diff --git a/src/tests/servers/app/benchmark/DrawingModeToString.cpp b/src/tests/servers/app/benchmark/DrawingModeToString.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Stephan Aßmus <superstippi@gmx.de>
+ * All rights reserved. Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
+ */
+
+#include "DrawingModeToString.h"
+
+struct DrawingModeString {
+	const char*		string;
+	drawing_mode	mode;
+};
+
+
+static const DrawingModeString kDrawingModes[] = {
+	{ "B_OP_COPY",		B_OP_COPY },
+	{ "B_OP_OVER",		B_OP_OVER },
+	{ "B_OP_ERASE",		B_OP_ERASE },
+	{ "B_OP_INVERT",	B_OP_INVERT },
+	{ "B_OP_ADD",		B_OP_ADD },
+	{ "B_OP_SUBTRACT",	B_OP_SUBTRACT },
+	{ "B_OP_BLEND",		B_OP_BLEND },
+	{ "B_OP_MIN",		B_OP_MIN },
+	{ "B_OP_MAX",		B_OP_MAX },
+	{ "B_OP_SELECT",	B_OP_SELECT },
+	{ "B_OP_ALPHA",		B_OP_ALPHA }
+};
+
+
+bool ToDrawingMode(const char* string, drawing_mode& mode)
+{
+	int entries = sizeof(kDrawingModes) / sizeof(DrawingModeString);
+	for (int32 i = 0; i < entries; i++) {
+		if (strcmp(kDrawingModes[i].string, string) == 0) {
+			mode = kDrawingModes[i].mode;
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+
+bool ToString(drawing_mode mode, const char*& string)
+{
+	int entries = sizeof(kDrawingModes) / sizeof(DrawingModeString);
+	for (int32 i = 0; i < entries; i++) {
+		if (kDrawingModes[i].mode == mode) {
+			string = kDrawingModes[i].string;
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/servers/app/benchmark/DrawingModeToString.h b/src/tests/servers/app/benchmark/DrawingModeToString.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 Stephan Aßmus <superstippi@gmx.de>
+ * All rights reserved. Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
+ */
+#ifndef DRAWING_MODE_TO_STRING_H
+#define DRAWING_MODE_TO_STRING_H
+
+#include <InterfaceDefs.h>
+
+
+bool ToDrawingMode(const char* string, drawing_mode& mode);
+bool ToString(drawing_mode mode, const char*& string);
+
+
+#endif // DRAWING_MODE_TO_STRING_H