2 files changed, 35 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libs/kstd/kstd/string b/libs/kstd/kstd/string
index 682b8404..4a67a3a4 100644
--- a/libs/kstd/kstd/string
+++ b/libs/kstd/kstd/string
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <kstd/vector>
 
 #include <concepts>
+#include <cstddef>
 
 namespace kstd
 {
@@ -38,6 +39,22 @@ namespace kstd
     }
   };
 
+  inline namespace literals
+  {
+    inline namespace string_literals
+    {
+      //! Create a string new string from a literal C-style string.
+      //!
+      //! @param string The C-style string to use as a source for the new string.
+      //! @param length The length of the supplied C-style string.
+      //! @return a new string object, containing the same value as the provided C-style string.
+      constexpr auto operator""_s(char const * string, std::size_t length) -> kstd::string
+      {
+        return {string, length};
+      }
+    }  // namespace string_literals
+  }  // namespace literals
+
 }  // namespace kstd
 
 #endif
 \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/kstd/kstd/string.test.cpp b/libs/kstd/kstd/string.test.cpp
index 2de8b513..27ca95b3 100644
--- a/libs/kstd/kstd/string.test.cpp
+++ b/libs/kstd/kstd/string.test.cpp
@@ -2977,3 +2977,21 @@ SCENARIO("String STL integration", "[string]")
     }
   }
 }
+
+SCENARIO("String user-defined literals")
+{
+  GIVEN("the user defined literals are in scope")
+  {
+    using namespace kstd::string_literals;
+
+    WHEN("creating a string using the _s literal suffix")
+    {
+      auto s = "abcd"_s;
+
+      THEN("the result is equal to the string created with the same literal")
+      {
+        REQUIRE(s == kstd::string{"abcd"});
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}