diff --git a/space/space.cpp b/space/space.cpp
index a617ee7..1990014 100755
--- a/space/space.cpp
+++ b/space/space.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,57 @@ const std::wstring * Space::GetValue(const std::wstring & name) const
 
 
 
+bool Space::HasValue(const wchar_t * name, const wchar_t * value)
+{
+	tmp_name       = name;
+	tmp_value_text = value;
+
+return HasValue(tmp_name, tmp_value_text);
+}
+
+bool Space::HasValue(const wchar_t * name, const std::wstring & value)
+{
+	tmp_name = name;
+
+return HasValue(tmp_name, value);
+}
+
+
+bool Space::HasValue(const std::wstring & name, const wchar_t * value)
+{
+	tmp_value_text = value;
+
+return HasValue(name, tmp_value_text);
+}
+
+
+bool Space::HasValue(const std::wstring & name, const std::wstring & value)
+{
+	TableSingle::const_iterator i = table_single.find(name);
+
+	if( i != table_single.end() )
+	{
+		return i->second == value;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		Table::const_iterator t = table.find(name);
+
+		if( t != table.end() )
+		{
+			for(size_t i=0 ; i < t->second.size() ; ++i)
+				if( t->second[i] == value )
+					return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+return false;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
 std::wstring & Space::Text(const wchar_t * name)
 {
 	tmp_name = name;
diff --git a/space/space.h b/space/space.h
index d495440..c2367c8 100755
--- a/space/space.h
+++ b/space/space.h
@@ -184,6 +184,16 @@ public:
 	const std::wstring * GetValue(const std::wstring & name) const;
 
 
+	/*
+		returns true if such an option has 'value'
+		useful when testing lists (they don't have to be copied out)
+	*/
+	bool HasValue(const wchar_t * name, const wchar_t * value);
+	bool HasValue(const wchar_t * name, const std::wstring & value);
+	bool HasValue(const std::wstring & name, const wchar_t * value);
+	bool HasValue(const std::wstring & name, const std::wstring & value);
+
+
 	/*
 		those methods are used to extract information from space.table or space.table_single
 		as a parameter they take the name of an option
@@ -299,6 +309,8 @@ public:
 	// null means a root space
 	Space * parent;
 
+
+
 	/*
 		those methods are used to extract lists
 		note: if there is one option in table_single they will return it