diff --git a/buffer/buffer.ts b/buffer/buffer.ts
index c10433e1bc3..440c197ef1e 100644
--- a/buffer/buffer.ts
+++ b/buffer/buffer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 namespace $ {
 	export class $mol_buffer extends DataView {
 		
+		static from< This extends typeof $mol_buffer >( this: This, array: string | Uint8Array ) {
+			if( typeof array === 'string' ) array = $mol_base64_ae_decode( array )
+			return new this( array.buffer, array.byteOffset, array.byteLength ) as InstanceType< This >
+		}
+		
 		static toString() {
 			return $$.$mol_func_name( this )
 		}
@@ -91,5 +96,9 @@ namespace $ {
 			return new Uint8Array( this.buffer, this.byteOffset, this.byteLength )
 		}
 		
+		toString() {
+			return $mol_base64_ae_encode( this.asArray() )
+		}
+		
 	}
 }