ItemMachineMod.java

package com.projectreddog.machinemod.item;

import net.minecraft.item.Item;
import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.Side;
import net.minecraftforge.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;

import com.projectreddog.machinemod.creativetab.CreativeTabMachineMod;
import com.projectreddog.machinemod.reference.Reference;

public class ItemMachineMod extends Item {
	// this is the wrapper class that will define the common attributes for the
	// items used in this mod
	// specific settings will be in held in classes that extend this class

	public ItemMachineMod() {
		super();
		// can override later ;)
		this.setCreativeTab(CreativeTabMachineMod.MACHINEMOD_ITEMS_TAB);

	}

	@Override
	public String getUnlocalizedName() {
		return String.format("item.%s%s", Reference.MOD_ID.toLowerCase() + ":", getUnwrappedUnlocalizedName(super.getUnlocalizedName()));
	}

	@Override
	public String getUnlocalizedName(ItemStack itemStack) {
		return String.format("item.%s%s", Reference.MOD_ID.toLowerCase() + ":", getUnwrappedUnlocalizedName(super.getUnlocalizedName()));
	}

	// 1.8
	// @Override
	// @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
	// public void registerIcons(IIconRegister iconRegister)
	// {
	// itemIcon =
	// iconRegister.registerIcon(this.getUnlocalizedName().substring(this.getUnlocalizedName().indexOf(".")+1));
	// }

	protected String getUnwrappedUnlocalizedName(String unlocalizedName) {
		return unlocalizedName.substring(unlocalizedName.indexOf(".") + 1);
	}
}