diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 273fff46..c6fd0411 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ liblolcore_a_SOURCES = \
     map.cpp map.h entity.cpp entity.h ticker.cpp ticker.h lolgl.h \
     tileset.cpp tileset.h forge.cpp forge.h video.cpp video.h \
     world.cpp world.h sample.cpp sample.h sampler.cpp sampler.h \
-    profiler.cpp profiler.h text.cpp text.h emitter.cpp emitter.h numeric.h \
+    profiler.cpp profiler.h text.cpp text.h emitter.cpp emitter.h numeric.h utils.h \
     worldentity.cpp worldentity.h gradient.cpp gradient.h gradient.lolfx \
     platform.cpp platform.h sprite.cpp sprite.h camera.cpp camera.h \
     light.cpp light.h \
diff --git a/src/core.h b/src/core.h
index f30ce096..f4b73e65 100644
--- a/src/core.h
+++ b/src/core.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ static inline int isnan(float f)
 #include <lol/image/all.h>
 #include <lol/debug/all.h>
 
+#include "utils.h"
 #include "numeric.h"
 
 // Static classes
diff --git a/src/lol/base/string.h b/src/lol/base/string.h
index 93eca752..395daca5 100644
--- a/src/lol/base/string.h
+++ b/src/lol/base/string.h
@@ -147,6 +147,40 @@ public:
         return tmp ? (int)(intptr_t)(tmp - C()) : -1;
     }
 
+    int Replace(const char old_token, const char new_token, bool all_occurence=false)
+    {
+        using namespace std;
+
+        int res = 0;
+        char *tmp = NULL;
+        while ((tmp = strrchr(C(), old_token)))
+        {
+            *tmp = new_token;
+            res++;
+            if (!all_occurence)
+                break;
+        }
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    inline String& ToLower()
+    {
+        char* p = C();
+        for (int i = 0; i < Count(); ++i)
+            if ('A' <= p[i] && p[i] <= 'Z')
+                p[i] += 'a' - 'A';
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    inline String& ToUpper()
+    {
+        char* p = C();
+        for (int i = 0; i < Count(); ++i)
+            if ('a' <= p[i] && p[i] <= 'z')
+                p[i] += 'A' - 'a';
+        return *this;
+    }
+
     int LastIndexOf(char const* token) const
     {
         using namespace std;
diff --git a/src/lolcore.vcxproj b/src/lolcore.vcxproj
index ba38670c..890907fc 100644
--- a/src/lolcore.vcxproj
+++ b/src/lolcore.vcxproj
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="ticker.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="tiler.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="tileset.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="utils.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="video.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="world.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="worldentity.h" />
diff --git a/src/lolcore.vcxproj.filters b/src/lolcore.vcxproj.filters
index e8cbe605..e40bd989 100644
--- a/src/lolcore.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/lolcore.vcxproj.filters
@@ -608,6 +608,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="input\input_internal.h">
       <Filter>input</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="utils.h">
+      <Filter>...</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <LolFxCompile Include="gpu\emptymaterial.lolfx">
diff --git a/src/numeric.h b/src/numeric.h
index 3379be56..f0cd873c 100644
--- a/src/numeric.h
+++ b/src/numeric.h
@@ -43,13 +43,6 @@ template <typename T1, typename T2, typename Tf> static inline T1 damp(const T1
     return lol::lerp(a, b, dt / (dt + x));
 }
 
-template< class T > inline void Swap( T& A, T& B )
-{
-    const T Temp = A;
-    A = B;
-    B = Temp;
-}
-
 //SmoothClamp clamps x in [a - sd, b + sd] and returns a value in [a, b] that is smoothed at the borders.
 static inline float SmoothClamp(float &x, float a, float b, float sd)
 {
diff --git a/src/utils.h b/src/utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6aa4570c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+//
+// Lol Engine
+//
+// Copyright: (c) 2012-2013 Benjamin "Touky" Huet <huet.benjamin@gmail.com>
+//            (c) 2012-2013 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>
+//   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+//   modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want To
+//   Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar. See
+//   http://www.wtfpl.net/ for more details.
+//
+
+//
+// Various basic convenience functions
+// ------------------
+//
+
+#if !defined __LOL_UTILS_H__
+#define __LOL_UTILS_H__
+
+#include "lol\base\string.h"
+
+namespace lol
+{
+
+//Swaps two given values.
+template< class T > inline void Swap( T& A, T& B )
+{
+    const T Temp = A;
+    A = B;
+    B = Temp;
+}
+
+//TODO: random struct
+//Gets a random Element from the given array<T>, considering you have implemented what follows :
+//NEEDS : float T::m_weight; //if m_weight is 0, it automatically assumes that this step is ignored.
+template< class T > inline int GetRandom(Array<T> src)
+{
+    float r_total = 0.f;
+    float r_alpha = rand(1.f);
+    float r_value = 0.f;
+    int r_j = 0;
+
+    int i = 0;
+    for (; i < src.Count(); ++i)
+    {
+        T& tmp = src[i];
+        if (tmp.m_weight > .0f)
+        {
+            r_total += tmp.m_weight;
+            float r_tmp = r_alpha * r_total;
+            while (r_tmp > r_value + src[r_j].m_weight && r_j < i)
+            {
+                r_value += src[r_j].m_weight;
+                r_j++;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return (r_total > .0f)?(r_j):(-1);
+}
+
+//Gets the value for the given safe-enum, considering you have implemented what follows :
+//NEEDS : Contructor(Value)
+//NEEDS : static char const *GetName(Value v)
+//NEEDS : T::Max
+template< class T > inline T FindValue(const char* name)
+{
+    String n = name;
+    n.ToLower();
+    for (int i = 0; i < T::Max; ++i)
+    {
+        String s = T::GetName(T::Value(i));
+        if (s.ToLower().IndexOf(n.C()) > -1)
+            return T(T::Value(i));
+    }
+    return T::Max;
+}
+
+} /* namespace lol */
+
+#endif /* __LOL_UTILS_H__ */
+