2 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/utils/stringutils.cpp b/src/utils/stringutils.cpp
index 6a88a12e..2f9bc9a8 100644
--- a/src/utils/stringutils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/stringutils.cpp
@@ -61,3 +61,16 @@ const char *ipToString(int address)
 
     return asciiIP;
 }
+
+std::string &removeBadChars(std::string &str)
+{
+    std::string::size_type pos;
+    do
+    {
+        pos = str.find_first_of("@#[]");
+        if (pos != std::string::npos)
+            str.erase(pos, 1);
+    } while (pos != std::string::npos);
+
+    return str;
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/stringutils.h b/src/utils/stringutils.h
index 8b8b7bc2..872a8f52 100644
--- a/src/utils/stringutils.h
+++ b/src/utils/stringutils.h
@@ -65,4 +65,12 @@ template<typename T> std::string toString(const T &arg)
  */
 const char *ipToString(int address);
 
+/**
+ * Removes bad characters from a string
+ *
+ * @param str the string to remove the bad chars from
+ * @return a reference to the string without bad chars
+ */
+std::string &removeBadChars(std::string &str);
+
 #endif // UTILS_STRINGUTILS_H