1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/xml/repr-util.cpp b/src/xml/repr-util.cpp
index 12280ea5a..7c5d2d6fc 100644
--- a/src/xml/repr-util.cpp
+++ b/src/xml/repr-util.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <2geom/point.h>
 #include "svg/stringstream.h"
 #include "svg/css-ostringstream.h"
+#include "svg/svg-length.h"
 
 #include "xml/repr.h"
 #include "xml/repr-sorting.h"
@@ -502,6 +503,20 @@ unsigned int sp_repr_set_svg_double(Inkscape::XML::Node *repr, gchar const *key,
     return true;
 }
 
+/**
+ * For attributes where an exponent is allowed.
+ *
+ * Not suitable for property attributes.
+ */
+unsigned int sp_repr_set_svg_length(Inkscape::XML::Node *repr, gchar const *key, SVGLength &val)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(repr != NULL, FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail(key != NULL, FALSE);
+
+    repr->setAttribute(key, val.write());
+    return true;
+}
+
 unsigned sp_repr_set_point(Inkscape::XML::Node *repr, gchar const *key, Geom::Point const & val)
 {
     g_return_val_if_fail(repr != NULL, FALSE);