--- a/String.st	Sat Feb 24 23:50:34 1996 +0100
+++ b/String.st	Mon Feb 26 13:39:54 1996 +0100
@@ -2032,6 +2032,10 @@
     ^ #iso8859
 !
 
+bitsPerCharacter
+    ^ 8
+!
+
 isEmpty
     "return true if the receiver is empty (i.e. if size == 0)
      Redefined here for performance"
@@ -2192,5 +2196,5 @@
 !String class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/String.st,v 1.63 1996-02-23 13:25:33 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/String.st,v 1.64 1996-02-26 12:39:54 cg Exp $'
 ! !