diff --git a/src/cw/cw_type_bstr16.c b/src/cw/cw_type_bstr16.c
index e3ad8c24..e7bcad37 100644
--- a/src/cw/cw_type_bstr16.c
+++ b/src/cw/cw_type_bstr16.c
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ static int len ( struct cw_KTV * data ){
 	return bstr16_len(data->val.ptr);
 }
 
+static void * data(struct cw_KTV_t * data)
+{
+	return bstr16_data(data);
+}
+
 const struct cw_Type cw_type_bstr16 = {
 	"Bstr16",	/* name */
 	del,		/* del */
@@ -88,5 +93,6 @@ const struct cw_Type cw_type_bstr16 = {
 	get,		/* get */
 	to_str,		/* to_str */
 	from_str,	/* from_str */
-	len		/* len */
+	len,		/* len */
+	data		/* data */
 };
diff --git a/src/cw/ktv.h b/src/cw/ktv.h
index 18c9197d..092b7b99 100644
--- a/src/cw/ktv.h
+++ b/src/cw/ktv.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ struct cw_Type {
 
 	
 	int (*len)(cw_KTV_t *);
+
+	void *(*data)(cw_KTV_t *);
 	
 };
 typedef struct cw_Type cw_Type_t;