6 files changed, 40 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index 468eb89..109b6c8 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -5522,6 +5522,14 @@ Get buffer data as table in the format it was stored
 
 ---
 
+> string = RL.GetBufferAsString( Buffer buffer )
+
+Get buffer as string
+
+- Success return string
+
+---
+
 > type = RL.GetBufferType( Buffer buffer )
 
 Get buffer type
diff --git a/ReiLua_API.lua b/ReiLua_API.lua
index 5006d3a..604e6b8 100644
--- a/ReiLua_API.lua
+++ b/ReiLua_API.lua
@@ -2684,6 +2684,12 @@ function  RL.SetBufferData( buffer, position, value ) end
 ---@return any data 
 function RL.GetBufferData( buffer, position, length ) end
 
+---Get buffer as string
+---- Success return string
+---@param buffer any
+---@return any string 
+function RL.GetBufferAsString( buffer ) end
+
 ---Get buffer type
 ---- Success return int
 ---@param buffer any
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
index f341a5f..4b6d88a 100644
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ DETAILED CHANGES:
 	- FIXED: GenImageColor color was also argument 1.
 	- CHANGE: GetPixelDataSize takes Vector2 instead of width and height.
 	- ADDED: LoadBufferFormatted, SetBufferData and CopyBufferData. Compressed resource file example.
+	- ADDED: GetBufferAsString.
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Release:	ReiLua version 0.7.0		Using Raylib 5.0 and Forked Raygui 4.0
diff --git a/include/core.h b/include/core.h
index 045a594..181de24 100644
--- a/include/core.h
+++ b/include/core.h
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ int lcoreUnloadBuffer( lua_State* L );
 int lcoreCopyBufferData( lua_State* L );
 int lcoreSetBufferData( lua_State* L );
 int lcoreGetBufferData( lua_State* L );
+int lcoreGetBufferAsString( lua_State* L );
 int lcoreGetBufferType( lua_State* L );
 int lcoreGetBufferSize( lua_State* L );
 int lcoreGetBufferElementSize( lua_State* L );
diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 4607ef6..0aa8559 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -3737,6 +3737,29 @@ int lcoreGetBufferData( lua_State* L ) {
 }
 
 /*
+> string = RL.GetBufferAsString( Buffer buffer )
+
+Get buffer as string
+
+- Success return string
+*/
+int lcoreGetBufferAsString( lua_State* L ) {
+	Buffer* buffer = uluaGetBuffer( L, 1 );
+
+	size_t size = buffer->size * getBufferElementSize( buffer ) + 1;
+	char* str = malloc( size );
+
+	memset( str, 0, size );
+	memcpy( str, buffer->data, size - 1 );
+
+	lua_pushstring( L, buffer->data );
+
+	free( str );
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/*
 > type = RL.GetBufferType( Buffer buffer )
 
 Get buffer type
diff --git a/src/lua_core.c b/src/lua_core.c
index 50fdfda..7250cfc 100644
--- a/src/lua_core.c
+++ b/src/lua_core.c
@@ -1519,6 +1519,7 @@ void luaRegister() {
 	assingGlobalFunction( "CopyBufferData", lcoreCopyBufferData );
 	assingGlobalFunction( "SetBufferData", lcoreSetBufferData );
 	assingGlobalFunction( "GetBufferData", lcoreGetBufferData );
+	assingGlobalFunction( "GetBufferAsString", lcoreGetBufferAsString );
 	assingGlobalFunction( "GetBufferType", lcoreGetBufferType );
 	assingGlobalFunction( "GetBufferSize", lcoreGetBufferSize );
 	assingGlobalFunction( "GetBufferElementSize", lcoreGetBufferElementSize );