3 files changed, 18 insertions, 4 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;
diff --git a/host/lib/usrp/usrp1/usrp1_impl.cpp b/host/lib/usrp/usrp1/usrp1_impl.cpp
index 314384e72..bc478c7fb 100644
--- a/host/lib/usrp/usrp1/usrp1_impl.cpp
+++ b/host/lib/usrp/usrp1/usrp1_impl.cpp
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ static device_addrs_t usrp1_find(const device_addr_t &hint)
     //extract the firmware path for the USRP1
     std::string usrp1_fw_image;
     try{
-        usrp1_fw_image = find_image_path(
-            hint.has_key("fw")? hint["fw"] : "usrp1_fw.ihx"
-        );
+        usrp1_fw_image = find_image_path(hint.get("fw", "usrp1_fw.ihx"));
     }
     catch(...){
         uhd::warning::post(
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ static device::sptr usrp1_make(const device_addr_t &device_addr){
 
     //extract the FPGA path for the USRP1
     std::string usrp1_fpga_image = find_image_path(
-        device_addr.has_key("fpga")? device_addr["fpga"] : "usrp1_fpga.rbf"
+        device_addr.get("fpga", "usrp1_fpga.rbf")
     );
     //std::cout << "USRP1 FPGA image: " << usrp1_fpga_image << std::endl;