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+# mcl_item_id
+Show the item ID of an item in the description.
+With this API, you can register a different name space than "mineclone" for your mod.
+
+## mcl_item_id.set_mod_namespace(modname, namespace)
+Set a name space for all items in a mod.
+
+* param1: the modname
+* param2: (optional) string of the desired name space, if nil, it is the name of the mod
+
+## mcl_item_id.get_mod_namespace(modname)
+Get the name space of a mod registered with mcl_item_id.set_mod_namespace(modname, namespace).
+
+* param1: the modname
+
+### Examples:
+
+The name of the mod is "mod" which registered an item called "mod:itemname".
+
+* mcl_item_id.set_mod_namespace("mod", "mymod") will show "mymod:itemname" in the description of "mod:itemname"
+* mcl_item_id.set_mod_namespace(minetest.get_current_modname()) will show "mod:itemname" in the description of "mod:itemname"
+* mcl_item_id.get_mod_namespace(minetest.get_current_modname()) will return "mod" 
+
+(If no namespace is set by a mod, mcl_item_id.get_mod_namespace(minetest.get_current_modname()) will return "mineclone")