diff --git a/Headers/gnustep/base/CStreaming.h b/Headers/gnustep/base/CStreaming.h
index 5190fdd9b..a97b7c0c8 100644
--- a/Headers/gnustep/base/CStreaming.h
+++ b/Headers/gnustep/base/CStreaming.h
@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@
 - (void) encodeValueOfCType: (const char*) type 
          at: (const void*) d 
          withName: (id <String>) name;
-
 - (void) decodeValueOfCType: (const char*) type 
          at: (void*) d 
          withName: (id <String> *) namePtr;
 
+- (void) encodeWithName: (id <String>) name
+	 valuesOfCTypes: (const char *) types, ...;
+- (void) decodeWithName: (id <String> *)name
+	 valuesOfCTypes: (const char *)types, ...;
+
 - (void) encodeName: (id <String>) name;
 - (void) decodeName: (id <String> *) name;
 
diff --git a/Source/objects/CStreaming.h b/Source/objects/CStreaming.h
index 5190fdd9b..a97b7c0c8 100644
--- a/Source/objects/CStreaming.h
+++ b/Source/objects/CStreaming.h
@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@
 - (void) encodeValueOfCType: (const char*) type 
          at: (const void*) d 
          withName: (id <String>) name;
-
 - (void) decodeValueOfCType: (const char*) type 
          at: (void*) d 
          withName: (id <String> *) namePtr;
 
+- (void) encodeWithName: (id <String>) name
+	 valuesOfCTypes: (const char *) types, ...;
+- (void) decodeWithName: (id <String> *)name
+	 valuesOfCTypes: (const char *)types, ...;
+
 - (void) encodeName: (id <String>) name;
 - (void) decodeName: (id <String> *) name;