@@ -564,10 +564,17 @@
  * @throw OFInvalidEncodingException The string is not in the specified encoding
  */
 + (instancetype)stringWithContentsOfIRI: (OFIRI *)IRI
 			       encoding: (OFStringEncoding)encoding;
 
+/**
+ * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString to be empty.
+ *
+ * @return An initialized OFString
+ */
+- (instancetype)init OF_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;
+
 /**
  * @brief Initializes an already allocated OFString from a UTF-8 encoded C
  *	  string.
  *
  * @param UTF8String A UTF-8 encoded C string to initialize the OFString with