diff -r e1ced2523cad -r b6cbba6e29a1 src/linetypes/object.h
--- a/src/linetypes/object.h	Tue Nov 02 15:43:57 2021 +0200
+++ b/src/linetypes/object.h	Thu Mar 03 11:42:52 2022 +0200
@@ -86,6 +86,20 @@
 	virtual void setProperty(SetPropertyResult* result, const PropertyKeyValue& pair);
 };
 
+/**
+ * @brief Tests whether the object is exactly of the specified type
+ * @tparam R Type of LDraw line type object to test for
+ * @param object Object to test
+ * @returns whether the type of the object specified by @c id is the same type as R. Returns false if it is a subclass.
+ */
+template<typename R>
+bool isA(const ldraw::Object* object)
+{
+	const std::type_info& a = typeid(*object);
+	const std::type_info& b = typeid(R);
+	return a == b;
+}
+
 template<ldraw::Property property>
 ldraw::Object::SetPropertyResult ldraw::Object::setProperty(const ldraw::PropertyType<property>& value)
 {