1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rss/utils.rb b/lib/rss/utils.rb
index 19f27183e..0286becf0 100644
--- a/lib/rss/utils.rb
+++ b/lib/rss/utils.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ module RSS
     end
     alias h html_escape
     
+    def new_with_value_if_need(klass, value)
+      if value.is_a?(klass)
+        value
+      else
+        klass.new(value)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
 end