diff --git a/String.cpp b/String.cpp
index a7788e8e..8e1ed675 100644
--- a/String.cpp
+++ b/String.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ CString CString::ToKBytes(double d) {
 	return szRet;
 }
 
+short CString::ToShort() const { return strtoul(this->c_str(), (char**) NULL, 10); }
+unsigned short CString::ToUShort() const { return strtoul(this->c_str(), (char**) NULL, 10); }
 unsigned int CString::ToUInt() const { return strtoul(this->c_str(), (char**) NULL, 10); }
 int CString::ToInt() const { return strtoul(this->c_str(), (char**) NULL, 10); }
 unsigned long long CString::ToULongLong() const { return strtoull( c_str(), NULL, 10); }
diff --git a/String.h b/String.h
index cac726b1..85b8c080 100644
--- a/String.h
+++ b/String.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ public:
 	static CString ToPercent(double d);
 	static CString ToKBytes(double d);
 
+	short ToShort() const;
+	unsigned short ToUShort() const;
 	int ToInt() const;
 	unsigned int ToUInt() const;
 	unsigned long long ToULongLong() const;