1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sca-java-2.x/trunk/modules/contribution/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/contribution/processor/BaseStAXArtifactProcessor.java b/sca-java-2.x/trunk/modules/contribution/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/contribution/processor/BaseStAXArtifactProcessor.java
index b8d16b7fae..7056823ec8 100644
--- a/sca-java-2.x/trunk/modules/contribution/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/contribution/processor/BaseStAXArtifactProcessor.java
+++ b/sca-java-2.x/trunk/modules/contribution/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/contribution/processor/BaseStAXArtifactProcessor.java
@@ -101,6 +101,16 @@ public abstract class BaseStAXArtifactProcessor {
     protected String getString(XMLStreamReader reader, String name) {
         return StAXHelper.getAttributeAsString(reader, name);
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the string value of an attribute.
+     * @param reader
+     * @param name
+     * @return
+     */
+    protected String getURIString(XMLStreamReader reader, String name) {
+        return StAXHelper.getAttributeAsURIString(reader, name);
+    }    
 
     /**
      * Test if an attribute is explicitly set