1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libs/ardour/utils.cc b/libs/ardour/utils.cc
index e12ae2cd89..c8e6b1145f 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/utils.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/utils.cc
@@ -506,6 +506,29 @@ ARDOUR::auto_style_to_string (AutoStyle as)
 	return "";
 }
 
+std::string
+bool_as_string (bool yn)
+{
+	return (yn ? "yes" : "no");
+}
+
+bool
+string_is_affirmative (const std::string& str)
+{
+	/* to be used only with XML data - not intended to handle user input */
+
+	if (str == "1" || str == "y" || str == "Y") {
+		return true;
+	} else {
+		std::string str_uc;
+		std::transform(str.begin(), str.end(), str_uc.begin(), ::toupper);
+		if (str_uc == "YES") {
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 extern "C" {
 	void c_stacktrace() { stacktrace (cerr); }
 }