diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/model/Cell.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/model/Cell.java
index 47a349a39..3ff0bd38d 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/model/Cell.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/model/Cell.java
@@ -179,4 +179,8 @@ public class Cell implements HasFields, Jsonizable {
             return null;
         }
     }
+    
+    public String toString() {
+        return value.toString();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/main/src/com/google/refine/model/Row.java b/main/src/com/google/refine/model/Row.java
index 438cf8704..f0583f18c 100644
--- a/main/src/com/google/refine/model/Row.java
+++ b/main/src/com/google/refine/model/Row.java
@@ -231,4 +231,13 @@ public class Row implements HasFields, Jsonizable {
         
         return (cells.size() > 0) ? new Row(cells, flagged, starred) : null;
     }
+    
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
+        for (Cell cell : cells) {
+            result.append(cell.toString());
+            result.append(",");
+        }
+        return result.toString();
+    }
 }