2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/engines/wintermute/utils/string_util.cpp b/engines/wintermute/utils/string_util.cpp
index 92f6fb202b..3e71a939d2 100644
--- a/engines/wintermute/utils/string_util.cpp
+++ b/engines/wintermute/utils/string_util.cpp
@@ -281,6 +281,16 @@ int StringUtil::indexOf(const WideString &str, const WideString &toFind, size_t
 	}
 }
 
+Common::String StringUtil::encodeSetting(const Common::String &str) {
+	if (str.contains('=')) {
+		error("Setting contains '='");
+	}
+	return str;
+}
+
+Common::String StringUtil::decodeSetting(const Common::String &str) {
+	return str;
+}
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 AnsiString StringUtil::toString(int val) {
diff --git a/engines/wintermute/utils/string_util.h b/engines/wintermute/utils/string_util.h
index 80b4ab5911..6a10b63ac4 100644
--- a/engines/wintermute/utils/string_util.h
+++ b/engines/wintermute/utils/string_util.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ public:
 	static bool isUtf8BOM(const byte *buffer, uint32 bufferSize);
 	static int indexOf(const WideString &str, const WideString &toFind, size_t startFrom);
 
+	static Common::String encodeSetting(const Common::String &str);
+	static Common::String decodeSetting(const Common::String &str);
+
 	static AnsiString toString(int val);
 };