1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/idl_gen_text.cpp b/src/idl_gen_text.cpp
index fb75a795..4c61ff99 100644
--- a/src/idl_gen_text.cpp
+++ b/src/idl_gen_text.cpp
@@ -263,6 +263,23 @@ static bool GenStruct(const StructDef &struct_def, const Table *table,
 }
 
 // Generate a text representation of a flatbuffer in JSON format.
+bool GenerateTextFromTable(const Parser &parser, const void *table,
+                           const std::string &table_name, std::string *_text) {
+  auto struct_def = parser.LookupStruct(table_name);
+  if (struct_def == nullptr) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  auto text = *_text;
+  text.reserve(1024);  // Reduce amount of inevitable reallocs.
+  auto root = static_cast<const Table *>(table);
+  if (!GenStruct(*struct_def, root, 0, parser.opts, _text)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  text += NewLine(parser.opts);
+  return true;
+}
+
+// Generate a text representation of a flatbuffer in JSON format.
 bool GenerateText(const Parser &parser, const void *flatbuffer,
                   std::string *_text) {
   std::string &text = *_text;