2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/pugixml.cpp b/src/pugixml.cpp
index 105e056..b51055a 100644
--- a/src/pugixml.cpp
+++ b/src/pugixml.cpp
@@ -4866,6 +4866,11 @@ namespace pugi
         return *this;
     }
 
+    PUGI__FN xml_node xml_text::data() const
+    {
+        return xml_node(_data());
+    }
+
 #ifdef __BORLANDC__
 	PUGI__FN bool operator&&(const xml_text& lhs, bool rhs)
 	{
diff --git a/src/pugixml.hpp b/src/pugixml.hpp
index 53f4b63..beb5aa5 100644
--- a/src/pugixml.hpp
+++ b/src/pugixml.hpp
@@ -612,6 +612,9 @@ namespace pugi
 		xml_text& operator=(unsigned int rhs);
 		xml_text& operator=(double rhs);
 		xml_text& operator=(bool rhs);
+
+        // Get the data node (node_pcdata or node_cdata) for this object
+        xml_node data() const;
     };
 
 #ifdef __BORLANDC__