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diff --git a/source/objectloader.h b/source/objectloader.h
index f1cb6ff..a2a8720 100644
--- a/source/objectloader.h
+++ b/source/objectloader.h
@@ -35,6 +35,29 @@ public:
 };
 
 
+/**
+Convenience class for loading derived objects.  Inherits from the base class
+loader and shadows its members with ones for the derived type.
+*/
+template<typename O, typename B>
+class DerivedObjectLoader: public B
+{
+public:
+	typedef O Object;
+
+protected:
+	O &obj;
+
+	DerivedObjectLoader(O &o): B(o), obj(o) { }
+
+	template<typename T>
+	DerivedObjectLoader(O &o, T &a): B(o, a), obj(o) { }
+
+public:
+	O &get_object() const { return obj; }
+};
+
+
 /**
 Provides functionality for loading objects with a Collection.  Deriving from
 this allows loading pointers to objects in the collection automatically.