diff --git a/source/StringUtils.cpp b/source/StringUtils.cpp
index b651cc6b9..161a8a168 100644
--- a/source/StringUtils.cpp
+++ b/source/StringUtils.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ AString & AppendVPrintf(AString & str, const char *format, va_list args)
 
 
 
-AString & Printf(AString & str, const char *format, ...)
+AString & Printf(AString & str, const char * format, ...)
 {
 	str.clear();
 	va_list args;
@@ -71,6 +71,20 @@ AString & Printf(AString & str, const char *format, ...)
 
 
 
+AString Printf(const char * format, ...)
+{
+	AString res;
+	va_list args;
+	va_start(args, format);
+	AppendVPrintf(res, format, args);
+	va_end(args);
+	return res;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
 AString & AppendPrintf(AString &str, const char *format, ...)
 {
 	va_list args;
diff --git a/source/StringUtils.h b/source/StringUtils.h
index 908c725ab..dbf553773 100644
--- a/source/StringUtils.h
+++ b/source/StringUtils.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ extern AString & AppendVPrintf(AString & str, const char * format, va_list args)
 /// Output the formatted text into the string
 extern AString & Printf       (AString & str, const char * format, ...);
 
+/// Output the formatted text into string, return string by value
+extern AString Printf(const char * format, ...);
+
 /// Add the formatted string to the existing data in the string
 extern AString & AppendPrintf (AString & str, const char * format, ...);