--- projects/cms/source/util/uk/org/iscream/cms/util/FormatName.java	2000/12/08 11:40:08	1.2
+++ projects/cms/source/util/uk/org/iscream/cms/util/FormatName.java	2000/12/12 19:15:30	1.4
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ package uk.ac.ukc.iscream.util;
  * a toString String to send to the logger.
  *
  * @author  $Author: ajm $
- * @version $Id: FormatName.java,v 1.2 2000/12/08 11:40:08 ajm Exp $
+ * @version $Id: FormatName.java,v 1.4 2000/12/12 19:15:30 ajm Exp $
  */
 public class FormatName {
 
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ public class FormatName {
      * This is of use to the override of the toString() as
      * implemented by most of the iscream objects.
      *
+     * It has support for null friendly name and null class name
+     * bit NOT both at the same time.
+     *
      * @param friendlyName the configured name of the instance of the calling component the class is in (eg "filter1")
      * @param className the class name of the calling class, as obtained by getClass().getName()
      * @param revision the CVS Revision number for the calling class
@@ -32,9 +35,28 @@ public class FormatName {
      */
     public static String getName(String friendlyName, String className, String revision) {
         if (friendlyName == null) {
-            return  "{"+ className + "}(" + revision.substring(11, revision.length() - 2) + ")";
+            return  "{"+ tidyClassName(className) + "(v" + revision.substring(11, revision.length() - 2) + ")}";
+        } else if (className == null) {
+            return friendlyName + "{static(v" + revision.substring(11, revision.length() - 2) + ")}";
+        } else {
+            return friendlyName + "{"+ tidyClassName(className) + "(v" + revision.substring(11, revision.length() - 2) + ")}";
         }
-        return friendlyName + "{"+ className + "}(" + revision.substring(11, revision.length() - 2) + ")";
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * If the class name begins with uk.ac.ukc.iscream
+     * this method will trim it off, otherwise it 
+     * leaves the string unchanged.
+     *
+     * @param className the name of a class
+     * 
+     * @return the tidy version of it
+     */
+    private static String tidyClassName(String className) {
+        if (className.startsWith("uk.ac.ukc.iscream")) {
+            return className.substring(18);
+        }
+        return className;
     }
 
 //---CONSTRUCTORS---