diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/StringTool.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/StringTool.java
index 9f9b47f1..bbc869ec 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/StringTool.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/StringTool.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: StringTool.java,v 1.1 2002/02/10 05:06:09 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: StringTool.java,v 1.2 2002/10/25 18:04:44 mdb Exp $
 //
 // samskivert library - useful routines for java programs
 // Copyright (C) 2001 Michael Bayne
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 package com.samskivert.velocity;
 
+import java.net.URLEncoder;
 import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
 
 /**
@@ -34,4 +35,12 @@ public class StringTool
     {
         return StringUtil.blank(text);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * URL encodes the supplied text.
+     */
+    public String urlEncode (String text)
+    {
+        return URLEncoder.encode(text);
+    }
 }