2 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/utils/stringutils.cpp b/src/utils/stringutils.cpp
index ad2e52965..13170092e 100644
--- a/src/utils/stringutils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/stringutils.cpp
@@ -499,3 +499,15 @@ std::string stringToHexPath(const std::string &str)
         hex += strprintf("%%%2x", (int)str[f]);
     return hex;
 }
+
+void deleteCharLeft(std::string &str, unsigned *pos)
+{
+    while (*pos > 0)
+    {
+        (*pos)--;
+        int v = str[*pos];
+        str.erase(*pos, 1);
+        if ((v & 192) != 128)
+            break;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/stringutils.h b/src/utils/stringutils.h
index 4693b5425..94747d2fe 100644
--- a/src/utils/stringutils.h
+++ b/src/utils/stringutils.h
@@ -188,4 +188,6 @@ std::list<std::string> unpackList(const std::string &str);
 
 std::string stringToHexPath(const std::string &str);
 
+void deleteCharLeft(std::string &str, unsigned *pos);
+
 #endif // UTILS_STRINGUTILS_H