1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libs/pbd/pbd/convert.h b/libs/pbd/pbd/convert.h
index 00176659cf..458e4aebe9 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/pbd/convert.h
+++ b/libs/pbd/pbd/convert.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <iostream>
 
 namespace PBD {
 
@@ -37,6 +39,14 @@ std::string length2string (const int64_t frames, const double sample_rate);
 std::vector<std::string> internationalize (const char *, const char **);
 bool strings_equal_ignore_case (const std::string& a, const std::string& b);
 
+template <class T> std::string 
+to_string (T t, std::ios_base & (*f)(std::ios_base&))
+{
+	std::ostringstream oss;
+	oss << f << t;
+	return oss.str();
+}
+
 } //namespace PBD
 
 #endif /* __pbd_convert_h__ */