---
name: "Biber::Entry::Name"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "biber"
version: "1:2.22-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Biber::Entry::Name"
---

# Biber::Entry::Name(3pm)

Biber::Entry::Name objects

## NAME

Biber::Entry::Name - Biber::Entry::Name objects

### new

```
    Initialise a Biber::Entry::Name object, optionally with key=>value arguments.
```

### notnull

```
    Test for an empty object
```

### was\_stripped

```
    Return boolean to tell if the passed field had braces stripped from the original
```

### get\_xdata

```
    Get any xdata reference information for a name
```

### get\_nameparts

```
    Get nameparts for a name
```

### get\_hash\_namepart

```
    Get a namepart determined by a namehashtemplate
```

### get\_hashid

```
    Get a hashid by passed name
```

### get\_namepart

```
    Get a namepart by passed name
```

### set\_namepart

```
    Set a namepart by passed name
```

### get\_namepart\_initial

```
    Get a namepart initial by passed name
```

### set\_namepart\_initial

```
    Set a namepart initial by passed name
```

### name\_to\_biblatexml {

```
    Create biblatexml data for a name
```

### name\_part\_to\_bltxml

```
    Return BibLaTeXML data for a name
```

### name\_to\_bibjson {

```
    Create bibjson data for a name
```

### name\_part\_to\_bibjson

```
    Return bibjson data for a name
```

### name\_to\_bbl

```
    Return bbl data for a name
```

### name\_to\_bblxml

```
    Return bblxml data for a name
```

### name\_to\_bibtex

```
    Return standard bibtex data format for name
```

### name\_to\_xname

```
    Return extended bibtex data format for name
```

### dump

```
    Dump Biber::Entry::Name object
```

## 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 François Charette and Philip Kime, all rights reserved. Copyright 2012-2026 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.