diff --git a/include/wx/cocoa/string.h b/include/wx/cocoa/string.h
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+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Name:        wx/cocoa/string.h
+// Purpose:     String conversion methods
+// Author:      David Elliott
+// Modified by:
+// Created:     2003/04/13
+// RCS-ID:      $Id$
+// Copyright:   (c) 2003 David Elliott
+// Licence:     wxWindows licence
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#ifndef __WX_COCOA_STRING_H__
+#define __WX_COCOA_STRING_H__
+
+#import <Foundation/NSString.h>
+#include "wx/string.h"
+
+// Return an autoreleased NSString
+inline NSString* wxNSStringWithWxString(const wxString &wxstring)
+{
+    return [NSString stringWithCString: wxstring.c_str() length:wxstring.Len()];
+}
+
+// Intialize an NSString which has already been allocated
+inline NSString* wxInitNSStringWithWxString(NSString *nsstring, const wxString &wxstring)
+{
+    return [nsstring initWithCString: wxstring.c_str() length:wxstring.Len()];
+}
+
+#endif // __WX_COCOA_STRING_H__