2 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/common/util.cpp b/common/util.cpp
index 8e0a2fd61f..62a1baf6ac 100644
--- a/common/util.cpp
+++ b/common/util.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #define FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_EXCEPTION_isspace
 #define FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_EXCEPTION_isupper
 #define FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_EXCEPTION_isprint
+#define FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_EXCEPTION_ispunct
 
 
 #include "common/util.h"
@@ -150,4 +151,10 @@ bool isPrint(int c) {
 	ENSURE_ASCII_CHAR(c);
 	return isprint((byte)c);
 }
+
+bool isPunct(int c) {
+	ENSURE_ASCII_CHAR(c);
+	return ispunct((byte)c);
+}
+
 } // End of namespace Common
diff --git a/common/util.h b/common/util.h
index f51aa00925..1f635f3654 100644
--- a/common/util.h
+++ b/common/util.h
@@ -177,6 +177,17 @@ bool isUpper(int c);
  * @return		true if the character is printable, false otherwise.
  */
 bool isPrint(int c);
+
+
+/**
+ * Test whether the given character is a punctuation character, 
+ * (i.e not alphanumeric.
+ *
+ * @param c		the character to test
+ * @return		true if the character is punctuation, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool isPunct(int c);
+
 } // End of namespace Common
 
 #endif