2 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/staticstring.cpp b/src/staticstring.cpp
index 4d60b8d..60f130f 100644
--- a/src/staticstring.cpp
+++ b/src/staticstring.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ StaticString::StaticString( StaticString &xSrcStr )
         setString( xSrcStr, -1 );
 }
 
+StaticString::StaticString( const StaticString &xSrcStr )
+{
+        nLen = xSrcStr.getLength();
+        lpStr = new char[nLen];
+        memcpy( lpStr, xSrcStr.getString(), nLen );
+}
+
 StaticString::~StaticString()
 {
         if( lpStr != NULL ) delete[] lpStr;
@@ -56,7 +63,12 @@ char *StaticString::getString()
         return lpStr;
 }
 
-int StaticString::getLength()
+const char *StaticString::getString() const
+{
+        return lpStr;
+}
+
+int StaticString::getLength() const
 {
         return nLen;
 }
diff --git a/src/staticstring.h b/src/staticstring.h
index 0d155c4..4c3f7b8 100644
--- a/src/staticstring.h
+++ b/src/staticstring.h
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ public:
         StaticString( const char *lpNewStr );
         StaticString( StaticString &xSrcStr, int nNewLen );
         StaticString( StaticString &xSrcStr );
+        StaticString( const StaticString &xSrcStr );
         StaticString( int nLength );
         virtual ~StaticString();
 
         char *getString();
-        int getLength();
+        const char *getString() const;
+        int getLength() const;
         void setLength( int nNewLength );
 
         void setString( const char *lpNewStr, int nNewLen=-1 );