class Nickname

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Source Code

This class is derived from Record to implement the logical interface to a record in the Nickname table (Nicknames). Each entry in this table contains the description of a Nickname. Each entry represents an alternate spelling of a given name as it appears in original records.

Fields

This record presents the following fields:

NickName	description	synonyms
'nickname'	name as it appears in documents
'prefix'	prefix, or comma-list of prefices, used for searches
'givenname'	"standard" spelling of the given name
'gender'	gender

For example:

field	value
nickname	adelbert
prefix	Ad,Ethel
givenname	Ethelbert
gender	M

This table is managed through the page /FamilyTree/Nicknames.php.

Table of Contents

• new Nickname($parms)
• $nickname->getName($options)
• $nickname->getPrefix()

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