1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/library/cpp/json/writer/json_value.cpp b/library/cpp/json/writer/json_value.cpp
index 6a0546fe043..22f2b2c07a2 100644
--- a/library/cpp/json/writer/json_value.cpp
+++ b/library/cpp/json/writer/json_value.cpp
@@ -455,6 +455,13 @@ namespace NJson {
         return Value.String;
     }
 
+    TString& TJsonValue::GetStringSafe() {
+        if (!IsString()) {
+            ythrow TJsonException() << "Not a string";
+        }
+        return Value.String;
+    }
+
     bool TJsonValue::GetBooleanSafe(const bool defaultValue) const {
         if (Type == JSON_UNDEFINED) {
             return defaultValue;