Function ansimpleoname

src/objnam.c:2445–2470

"a scroll" or "scrolls"; "a silver bell" or "the Bell of Opening" */

/* "a scroll" or "scrolls"; "a silver bell" or "the Bell of Opening" */
char *
ansimpleoname(struct obj *obj)
{
    char *obufp, *simpleoname = simpleonames(obj);
    int otyp = obj->otyp;

    /* prefix with "the" if a unique item, or a fake one imitating same,
       has been formatted with its actual name (we let minimal_xname() handle
       any `known' and `dknown' checking necessary) */
    if (otyp == FAKE_AMULET_OF_YENDOR)
        otyp = AMULET_OF_YENDOR;
    if (objects[otyp].oc_unique && OBJ_NAME(objects[otyp])
        && !strcmp(simpleoname, OBJ_NAME(objects[otyp]))) {
        /* the() will allocate another obuf[]; we want to avoid using two */
        obufp = the(simpleoname);
        Strcpy(simpleoname, obufp);
        releaseobuf(obufp);
    } else if (obj->quan == 1L) {
        /* simpleoname[] is singular if quan==1, plural otherwise;
           an() will allocate another obuf[]; we want to avoid using two */
        obufp = an(simpleoname);
        Strcpy(simpleoname, obufp);
        releaseobuf(obufp);
    }
    return simpleoname;
}

/* "the scroll" or "the scrolls" */
char *