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diff --git a/include/elna/boot/symbol.h b/include/elna/boot/symbol.h
index 2c47fcc..40cbbc6 100644
--- a/include/elna/boot/symbol.h
+++ b/include/elna/boot/symbol.h
@@ -667,4 +667,14 @@ namespace elna::boot
      * \return The base type, or an empty type.
      */
     type get_range_base_type(const type& range);
+
+    /**
+     * Finds the type of a record field by name, following the base records.
+     *
+     * \param composite_type The record type to search in.
+     * \param field_name The name of the field to find.
+     * \return The field type, or an empty type if the type is not a record
+     *         or has no field with this name.
+     */
+    type lookup_field(const type& composite_type, const std::string& field_name);
 }