1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/net/messagein.cpp b/src/net/messagein.cpp
index 5b942a2d0..d5888534e 100644
--- a/src/net/messagein.cpp
+++ b/src/net/messagein.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ PRAGMA48(GCC diagnostic pop)
     (CAST_U16((CAST_U8(low)) | \
     (CAST_U16(CAST_U8(high))) << 8))
 
+extern int itemIdLen;
+
 namespace Net
 {
 
@@ -208,6 +210,13 @@ uint32_t MessageIn::readUInt32(const char *const str)
     return value;
 }
 
+int MessageIn::readItemId(const char *const str)
+{
+    if (itemIdLen == 2)
+        return readUInt16(str);
+    return readInt32(str);
+}
+
 BeingId MessageIn::readBeingId(const char *const str)
 {
     return fromInt(readUInt32(str), BeingId);