Index: capabilities.php
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--- capabilities.php	(revision 23176)
+++ capabilities.php	(working copy)
@@ -1365,6 +1365,37 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * Whether a particular user has capability or role.
+ *
+ * @since 3.5.1
+ *
+ * @param int|object $user User ID or object.
+ * @param int $blog_id Blog ID
+ * @param string $capability Capability or role name.
+ * @return bool
+ */
+function user_can_for_blog( $user, $blog_id, $capability ) {
+	if ( is_multisite() )
+		switch_to_blog( $blog_id );
+		
+	if ( ! is_object( $user ) )
+		$user = get_userdata( $user );
+
+	if ( ! $user || ! $user->exists() )
+		return false;
+
+	$args = array_slice( func_get_args(), 3 );
+	$args = array_merge( array( $capability ), $args );
+
+	$can = call_user_func_array( array( $user, 'has_cap' ), $args );
+
+	if ( is_multisite() )
+		restore_current_blog();
+		
+	return $can;	
+}
+
+/**
  * Retrieve role object.
  *
  * @see WP_Roles::get_role() Uses method to retrieve role object.