@@ -296,6 +296,29 @@ char *str_search(str *text, str *needle)

     return NULL;

 }

+/**

+ * @brief search for occurence of needlez starting from vstart and before vend

+ * @return pointer to start of needle in text or NULL if the needle

+ *	is not found

+ */

+char *stre_search_strz(char *vstart, char *vend, char *needlez)

+{

+    str text;

+    str needle;

+

+	if(vend <= vstart) {

+		return NULL;

+	}

+

+	text.s = vstart;

+	text.len = vend - vstart;

+

+	needle.s = needlez;

+	needle.len = strlen(needlez);

+

+    return str_search(&text, &needle);

+}

+

 /**

  * @brief case insensitive search for occurence of needle in text

  * @return pointer to start of needle in text or NULL if the needle

@@ -1057,6 +1057,8 @@ char* get_abs_pathname(str* base, str* file);

  */

 char *str_search(str *text, str *needle);

+char *stre_search_strz(char *vstart, char *vend, char *needlez);

+

 char *str_casesearch(str *text, str *needle);

 char *strz_casesearch_strz(char *textz, char *needlez);