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public String[] applyFormat(String format, Player player) {
        List<String> formats = new ArrayList<String>();
        int i;

        while (format.indexOf("%") > -1) {

            i = format.indexOf("%");
            format = format.substring(i);

            if (format.indexOf("%name%") == 0) {
                format = format.replaceFirst("%name%","");
                formats.add(player.getName());
            }

            else if (format.indexOf("%displayname%") == 0) {
                format = format.replaceFirst("%displayname%","");
                formats.add(player.getDisplayName());
            }

            else if (format.indexOf("%prefix%") == 0) {
                format = format.replaceFirst("%prefix%","");
                Importer importer = null;
                File pexfile = new File("plugins/PermissionsEx/permissions.yml");
                File ppfile = new File("plugins/PowerPerms/config.yml");
                if (pexfile.exists()) importer = new PermissionsExImporter(pexfile);
                else if (ppfile.exists()) importer = new PowerPermsImporter(ppfile);
                String prefix = importer != null ? importer.getPrefix(player.getUniqueId()) : new String("");
                formats.add(prefix);
            }

            else if (format.indexOf("%suffix%") == 0) {
                format = format.replaceFirst("%suffix%","");
                Importer importer = null;
                File pexfile = new File("plugins/PermissionsEx/permissions.yml");
                File ppfile = new File("plugins/PowerPerms/config.yml");
                if (pexfile.exists()) importer = new PermissionsExImporter(pexfile);
                else if (ppfile.exists()) importer = new PowerPermsImporter(ppfile);
                String suffix = importer != null ? importer.getSuffix(player.getUniqueId()) : new String("");
                formats.add(suffix);
            }

            else if (format.indexOf("%rank%") == 0) {
                format = format.replaceFirst("%rank%","");
                Importer importer = null;
                File pexfile = new File("plugins/PermissionsEx/permissions.yml");
                File ppfile = new File("plugins/PowerPerms/config.yml");
                if (pexfile.exists()) importer = new PermissionsExImporter(pexfile);
                else if (ppfile.exists()) importer = new PowerPermsImporter(ppfile);
                String rank = importer != null ? importer.getRank(player.getUniqueId()) : new String("");
                formats.add(rank);
            }

            else if (format.indexOf("%rank%") == 0) {
                format = format.replaceFirst("%world%","");
                formats.add(player.getWorld().getName());
            }

        }
        Bukkit.broadcastMessage(formats.get(0));
        return formats.toArray(new String[32]);
    }