2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/core/slang-string.cpp b/source/core/slang-string.cpp
index 1a6221cc8..5f2ba13ba 100644
--- a/source/core/slang-string.cpp
+++ b/source/core/slang-string.cpp
@@ -690,5 +690,10 @@ namespace Slang
 
         return true;
     }
+}
 
+std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& stream, const Slang::String& s)
+{
+    stream << s.getBuffer();
+    return stream;
 }
diff --git a/source/core/slang-string.h b/source/core/slang-string.h
index 5119dac8f..e8ee76397 100644
--- a/source/core/slang-string.h
+++ b/source/core/slang-string.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <iostream>
 
 #include "slang-smart-pointer.h"
 #include "slang-common.h"
@@ -1038,6 +1039,7 @@ namespace Slang
             length -= actualDelLength;
         }
 #endif
+        friend std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& stream, const String& s);
 
         void Clear()
         {
@@ -1051,4 +1053,6 @@ namespace Slang
     float StringToFloat(const String & str);
 }
 
+std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& stream, const Slang::String& s);
+
 #endif