1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Swiften/Base/SafeByteArray.h b/Swiften/Base/SafeByteArray.h
index 032a6d5..1ef1d84 100644
--- a/Swiften/Base/SafeByteArray.h
+++ b/Swiften/Base/SafeByteArray.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <Swiften/Base/SafeAllocator.h>
 #include <Swiften/Base/ByteArray.h>
+#include <boost/smart_ptr/make_shared.hpp>
 
 namespace Swift {
 	typedef std::vector<unsigned char, SafeAllocator<unsigned char> > SafeByteArray;
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ namespace Swift {
 		return SafeByteArray(s.begin(), s.end());
 	}
 
+	inline boost::shared_ptr<SafeByteArray> createSafeByteArrayRef(const std::string& s) {
+		return boost::make_shared<SafeByteArray>(s.begin(), s.end());
+	}
+
 	inline SafeByteArray createSafeByteArray(char c) {
 		return SafeByteArray(1, c);
 	}
@@ -32,10 +37,18 @@ namespace Swift {
 		return SafeByteArray(c, c + n);
 	}
 
+	inline boost::shared_ptr<SafeByteArray> createSafeByteArrayRef(const char* c, size_t n) {
+		return boost::make_shared<SafeByteArray>(c, c + n);
+	}
+
 	inline SafeByteArray createSafeByteArray(const unsigned char* c, size_t n) {
 		return SafeByteArray(c, c + n);
 	}
 
+	inline boost::shared_ptr<SafeByteArray> createSafeByteArrayRef(const unsigned char* c, size_t n) {
+		return boost::make_shared<SafeByteArray>(c, c + n);
+	}
+
 	/* WARNING! This breaks the safety of the data in the safe byte array.
 	 * Do not use in modes that require data safety. */
 	inline std::string safeByteArrayToString(const SafeByteArray& b) {