diff --git a/src/helma/util/HtmlEncoder.java b/src/helma/util/HtmlEncoder.java
index bc278e9b..29c587ad 100644
--- a/src/helma/util/HtmlEncoder.java
+++ b/src/helma/util/HtmlEncoder.java
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ public final class HtmlEncoder {
 	}
      }
 
+
     /**
      *
      */
@@ -497,6 +498,13 @@ public final class HtmlEncoder {
 	return ret.toString();
     }
 
+    /**
+     *
+     */
+    public final static void encodeFormValue (String str, StringBuffer ret) {
+	encodeAll (str, ret, false);
+    }
+
 
     /**
      *
@@ -515,9 +523,8 @@ public final class HtmlEncoder {
     /**
      *
      */
-    public final static String encodeAll (String str, StringBuffer ret) {
+    public final static void encodeAll (String str, StringBuffer ret) {
 	encodeAll (str, ret, true);
-	return ret.toString();
     }