--- a/dwt/widgets/Widget.d	Sun Sep 14 19:58:20 2008 +0200
+++ b/dwt/widgets/Widget.d	Mon Sep 15 03:40:57 2008 +0200
@@ -554,6 +554,9 @@
     checkWidget();
     return (state & KEYED_DATA) !is 0 ? (cast(ArrayWrapperObject) data).array [0] : data;
 }
+public String getDataStr () {
+    return stringcast(getData());
+}
 
 /**
  * Returns the application defined property of the receiver
@@ -589,6 +592,9 @@
     }
     return null;
 }
+public String getDataStr (String key) {
+    return stringcast(getData(key));
+}
 
 /**
  * Returns the <code>Display</code> that is associated with
@@ -1127,6 +1133,10 @@
         this.data = data;
     }
 }
+/// DWT extension
+public void setDataStr (String data) {
+    setData(stringcast(data));
+}
 
 /**
  * Sets the application defined property of the receiver
@@ -1196,6 +1206,10 @@
         }
     }
 }
+/// DWT extension
+public void setDataStr (String key, String value) {
+    setData( key, stringcast(value));
+}
 
 bool sendFocusEvent (int type) {
     sendEvent (type);