+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* functions to translate string identifiers to integer or boolean value */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+int get_integer_from_string(char *s)
+{
+ static char *number_text[][3] =
+ {
+ { "0", "zero", "null", },
+ { "1", "one", "first" },
+ { "2", "two", "second" },
+ { "3", "three", "third" },
+ { "4", "four", "fourth" },
+ { "5", "five", "fifth" },
+ { "6", "six", "sixth" },
+ { "7", "seven", "seventh" },
+ { "8", "eight", "eighth" },
+ { "9", "nine", "ninth" },
+ { "10", "ten", "tenth" },
+ { "11", "eleven", "eleventh" },
+ { "12", "twelve", "twelfth" },
+ };
+
+ int i, j;
+ char *s_lower = getStringToLower(s);
+ int result = -1;
+
+ for (i=0; i<13; i++)
+ for (j=0; j<3; j++)
+ if (strcmp(s_lower, number_text[i][j]) == 0)
+ result = i;
+
+ if (result == -1)
+ result = atoi(s);
+
+ free(s_lower);
+
+ return result;
+}
+
+boolean get_boolean_from_string(char *s)
+{
+ char *s_lower = getStringToLower(s);
+ boolean result = FALSE;
+
+ if (strcmp(s_lower, "true") == 0 ||
+ strcmp(s_lower, "yes") == 0 ||
+ strcmp(s_lower, "on") == 0 ||
+ get_integer_from_string(s) == 1)
+ result = TRUE;
+
+ free(s_lower);
+
+ return result;
+}
+
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */