@@ -121,10 +121,16 @@
  * \return The implementation of the instance method for the specified selector
  *	   or nil if it isn't implemented
  */
 + (IMP)instanceMethodForSelector: (SEL)selector;
 
+/**
+ * \param selector The selector for which the type encoding should be returned
+ * \return The type encoding of the instance method for the specified selector
+ */
++ (const char*)typeEncodingForInstanceSelector: (SEL)selector;
+
 /**
  * Replaces a class method implementation with another implementation.
  *
  * \param newimp The new implementation for the class method
  * \param selector The selector of the class method to replace
@@ -207,10 +213,17 @@
  *
  * \return The implementation for the specified selector
  */
 - (IMP)methodForSelector: (SEL)selector;
 
+/**
+ * \param selector The selector for which the type encoding should be returned
+ *
+ * \return The type encoding for the specified selector
+ */
+- (const char*)typeEncodingForSelector: (SEL)selector;
+
 /**
  * Checks two objects for equality.
  *
  * Classes containing data (like strings, arrays, lists etc.) should reimplement
  * this!