diff --git a/src/capwap/item.c b/src/capwap/item.c
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+++ b/src/capwap/item.c
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+
+#include "item.h"
+#include "capwap_items.h"
+
+struct cw_item * cw_item_get_by_id(int id,struct cw_item *table)
+{
+	int i;
+	while (table->id != CW_ITEM_NONE) {
+		if (table->id == id)
+			return table;
+		table++;
+
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+
+struct cw_item * cw_item_get_by_name(const char *name,struct cw_item *table)
+{
+	int i;
+	while (table->id != CW_ITEM_NONE) {
+		if (!strcmp(table->cfgname,name))
+			return table;
+		table++;
+
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}