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Validate Norwegian organization numbers

Source: R/validate.R
brreg_validate.Rd

Check whether organization numbers (organisasjonsnummer) pass the modulus-11 check digit algorithm used by Norway's Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities. Valid numbers are exactly 9 digits, start with 8 or 9, and have a correct check digit computed with weights 3, 2, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2.

Usage

brreg_validate(org_nr)

Arguments

org_nr

Character vector of organization numbers to validate.

Value

Logical vector the same length as org_nr. TRUE for valid numbers, FALSE otherwise.

See also

brreg_entity() which validates before querying the API.

Other tidybrreg utilities: brreg_label(), get_brreg_dic()

Examples

brreg_validate(c("923609016", "984851006", "123456789", "999999999"))
#> [1]  TRUE  TRUE FALSE  TRUE