1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/serialize.h b/src/serialize.h
index f2626281c1..e3d9939bcc 100644
--- a/src/serialize.h
+++ b/src/serialize.h
@@ -789,6 +789,7 @@ struct ser_streamplaceholder
 
 
 
+typedef std::vector<char, zero_after_free_allocator<char> > CSerializeData;
 
 /** Double ended buffer combining vector and stream-like interfaces.
  *
@@ -798,7 +799,7 @@ struct ser_streamplaceholder
 class CDataStream
 {
 protected:
-    typedef std::vector<char, zero_after_free_allocator<char> > vector_type;
+    typedef CSerializeData vector_type;
     vector_type vch;
     unsigned int nReadPos;
     short state;
@@ -1095,6 +1096,11 @@ public:
         ::Unserialize(*this, obj, nType, nVersion);
         return (*this);
     }
+
+    void GetAndClear(CSerializeData &data) {
+        vch.swap(data);
+        CSerializeData().swap(vch);
+    }
 };