2 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/bjc/esodata/SingleTape.java b/src/main/java/bjc/esodata/SingleTape.java
index 28dca2a..c2957a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/bjc/esodata/SingleTape.java
+++ b/src/main/java/bjc/esodata/SingleTape.java
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ public class SingleTape<T> implements Tape<T> {
 	}
 
 	@Override
+	public void append(T itm) {
+		backing.add(itm);
+	}
+	
+	@Override
 	public int hashCode() {
 		final int prime = 31;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/bjc/esodata/Tape.java b/src/main/java/bjc/esodata/Tape.java
index 080e216..7d5fd9a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/bjc/esodata/Tape.java
+++ b/src/main/java/bjc/esodata/Tape.java
@@ -132,4 +132,20 @@ public interface Tape<T> {
 	default boolean atEnd() {
 		return position() == size();
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Append an item to the tape.
+	 * 
+	 * By default, uses a fairly non-performant implementation. Should be overidden in subclasses to be more performant. 
+	 * @param itm The item to append.
+	 */
+	default void append(T itm) {
+		int pos = position();
+		
+		last();
+		
+		insertAfter(itm);
+		
+		seekTo(pos);
+	}
 }