@@ -166,10 +166,20 @@
  */
 + (instancetype)stringWithCString: (const char *)cString
 			 encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding
 			   length: (size_t)cStringLength;
 
+/*!
+ * @brief Creates a new OFString from OFData with the specified encoding.
+ *
+ * @param data OFData with the contents of the string
+ * @param encoding The encoding in which the string is stored in the OFData
+ * @return An new autoreleased OFString
+ */
++ (instancetype)stringWithData: (OFData *)data
+		      encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding;
+
 /*!
  * @brief Creates a new OFString from another string.
  *
  * @param string A string to initialize the OFString with
  * @return A new autoreleased OFString
@@ -400,10 +410,21 @@
  */
 - initWithCString: (const char *)cString
 	 encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding
 	   length: (size_t)cStringLength;
 
+/*!
+ * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString from OFData with the
+ *	  specified encoding.
+ *
+ * @param data OFData with the contents of the string
+ * @param encoding The encoding in which the string is stored in the OFData
+ * @return An initialized OFString
+ */
+- initWithData: (OFData *)data
+      encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding;
+
 /*!
  * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString with another string.
  *
  * @param string A string to initialize the OFString with
  * @return An initialized OFString