HumanNameParser_Parser::getFirst PHP Method

    public function getFirst()
    {
        return $this->first;
    }

function searchFromPeopleFinder($nameString, $mysqli_object)
{
    //global $context;
    //$returnVal = [];
    //$baseURL = "https://webservices.doit.missouri.edu";
    //if(empty($people_list)){
    //return $returnVal;
    //}
    $qry = "SELECT LastName, FirstName, Department, Title, Email from MOSpacePeople where LastName =  ?  AND FirstName =  ? ";
    $parser = new HumanNameParser_Parser($nameString);
    if (!($stmt = $mysqli_object->prepare($qry))) {
        exit("statement prepared failed: (" . $mysqli_object->errno . ") " . $mysqli_object->error);
    }
    $bind_param_last_name = $parser->getLast();
    $bind_param_first_name = $parser->getFirst();
    if (!$stmt->bind_param("ss", $bind_param_last_name, $bind_param_first_name)) {
        exit("bind parameter failed: (" . $stmt->errno . ")" . $stmt->error);
    }
    if (!$stmt->execute()) {
        exit("Execute failed: (" . $stmt->errno . ")" . $stmt->error);
    }
    $stmt->store_result();
    //echo $stmt->num_rows."\n";
    if ($stmt->num_rows == 0) {
        return false;
    }
    if ($stmt->num_rows > 0) {
        $stmt->bind_result($last, $first, $dep, $title, $email);
        $stmt->fetch();
        return array("LastName" => $last, "FirstName" => $first, "Department" => $dep, "Title" => $title, "Email" => $email);
    }
}