+/****f* silcclient/SilcClientAPI/silc_client_nickname_parse
+ *
+ * SYNOPSIS
+ *
+ * SilcBool silc_client_nickname_parse(SilcClient client,
+ * SilcClientConnection conn,
+ * char *nickname,
+ * char **ret_nick);
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ *
+ * Parses the `nickname' according to the format string given in the
+ * SilcClientParams. Returns the parsed nickname into the `ret_nick'.
+ * The caller must free the returned pointer. Returns FALSE if error
+ * occurred during parsing. Returns TRUE if the nickname was parsed,
+ * it was not formatted or if the format string has not been specified
+ * in SilcClientParams.
+ *
+ ***/
+SilcBool silc_client_nickname_parse(SilcClient client,
+ SilcClientConnection conn,
+ char *nickname,
+ char **ret_nick);
+