2 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 97a4ae1..cff832e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -1363,5 +1363,25 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
 
             base.Close();
         }
+
+        internal bool TryGetAvatarByName(string avatarName, out ScenePresence avatar)
+        {
+            foreach( ScenePresence presence in m_scenePresences.Values )
+            {
+                if( !presence.IsChildAgent )
+                {
+                    string name = presence.ControllingClient.FirstName + " " + presence.ControllingClient.LastName;
+
+                    if( String.Compare( avatarName, name, true ) == 0 )
+                    {
+                        avatar = presence;
+                        return true;                        
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            avatar = null;
+            return false;           
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
index 79fdff7..196976c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/SceneManager.cs
@@ -233,5 +233,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
             m_localScenes.Remove(scene);

             scene.Close();

         }

+

+        public bool TryGetAvatarByName(string avatarName, out ScenePresence avatar)

+        {

+            foreach (Scene scene in m_localScenes)

+            {

+                if (scene.TryGetAvatarByName(avatarName, out avatar))

+                {

+                    return true;

+                }

+            }

+

+            avatar = null;

+            return false;

+        }

     }

 }
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