1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/pdfas/impl/input/TextDataSourceImpl.java b/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/pdfas/impl/input/TextDataSourceImpl.java
index b259a3e..c983a8a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/pdfas/impl/input/TextDataSourceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/at/gv/egiz/pdfas/impl/input/TextDataSourceImpl.java
@@ -79,4 +79,20 @@ public class TextDataSourceImpl implements TextDataSource
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @see at.gv.egiz.pdfas.framework.input.DataSource#getAsByteArray()
+   */
+  public byte[] getAsByteArray()
+  {
+    try
+    {
+      byte[] data = getText().getBytes("UTF-8");
+      return data;
+    }
+    catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e)
+    {
+      throw new RuntimeException(e);
+    }
+  }
+
 }