1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFComment.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFComment.java
index 8ae4fb8926..ed723f3d9d 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFComment.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFComment.java
@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@ public class HSSFComment extends HSSFTextbox implements Comment {
         if(note != null) note.setAuthor(author);
         this.author = author;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Fetches the rich text string of the comment
+     */
+    public HSSFRichTextString getString() {
+    	return txo.getStr();
+    }
 
     /**
      * Sets the rich text string used by this comment.