diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e56e04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/bin
diff --git a/src/com/flaremicrosystems/sds/SDSNameMapType.java b/src/com/flaremicrosystems/sds/SDSNameMapType.java
index 11659bf..0f4a497 100644
--- a/src/com/flaremicrosystems/sds/SDSNameMapType.java
+++ b/src/com/flaremicrosystems/sds/SDSNameMapType.java
@@ -189,10 +189,14 @@ public class SDSNameMapType extends SDSObject<TreeMap<String, SDSObject<?>>>{
 	public void putDouble(String name, double val) {
 		this.put(name, new SDSDoubleType(val));
 	}
+	public void putString(String name, String val) {
+		this.put(name, new SDSStringType(val));
+	}
 
 	public boolean hasOfType(String name, Class<?> tester) {
 		return this.value.containsKey(name) && tester.isInstance(this.value.get(name));
 	}
 
+
 	
 }