Pernr

Pernr is a minimal library for parsing and validating Swedish national identification numbers (personnummer, samordningsnummer).

Usage

var pernr = new Pernr('890101-4251');

var date = pernr.getBirthDate(); // date object for January 1 1989
var gender = pernr.getGender(); // male
var region = pernr.getRegion(); // Malmöhus Län
var isValid = pernr.isValid(); // true
var str = pernr.toString(); // 890101-4251
var str2 = pernr.toString({fullYear:true}); // 19890101-4251

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Install

Node

npm install pernr

Browser

bower install pernr
or download pernr.js

Test

npm test

Reference

Pernr(pernrStr)

Constructor to create a new Pernr instance for the string pernrStr

Arguments

pernrStr  {String} a string representation of the identification number. Allowed
          formats are:
              yymmdd-xxxx
            yyyymmdd-xxxx
              yymmddxxxx
            yyyymmddxxxx
              yymmdd+xxxx (plus sign indicates that the person is older than 100 years)

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Pernr##getBirthDate()

returns a date object for the persons birth date.

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Pernr##getGender()

returns the persons gender. Possible values are Pernr.MALE and Pernr.FEMALE

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Pernr##getRegion()

returns the region where the person was born. This infomation is only available for identification numbers older than Jan 1 1990.

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Pernr##isValid()

returns true if this is a valid identification number (the last digit is a checksum)

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Pernr##toString(opts)

returns a string represenation of the pernr. if opts.fullYear is true the extended representation is used

License

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2014 Aron Kornhall [e-mail]

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