1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools.h b/tools.h
index 6b122b0..63450f1 100644
--- a/tools.h
+++ b/tools.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <ctime>
 #include <istream>
+#include <locale>
 #include <ostream>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <stdexcept>
@@ -54,6 +55,15 @@ To lexical_cast( From const& from )
 	return result;
 }
 
+template< typename From >
+std::string ConvertToString( From const& from, std::locale const& loc = std::locale() )
+{
+	std::ostringstream parser;
+	parser.imbue( loc );
+	parser << from;
+	return parser.str();
+}
+
 class ReadLock
 {
 public: