--- deliantra/server/common/item.C	2010/04/30 20:43:17	1.86
+++ deliantra/server/common/item.C	2010/04/30 21:13:41	1.87
@@ -355,16 +355,28 @@
   return get_power_from_ench (enc);
 }
 
+static const struct get_typedata
+{
+  const typedata *data [NUM_TYPES];
+
+  get_typedata ()
+  {
+    for (int i = 0; i < item_types_size; i++)
+      data [item_types[i].number] = &item_types [i];
+  }
+
+  const typedata *operator ()(int itemtype) const
+  {
+    return data [itemtype];
+  }
+} get_typedata_;
+
 /* returns the typedata that has a number equal to itemtype, if there 
  * isn't one, returns NULL */
 const typedata *
 get_typedata (int itemtype)
 {
-  for (int i = 0; i < item_types_size; i++)
-    if (item_types[i].number == itemtype)
-      return &item_types[i];
-
-  return NULL;
+  return get_typedata_ (itemtype);
 }
 
 /* returns the typedata that has a name equal to itemtype, if there