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//
//
//	Creation Date:	July 21, 2003
//
//<doc>
//<name shortNameOf>
//
//<synopsis>
//		string shortNameOf(string $object)
//
//<returns>
//		string : Short name of $object.
//
//<description>
//		This procedure returns the short name of $object.
//		This name may not be unique.
//
//<examples>
//		//	Create a sphere.
//		//
//		string $spheres[] = `polySphere -name "sphere1"`;
//		string $sphere = $spheres[0];
//
//		shortNameOf($sphere);
//		//	Result: sphere1 //
//</doc>

global proc string shortNameOf(string $object)
{
	string $shortNameOf;

	//	Make sure that we've been provided with an object that exists.
	//
	if (($object != "") && objExists($object))
	{
		string $shortNames[] = `ls $object`;
		if (size($shortNames) > 0)
		{
			//	Retrieve the short name. If the object is not unique,
			//	then retrieve the first short name.
			//
			$shortNameOf = $shortNames[0];
		}
	}

	return $shortNameOf;
}