diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/StringUtil.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/StringUtil.java
index 06143c9f..8891f7c7 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/StringUtil.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/StringUtil.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: StringUtil.java,v 1.39 2002/10/16 00:44:48 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: StringUtil.java,v 1.40 2002/10/31 01:24:10 shaper Exp $
 //
 // samskivert library - useful routines for java programs
 // Copyright (C) 2001 Michael Bayne
@@ -698,14 +698,35 @@ public class StringUtil
         return tokens;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Joins an array of strings into a single string separated by commas.
+     */
+    public static String join (String[] values)
+    {
+        return joinEscaped(values, false);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Joins an array of strings into a single string, separated by
      * commas, and escaping commas that occur in the individual string
      * values such that a subsequent call to {@link #parseStringArray}
-     * would recreated the string array properly. Any elements in the
+     * would recreate the string array properly. Any elements in the
      * values array that are null will be treated as an empty string.
      */
     public static String joinEscaped (String[] values)
+    {
+        return joinEscaped(values, true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Joins an array of strings into a single string, separated by
+     * commas, and optionally escaping commas that occur in the individual
+     * string values such that a subsequent call to {@link
+     * #parseStringArray} would recreate the string array properly. Any
+     * elements in the values array that are null will be treated as an
+     * empty string.
+     */
+    public static String joinEscaped (String[] values, boolean escape)
     {
         StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
         int vlength = values.length;
@@ -714,7 +735,7 @@ public class StringUtil
                 buf.append(", ");
             }
             String value = (values[i] == null) ? "" : values[i];
-            buf.append(replace(value, ",", ",,"));
+            buf.append((escape) ? replace(value, ",", ",,") : value);
         }
         return buf.toString();
     }