diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/code/DDLNode.cpp b/contrib/openddlparser/code/DDLNode.cpp
index e57119587..5d3fd03f9 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/code/DDLNode.cpp
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/code/DDLNode.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Property *DDLNode::findPropertyByName( const std::string &name ) {
     }
     Property *current( m_properties );
     while( ddl_nullptr != current ) {
-        int res = strncmp( current->m_id->m_buffer, name.c_str(), name.size() );
+        int res = strncmp( current->m_key->m_text.m_buffer, name.c_str(), name.size() );
         if( 0 == res ) {
             return current;
         }
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLParser.cpp b/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLParser.cpp
index 3587dcb6f..bc85ec4ab 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLParser.cpp
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLParser.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static DDLNode *createDDLNode( Identifier *id, OpenDDLParser *parser ) {
         return ddl_nullptr;
     }
 
-    const std::string type( id->m_buffer );
+    const std::string type( id->m_text.m_buffer );
     DDLNode *parent( parser->top() );
     DDLNode *node = DDLNode::create( type, "", parent );
 
@@ -191,8 +191,6 @@ bool OpenDDLParser::parse() {
     
     normalizeBuffer( m_buffer );
 
-    std::cout << &m_buffer[0] << std::endl;
-
     m_context = new Context;
     m_context->m_root = DDLNode::create( "root", "", ddl_nullptr );
     pushNode( m_context->m_root );
@@ -217,7 +215,7 @@ char *OpenDDLParser::parseNextNode( char *in, char *end ) {
 
 static void dumpId( Identifier *id ) {
     if( ddl_nullptr != id ) {
-        std::cout << id->m_buffer << std::endl;
+        std::cout << id->m_text.m_buffer << std::endl;
     }
 }
 
@@ -277,7 +275,7 @@ char *OpenDDLParser::parseHeader( char *in, char *end ) {
         Name *name( ddl_nullptr );
         in = OpenDDLParser::parseName( in, end, &name );
         if( ddl_nullptr != name ) {
-            const std::string nodeName( name->m_id->m_buffer );
+            const std::string nodeName( name->m_id->m_text.m_buffer );
             node->setName( nodeName );
         }
     }
@@ -500,10 +498,8 @@ char *OpenDDLParser::parseIdentifier( char *in, char *end, Identifier **id ) {
         idLen++;
     }
     
-    const size_t len( idLen + 1 );
-    Identifier *newId = new Identifier( len, new char[ len ] );
-    ::strncpy( newId->m_buffer, start, newId->m_len-1 );
-    newId->m_buffer[ newId->m_len - 1 ] = '\0';
+    const size_t len( idLen );
+    Identifier *newId = new Identifier( start, len );
     *id = newId;
 
     return in;
@@ -714,7 +710,7 @@ char *OpenDDLParser::parseStringLiteral( char *in, char *end, Value **stringData
 static void createPropertyWithData( Identifier *id, Value *primData, Property **prop ) {
     if( ddl_nullptr != primData ) {
         ( *prop ) = new Property( id );
-        ( *prop )->m_primData = primData;
+        ( *prop )->m_value = primData;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLCommon.h b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLCommon.h
index ab6d003b3..c84df7593 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLCommon.h
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/include/openddlparser/OpenDDLCommon.h
@@ -77,41 +77,83 @@ enum NameType {
     LocalName
 };
 
-struct Token {
-public:
-    Token( const char *token )
-    : m_token( token )
-    , m_size( 0 ){
-        if( ddl_nullptr != token ) {
-            m_size = strlen( m_token );
+struct Text {
+    size_t m_capacity;
+    size_t m_len;
+    char *m_buffer;
+
+    Text( const char *buffer, size_t numChars )
+    : m_capacity( 0 )
+    , m_len( 0 )
+    , m_buffer( ddl_nullptr ) {
+        set( buffer, numChars );
+    }
+
+    ~Text() {
+        clear();
+    }
+
+    void clear() {
+        delete[] m_buffer;
+        m_buffer = ddl_nullptr;
+        m_capacity = 0;
+        m_len = 0;
+    }
+
+    void set( const char *buffer, size_t numChars ) {
+        clear();
+        if( numChars > 0 ) {
+            m_len = numChars;
+            m_capacity = m_len + 1;
+            m_buffer = new char[ m_capacity ];
+            strncpy( m_buffer, buffer, numChars );
+            m_buffer[ numChars ] = '\0';
         }
     }
-    
-    ~Token() {
-        // empty
+
+    bool operator == ( const std::string &name ) const {
+        if( m_len != name.size() ) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        const int res( strncmp( m_buffer, name.c_str(), name.size() ) );
+        return ( 0 == res );
+
     }
 
-    size_t length() const {
-        return m_size;
-    }
-
-    bool operator == ( const Token &rhs ) const {
-        if( m_size != rhs.m_size ) {
+    bool operator == ( const Text &rhs ) const {
+        if( m_len != rhs.m_len ) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        const int res( strncmp( m_token, rhs.m_token, m_size ) );
-        return ( res == 0 );
+        const int res ( strncmp( m_buffer, rhs.m_buffer, m_len ) );
+        return ( 0 == res );
     }
 
 private:
-    Token();
-    Token( const Token  & );
-    Token &operator = ( const Token & );
+    Text( const Text & );
+    Text &operator = ( const Text & );
+};
+
+struct Identifier {
+    Text m_text;
+
+    Identifier( char buffer[], size_t len )
+        : m_text( buffer, len ) {
+        // empty
+    }
+
+    Identifier( char buffer[] )
+    : m_text( buffer, strlen( buffer ) ) {
+        // empty
+    }
+
+    bool operator == ( const Identifier &rhs ) const {
+        return m_text == rhs.m_text;
+    }
 
 private:
-    const char *m_token;
-    size_t m_size;
+    Identifier( const Identifier & );
+    Identifier &operator = ( const Identifier & );
 };
 
 struct Name {
@@ -154,30 +196,15 @@ private:
     Reference &operator = ( const Reference & );
 };
 
-struct Identifier {
-    size_t m_len;
-    char *m_buffer;
-
-    Identifier( size_t len, char buffer[] )
-        : m_len( len )
-        , m_buffer( buffer ) {
-        // empty
-    }
-
-private:
-    Identifier( const Identifier & );
-    Identifier &operator = ( const Identifier & );
-};
-
 struct Property {
-    Identifier *m_id;
-    Value *m_primData;
+    Identifier *m_key;
+    Value *m_value;
     Reference *m_ref;
     Property *m_next;
 
     Property( Identifier *id )
-        : m_id( id )
-        , m_primData( ddl_nullptr )
+        : m_key( id )
+        , m_value( ddl_nullptr )
         , m_ref( ddl_nullptr )
         , m_next( ddl_nullptr ) {
         // empty