2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/resources/db/itemdb.cpp b/src/resources/db/itemdb.cpp
index a98f0dad4..274b44bb2 100644
--- a/src/resources/db/itemdb.cpp
+++ b/src/resources/db/itemdb.cpp
@@ -801,6 +801,16 @@ bool ItemDB::exists(const int id)
     return i != mItemInfos.end();
 }
 
+bool ItemDB::exists(const std::string &name)
+{
+    if (!mLoaded)
+        return false;
+
+    const NamedItemInfos::const_iterator i = mNamedItemInfos.find(
+        normalize(name));
+    return i != mNamedItemInfos.end();
+}
+
 const ItemInfo &ItemDB::get(const int id)
 {
     if (!mLoaded)
diff --git a/src/resources/db/itemdb.h b/src/resources/db/itemdb.h
index 96de60b6a..1515d3ba0 100644
--- a/src/resources/db/itemdb.h
+++ b/src/resources/db/itemdb.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ namespace ItemDB
     const StringVect &getTags();
 
     bool exists(const int id) A_WARN_UNUSED;
+    bool exists(const std::string &name) A_WARN_UNUSED;
 
     const ItemInfo &get(const int id) A_WARN_UNUSED;
     const ItemInfo &get(const std::string &name) A_WARN_UNUSED;