Combine fields, but only add spaces if a field exists

I have five different name fields which I would like to combine into a new field called FullName:

Prefix (e.g. Dr.)
First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Suffix (e.g. Jr.)

While everyone has a first/last name, not everyone has a prefix, suffix, or middle name. So the end result may be "Dr. John Henry Smith Jr.", or it may be "Mr. John Smith"

Every workaround I try involves creating multiple if/then calculations (one if prefix exists with suffix, one if prefix exists w/o suffix, one if suffix exists w/o prefix, etc) for what should be a simple feature - combining fields, and only adding a space if the field actually exists.

Is there a simple way to do this with just one calculation, which only conditionally adds spaces if there are fields on both sides of the space?

Hello grahamlaw,

Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. I assume you are referring to this form. To put all the name fields value together with the right spacing, you may use a Form Calculation widget and then add the fields there. Make sure to change the values of the fields in the Calculation widget from numbers to letters. Here's a demo video on how to do that.

Give it a try and let us know if you need help.

That's not doing it. I know how to combine fields, and have already done that. But in your own demo, when a field is empty, there is an extra space (e.g. if there's no prefix, then there's a space before First Name) - since I use the name field for drive names and in contacts, I cannot have extra leading or trailing space.

Hello,

The Full Name widget itself has these options built-in. Please see the screenshot below:

Result:

Let us know if there’s anything else we can help you with.

I like the name field, and have been experimenting with it, but is there a way to have the full name, including prefix/suffix filled in (so I can pass that information to Google Contacts), but then have the Full Name field use only the name fields, and not the prefix/suffix?

Thus far, I think I can use Zapier to do that before the folders are created, but I was really hoping to do as much as possible in Jotform at the time the data is inputted.

Thanks, Carl.

Hello Carl,

Thanks for reaching out to Jotform Support. Thank you for your feedback. I’ll need a bit of time to look into this. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.

We really appreciate your patience and understanding while we handle your request.