diff --git a/luaManager.cpp b/luaManager.cpp
index 88297e3..5f486c2 100644
--- a/luaManager.cpp
+++ b/luaManager.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ namespace gameBase{
 				return var;
 		}
 
+		string LuaManager::getString(string varName){
+			lua_getglobal(state, varName.c_str());
+			string result = lua_tostring(state, -1);
+			lua_pop(state, 1);
+
+			return result;
+		}
+
 		void LuaManager::prepareTableForRetrieval(string table, vector<Index> &indices){
 				lua_getglobal(state, table.c_str());
 
diff --git a/luaManager.h b/luaManager.h
index fd1b146..f74cf8f 100644
--- a/luaManager.h
+++ b/luaManager.h
@@ -29,12 +29,15 @@ namespace gameBase{
 						bool getBoolFromTable(std::string, std::vector<Index>);
 						float getFloatFromTable(std::string, std::vector<Index>);
 						std::string getStringFromTable(std::string, std::vector<Index>);
+						std::string getString(std::string);
 				private:
 						LuaManager();
 						void prepareTableForRetrieval(std::string, std::vector<Index>&);
 
 						lua_State *state = nullptr;
 		};
+
+		typedef LuaManager::Index Index;
 }
 
 #endif