1 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pcilib/value.c b/pcilib/value.c
index 6e65307..e8268e9 100644
--- a/pcilib/value.c
+++ b/pcilib/value.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200809L
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -71,6 +72,27 @@ int pcilib_set_value_from_static_string(pcilib_t *ctx, pcilib_value_t *value, co
     return 0;
 }
 
+int pcilib_set_value_from_string(pcilib_t *ctx, pcilib_value_t *value, const char *str) {
+    size_t len;
+
+    pcilib_clean_value(ctx, value);
+
+    len = strlen(str) + 1;
+    if (len < sizeof(value->str)) {
+	memcpy(value->str, str, len);
+	value->sval = value->str;
+    } else {
+        value->data = (void*)strdup(str);
+        if (!value->data) return PCILIB_ERROR_MEMORY;
+
+	value->size = strlen(str) + 1;
+	value->sval = value->data;
+    }
+    value->type = PCILIB_TYPE_STRING;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 double pcilib_get_value_as_float(pcilib_t *ctx, const pcilib_value_t *val, int *ret) {
     int err;
     double res;