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diff --git a/senf/Utils/Console/Utility.hh b/senf/Utils/Console/Utility.hh
index 6ccc579..79f95d4 100644
--- a/senf/Utils/Console/Utility.hh
+++ b/senf/Utils/Console/Utility.hh
@@ -33,13 +33,72 @@
 //#include "Utility.mpp"
 ///////////////////////////////hh.p////////////////////////////////////////
 
+/** \defgroup senf_console_utilities Special console utility types
+
+    These types are provided by the %console library to support special argument or return value
+    formatting rules.
+ */
+
 namespace senf {
 namespace console {
 
+    /** \brief Parse character value as single-char string
+
+        This helper types is a wrapper around \a CharT which must be a character type. A value of
+        this type will be represented as a single character string, not as numeric value (the
+        default interpretation of char arguments in the console library).
+
+        This wrapper is used via type conversion using \c boost::function to convert the
+        argument/return type \a CharT  to CharAsString<CharT>:
+        \code
+        char foo(char v) { return v; }
+        
+        senf::console::root().add(
+            "foo", boost::function< CharAsString<char> (CharAsString<char>) >(&foo));
+        \endcode
+
+        \tparam CharT character type, one of \c char, \c signed \c char or \c unsigned \c char
+
+        \ingroup senf_console_utilities
+     */
+    template <class CharT>
+    struct CharAsString
+    {
+        CharAsString();
+        CharAsString(CharT value_);
+        operator CharT () const;
+        CharT value;
+    };    
+
+#ifndef DOXYGEN
+
+    template <class CharT>
+    struct ArgumentTraits< CharAsString<CharT> >
+    {
+        typedef CharAsString<CharT> type;
+        static bool const singleToken = true;
+        
+        static void parse(ParseCommandInfo::TokensRange const & tokens, CharAsString<CharT> & out);
+        static std::string description();
+        static std::string str(CharAsString<CharT> value);
+    };
+
+    template <class CharT>
+    struct ReturnValueTraits< CharAsString<CharT> >
+    {
+        typedef CharAsString<CharT> type;
+        
+        static void format(CharAsString<CharT> value, std::ostream & os);
+    };
+
+#endif
+
     /** \brief Value range
         
         A value range may be represented in the console either by a single value (setting both \a
-        low and \a high to the same value) or as a lower and upper bound seperated by a colon
+        low and \a high to the same value) or as a lower and upper bound seperated by a colon.
+
+        \ingroup senf_console_utilities
      */
     template <class T>
     struct ValueRange
@@ -110,6 +169,8 @@ namespace console {
         console:/$ func Foo
         console:/$ func (Foo Boo)
         </pre>
+
+        \ingroup senf_console_utilities
      */
     template <class Enum>
     struct FlagCollection
@@ -147,7 +208,7 @@ namespace console {
 ///////////////////////////////hh.e////////////////////////////////////////
 //#include "Utility.cci"
 #include "Utility.ct"
-//#include "Utility.cti"
+#include "Utility.cti"
 #endif