1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/serd/serd.h b/include/serd/serd.h
index 649217f3..dcc872ef 100644
--- a/include/serd/serd.h
+++ b/include/serd/serd.h
@@ -197,6 +197,36 @@ typedef struct {
   size_t                    len; ///< Length of chunk in bytes
 } SerdStringView;
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+
+#  define SERD_EMPTY_STRING(str) \
+    SerdStringView { "", 0 }
+
+#  define SERD_STATIC_STRING(str) \
+    SerdStringView { (str), sizeof(str) - 1 }
+
+#  define SERD_MEASURE_STRING(str) \
+    SerdStringView { (str), (str) ? strlen(str) : 0 }
+
+#  define SERD_STRING_VIEW(str, len) \
+    SerdStringView { (str), (len) }
+
+#else
+
+#  define SERD_EMPTY_STRING(str) \
+    (SerdStringView) { "", 0 }
+
+#  define SERD_STATIC_STRING(str) \
+    (SerdStringView) { (str), sizeof(str) - 1 }
+
+#  define SERD_MEASURE_STRING(str) \
+    (SerdStringView) { (str), (str != NULL) ? strlen(str) : 0 }
+
+#  define SERD_STRING_VIEW(str, len) \
+    (SerdStringView) { (str), (len) }
+
+#endif
+
 /// A mutable buffer in memory
 typedef struct {
   void* SERD_NULLABLE buf; ///< Buffer