diff --git a/src/utils/general/QuickString.h b/src/utils/general/QuickString.h
index 87ee03f4cb632966a9ef1354117182ba37ace739..6124d96358009a7de1bf7eaf90225f246f22c0cd 100644
--- a/src/utils/general/QuickString.h
+++ b/src/utils/general/QuickString.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public:
 	bool operator < (const QuickString &) const;
 	bool operator > (const QuickString &) const;
 	const char *c_str() const { return _buffer; }
+	const string str() const { return _buffer; }
 	const char &operator [] (int pos) const { return _buffer[pos]; }
 	char &operator [] (int pos) { return _buffer[pos]; }