usa-state-validator

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usa-state-validator

A tool to determine whether a given input is a valid name or abbreviation of a USA state.

Install

npm install usa-state-validator

Usage

isValidStateInput(textInput)

This method accepts an input value and returns true if the input is a valid USA state name or abbreviation. It will:

  • return true regardless of case
  • return false if the input is not a string
  • return true if the input has leading or trailing spaces
  • return false if the input is not a state abbreviation or a state name
const {isValidStateInput} = require("usa-state-validator")
 
isValidStateInput('OH') // true
isValidStateInput('oh') // true
isValidStateInput('Ohio') // true
isValidStateInput('ohio') // true
isValidStateInput('  Ohio') // true
isValidStateInput('Oh io') // false
isValidStateInput('notAState') // false
isValidStateInput(undefined) // false

isValidStateName(textInput)

This method accepts an input value and returns true if the input is a valid USA state name. It will:

  • return true regardless of case
  • return false if the input is not a string
  • return true if the input has leading or trailing spaces
  • return false if the input is not a state abbreviation
const {isValidStateName} = require("usa-state-validator")
 
isValidStateName('OHIO') // true
isValidStateName('ohio') // true
isValidStateName('Ohio') // true
isValidStateName('  Ohio') // true
isValidStateName('oh') // false
isValidStateName('OH') // false
isValidStateName('Oh io') // false
isValidStateName('notAState') // false
isValidStateName(undefined) // false

isValidStateAbbreviation(textInput)

This method accepts an input value and returns true if the input is a valid USA state abbreviation. It will:

  • return true regardless of case
  • return false if the input is not a string
  • return true if the input has leading or trailing spaces
  • return false if the input is not a state abbreviation
const {isValidStateAbbreviation} = require("usa-state-validator")
 
isValidStateAbbreviation('oh') // true
isValidStateAbbreviation('OH') // true
isValidStateAbbreviation(' OH ') // true
isValidStateAbbreviation('OHIO') // false
isValidStateAbbreviation('ohio') // false
isValidStateAbbreviation('Ohio') // false
isValidStateAbbreviation('  Ohio') // false
isValidStateAbbreviation('O H') // false
isValidStateAbbreviation('notAState') // false
isValidStateAbbreviation(undefined) // false

isValidStateCapital(textInput)

This method accepts an input value and returns true if the input is a valid USA state capital. It will:

  • return true regardless of case
  • return false if the input is not a string
  • return true even if the input has leading or trailing spaces
  • return false if the input is not a state capital
const {isValidStateCapital} = require("usa-state-validator")
 
isValidStateCapital('columbus') // true
isValidStateCapital('COLUMBUS') // true
isValidStateCapital(' Columbus ') // true
isValidStateCapital('OHIO') // false
isValidStateCapital('ohio') // false
isValidStateCapital('Ohio') // false
isValidStateCapital('Col umbus') // false
isValidStateCapital('notACapital') // false
isValidStateCapital(undefined) // false

retrieveStateInformation(textInput)

This method accepts an input value of a state name, abbreviation, or capital city and returns the formatted state name, capital, and abbreviation as a JSON object if the input is a valid USA state abbreviation or name. It will:

  • return the formatted object regardless of the case of the input
  • return null if the input is not a string or if the input is not a valid state name or abbreviation
  • return the formatted object if the input has leading or trailing spaces
const {retrieveStateInformation} = require("usa-state-validator")
 
retrieveStateInformation('oh') //returns {abbreviation: "OH", name: "Ohio", capital: "Columbus" }
retrieveStateInformation('OH') //returns {abbreviation: "OH", name: "Ohio", capital: "Columbus" }
retrieveStateInformation(' OH ') //returns {abbreviation: "OH", name: "Ohio", capital: "Columbus" }
retrieveStateInformation('OHIO') //returns {abbreviation: "OH", name: "Ohio", capital: "Columbus" }
retrieveStateInformation('ohio') //returns {abbreviation: "OH", name: "Ohio", capital: "Columbus" }
retrieveStateInformation('Ohio') //returns {abbreviation: "OH", name: "Ohio", capital: "Columbus" }
retrieveStateInformation('  Ohio') //returns {abbreviation: "OH", name: "Ohio", capital: "Columbus" }
retrieveStateInformation('O H') //returns null
retrieveStateInformation('notAState') //returns null
retrieveStateInformation(undefined) //returns null

retrieveStateCapitalByName(stateName)

This method accepts an input value of a state name and returns the formatted capital as a String. It will:

  • return the formatted object regardless of the case of the input
  • return null if the input is not a string or if the input is not a valid state name
  • return the formatted capital if the input has leading or trailing spaces
const {retrieveStateCapitalByName} = require("usa-state-validator")
 
retrieveStateCapitalByName('Ohio') //returns "Columbus"
retrieveStateCapitalByName('notAState') //returns null
retrieveStateCapitalByName(undefined) //returns null

retrieveStateNameByCapital(stateName)

This method accepts an input value of a state capital and returns the formatted state name as a String. It will:

  • return the formatted object regardless of the case of the input
  • return null if the input is not a string or if the input is not a valid state capital
  • return the formatted capital if the input has leading or trailing spaces
const {retrieveStateNameByCapital} = require("usa-state-validator")
 
retrieveStateNameByCapital('Columbus') //returns "Ohio"
retrieveStateNameByCapital('notAState') //returns null
retrieveStateNameByCapital(undefined) //returns null

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