--- a/String.st	Tue Dec 01 06:37:23 2015 +0100
+++ b/String.st	Thu Dec 03 06:57:19 2015 +0100
@@ -530,6 +530,8 @@
 
 
 
+
+
 !String methodsFor:'Compatibility-VW5.4'!
 
 asByteString
@@ -549,6 +551,7 @@
     "Modified: / 12-01-2011 / 12:33:58 / cg"
 ! !
 
+
 !String methodsFor:'accessing'!
 
 at:index
@@ -3893,6 +3896,12 @@
     "
 !
 
+containsNon8BitElements
+    "return true, if the underlying string contains elements larger than a single byte"
+
+    ^ false.
+!
+
 isWideString
     ^ false
 !
@@ -3986,6 +3995,7 @@
     ^ super reverse
 ! !
 
+
 !String methodsFor:'substring searching'!
 
 indexOfSubCollection:aSubString startingAt:startIndex ifAbsent:exceptionValue caseSensitive:caseSensitive
@@ -4497,6 +4507,7 @@
 
 ! !
 
+
 !String class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
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