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DESCRIPTION</PRE> <P> <H2><A NAME=``algorithm''>ALGORITHM</A></H2> <OL> <LI> Add all digits in odd-numbered positions. <P></P> <LI> Multiply the sum from step 1 with 3. <P></P> <LI> Add all digits in even-numbered positions. <P></P> <LI> Add the product from step 2 and the sum from step 3. <P></P> <LI> If the sum from step 4 is 0 modulo 10, the check digit is 0. Else the check digit is 10 minus the sum from step 4 taken modulo 10. <P></P></OL> <P> <H2><A NAME=``methods''>METHOD/A</H2> <DL> <DT><STRONG><A NAME=``item_is_valid''><CODE>is_valid($number)</CODE></A></STRONG><BR> <DD> Returns true only if <CODE>$number</CODE> consists solely of numbers and the last digit is a valid check digit according to the algorithm given above. <P>Returns false otherwise,</P> <P></P> <DT><STRONG><A NAME=``item_complete''><CODE>complete($number)</CODE></A></STRONG><BR> <DD> The check digit for <CODE>$number</CODE> is computed and concatenated to the end of <CODE>$number</CODE>. <P>Returns the complete number with check digit or '' if <CODE>$number</CODE> does not consist solely of digits and spaces.</P> <P></P> <DT><STRONG><A NAME=``item_basenumber''><CODE>basenumber($number)</CODE></A></STRONG><BR> <DD> Returns the basenumber of <CODE>$number</CODE> if <CODE>$number</CODE> has a valid check digit. <P>Return '' otherwise.</P> <P></P> <DT><STRONG><A NAME=``item_checkdigit''><CODE>checkdigit($number)</CODE></A></STRONG><BR> <DD> Returns the checkdigit of <CODE>$number</CODE> if <CODE>$number</CODE> has a valid check digit. <P>Return '' otherwise.</P> <P></P></DL> <P> <H2><A NAME=``export''>EXPORT</A></H2> <P>None by default.</P> <P> <HR> <H1><A NAME=``author''>AUTHOR</A></H1> <P>Mathias Weidner, &lt;<A HREF=``mailto:mathias@weidner.in-bad-schmiedeberg.de''>mathias@weidner.in-bad-schmiedeberg.de&gt;</P> <P> <HR> <H1><A NAME=``thanks''>THANK/A</H1> <P>Aaron W. West pointed me to a fault in the computing of the check digit.</P> <P> <HR> <H1><A NAME=``see also''>SEE ALSO</A></H1> <P><A HREF=``../../../../bin/perl.html''>the perl manpage</A>, <A HREF=``../../../../site/lib/CheckDigits.html''>the CheckDigits manpage</A>, <EM>www.pruefziffernberechnung.de</EM>, <EM>www.export911.com/e911/coding/upcChar.htm</EM>, <EM>www.adams1.com/pub/russadam/upccode.html</EM>.</P> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0 WIDTH=100%> <TR><TD CLASS=block VALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=100% BGCOLOR=``#cccccc''> <FONT SIZE=+1><STRONG><P CLASS=block>&nbsp;CheckDigits::MBase_001 - compute check digits for UP/P</STRONG></FONT> </TD></TR> </TABLE>

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