UTIL SafeName

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UTIL_SafeName is a UTIL provided in the source code for scanning player names, and replacing characters that VGUI won't display properly.

Usage

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Purpose: Scans player names and replaces characters that vgui won't
//          display properly
// Input  : *oldName - player name to be fixed up
// Output : *char - static buffer with the safe name
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
const char * UTIL_SafeName( const char *oldName )

Examples

UTIL_SafeName( gr->GetPlayerName(iPlayerIndex) )