2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/cxml.cc b/src/cxml.cc
index 99055ee..810abf8 100644
--- a/src/cxml.cc
+++ b/src/cxml.cc
@@ -268,6 +268,14 @@ cxml::Document::read_stream (istream& stream)
 }
 
 void
+cxml::Document::read_string (string s)
+{
+	stringstream t (s);
+	_parser->parse_stream (t);
+	take_root_node ();
+}
+
+void
 cxml::Document::take_root_node ()
 {
 	if (!_parser) {
diff --git a/src/cxml.h b/src/cxml.h
index a8da82a..ce62ca9 100644
--- a/src/cxml.h
+++ b/src/cxml.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ public:
 
 	void read_file (boost::filesystem::path);
 	void read_stream (std::istream &);
+	void read_string (std::string);
 	
 	std::string root_name () const {
 		return _root_name;