diff --git a/cmJson.c b/cmJson.c
index 21e80a5..3dce4c1 100644
--- a/cmJson.c
+++ b/cmJson.c
@@ -1423,6 +1423,39 @@ cmJsRC_t   cmJsonObjectNode( const cmJsonNode_t* vp, cmJsonNode_t **retPtrPtr )
   return rc;
 }
 
+cmJsonNode_t* cmJsonFindPair( const cmJsonNode_t* np, const char* label )
+{
+  cmJsRC_t rc = kOkJsRC;
+  cmJsonNode_t* vnp = NULL;
+
+  if((rc = _cmJsonFindMemberValue( np, label, kInvalidTId, &vnp )) != kOkJsRC )
+    return NULL;
+
+  assert( vnp != NULL );
+  
+
+  return vnp->ownerPtr;
+}
+
+cmJsRC_t      cmJsonMemberType( const cmJsonNode_t* np, const char* label, unsigned* typeIdRef )
+{
+  cmJsRC_t rc = kOkJsRC;
+  cmJsonNode_t* vnp = NULL;
+
+  if( typeIdRef != NULL )
+    *typeIdRef = kInvalidTId;
+  
+  if((rc = _cmJsonFindMemberValue( np, label, kInvalidTId, &vnp )) != kOkJsRC )
+    return rc;
+
+  assert( vnp != NULL );
+  
+  if( typeIdRef != NULL )
+    *typeIdRef = vnp->typeId & kMaskTId;
+
+  return rc;
+}
+
 cmJsRC_t      cmJsonUIntMember(    const cmJsonNode_t* np, const char* label, unsigned* retPtr )
 { 
   cmJsonNode_t* vp;
diff --git a/cmJson.h b/cmJson.h
index 61aaeb8..7d5c939 100644
--- a/cmJson.h
+++ b/cmJson.h
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ extern "C" {
   const cmJsonNode_t* cmJsonFindPathValueC( cmJsonH_t h, const char* path, const cmJsonNode_t* root, unsigned typeIdMask );
   cmJsonNode_t*       cmJsonFindPathValue(  cmJsonH_t h, const char* path, const cmJsonNode_t* root, unsigned typeIdMask );
 
+  
   // Return the node value. If 'np' does not point to the same type as
   // specified in '*retPtr' then the value is converted if possible.
   // If the value cannot be converted function returns a 'kNodeCannotCvtJsRC'
@@ -187,10 +188,16 @@ extern "C" {
 
 
   // Return the label from a pair object.
-  const char* cmJsonPairLabel(  const cmJsonNode_t* pairPtr );
-  unsigned    cmJsonPairTypeId( const cmJsonNode_t* pairPtr );
+  const char*   cmJsonPairLabel(  const cmJsonNode_t* pairPtr );
+  unsigned      cmJsonPairTypeId( const cmJsonNode_t* pairPtr );
   cmJsonNode_t* cmJsonPairValue( cmJsonNode_t* pairPtr );
 
+  // Return a labelled pair node from an object.
+  cmJsonNode_t* cmJsonFindPair( const cmJsonNode_t* objectNodePtr, const char* label );
+  
+  // Return the type of a member value.
+  cmJsRC_t     cmJsonMemberType( const cmJsonNode_t* objectNodePtr, const char* label, unsigned* typeIdRef );
+  
   // Return values associated with the member values in the object
   // pointed to by object objectNodePtr.
   cmJsRC_t      cmJsonUIntMember(   const cmJsonNode_t* objectNodePtr, const char* label, unsigned* retPtr );