diff --git a/src/main/java/cokr/xit/foundation/AbstractComponent.java b/src/main/java/cokr/xit/foundation/AbstractComponent.java
index c0f6a65..25af1e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cokr/xit/foundation/AbstractComponent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cokr/xit/foundation/AbstractComponent.java
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ public class AbstractComponent {
 		return Assert.notEmpty(t, name);
 	}
 
+	/**See {@link Convert#toString(Object)}.*/
+	protected static final String toString(Object obj) {
+		return Convert.toString(obj);
+	}
+
 	/**See {@link Convert#toShort(Object)}.*/
 	protected static final short toShort(Object obj) {
 		return Convert.toShort(obj);