Biber::Entry::Names(3)

NAME
Biber::Entry::Names - Biber::Entry::Names objects

  new
    Initialize a Biber::Entry::Names object

  notnull
    Test for an empty object

  names
    Return ref to array of all Biber::Entry::Name objects
    in object

  add_name
    Add a Biber::Entry::Name object to the Biber::Entry::Names
    object

  replace_name
    Replace a Biber::Entry::Name at a position (1-based)
    with a provided one

  splice
    Splice a Biber::Entry::Names object into a Biber::Entry::Names object at a
    position (1-based)

  set_morenames
    Sets a flag to say that we had a "and others" in the data

  get_morenames
    Gets the morenames flag

  count
    Returns the number of Biber::Entry::Name objects in the object

  is_nth_name
    Returns boolean to say of there is an nth name

  nth_name
    Returns the nth Biber::Entry::Name object in the object or the last one
    if n > total names

  first_n_names
    Returns an array ref of Biber::Entry::Name objects containing only
    the first n Biber::Entry::Name objects or all names if n > total names

  del_last_name
    Deletes the last Biber::Entry::Name object in the object

  last_name
    Returns the last Biber::Entry::Name object in the object

  get_xdata
    Get any xdata reference information for a namelist

  dump
    Dump a Biber::Entry::Names object for debugging purposes

AUTHORS
Philip Kime "<philip at kime.org.uk>"

BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests on our Github tracker at <https://github.com/plk/biber/issues>.

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE
Copyright 2009-2012 Francois Charette and Philip Kime, all rights reserved. Copyright 2012-2025 Philip Kime, all rights reserved.

This module is free software. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the Artistic License 2.0.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.