1 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/replace-table.c b/src/replace-table.c
index 2f80beb..3398bae 100644
--- a/src/replace-table.c
+++ b/src/replace-table.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ replace_table_process (gchar **buffer, ReplaceTable *table)
 
     replace_value = NULL;
     /*  match defines  */
-    if (table->defines && g_str_has_prefix (token, "value(")) {
+    if (table->defines && token_has_prefix (token, "value")) {
       s = extract_token_arg (token);
       replace_value = g_strdup (g_hash_table_lookup (table->defines, s));
       /*  fall back to empty string if not defined  */
@@ -450,3 +450,21 @@ extract_token_arg (const gchar *str)
   return g_strndup (start, end - start - 1);
 }
 
+/*
+ *   token_has_prefix: returns TRUE if 'prefix' matches the token syntax (i.e. "prefix (") with unlimited number of spaces before the opening bracket
+ *
+ */
+gboolean
+token_has_prefix (const gchar *token, const gchar *prefix)
+{
+  const gchar *s;
+
+  if (! g_str_has_prefix (token, prefix))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  s = token + strlen (prefix);
+  while (*s != '\0' && (*s == ' ' || *s == '\t'))
+    s++;
+
+  return (*s == '(');
+}