@@ -584,10 +584,26 @@
  */
 - (size_t)getCString: (char*)cString
 	   maxLength: (size_t)maxLength
 	    encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding;
 
+/*!
+ * @brief Writes the OFString into the specified C string with the specified
+ *	  encoding, replacing characters that cannot be represented in the
+ *	  specified encoding with a question mark.
+ *
+ * @param cString The C string to write into
+ * @param maxLength The maximum number of bytes to write into the C string,
+ *		    including the terminating zero
+ * @param encoding The encoding to use for writing into the C string
+ * @return The number of bytes written into the C string, without the
+ *	   terminating zero
+ */
+- (size_t)getLossyCString: (char*)cString
+		maxLength: (size_t)maxLength
+		 encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding;
+
 /*!
  * @brief Returns the OFString as a C string in the specified encoding.
  *
  * The result is valid until the autorelease pool is released. If you want to
  * use the result outside the scope of the current autorelease pool, you have to
@@ -597,10 +613,25 @@
  * @return The OFString as a C string in the specified encoding
  */
 - (const char*)cStringWithEncoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding
     OF_RETURNS_INNER_POINTER;
 
+/*!
+ * @brief Returns the OFString as a C string in the specified encoding,
+ *	  replacing characters that cannot be represented in the specified
+ *	  encoding with a question mark.
+ *
+ * The result is valid until the autorelease pool is released. If you want to
+ * use the result outside the scope of the current autorelease pool, you have to
+ * copy it.
+ *
+ * @param encoding The encoding for the C string
+ * @return The OFString as a C string in the specified encoding
+ */
+- (const char*)lossyCStringWithEncoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding
+    OF_RETURNS_INNER_POINTER;
+
 /*!
  * @brief Returns the OFString as a UTF-8 encoded C string.
  *
  * The result is valid until the autorelease pool is released. If you want to
  * use the result outside the scope of the current autorelease pool, you have to