2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/common/string_util.cpp b/src/common/string_util.cpp
index 703aa5db8..7a495bc79 100644
--- a/src/common/string_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/string_util.cpp
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ std::wstring UTF8ToUTF16W(const std::string& input) {
 
 #endif
 
+std::u16string U16StringFromBuffer(const u16* input, std::size_t length) {
+    return std::u16string(reinterpret_cast<const char16_t*>(input), length);
+}
+
 std::string StringFromFixedZeroTerminatedBuffer(std::string_view buffer, std::size_t max_len) {
     std::size_t len = 0;
     while (len < buffer.length() && len < max_len && buffer[len] != '\0') {
diff --git a/src/common/string_util.h b/src/common/string_util.h
index a33830aec..ce18a33cf 100644
--- a/src/common/string_util.h
+++ b/src/common/string_util.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ bool SplitPath(const std::string& full_path, std::string* _pPath, std::string* _
 
 #endif
 
+[[nodiscard]] std::u16string U16StringFromBuffer(const u16* input, std::size_t length);
+
 /**
  * Compares the string defined by the range [`begin`, `end`) to the null-terminated C-string
  * `other` for equality.