Maximum length of string returned by llGetDisplayName(id)?

[Innula Zenovka]

According to the Wiki article on Limits, the maximum length for a Display Name is 31 characters, same as the maximum for a one-word username.   The maxium length, however for a legacy name (first name and last name) is 63 characters, including the space.   

What gets returned, does anyone know, by llGetDisplayName(id) if the id is that of someone who has a legacy name longer than 31 characters and who hasn't set a display name?    Common sense tells me it should be the first 31 characters of their legacy name, but common sense isn't always a reliable guide in SL.

[Rolig Loon]

I suspect that you're right, Innula.  I don't know anyone offhand with a gargantuan name, but I guess you could write a script to capture a legacy name like that at random.   Go to a crowded club and start trolling till you find a test case.  I'd be interested in knowing the answer too.

[Bubblesort Triskaidekaphob]

My name is bubblesort triskaidekaphobia, and I break dialog boxes all the time with my name, LOL

If you want me to help you test some scripts just shoot me an IM in world and we can work in the same sandbox for an afternoon or something.

[Bubblesort Triskaidekaphob]

Er, nevermind.  I counted and my legacy name is 28 characters, so it's still too short.  Good luck finding somebody with a longer name!

[Innula Zenovka]

Thanks, nevertheless.   It's probably not a problem that's likely to arise too often -- I'm making a contest board sort of thing that uses XyxxyText, so I need to know how much room to allocate to people's names.  In testing, it  fell over when I tested it with someone who has a very long display name, so I've been pondering about the lengths of names.   

I think what I'll do, if someone turns out to have a really long legacy name and isn't using a display name, is simply use their first name (which is going to be a pretty unusual one, after all).    And I can't imagine I'm going to need to do that very often, if ever.