Implemented a generic payload field lookup function

src/libcharon/encoding/payloads/payload.c

@@ -196,3 +196,23 @@ bool payload_is_known(payload_type_t type)
 #endif
 	return FALSE;
 }
+
+/**
+ * See header.
+ */
+void* payload_get_field(payload_t *payload, encoding_type_t type, u_int skip)
+{
+	encoding_rule_t *rule;
+	size_t count;
+	int i;
+
+	payload->get_encoding_rules(payload, &rule, &count);
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
+	{
+		if (rule[i].type == type && skip-- == 0)
+		{
+			return ((char*)payload) + rule[i].offset;
+		}
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}

src/libcharon/encoding/payloads/payload.h

@@ -268,4 +268,14 @@ payload_t *payload_create(payload_type_t type);
  */
 bool payload_is_known(payload_type_t type);
 
+/**
+ * Get the value field in a payload using encoding rules.
+ *
+ * @param payload	payload to look up a field
+ * @param type		encoding rule type to look up
+ * @param skip		number rules of type to skip, 0 to get first
+ * @return			type specific value pointer, NULL if not found
+ */
+void* payload_get_field(payload_t *payload, encoding_type_t type, u_int skip);
+
 #endif /** PAYLOAD_H_ @}*/