chatTranslateNick
Removes the namespace extension from a nickname. Use this when working with unique nicknames in a public chat room.
- const gsi_char * chatTranslateNick(
- gsi_char * nick,
- const gsi_char * extension );
| Routine | Required Header | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| chatTranslateNick | <chat.h> | SDKZIP |
Return Value
Returns the nickname, stripped of the namespace identifier.
Parameters
- nick
- [in] Current nickname.
- extension
- [in] Game extension; will be removed from the nickname. Assigned by GameSpy.
Remarks
Nicknames that are registered in a game’s namespace will include an indentifying extension, such as "-gspy". This extension should not be displayed to the user, but should be stripped before display.
Unicode Mappings
| Routine | GSI_UNICODE Not Defined | GSI_UNICODE Defined |
|---|---|---|
| chatTranslateNick | chatTranslateNickA | chatTranslateNickW |
chatTranslateNickW and chatTranslateNickA are UNICODE and ANSI mapped versions of chatTranslateNick. The arguments of chatTranslateNickA are ANSI strings; those of chatTranslateNickW are wide-character strings.
Section Reference: Gamespy Chat SDK