2 files changed, 19 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/events/roommessageevent.cpp b/events/roommessageevent.cpp
index 03e84444..a111ef12 100644
--- a/events/roommessageevent.cpp
+++ b/events/roommessageevent.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class RoomMessageEvent::Private
         
         QString userId;
         MessageEventType msgtype;
+        QString plainBody;
         QDateTime hsob_ts;
         MessageEventContent::Base* content;
 };
@@ -57,9 +58,14 @@ MessageEventType RoomMessageEvent::msgtype() const
     return d->msgtype;
 }
 
+QString RoomMessageEvent::plainBody() const
+{
+    return d->plainBody;
+}
+
 QString RoomMessageEvent::body() const
 {
-    return d->content->body;
+    return plainBody();
 }
 
 QDateTime RoomMessageEvent::hsob_ts() const
@@ -179,7 +185,7 @@ RoomMessageEvent* RoomMessageEvent::fromJson(const QJsonObject& obj)
 
         if( content.contains("body") )
         {
-            e->d->content->body = content.value("body").toString();
+            e->d->plainBody = content.value("body").toString();
         } else {
             qDebug() << "RoomMessageEvent: body not found";
         }
diff --git a/events/roommessageevent.h b/events/roommessageevent.h
index 219f74f0..27cf5fd8 100644
--- a/events/roommessageevent.h
+++ b/events/roommessageevent.h
@@ -32,11 +32,7 @@ namespace QMatrixClient
 
     namespace MessageEventContent
     {
-        class Base
-        {
-            public:
-                QString body;
-        };
+        class Base { };
     }
 
     class RoomMessageEvent: public Event
@@ -47,7 +43,17 @@ namespace QMatrixClient
             
             QString userId() const;
             MessageEventType msgtype() const;
+
+            QString plainBody() const;
+
+            /**
+             * Same as plainBody() for now; might change for "best-looking body"
+             * in the future. For richer contents, use content-specific data.
+             *
+             * @deprecated
+             */
             QString body() const;
+
             QDateTime hsob_ts() const;
 
             MessageEventContent::Base* content() const;