1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/String.cpp b/src/core/String.cpp
index 9a7b96e..494d976 100644
--- a/src/core/String.cpp
+++ b/src/core/String.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,22 @@ const wchar_t *String::unicode_str() const {
 	return godot::api->godot_string_unicode_str(&_godot_string);
 }
 
+char *String::alloc_c_string() const {
+	int len;
+
+	// figure out the lenght of our string
+	get_c_string(NULL, &len);
+
+	// allocate our buffer
+	char * result = (char *)godot::api->godot_alloc(len + 1);
+	if (result != NULL) {
+		get_c_string(result, &len);
+		result[len] = '\0';
+	}
+	
+	return result;
+}
+
 void String::get_c_string(char *p_dest, int *p_size) const {
 	godot::api->godot_string_get_data(&_godot_string, p_dest, p_size);
 }