1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/slang/slang-name.cpp b/source/slang/slang-name.cpp
index 8934b17bd..b6035982b 100644
--- a/source/slang/slang-name.cpp
+++ b/source/slang/slang-name.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ UnownedStringSlice getUnownedStringSliceText(Name* name)
     return name ? name->text.getUnownedSlice() : UnownedStringSlice();
 }
 
+const char* getCstr(Name* name)
+{
+    return name ? name->text.getBuffer() : nullptr;
+}
+
 Name* NamePool::getName(String const& text)
 {
     RefPtr<Name> name;