uhd: added dict get method, used in usrp1 image loading

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/host/include/uhd/types/dict.hpp b/host/include/uhd/types/dict.hpp
index b14fc5425..6166140a0 100644
--- a/host/include/uhd/types/dict.hpp
+++ b/host/include/uhd/types/dict.hpp
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ namespace uhd{
         bool has_key(const Key &key) const;
 
         /*!
+         * Get a value in the dict or default.
+         * \param key the key to look for
+         * \param def use if key not found
+         * \return the value or default
+         */
+        const Val &get(const Key &key, const Val &def) const;
+
+        /*!
          * Get a value for the given key if it exists.
          * If the key is not found throw an error.
          * \param key the key to look for
diff --git a/host/include/uhd/types/dict.ipp b/host/include/uhd/types/dict.ipp
index 85071e6fd..4aab5de45 100644
--- a/host/include/uhd/types/dict.ipp
+++ b/host/include/uhd/types/dict.ipp
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ namespace uhd{
     }
 
     template <typename Key, typename Val>
+    const Val &dict<Key, Val>::get(const Key &key, const Val &def) const{
+        BOOST_FOREACH(const pair_t &p, _map){
+            if (p.first == key) return p.second;
+        }
+        return def;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Key, typename Val>
     const Val &dict<Key, Val>::operator[](const Key &key) const{
         BOOST_FOREACH(const pair_t &p, _map){
             if (p.first == key) return p.second;