| Index: sdk/lib/io/websocket.dart | 
| diff --git a/sdk/lib/io/websocket.dart b/sdk/lib/io/websocket.dart | 
| index df6c8cf523390d47e14b0986b4cd27ff3815a016..42c3562e205883c5eeedc8fa27a18ab5a9c53c9f 100644 | 
| --- a/sdk/lib/io/websocket.dart | 
| +++ b/sdk/lib/io/websocket.dart | 
| @@ -402,6 +402,14 @@ abstract class WebSocket | 
| * must be either `String`s, or `List<int>`s holding bytes. | 
| */ | 
| Future addStream(Stream stream); | 
| + | 
| +  /** | 
| +   * Sends a text message with the text represented by [bytes]. | 
| +   * | 
| +   * The [bytes] should be valid UTF-8 encoded Unicode characters. If they are | 
| +   * not, the receiving end will close the connection. | 
| +   */ | 
| +  void addUtf8Text(List<int> bytes); | 
| } | 
|  | 
| class WebSocketException implements IOException { | 
|  |