/**
* This will check to see if this person has a near-match on the first and last name provided.
* It will check first name against nicknames, it will check last name against prior last names
* @param string $strFirstName
* @param string $strLastName
* @return boolean whether or not there was a match
*/
public function IsNameMatch($strFirstName, $strLastName)
{
$strFirstName = NameItem::NormalizeNameItem($strFirstName);
$strLastName = NameItem::NormalizeNameItem($strLastName);
// Check First Name
if ($strFirstName != NameItem::NormalizeNameItem($this->FirstName)) {
// If we are here, then we should try and match against the nickname
$blnFound = false;
foreach (explode(',', $this->Nickname) as $strName) {
if (strlen(trim($strName)) && $strFirstName == NameItem::NormalizeNameItem($strName)) {
$blnFound = true;
}
}
if (!$blnFound) {
return false;
}
}
// So far, so good! If we are here, then the first name is valid
// Now, let's check the last name
if ($strLastName != NameItem::NormalizeNameItem($this->LastName)) {
// If we are here, then we should try and match against the nickname
$blnFound = false;
foreach (explode(',', $this->PriorLastNames) as $strName) {
if (strlen(trim($strName)) && $strLastName == NameItem::NormalizeNameItem($strName)) {
$blnFound = true;
}
}
if (!$blnFound) {
return false;
}
}
// If we are here, then we've succeeded!
return true;
}
