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diff --git a/src/ui/gui/helper.h b/src/ui/gui/helper.h
index 77abc1d874..597fdd78b4 100644
--- a/src/ui/gui/helper.h
+++ b/src/ui/gui/helper.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* PSPPIRE - a graphical user interface for PSPP.
-   Copyright (C) 2004, 2009, 2010  Free Software Foundation
+   Copyright (C) 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011  Free Software Foundation
 
    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -29,19 +29,30 @@
 
 #include "gl/configmake.h"
 
-void paste_syntax_to_window (const gchar *syntax);
+gchar *paste_syntax_to_window (gchar *syntax);
 
 struct fmt_spec;
 
+/* Returns a new GParamSpec for a string.  An attempt to store the empty string
+   in the parameter will be silently translated into storing a null pointer. */
+static inline GParamSpec *
+null_if_empty_param (const gchar *name, const gchar *nick,
+                     const gchar *blurb, const gchar *default_value,
+                     GParamFlags flags)
+{
+  GParamSpec *param;
 
-/* Formats a value according to FORMAT
-   The returned string must be freed when no longer required */
-gchar * value_to_text (union value v, const PsppireDict *dict, struct fmt_spec format);
+  param = g_param_spec_string (name, nick, blurb, default_value, flags);
+  ((GParamSpecString *) param)->null_fold_if_empty = TRUE;
+  return param;
+}
+
+
+gchar * value_to_text (union value v, const struct variable *);
 
 
 union value *
 text_to_value (const gchar *text,
-	       const PsppireDict *dict,
 	       const struct variable *var,
 	       union value *);