diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/brailleparser/AbstractBrailleTableParser.java b/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/brailleparser/AbstractBrailleTableParser.java
index 4243512746770a31d7b4f186d22048b961cfebb0..446c827a885672ca94c74ec60bb28da448a72fee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/brailleparser/AbstractBrailleTableParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/brailleparser/AbstractBrailleTableParser.java
@@ -10,12 +10,20 @@ public abstract class AbstractBrailleTableParser {
 
     /**
      * Common method for querying the braille table.
-     * @param key Braille cell, represented as string ("111000).
+     * @param key Braille cell, represented as string ("111000").
      * @return Byte, represented as int, corresponding to the given braille cell.
      */
-    public abstract int getValue(String key);
+    public abstract int getByteAsInt(String key);
 
-    public static AbstractBrailleTableParser getParser(Printer printer) throws NotSupportedFileExtensionException {
+
+    /**
+     * Common method for retrieving the Braillecell to the given byte. Usable only for one char at a time.
+     * @param value Byte, as String represented (property files knows only Strings)
+     * @return Braillecell, as String encoded : 123456.
+     */
+    public abstract String getDots(String value);
+
+    public static AbstractBrailleTableParser getParser(final Printer printer) throws NotSupportedFileExtensionException {
         //read braille table path
         String brailleTablePath = printer.getProperty("brailletable").toString();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/brailleparser/JsonParser.java b/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/brailleparser/JsonParser.java
index 4948c567ea5df3f38835efce25764114b5bae6b8..f7b38446e2459bd045a6bed1762e5dfba9c0fe31 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/brailleparser/JsonParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/brailleparser/JsonParser.java
@@ -22,7 +22,17 @@ public class JsonParser extends AbstractBrailleTableParser {
      * @return The byte(int) representing the Braille cell specified in the braille table.
      */
     @Override
-    public int getValue(final String key) {
+    public int getByteAsInt(final String key) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Currently not supported.
+     * @param value Byte, as String represented (property files knows only Strings)
+     * @return Braillecell, as String encoded : 123456.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String getDots(final String value) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/brailleparser/PropertiesParser.java b/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/brailleparser/PropertiesParser.java
index a0812dbee85fd183b3dd054eb063f90717726fe0..758e9e0854235433a77a8b82f7eae53374026498 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/brailleparser/PropertiesParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/brailleparser/PropertiesParser.java
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package de.tudresden.inf.mci.brailleplot.brailleparser;
 
+import org.apache.commons.collections.bidimap.DualTreeBidiMap;
+
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@ import java.util.Properties;
 
 public class PropertiesParser extends AbstractBrailleTableParser {
     private Properties mProperties = new Properties();
+    private DualTreeBidiMap map;
 
     /**
      * Constructor for properties parser. Takes a filePath to the braille table file with the .properties file extension.
@@ -29,6 +33,7 @@ public class PropertiesParser extends AbstractBrailleTableParser {
         } catch (java.io.IOException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
+        map = new DualTreeBidiMap((Map) mProperties);
 
     }
 
@@ -38,8 +43,14 @@ public class PropertiesParser extends AbstractBrailleTableParser {
      * @return The byte(int) representing the braille cell specified in the braille table,
      */
     @Override
-    public int getValue(final String key) {
+    public int getByteAsInt(final String key) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(key);
         return Integer.parseInt(mProperties.getProperty(key));
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getDots(final String string) {
+        int a = (int) (string.charAt(0));
+        return (String) map.getKey(String.valueOf(a));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/brailleparser/XmlParser.java b/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/brailleparser/XmlParser.java
index 705d7fe2ddb69254a48ba2add055cc3075fbf276..c635207e0a1da5d118ca8afb49fbec2a993ca9b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/brailleparser/XmlParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tudresden/inf/mci/brailleplot/brailleparser/XmlParser.java
@@ -25,7 +25,17 @@ public class XmlParser extends AbstractBrailleTableParser {
      * @return The byte(int) representing the braille cell specified in the braille table.
      */
     @Override
-    public int getValue(final String key) {
+    public int getByteAsInt(final String key) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+    @Override
+
+    /**
+      * Currently not supported.
+      * @param value Byte, as String represented (property files knows only Strings)
+      * @return Braillecell, as String encoded : 123456.
+     */
+    public String getDots(final String string) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 }