concatenate a user model first and last name

gistfile1.rb

# concatenate a user model's first and last name, include middle name or suffix if required
# may consider abbreviating the middle name

def fullname
		
  if middlename.nil? then
    fullname = firstname + ' ' + lastname
  else
    fullname = firstname + ' ' + middlename + ' ' + lastname
  end
		
  unless suffix.nil? then
    fullname = fullname + ' ' + suffix
  end
	
end