dlpx-core:FirstName¶
Based on Extensible Algorithm Framework
The First Name algorithm is an instance of the Name Algorithm Framework. The algorithm requires String type input values.
The expected format for the valid input contains at least one word, which consist of any symbol(s), but the single non-alphanumeric character.
Any single non-alphanumeric character would be ignored, replaced with empty string "".
If the input value does not match the expected format, the value will not be masked.
For example
- single punctuation mark is considered as non-conformant data and is not masked (empty string is returned instead).
- if input contains null or empty string or white spaces only then the algorithm returns unmasked input value.
Word containing any multiple characters (even non-alphanumeric) is considered as a valid input and is masked.
No non-conformant data errors are thrown by that algorithm.
Single character (if alphanumeric only) is considered abbreviation. Whether it is followed by the dot (.) ot not.
Words separated by the hyphen (-) are considered as a single word (even if divided from hyphen by spaces).
The default First Name instance is configurable without particle files. So every input word (but the mentioned above single non-alphanumeric symbol) is considered as a valid part of the name. The whole input would be masked to a single output word. Leading and trailing white spaces are not preserved.
For example:
| Input | Masked Output |
|---|---|
| null | null |
| "" (empty string) | "" |
| " " (white spaces only) | " " |
| single non alphanumeric character (like '&' or '?') | "" |
| &? | Michael |
| M | S |
| M. | S. |
| Ann- Marie | Boris |
| von (particle) | Tim |
| Eric Maria | Kurt |