NameBank Object method



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namebank_object($args)

This function returns a nameBank data object which consists of factual information about the name as well as objectively linked taxonomic metadata. Input arguments include a nameBank identifier as well as returned data delimiters.

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input arguments

element	type
$args["namebankID"]	integer	unique NameBank identifier
$args["basicFlag"]	integer	returns basic name metadata for specified name string if true
$args["citationsFlag"]	integer	returns citation references for name if true
$args["mappingsFlag"]	integer	returns ad hoc mapping data if true
$args["homotypicSynonymsFlag"]	integer	returns objectively related scientific names if true
$args["vernacularFlag"]	integer	returns vernacular names iftrue
$args["childrenFlag"]	integer	returns factual children if true and name is polynomial
$args["clientVersion"]	float	services version utilized by client
$args["keyCode"]	string	user keyCode string. Get one here.

See the WSDL for a description of the returned data structure. All UTF-8 encoded text is output in base-64 encoding and must be decoded for display.