diff --git a/include/table.h b/include/table.h
index ca451eb..590fd75 100644
--- a/include/table.h
+++ b/include/table.h
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ typedef struct table_entry table_entry;
  * @param table the table to initialize.
  */
 void table_init(table* table);
+/**
+ * Searches for the given string in the table.
+ * @param table the table to search.
+ * @param string the string to search for.
+ * @return the table entry, or NULL if an entry was not found.
+ */
+table_entry* table_search(table* table, const char* string);
 /**
  * Frees the resources allocated by the
  * given table.
diff --git a/src/table.c b/src/table.c
index 6c0a960..396b350 100644
--- a/src/table.c
+++ b/src/table.c
@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@ void table_init(table* table) {
     ht_init(&table->table);
     table->parent = NULL;
 } 
-
+table_entry* table_search(table* table, const char* string) {
+    void* to_return = NULL;
+    do {
+        to_return = ht_get(&table->table, string);
+        table = table->parent;
+    } while(table && to_return == NULL);
+    return to_return;
+}
 void table_free(table* table) {
     ht_free(&table->table);
 }