diff --git a/src/helma/util/StringUtils.java b/src/helma/util/StringUtils.java
index 831741d3..cf452d96 100644
--- a/src/helma/util/StringUtils.java
+++ b/src/helma/util/StringUtils.java
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ package helma.util;
 
 
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
+import java.util.Enumeration;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 /**
  * Utility class for String manipulation.
@@ -68,4 +71,17 @@ public class StringUtils {
         return str == null ? new char[0] : str.toCharArray();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Collect items of a string enumeration into a String array.
+     * @param enum an enumeration of strings
+     * @return the enumeration values as string array
+     */
+    public static String[] collect(Enumeration enum) {
+        List list = new ArrayList();
+        while (enum.hasMoreElements()) {
+            list.add(enum.nextElement());
+        }
+        return (String[]) list.toArray(new String[list.size()]);
+    }
+
 }