2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/exceptionbase.cpp b/src/exceptionbase.cpp
index a9b9820..f3d22da 100644
--- a/src/exceptionbase.cpp
+++ b/src/exceptionbase.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ void ExceptionBase::setWhat( const char *lpFormat, va_list &vargs )
         vsnprintf( sWhat, nSize+1, lpFormat, vargs );
 }
 
+void ExceptionBase::setWhat( const char *lpText )
+{
+        if( sWhat ) delete[] sWhat;
+        int nSize;
+
+        nSize = strlen( lpText );
+        sWhat = new char[nSize+1];
+        strcpy( sWhat, lpText );
+}
+
 const char *ExceptionBase::what() const throw()
 {
         return sWhat;
diff --git a/src/exceptionbase.h b/src/exceptionbase.h
index 7c3cbd9..6f1eca7 100644
--- a/src/exceptionbase.h
+++ b/src/exceptionbase.h
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ public:
          */
         void setWhat( const char *lpFormat, va_list &vargs );
 
+        /**
+         *
+         * @param lpText
+         */
+        void setWhat( const char *lpText );
+
 private:
         int nErrorCode; /**< The code for the error that occured. */
         char *sWhat;    /**< The text string telling people what went wrong. */