diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/Label.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/Label.java
index 7afc24b3..9249c659 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/Label.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/Label.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: Label.java,v 1.5 2002/03/03 07:03:20 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: Label.java,v 1.6 2002/03/11 22:07:00 shaper Exp $
 
 package com.samskivert.swing;
 
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ public class Label implements SwingConstants
         setText(text);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the text displayed by this label.
+     */
+    public String getText ()
+    {
+        return _text;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the text to be displayed by this label. This should be
      * followed eventually by a call to {@link #layout} and ultimately