diff -r 000000000000 -r 5e5d6b214f4f uiservicetab/vimpstutils/src/vimpstutils.cpp
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+++ b/uiservicetab/vimpstutils/src/vimpstutils.cpp	Tue Feb 02 10:12:18 2010 +0200
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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2008 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
+* All rights reserved.
+* This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+* under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
+* which accompanies this distribution, and is available
+* at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
+*
+* Initial Contributors:
+* Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
+*
+* Contributors:
+*
+* Description:  Utils for IMUiServiceTab modules.
+*
+*/
+
+
+// INCLUDES
+#include	"vimpstutils.h"
+#include "StringLoader.h"
+//#include "vimpstdebugprint.h" //TODO: for later use
+#include <coemain.h>
+
+// CONSTANTS
+// TODO: For later use
+// general colon needed in various places
+//_LIT( KColon, ":" );
+// general slash needed in various places
+//_LIT( KSlash, "/" );
+// general slash needed in various places
+_LIT( KAt, "@" );
+
+
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// VIMPSTUtils::DisplayId
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+EXPORT_C TPtrC VIMPSTUtils::DisplayId( const TDesC& aId, TBool /*aListHiding*/ )
+    {
+    TPtrC ret( aId );
+    
+    //TODO: Modify the function body when it is required later 
+   
+    
+    /*MCAStoredContacts* contacts = NULL;
+    TRAPD( err, contacts = CCAStorageManagerFactory::ContactListInterfaceL() );
+    if ( err != KErrNone || !contacts )
+        {
+        // some error, don't modify
+        CHAT_DP_FUNC_DP("DisplayId", "Got some error, not hiding");
+        return ret;
+        }
+
+    // if we've branded the feature out, don't modify anything
+    if ( contacts->WVHiding() )
+        {
+        // locate ":" for userid, groupid.
+        // locate "/" for list id.
+        TInt pos = aId.F//TODO : Modify the function body when required laterindC( aListHiding ? KSlash : KColon );
+
+        if ( ( pos != KErrNotFound) && ( pos != aId.Length()-1) )
+            {
+            // contains the special character, and it is not the last char
+            // remove everything before the special char (including the char)
+            ret.Set( aId.Mid( pos + 1 ) );
+            }
+         */
+        // remove also the domain part
+        TInt domainPos = ret.FindC( KAt );
+        if ( ( domainPos != KErrNotFound ) && ( domainPos != 0 ) )
+            {
+            ret.Set( ret.Mid( 0, domainPos ) );
+            }
+       // }
+    
+ 
+    return ret;
+    }
+ 
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// VIMPSTUtils::LoadResourceL
+// give ownership to caller
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// 
+EXPORT_C HBufC* VIMPSTUtils::LoadResourceL( TInt aResourceId )
+	{
+	CCoeEnv* env = CCoeEnv::Static();
+	HBufC* ret = NULL;
+	if(env)
+		{
+		ret = env->AllocReadResourceL(aResourceId);
+		return ret;
+		}
+	else
+		{
+		return ret;
+		}
+
+	}
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// VIMPSTUtils::LoadResourceL
+// give ownership to caller
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// 
+EXPORT_C HBufC* VIMPSTUtils::LoadResourceL( TInt aResourceId , const TDesC& aPrompt)
+    {
+    CCoeEnv* env = CCoeEnv::Static();
+    HBufC* ret = NULL;
+    if(env)
+        {
+        ret = StringLoader::LoadL(aResourceId,aPrompt);
+        return ret;
+        }
+    else
+        {
+        return ret;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------
+// VIMPSTUtils::CombineStringFromResourceLC()
+// See header for details.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------
+//
+EXPORT_C HBufC* VIMPSTUtils::CombineStringFromResourceLC( TInt aResourceId1, TInt aResourceId2 )
+	{
+	// empty texts
+    _LIT ( KPSUIEmptyStringHeader, "%S\n%S" );
+    HBufC* emptyText = CCoeEnv::Static()->AllocReadResourceLC( 
+        aResourceId1 );
+    
+    HBufC* emptyText2 = CCoeEnv::Static()->AllocReadResourceLC( 
+        aResourceId2 );  
+    
+    HBufC* emptyFinal = HBufC::NewLC( 
+        emptyText->Length() + emptyText2->Length() + 2 );// 2 is length of "\n" 
+        
+    CleanupStack::Pop(emptyFinal);
+        
+    emptyFinal->Des().Format( KPSUIEmptyStringHeader, emptyText, emptyText2 );
+    
+    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy( 2 );// emptyText, emptyText2
+    
+    CleanupStack::PushL(emptyFinal);
+    
+    return emptyFinal; 
+          	
+	}
+
+
+// End of file