@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
 
 @class OFArray;
+@class OFURL;
 
 /**
  * \brief A class for handling strings.
  */
 @interface OFString: OFObject <OFCopying, OFMutableCopying, OFComparing>
@@ -148,10 +149,30 @@
  * \return A new autoreleased OFString
  */
 + stringWithContentsOfFile: (OFString*)path
 		  encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding;
 
+/**
+ * Creates a new OFString with the contents of the specified URL, assuming
+ * UTF-8 encoding.
+ *
+ * \param url The URL to the contents for the string
+ * \return A new autoreleased OFString
+ */
++ stringWithContentsOfURL: (OFURL*)url;
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new OFString with the contents of the specified URL in the
+ * specified encoding.
+ *
+ * \param url The URL to the contents for the string
+ * \param encoding The encoding to assume
+ * \return A new autoreleased OFString
+ */
++ stringWithContentsOfURL: (OFURL*)url
+		 encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding;
+
 /**
  * Initializes an already allocated OFString from a UTF-8 encoded C string.
  *
  * \param str A UTF-8 encoded C string to initialize the OFString with
  * \return An initialized OFString
@@ -259,10 +280,30 @@
  * \return An initialized OFString
  */
 - initWithContentsOfFile: (OFString*)path
 		encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding;
 
+/**
+ * Initializes an already allocated OFString with the contents of the specified
+ * URL, assuming UTF-8 encoding.
+ *
+ * \param url The URL to the contents for the string
+ * \return An initialized OFString
+ */
+- initWithContentsOfURL: (OFURL*)url;
+
+/**
+ * Initializes an already allocated OFString with the contents of the specified
+ * URL in the specified encoding.
+ *
+ * \param url The URL to the contents for the string
+ * \param encoding The encoding to assume
+ * \return An initialized OFString
+ */
+- initWithContentsOfURL: (OFURL*)url
+	       encoding: (of_string_encoding_t)encoding;
+
 /**
  * \return The OFString as a UTF-8 encoded C string
  */
 - (const char*)cString;