2 files changed, 51 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/java/com/xagasoft/gats/GatsObject.java b/java/com/xagasoft/gats/GatsObject.java
index 031dc90..1538c93 100644
--- a/java/com/xagasoft/gats/GatsObject.java
+++ b/java/com/xagasoft/gats/GatsObject.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public abstract class GatsObject
                                 break;
 
                         case 's':
-                //              goRet = new GatsString();
+                                goRet = new GatsString();
                                 break;
 
                         case '0':
diff --git a/java/com/xagasoft/gats/GatsString.java b/java/com/xagasoft/gats/GatsString.java
index 89edc21..e512ade 100644
--- a/java/com/xagasoft/gats/GatsString.java
+++ b/java/com/xagasoft/gats/GatsString.java
@@ -5,17 +5,66 @@ import java.io.OutputStream;
 
 public class GatsString extends GatsObject
 {
+        private byte[] aValue = null;
+
+        public GatsString()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public GatsString( String sValue )
+        {
+                this.aValue = sValue.getBytes();
+        }
+
+        public GatsString( byte[] aValue )
+        {
+                this.aValue = aValue;
+        }
+
+        public byte[] getValue()
+        {
+                return aValue;
+        }
+
+        public void setValue( String sValue )
+        {
+                this.aValue = sValue.getBytes();
+        }
+
+        public void setValue( byte[] aValue )
+        {
+                this.aValue = aValue;
+        }
+
+        public String toString()
+        {
+                return new String( aValue );
+        }
+
         public int getType()
         {
                 return GatsObject.STRING;
         }
 
-        public void read( InputStream is, char cType )
+        public void read( InputStream is, char cType ) throws java.io.IOException
         {
+                long lSize = GatsInteger.readPackedInt( is );
+                aValue = new byte[(int)lSize];
+                is.read( aValue );
         }
 
         public void write( OutputStream os ) throws java.io.IOException
         {
+                os.write( (int)'s' );
+                if( aValue == null )
+                {
+                        GatsInteger.writePackedInt( os, 0 );
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                        GatsInteger.writePackedInt( os, aValue.length );
+                        os.write( aValue );
+                }
         }
 };