains the first letters of the first, all middle and last names. Multiple letters will be included for following sequences:
Ch, Gh, Ll, Ph, Rh, Sch, Sh, Sp, St, Th, Zh

Call as: function

Restrictions

Under normal conditions, the 'Utility Library' is loaded automatically, so no 'include(...)' call is needed.

Parameter count

Parameters

No.	Type	Description
1. input	string	Name to abbreviate

Return value

Type	Description
string	Abbreviation

Examples

       echo( abbreviate name( "John Adams" ) );      

       echo( abbreviate name( "John F. Kennedy" ) ); 

       echo( abbreviate name( "Ludwig van Beethoven" ) );

       echo( abbreviate name( "Sherlock Holmes" ) );

Output

JA
JFK
LvB
ShH

Try it yourself: Open LIB_Function_abbreviate_name.b4p in B4P_Examples.zip. Decompress before use.