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Algorithm-SIN-0.07
/ Algorithm::SIN

NAME

Algorithm::SIN - Interface to Canada's Social Insurance Number.

VERSION

Version 0.07

DESCRIPTION

This modules lets you validate Canada's Social Insurance Number. It can also format it.

METHODS

validate()

This method accepts Social Insurance number and validate it against the Canada format.For more information please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Insurance_Number

use strict; use warnings;
use Algorithm::SIN;

my $sin    = '046-454-286';
my $status = Algorithm::SIN::validate($sin);

format()

This method accepts Social Insurance Number and returns formatted as three groups of three digits. e.g. 123456789 would become 123-456-789.

use strict; use warnings;
use Algorithm::SIN;

my ($sin);
$sin = '123456789';
$sin = Algorithm::SIN::format($sin);

AUTHOR

Mohammad S Anwar, <mohammad.anwar at yahoo.com>

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-algorithm-sin at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Algorithm-SIN.I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

perldoc Algorithm::SIN

You can also look for information at:

LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2011 Mohammad S Anwar.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either: the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; or the Artistic License.

See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/ for more information.

DISCLAIMER

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.