Split First name and Last name using javascript

Question

I have a user with a name Paul Steve Panakkal. It\'s a long name it won\'t fit to the div container. So is there anyway to split first name and lastname fro

Answer 1

Use this code:

You'll need to change the line: splitFullName("firstName","lastName","fullName"); and make sure it includes the right field IDs from your form.

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function splitFullName(a,b,c){
    String.prototype.capitalize = function(){
        return this.replace( /(^|\s)([a-z])/g , function(m,p1,p2){ return p1+p2.toUpperCase(); } );
    };
    document.getElementById(c).oninput=function(){
        fullName = document.getElementById(c).value;
        if((fullName.match(/ /g) || []).length ===0 || fullName.substring(fullName.indexOf(" ")+1,fullName.length) === ""){
            first = fullName.capitalize();;
            last = "null";
        }else if(fullName.substring(0,fullName.indexOf(" ")).indexOf(".")>-1){
            first = fullName.substring(0,fullName.indexOf(" ")).capitalize() + " " + fullName.substring(fullName.indexOf(" ")+1,fullName.length).substring(0,fullName.substring(fullName.indexOf(" ")+1,fullName.length).indexOf(" ")).capitalize();
            last = fullName.substring(first.length +1,fullName.length).capitalize();
        }else{
            first = fullName.substring(0,fullName.indexOf(" ")).capitalize();
            last = fullName.substring(fullName.indexOf(" ")+1,fullName.length).capitalize();
        }
        document.getElementById(a).value = first;
        document.getElementById(b).value = last;
    };
    //Initial Values
    if(document.getElementById(c).value.length === 0){
        first = document.getElementById(a).value.capitalize();
        last = document.getElementById(b).value.capitalize();
        fullName =  first + " " + last ;
        console.log(fullName);
        document.getElementById(c).value = fullName;
    }
}

//Replace the ID's below with your form's field ID's
splitFullName("firstName","lastName","fullName");

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Source: http://developers.marketo.com/blog/add-a-full-name-field-to-a-marketo-form/

Answer 2

In Spanish it can be tricky because you may have a second optional name and even complex surnames like "del Bosque" or "de la Hoya", vowels with accent marks and the ñ. The following javascript is capabable of parsing a full spanish name, having in count you are writting it respecting the upper and lower cases. It will return a json giving you

1. name: 1 or 2 main names
2. lastName: the main lastname
3. secondLastName: The second lastname

The code is:

function parseName(input) {
        var fullName = input || "";
        var result = {};

        if (fullName.length > 0) {
            var nameTokens = fullName.match(/[A-ZÁ-ÚÑÜ][a-zá-úñü]+|([aeodlsz]+\s+)+[A-ZÁ-ÚÑÜ][a-zá-úñü]+/g) || [];

            if (nameTokens.length > 3) {
                result.name = nameTokens.slice(0, 2).join(' ');
            } else {
                result.name = nameTokens.slice(0, 1).join(' ');
            }

            if (nameTokens.length > 2) {
                result.lastName = nameTokens.slice(-2, -1).join(' ');
                result.secondLastName = nameTokens.slice(-1).join(' ');
            } else {
                result.lastName = nameTokens.slice(-1).join(' ');
                result.secondLastName = "";
            }
        }

        return result;
}

The surnames are required if you are going to specify a second name. Try it out with:

• Eliecer Hernández Garbey
• Oscar de la Hoya
• José Julian Martí Pérez
• Manuel de Céspedes del Castillo
• Calixto García Íñiguez

Even try out a complex one like

• María de la Caridad del Bosque y Loynáz

Comment your experiences with it.

Answer 3

Extended version of Speransky Danil's answer which handles the case where the supplied string has only one word in it.

/**
 * Gets the first name, technically gets all words leading up to the last
 * Example: "Blake Robertson" --> "Blake"
 * Example: "Blake Andrew Robertson" --> "Blake Andrew"
 * Example: "Blake" --> "Blake"
 * @param str
 * @returns {*}
 */
exports.getFirstName = function(str) {
    var arr = str.split(' ');
    if( arr.length === 1 ) {
        return arr[0];
    }
    return arr.slice(0, -1).join(' '); // returns "Paul Steve"
}

/**
 * Gets the last name (e.g. the last word in the supplied string)
 * Example: "Blake Robertson" --> "Robertson"
 * Example: "Blake Andrew Robertson" --> "Robertson"
 * Example: "Blake" --> "<None>"
 * @param str
 * @param {string} [ifNone] optional default value if there is not last name, defaults to "<None>"
 * @returns {string}
 */
exports.getLastName = function(str, ifNone) {
    var arr = str.split(' ');
    if(arr.length === 1) {
        return ifNone || "<None>";
    }
    return arr.slice(-1).join(' ');
}

Answer 4

If you mean the last name is all the names after the first name, just use:

var name = "Paul Steve Panakkal";
var arrName = name.split(" ");
var firstName = arrName.slice(0, 1).join(' ');
var lastName = arrName.slice(1, arrName.length).join(' ');

Answer 5

I came up with this logic:

const fullName = "Paul Steve Panakkal";
const idx = fullName.lastIndexOf(' ');
const firstName = idx !== -1 ? fullName.substring(0, idx) : fullName;
const lastName = idx !== -1 ? fullName.substring(idx + 1) : '';
console.log('firstName:', firstName, 'lastName:', lastName);

output:

firstName: Paul Steve lastName: Panakkal

Answer 6

You should use the String.prototype.split() method:

'Paul Steve Panakkal'.split(' '); // returns ["Paul", "Steve", "Panakkal"]

You can use it this way:

'Paul Steve Panakkal'.split(' ').slice(0, -1).join(' '); // returns "Paul Steve"
'Paul Steve Panakkal'.split(' ').slice(-1).join(' '); // returns "Panakkal"

So in common:

var firstName = fullName.split(' ').slice(0, -1).join(' ');
var lastName = fullName.split(' ').slice(-1).join(' ');