diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6
--- IIdentifierHelper.java	28 Aug 2007 22:25:46 -0000	1.5
+++ IIdentifierHelper.java	28 Sep 2007 22:37:39 -0000	1.6
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@

  * @see IIdentifierDictionary
  *
  * @author Jeremy McCormick

- * @version $Id: IIdentifierHelper.java,v 1.5 2007/08/28 22:25:46 jeremy Exp $

+ * @version $Id: IIdentifierHelper.java,v 1.6 2007/09/28 22:37:39 jeremy Exp $

  */
 
 public interface IIdentifierHelper

@@ -128,5 +128,14 @@

     * @param startIndex  The start field index.
     * @return            An ExpandedIdentifier with the unpacked values.
     */

-    public IExpandedIdentifier unpack(IIdentifier id, int startIndex)  throws InvalidIndexException;     

+    public IExpandedIdentifier unpack(IIdentifier id, int startIndex)  throws InvalidIndexException;
+    
+    /**
+     * Wraps {@link IIdentifierDictionary#getFieldIndex(String)}.
+     *  
+     * @param fieldName
+     * @return
+     * @throws FieldNotFoundException
+     */
+    public int getFieldIndex(String fieldName) throws FieldNotFoundException;

 }

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diff -u -r1.10 -r1.11
--- IdentifierHelper.java	28 Aug 2007 22:25:46 -0000	1.10
+++ IdentifierHelper.java	28 Sep 2007 22:37:40 -0000	1.11
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@

  * Implementation of {@link IIdentifierHelper}.
  *
  * @author Jeremy McCormick

- * @version $Id: IdentifierHelper.java,v 1.10 2007/08/28 22:25:46 jeremy Exp $

+ * @version $Id: IdentifierHelper.java,v 1.11 2007/09/28 22:37:40 jeremy Exp $

  */
 
 public class IdentifierHelper

@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@

         return IdentifierUtil.getValue( iddict, compact, field );
     }
     

+    public int getFieldIndex(String fieldName) throws FieldNotFoundException
+    {
+    	return iddict.getFieldIndex(fieldName);
+    }
+    

     public int getValue( IIdentifier compact, String field ) throws FieldNotFoundException
     {
         return IdentifierUtil.getValue( iddict, compact, field );