diff --git a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/util/StringUtils.h b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/util/StringUtils.h
index f47799e..146fc43 100644
--- a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/util/StringUtils.h
+++ b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/util/StringUtils.h
@@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ public:
* @return true if any string in the input list contains the given substring; false otherwise
*/
static bool containsSubstring(const QStringList& input, const QString& substring);
+
+ /**
+ * Removes all strings in a specified list from another string list
+ *
+ * @param input the list to remove strings from
+ * @param toRemove the list of string to remove
+ */
+ static void removeAll(QStringList& input, const QStringList& toRemove);
};
}