--- deliantra/server/include/shstr.h	2007/04/23 15:27:46	1.13
+++ deliantra/server/include/shstr.h	2007/07/01 05:00:18	1.17
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of Crossfire TRT, the Roguelike Realtime MORPG.
+ * 
+ * Copyright (©) 2005,2006,2007 Marc Alexander Lehmann / Robin Redeker / the Crossfire TRT team
+ * 
+ * Crossfire TRT is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * 
+ * The authors can be reached via e-mail to <crossfire@schmorp.de>
+ */
+
 #ifndef SHSTR_H__
 #define SHSTR_H__
 
@@ -33,6 +54,14 @@
     return length (s);
   }
 
+  // returns wether this shared string begins with the given prefix,
+  // used mainly for searched when users give only the start of a name.
+  bool begins_with (const char *prefix) const
+  {
+    int plen = strlen (prefix);
+    return !strncasecmp (s, prefix, plen) && length () >= plen;
+  }
+
   static const char *find (const char *s);
   static const char *intern (const char *s);
 
@@ -115,7 +144,7 @@
   return a != b;
 }
 
-std::ostream &operator <<(std::ostream &o, const shstr &sh)
+static std::ostream &operator <<(std::ostream &o, const shstr &sh)
 {
   o.write (sh.s, sh.length ());
   return o;