+/**
+ * \brief Checks whether a 'string' is printable or not (in order
+ * to avoid corrupting the terminal of invocation when printing)
+ * @param s string to check
+ */
+bool Util::IsCleanString(std::string const &s)
+{
+ //std::cout<< std::endl << s << std::endl;
+ for(unsigned int i=0; i<s.size(); i++)
+ {
+ if (!isprint((unsigned char)s[i]) )
+ {
+ return false;
+ }
+ }
+ return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Checks whether an 'area' is printable or not (in order
+ * to avoid corrupting the terminal of invocation when printing)
+ * @param s area to check (uint8_t is just for prototyping. feel free to cast)
+ * @param l area length to check
+ */
+bool Util::IsCleanArea(uint8_t *s, int l)
+{
+ for( int i=0; i<l; i++)
+ {
+ if (!isprint((unsigned char)s[i]) )
+ {
+ return false;
+ }
+ }
+ return true;
+}