1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/com/mbien/opencl/CLUtils.java b/src/com/mbien/opencl/CLUtils.java
index c19292b6..a926e8ed 100644
--- a/src/com/mbien/opencl/CLUtils.java
+++ b/src/com/mbien/opencl/CLUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.mbien.opencl;
 
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
 /**
  *
  * @author Michael Bien
@@ -10,4 +12,14 @@ class CLUtils {
         return clLength==0 ? "" : new String(chars, 0, clLength-1);
     }
 
+    public static String clString2JavaString(ByteBuffer chars, int clLength) {
+        if (clLength==0) {
+            return "";
+        }else{
+            byte[] array = new byte[clLength-1]; // last char is always null
+            chars.get(array).rewind();
+            return new String(array, 0, clLength-1);
+        }
+    }
+
 }