1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/MessageImpl.cpp b/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/MessageImpl.cpp
index 402a93e753..5df9218e03 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/MessageImpl.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/MessageImpl.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,15 @@ void MessageImpl::encode(Codec& codec)
     }
 }
 
+void MessageImpl::getEncodedContent(Codec& codec, std::string& out) const
+{
+    if (content.getType() != VAR_VOID) {
+        codec.encode(content, out);
+    } else {
+        out = bytes;
+    }
+}
+
 void MessageImpl::decode(Codec& codec) 
 {
     codec.decode(bytes, content);    
@@ -188,5 +197,9 @@ MessageImpl& MessageImplAccess::get(Message& msg)
 {
     return *msg.impl;
 }
+const MessageImpl& MessageImplAccess::get(const Message& msg)
+{
+    return *msg.impl;
+}
 
 }} // namespace qpid::messaging