Index: trunk/src/flag_str.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/flag_str.c	(revision 18124)
+++ trunk/src/flag_str.c	(revision 18125)
@@ -561,6 +561,17 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+const pcb_flag_bits_t *pcb_strflg_name(const char *name, int object_type)
+{
+	int i, n_flagbits = PCB_ENTRIES(pcb_object_flagbits);;
+	for (i = 0; i < n_flagbits; i++) {
+		unsigned long my_obj_typs = pcb_object_flagbits[i].object_types;
+		if ((my_obj_typs & object_type) && (!pcb_object_flagbits[i].omit_list) && (strcmp(pcb_object_flagbits[i].name, name) == 0))
+			return &pcb_object_flagbits[i];
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 void pcb_strflg_map(unsigned long fbits, int object_type, void *ctx, void (*cb)(void *ctx, unsigned long flg, const pcb_flag_bits_t *fb))
 {
 	int n, i, n_flagbits = PCB_ENTRIES(pcb_object_flagbits);
Index: trunk/src/flag_str.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/flag_str.h	(revision 18124)
+++ trunk/src/flag_str.h	(revision 18125)
@@ -82,9 +82,11 @@
 /* Call cb for each flag bit for a given object type */
 void pcb_strflg_map(unsigned long fbits, int object_type, void *ctx, void (*cb)(void *ctx, unsigned long flg, const pcb_flag_bits_t *fb));
 
-/* Return flag bit info for a single bit for an object type, or NULL is not available */
+/* Return flag bit info for a single bit for an object type, or NULL is not available - slow linear search */
 const pcb_flag_bits_t *pcb_strflg_1bit(unsigned long bit, int object_type);
 
+/* Return flag bit info by flag name for an object type, or NULL is not available - slow linear search */
+const pcb_flag_bits_t *pcb_strflg_name(const char *name, int object_type);
 
 /* same as above, for pcb level flags */
 char *pcb_strflg_board_f2s(pcb_flag_t flags);