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NAME

Gedcom::Family - a class to manipulate Gedcom families

Version 1.05 - 20th July 1999

SYNOPSIS

  use Gedcom::Family;

  my @rel = $f->husband
  my @rel = $f->wife
  my @rel = $f->parents
  my $nch = $f->number_of_children
  my @rel = $f->children
  my @rel = $f->boys
  my @rel = $f->girls

DESCRIPTION

A selection of subroutines to handle families in a gedcom file.

Derived from Gedcom::Record.

HASH MEMBERS

None.

METHODS

None yet.

Individual functions

  my @rel = $f->husband
  my @rel = $f->wife
  my @rel = $f->parents
  my @rel = $f->children
  my @rel = $f->boys
  my @rel = $f->girls

Return a list of individuals from family $f.

Each function, even those with a singular name such as husband(), returns a list of individuals holding that releation in $f.

number_of_children

  my $nch = $f->number_of_children

Return the number of children in the family, as specified or from counting.