2 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/base/inifile.cc b/src/base/inifile.cc
index 402c6469f..80ed3eb06 100644
--- a/src/base/inifile.cc
+++ b/src/base/inifile.cc
@@ -230,6 +230,17 @@ IniFile::find(const string &sectionName, const string &entryName,
 }
 
 bool
+IniFile::entryExists(const string &sectionName, const string &entryName) const
+{
+    Section *section = findSection(sectionName);
+
+    if (!section)
+        return false;
+    else
+        return section->findEntry(entryName);
+}
+
+bool
 IniFile::sectionExists(const string &sectionName) const
 {
     return findSection(sectionName) != NULL;
diff --git a/src/base/inifile.hh b/src/base/inifile.hh
index b4892d60a..447ec7c0f 100644
--- a/src/base/inifile.hh
+++ b/src/base/inifile.hh
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@ class IniFile
     bool find(const std::string &section, const std::string &entry,
               std::string &value) const;
 
+    /// Determine whether the entry exists within named section exists
+    /// in the .ini file.
+    /// @return True if the section exists.
+    bool entryExists(const std::string &section,
+                     const std::string &entry) const;
+
     /// Determine whether the named section exists in the .ini file.
     /// Note that the 'Section' class is (intentionally) not public,
     /// so all clients can do is get a bool that says whether there