diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/code/Value.cpp b/contrib/openddlparser/code/Value.cpp
index 802e8dd61..5e88d6572 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/code/Value.cpp
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/code/Value.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
 CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #include <openddlparser/Value.h>
+
 #include <iostream>
 #include <cassert>
 
@@ -109,6 +110,15 @@ double Value::getDouble() const {
     return v;
 }
 
+void Value::setString( const std::string &str ) {
+    assert( ddl_string == m_type );
+    ::memcpy( m_data, str.c_str(), str.size() );
+    m_data[ str.size() ] = '\0';
+}
+const char *Value::getString() const {
+    return (const char*) m_data;
+}
+
 void Value::dump() {
     switch( m_type ) {
     case ddl_none:
@@ -223,7 +233,11 @@ Value *ValueAllocator::allocPrimData( Value::ValueType type, size_t len ) {
     }
 
     if( data->m_size ) {
-        data->m_size *= len;
+        size_t len1( len );
+        if( Value::ddl_string == type ) {
+            len1++;
+        }
+        data->m_size *= len1;
         data->m_data = new unsigned char[ data->m_size ];
     }
 
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/Value.h b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/Value.h
index 0d719f994..48eb6e771 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/Value.h
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/Value.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 #include <openddlparser/OpenDDLCommon.h>
 
+#include <string>
+
 BEGIN_ODDLPARSER_NS
 
 ///------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ public:
     float getFloat() const;
     void setDouble( double value );
     double getDouble() const;
+    void setString( const std::string &str );
+    const char *getString() const;
     void dump();
     void setNext( Value *next );
     Value *getNext() const;