diff --git a/include/class.topic.php b/include/class.topic.php
index c8e6a9e72b9a8d26da82e97f48cfc9f25e97d51c..900ff76168363c47e9b4763fee6cf2f00334a0fd 100644
--- a/include/class.topic.php
+++ b/include/class.topic.php
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ class Topic {
     function reload() {
         return $this->load();
     }
+
+    function asVar() {
+        return $this->getName();
+    }
     
     function getId() {
         return $this->id;