1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/vespajlib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/tensor/TensorAddress.java b/vespajlib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/tensor/TensorAddress.java
index a3805fb789a..4a076199846 100644
--- a/vespajlib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/tensor/TensorAddress.java
+++ b/vespajlib/src/main/java/com/yahoo/tensor/TensorAddress.java
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ public abstract class TensorAddress implements Comparable<TensorAddress> {
         return b.toString();
     }
 
-    private String labelToString(String label) {
+    /** Returns a label as a string with approriate quoting/escaping when necessary */
+    public static String labelToString(String label) {
         if (TensorType.labelMatcher.matches(label)) return label; // no quoting
         if (label.contains("'")) return "\"" + label + "\"";
         return "'" + label + "'";