class Faker::Name
Public Class Methods
Produces a random female first name.
@return [String]
@example
Faker::Name.female_first_name #=> "Natasha"
@faker.version 1.9.1
# File lib/faker/default/name.rb, line 75 def female_first_name fetch('name.female_first_name') end
Produces a random first name.
@return [String]
@example
Faker::Name.first_name #=> "Kaci"
@faker.version 0.9.0
# File lib/faker/default/name.rb, line 43 def first_name if parse('name.first_name').empty? fetch('name.first_name') else parse('name.first_name') end end
Produces random initials.
@param number [Integer] Number
of digits that the generated initials should have. @return [String]
@example
Faker::Name.initials #=> "NJM" Faker::Name.initials(number: 2) #=> "NM"
@faker.version 1.8.5
# File lib/faker/default/name.rb, line 147 def initials(legacy_number = NOT_GIVEN, number: 3) warn_for_deprecated_arguments do |keywords| keywords << :number if legacy_number != NOT_GIVEN end (0...number).map { rand(65..90).chr }.join end
Produces a random last name.
@return [String]
@example
Faker::Name.last_name #=> "Ernser"
@faker.version 0.9.0
# File lib/faker/default/name.rb, line 105 def last_name parse('name.last_name') end
Produces a random male first name.
@return [String]
@example
Faker::Name.male_first_name #=> "Edward"
@faker.version 1.9.1
# File lib/faker/default/name.rb, line 60 def male_first_name fetch('name.male_first_name') end
Produces a random name.
@return [String]
@example
Faker::Name.name #=> "Tyshawn Johns Sr."
@faker.version 0.9.0
# File lib/faker/default/name.rb, line 17 def name parse('name.name') end
Produces a random name with middle name.
@return [String]
@example
Faker::Name.name_with_middle #=> "Aditya Elton Douglas"
@faker.version 1.6.4
# File lib/faker/default/name.rb, line 30 def name_with_middle parse('name.name_with_middle') end
Produces a random gender neutral first name.
@return [String]
@example
Faker::Name.neutral_first_name #=> "Casey"
@faker.version 2.13.0
# File lib/faker/default/name.rb, line 90 def neutral_first_name fetch('name.neutral_first_name') end
Produces a random name prefix.
@return [String]
@example
Faker::Name.prefix #=> "Mr."
@faker.version 0.9.0
# File lib/faker/default/name.rb, line 119 def prefix fetch('name.prefix') end
Produces a random name suffix.
@return [String]
@example
Faker::Name.suffix #=> "IV"
@faker.version 0.9.0
# File lib/faker/default/name.rb, line 132 def suffix fetch('name.suffix') end