Index: source/ariba/utility/serialization/DataStream.hpp
===================================================================
--- source/ariba/utility/serialization/DataStream.hpp	(revision 5284)
+++ source/ariba/utility/serialization/DataStream.hpp	(revision 5638)
@@ -509,5 +509,6 @@
 				i++;
 			}
-			if (isCharP) *text = strdup(s.c_str()); else *string = s;
+			if (isCharP) *text = strdup(s.c_str());
+			else string->assign(s);
 		}
 		sznMethodEnd()