@@ -114,10 +114,29 @@
  * \param str A string to initialize the OFString with
  * \return A new autoreleased OFString
  */
 + stringWithString: (OFString*)str;
 
+/**
+ * Creates a new OFString with the contents of the specified file.
+ *
+ * \param path The path to the file
+ * \return A new autoreleased OFString
+ */
++ stringWithContentsOfFile: (OFString*)path;
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new OFString with the contents of the specified file in the
+ * specified encoding.
+ *
+ * \param path The path to the file
+ * \param encoding The encoding of the file
+ * \return A new autoreleased OFString
+ */
++ stringWithContentsOfFile: (OFString*)path
+		  encoding: (enum of_string_encoding)encoding;
+
 /**
  * Initializes an already allocated OFString.
  *
  * \return An initialized OFString
  */
@@ -212,10 +231,30 @@
  * \param str A string to initialize the OFString with
  * \return An initialized OFString
  */
 - initWithString: (OFString*)str;
 
+/**
+ * Initializes an already allocated OFString with the contents of the specified
+ * file in the specified encoding.
+ *
+ * \param path The path to the file
+ * \return An initialized OFString
+ */
+- initWithContentsOfFile: (OFString*)path;
+
+/**
+ * Initializes an already allocated OFString with the contents of the specified
+ * file in the specified encoding.
+ *
+ * \param path The path to the file
+ * \param encoding The encoding of the file
+ * \return An initialized OFString
+ */
+- initWithContentsOfFile: (OFString*)path
+		encoding: (enum of_string_encoding)encoding;
+
 /**
  * \return The OFString as a UTF-8 encoded C string
  */
 - (const char*)cString;