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How to validate BSN, PGN & OWN in the Netherlands with TypeScript/JavaScript

How to validate BSN, PGN & OWN in the Netherlands with TypeScript/JavaScript
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The BSN, PGN and OWN in the Netherlands can be validated with a 11 proef (elf proef). In this post I show you the JavaScript and TypeScript code.

In the Netherlands, we have a few identification numbers from the government. In this example, you can create a function to validate both of them based on the specification.

  • BSN = Burgerservice nummer
  • PGN = Burgerservice nummer in schools where the student doesn't have a BSN. The PGN is also called OWN.

How to use the code?

Define the function in your code and call it like this:

TypeScript example

// PGN/OWNelfProefValidation('114435231', ElfproefType.own) // returns true;elfProefValidation('34564366349', ElfproefType.own) // returns false;// BSNelfProefValidation('232262536', ElfproefType.bsn) // returns true;elfProefValidation('247594057', ElfproefType.bsn) // returns false;

JavaScript example

js
// PGN/OWNelfProefValidation('114435231', 'own'); // returns true;elfProefValidation('34564366349', 'own')); // returns false;// BSNelfProefValidation('232262536', 'bsn')); // returns true;elfProefValidation('247594057', 'bsn')); // returns false;

Try it on RunKit

Code

JavaScript function

js
function elfProefValidation(value, type) {    let returnValue = false    if (!value || value?.length === 0) {        return true    }    if (value === '00000000000' || value.length !== 9) {        return false    }    const values = value.split('')    const firstCharacter = parseInt(values[0], 10)    const lastCharacter = parseInt(values[values.length - 1], 10)    const [a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i] = values.map(char => parseInt(char, 10))    let result = 0    if (type === 'bsn') {        result = 9 * a + 8 * b + 7 * c + 6 * d + 5 * e + 4 * f + 3 * g + 2 * h + -1 * i        returnValue = result > 0 && result % 11 === 0    } else if (type === 'own') {        result = 9 * a + 8 * b + 7 * c + 6 * d + 5 * e + 4 * f + 3 * g + 2 * h        returnValue = result > 0 && firstCharacter === 1 && result % 11 === lastCharacter + 5    } else {        returnValue = false    }    return returnValue}

TypeScript

ts
export enum ElfproefType {    bsn,    own}function elfProefValidation(value: string, type: ElfproefType): boolean {    let returnValue = false;    if (!value || value?.length === 0) {        return true;    }    if (value === '00000000000' || value.length !== 9) {        return false;    }    const values = value.split('');    const firstCharacter = parseInt(values[0], 10);    const lastCharacter = parseInt(values[values.length - 1], 10);    const [a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i] = values.map((char: string) => parseInt(char, 10));    let result = 0;    if (type === ElfproefType.bsn) {        result = 9 * a + 8 * b + 7 * c + 6 * d + 5 * e + 4 * f + 3 * g + 2 * h + -1 * i;        returnValue = result > 0 && result % 11 === 0;    } else if (type === ElfproefType.own) {        result = 9 * a + 8 * b + 7 * c + 6 * d + 5 * e + 4 * f + 3 * g + 2 * h;        returnValue = result > 0 && firstCharacter === 1 && result % 11 === lastCharacter + 5;    } else {        returnValue = false;    }    return returnValue;}

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