2 files changed, 36 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libqmenumodel/src/unitymenumodel.cpp b/libqmenumodel/src/unitymenumodel.cpp
index 70412a4..6e9a5f7 100644
--- a/libqmenumodel/src/unitymenumodel.cpp
+++ b/libqmenumodel/src/unitymenumodel.cpp
@@ -715,6 +715,40 @@ void UnityMenuModel::activate(int index, const QVariant& parameter)
     }
 }
 
+static QVariant parseVariantString(const QString& string)
+{
+    QVariant qvariant;
+    GVariant *gvariant;
+    GError *error = NULL;
+
+    if (string.isEmpty()) {
+        return qvariant;
+    }
+
+    gvariant = g_variant_parse (NULL, string.toStdString().c_str(), NULL, NULL, &error);
+
+    if (error) {
+        qWarning() << "Impossible to parse" << string << "as variant string:"<< error->message;
+        g_error_free (error);
+        return qvariant;
+    }
+
+    qvariant = Converter::toQVariant(gvariant);
+    g_variant_unref (gvariant);
+
+    return qvariant;
+}
+
+void UnityMenuModel::activateByVariantString(int index, const QString& parameter)
+{
+    activate(index, parseVariantString(parameter));
+}
+
+void UnityMenuModel::changeStateByVariantString(int index, const QString& parameter)
+{
+    changeState(index, parseVariantString(parameter));
+}
+
 void UnityMenuModel::changeState(int index, const QVariant& parameter)
 {
     GSequenceIter *it;
diff --git a/libqmenumodel/src/unitymenumodel.h b/libqmenumodel/src/unitymenumodel.h
index 8816d22..826d5b2 100644
--- a/libqmenumodel/src/unitymenumodel.h
+++ b/libqmenumodel/src/unitymenumodel.h
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE QVariant get(int row, const QByteArray &role);
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void activate(int index, const QVariant& parameter = QVariant());
+    Q_INVOKABLE void activateByVariantString(int index, const QString& parameter = QString());
     Q_INVOKABLE void changeState(int index, const QVariant& parameter);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void changeStateByVariantString(int index, const QString& parameter = QString());
 
     void registerAction(UnityMenuAction* action);
     void unregisterAction(UnityMenuAction* action);