--- ECHO_content/ECHO_helpers.py	2008/09/08 19:36:52	1.92
+++ ECHO_content/ECHO_helpers.py	2008/11/19 14:22:42	1.93
@@ -84,6 +84,16 @@ class ECHO_basis:
     management_page_charset="utf-8"
     isVisible = True
     
+    # Managment for the PID
+    def setPID(self,pid):
+        """set the pid"""
+        self.pid=pid
+        return True
+        
+    def getPID(self):
+        """get the pid"""
+        return getattr(self,'pid',None)
+        
 
     def unicodify(self, s):
         """return unicode object for string (utf-8 or latin1) or unicode object s"""
@@ -207,6 +217,12 @@ class ECHO_basis:
             return self.isVisible
         return True
     
+    def getDescription(self):
+        """get content of description field"""
+        
+      
+        return self.unicodify(getattr(self,'description',''));
+    
     def getTitle(self):
         """title"""
         if hasattr(self,'getLanguage'):