1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lobject.h b/lobject.h
index 0e4924f5..9e7953e3 100644
--- a/lobject.h
+++ b/lobject.h
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ typedef struct TString {
     size_t lnglen;  /* length for long strings */
     struct TString *hnext;  /* linked list for hash table */
   } u;
-  char contents[1];
+  char contents[1];  /* string body starts here */
 } TString;
 
 
@@ -401,15 +401,22 @@ typedef struct TString {
 ** Get the actual string (array of bytes) from a 'TString'. (Generic
 ** version and specialized versions for long and short strings.)
 */
-#define getstr(ts)      ((ts)->contents)
 #define getlngstr(ts)   check_exp((ts)->shrlen == 0xFF, (ts)->contents)
 #define getshrstr(ts)   check_exp((ts)->shrlen != 0xFF, (ts)->contents)
+#define getstr(ts)      ((ts)->contents)
 
 
 /* get string length from 'TString *s' */
 #define tsslen(s)  \
         ((s)->shrlen != 0xFF ? (s)->shrlen : (s)->u.lnglen)
 
+/*
+** Get string and length */
+#define getlstr(ts, len)  \
+        ((ts)->shrlen != 0xFF \
+        ? (cast_void(len = (ts)->shrlen), (ts)->contents) \
+        : (cast_void(len = (ts)->u.lnglen), (ts)->contents))
+
 /* }================================================================== */