1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/sp-object.cpp b/src/sp-object.cpp
index 75f4657ef..0dc301c49 100644
--- a/src/sp-object.cpp
+++ b/src/sp-object.cpp
@@ -775,6 +775,21 @@ void SPObject::appendChild(Inkscape::XML::Node *child) {
     repr->appendChild(child);
 }
 
+SPObject* SPObject::nthChild(unsigned index) {
+    g_assert(this->repr);
+    if (hasChildren()) {
+        std::vector<SPObject*> l;
+        unsigned counter = 0;
+        for (auto& child: children) {
+            if (counter == index) {
+                return &child;
+            }
+            counter++;
+        }
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 void SPObject::addChild(Inkscape::XML::Node *child, Inkscape::XML::Node * prev)
 {
     g_assert(this->repr);