2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Swiften/Base/SafeByteArray.h b/Swiften/Base/SafeByteArray.h
index 832b116..2f3fbfa 100644
--- a/Swiften/Base/SafeByteArray.h
+++ b/Swiften/Base/SafeByteArray.h
@@ -39,5 +39,11 @@ namespace Swift {
 	}
 
 	SafeByteArray createSafeByteArray(const SafeString& s);
+
+	/* 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) {
+		return byteArrayToString(ByteArray(b.begin(), b.end()));
+	}
 }
 
diff --git a/Swiften/Base/SafeString.h b/Swiften/Base/SafeString.h
index bb6d6c7..d549bd1 100644
--- a/Swiften/Base/SafeString.h
+++ b/Swiften/Base/SafeString.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ namespace Swift {
 
 			SafeString(const char*);
 
+			SafeString(const char* begin, const char* end) : data(begin, end) {
+			}
 
 			std::string toString() const {
 				return data.empty() ? std::string() : std::string(&data[0], data.size());