2 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/utils/xml.cpp b/src/utils/xml.cpp
index 341f34c0..94e0e38d 100644
--- a/src/utils/xml.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/xml.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <cstring>
 
 namespace XML
 {
@@ -135,6 +136,15 @@ namespace XML
         return def;
     }
 
+    bool getBoolProperty(xmlNodePtr node, const char* name, bool def)
+    {
+        xmlChar *prop = xmlGetProp(node, BAD_CAST name);
+
+        if (xmlStrEqual(prop, BAD_CAST "true" ) ) return true;
+        if (xmlStrEqual(prop, BAD_CAST "false") ) return false;
+        return def;
+    }
+
     xmlNodePtr findFirstChildByName(xmlNodePtr parent, const char *name)
     {
         for_each_xml_child_node(child, parent)
diff --git a/src/utils/xml.h b/src/utils/xml.h
index 72745501..253c4e09 100644
--- a/src/utils/xml.h
+++ b/src/utils/xml.h
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ namespace XML
     };
 
     /**
-     * Gets an integer property from an xmlNodePtr.
+     * Gets an floating point property from an xmlNodePtr.
      */
-    int getProperty(xmlNodePtr node, const char *name, int def);
+    double getFloatProperty(xmlNodePtr node, const char *name, double def);
 
     /**
-     * Gets an floating point property from an xmlNodePtr.
+     * Gets an integer property from an xmlNodePtr.
      */
-    double getFloatProperty(xmlNodePtr node, const char *name, double def);
+    int getProperty(xmlNodePtr node, const char *name, int def);
 
     /**
      * Gets a string property from an xmlNodePtr.
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ namespace XML
                             const std::string &def);
 
     /**
+     * Gets a boolean property from an xmlNodePtr.
+     */
+    bool getBoolProperty(xmlNodePtr node, const char *name, bool def);
+
+    /**
      * Finds the first child node with the given name
      */
     xmlNodePtr findFirstChildByName(xmlNodePtr parent, const char *name);