diff --git a/qad_utils/chunkstream.h b/qad_utils/chunkstream.h
index 18d077e..c4246bb 100644
--- a/qad_utils/chunkstream.h
+++ b/qad_utils/chunkstream.h
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ public:
 	int getID() {return last_id;}
 	template <typename T>
 	T getData() const {T ret; QDataStream s(last_data); s.setVersion(QDataStream::Qt_4_8); s >> ret; return ret;}
-	
+	template <typename T>
+	T get(T & v) const {v = getData<T>();}
 private:
 	void _init();