@@ -196,10 +196,24 @@
  * @return The object for the given key or `nil` if the key was not found
  */
 - (nullable ObjectType)objectForKey: (KeyType)key;
 - (nullable ObjectType)objectForKeyedSubscript: (KeyType)key;
 
+/*!
+ * @brief Returns the value for the given key or `nil` if the key was not
+ *	  found.
+ *
+ * If the key starts with an `@`, the `@` is stripped and
+ * `[super valueForKey:]` is called.
+ * If the key does not start with an `@`, this is equivalent to
+ * @ref objectForKey:.
+ *
+ * @param key The key whose value should be returned
+ * @return The value for the given key or `nil` if the key was not found
+ */
+- (nullable id)valueForKey: (OFString*)key;
+
 /*!
  * @brief Checks whether the dictionary contains an object equal to the
  *	  specified object.
  *
  * @param object The object which is checked for being in the dictionary