--- projects/cms/source/conient/uk/org/iscream/cms/conient/datacomponents/StringDataComponent.java	2001/02/04 17:59:16	1.12
+++ projects/cms/source/conient/uk/org/iscream/cms/conient/datacomponents/StringDataComponent.java	2001/03/05 16:13:40	1.13
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
  * in a JTextField.
  *
  * @author  $Author: ajm $
- * @version $Id: StringDataComponent.java,v 1.12 2001/02/04 17:59:16 ajm Exp $
+ * @version $Id: StringDataComponent.java,v 1.13 2001/03/05 16:13:40 ajm Exp $
  */
 public class StringDataComponent extends VisibleDataComponent {
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class StringDataComponent extends VisibleDataCo
     /**
      * The current CVS revision of this class
      */
-    public final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.12 $";
+    public final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.13 $";
     
     /**
      * The default length of the JTextField
@@ -108,6 +108,16 @@ public class StringDataComponent extends VisibleDataCo
      */
     public String getPacketAttribute() {
         return _attribute;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the string showing the packet
+     * data that the component is looking after
+     *
+     * @return the packet reference
+     */
+    public String getValue() {
+        return _cache;
     }
 
 //---ATTRIBUTES---