1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/compat.h b/src/compat.h
index f097fb6..e080749 100644
--- a/src/compat.h
+++ b/src/compat.h
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ LuaType luaG_getmodule(lua_State* L_, char const* name_);
 
 // #################################################################################################
 
+#define STRINGVIEW_FMT "%.*s"
+
 // a replacement of lua_tolstring
 [[nodiscard]] inline std::string_view lua_tostringview(lua_State* L_, int idx_)
 {
@@ -255,6 +257,13 @@ LuaType luaG_getmodule(lua_State* L_, char const* name_);
     return std::string_view{ _str, _len };
 }
 
+[[nodiscard]] inline std::string_view luaL_checkstringview(lua_State* L_, int idx_)
+{
+    size_t _len{ 0 };
+    char const* _str{ luaL_checklstring(L_, idx_, &_len) };
+    return std::string_view{ _str, _len };
+}
+
 [[nodiscard]] inline std::string_view lua_pushstringview(lua_State* L_, std::string_view const& str_)
 {
 #if LUA_VERSION_NUM == 501