@@ -106,10 +106,22 @@
  * @return A new autoreleased OFString
  */
 + (instancetype)stringWithUTF8String: (const char*)UTF8String
 			      length: (size_t)UTF8StringLength;
 
+/*!
+ * @brief Creates a new OFString from a UTF-8 encoded C string without copying
+ *	  the string.
+ *
+ * @param UTF8String A UTF-8 encoded C string to initialize the OFString with
+ * @param freeWhenDone Whether to free the C string when the OFString gets
+ *		       deallocated
+ * @return A new autoreleased OFString
+ */
++ (instancetype)stringWithUTF8StringNoCopy: (const char*)UTF8String
+			      freeWhenDone: (BOOL)freeWhenDone;
+
 /*!
  * @brief Creates a new OFString from a C string with the specified encoding.
  *
  * @param cString A C string to initialize the OFString with
  * @param encoding The encoding of the C string