--- a/dwt/dwthelper/utils.d	Sat Jan 26 16:45:05 2008 +0100
+++ b/dwt/dwthelper/utils.d	Sat Jan 26 19:05:32 2008 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/**
+/**
  * Authors: Frank Benoit <keinfarbton@googlemail.com>
  */
 module dwt.dwthelper.utils;
@@ -88,9 +88,24 @@
     return str[ pos ];
 }
 
+public void getChars( char[] src, int srcBegin, int srcEnd, char[] dst, int dstBegin){
+    dst[ dstBegin .. dstBegin + srcEnd - srcBegin ] = str[ srcBegin .. srcEnd ];
+}
+
+public bool endsWith( char[] src, char[] pattern ){
+    if( src.length < pattern.length ){
+        return false;
+    }
+    return src[ $-pattern.length .. $ ] == pattern;
+}
+
+public char[] toLowerCase( char[] src ){
+    return tango.text.Unicode.toLower( src );
+}
+
 static char[] toHex(uint value, bool prefix = true, int radix = 8){
-    return tango.text.convert.Integer.toString( 
-            value, 
+    return tango.text.convert.Integer.toString(
+            value,
             radix is 10 ? tango.text.convert.Integer.Style.Signed :
             radix is  8 ? tango.text.convert.Integer.Style.Octal  :
             radix is 16 ? tango.text.convert.Integer.Style.Hex    :