2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/utils/stringutils.cpp b/src/utils/stringutils.cpp
index adcedaa1..67a0d831 100644
--- a/src/utils/stringutils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/stringutils.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ std::string &toLower(std::string &str)
     return str;
 }
 
+std::string &toUpper(std::string &str)
+{
+    std::transform(str.begin(), str.end(), str.begin(), toupper);
+    return str;
+}
+
 unsigned int atox(const std::string &str)
 {
     unsigned int value;
diff --git a/src/utils/stringutils.h b/src/utils/stringutils.h
index c5757d0f..51144a8a 100644
--- a/src/utils/stringutils.h
+++ b/src/utils/stringutils.h
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ std::string &trim(std::string &str);
 std::string &toLower(std::string &str);
 
 /**
+ * Converts the given strong to upper case.
+ *
+ * @param str the string to convert to upper case
+ * @return a reference to the given string converted to upper case
+ */
+std::string &toUpper(std::string &str);
+
+
+/**
  * Converts an ascii hexidecimal string to an integer
  *
  * @param str the hex string to convert to an int