Added CVariant constructor which takes a string pointer and length

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/xbmc/utils/Variant.cpp b/xbmc/utils/Variant.cpp
index 8a7462cd3f..5971dfa8d3 100644
--- a/xbmc/utils/Variant.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/utils/Variant.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ CVariant::CVariant(const char *str)
   m_data.string = new string(str);
 }
 
+CVariant::CVariant(const char *str, unsigned int length)
+{
+  m_type = VariantTypeString;
+  m_data.string = new string(str, length);
+}
+
 CVariant::CVariant(const string &str)
 {
   m_type = VariantTypeString;
diff --git a/xbmc/utils/Variant.h b/xbmc/utils/Variant.h
index 54ba7fa3ea..94925c3652 100644
--- a/xbmc/utils/Variant.h
+++ b/xbmc/utils/Variant.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public:
   CVariant(float fFloat);
   CVariant(bool boolean);
   CVariant(const char *str);
+  CVariant(const char *str, unsigned int length);
   CVariant(const std::string &str);
   CVariant(const CVariant &variant);