diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/KernelModelElementUtils.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/KernelModelElementUtils.java
index 94d136c2107571308d928b54746ec9796d3c3e5d..9394ecb8d5b9047f68b2539478cd8176ec78352e 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/KernelModelElementUtils.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.kernel/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/kernel/utils/KernelModelElementUtils.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.IIdLabeled;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.IIdLabeledReference;
+import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.INamedElement;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.model.IProjectRootElement;
 import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.service.IPersistencyService;
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ import org.fortiss.tooling.kernel.service.IPersistencyService;
  * @author hoelzl
  * @author $Author$
  * @version $Rev$
- * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: BFAEE573B73BEA35ED5EC160F4015FB5
+ * @ConQAT.Rating YELLOW Hash: E77DC792D810E6886DD06EC35AB21D0D
  */
 public final class KernelModelElementUtils {
 
@@ -112,4 +113,29 @@ public final class KernelModelElementUtils {
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Iterates the content of the given root element and finds a contained
+	 * element with the given name and the given class.
+	 * 
+	 * @param root
+	 *            the root element to be searched
+	 * @param name
+	 *            the name of the element to find
+	 * @param clazz
+	 *            the class of the element to find
+	 * @return the element found or <code>null</code> if none was found
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public static <T extends INamedElement> T findContentElementByNameAndClass(
+			EObject root, String name, Class<T> clazz) {
+		Iterator<EObject> iter = root.eAllContents();
+		while (iter.hasNext()) {
+			EObject nxt = iter.next();
+			if (clazz.isInstance(nxt) && ((T) nxt).getName().equals(name)) {
+				return (T) nxt;
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
 }