diff --git a/include/rexy/cx/string.hpp b/include/rexy/cx/string.hpp
index cbac8c8..9e3b5b4 100644
--- a/include/rexy/cx/string.hpp
+++ b/include/rexy/cx/string.hpp
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ namespace rexy::cx{
 			for(size_type i = 0;i < M;++i){
 				m_data[i] = data[i];
 			}
+			if(m_data[m_length - 1] == 0){
+				--m_length; //exclude null terminator in length
+			}
 		}
 		constexpr string(const_pointer data)noexcept:
 			m_length(rexy::strlen(data))
@@ -132,6 +135,19 @@ namespace rexy::cx{
 		constexpr operator const_pointer(void)const noexcept
 			{return m_data;}
 
+		constexpr iterator begin(void)noexcept
+			{return m_data;}
+		constexpr const_iterator begin(void)const noexcept
+			{return m_data;}
+		constexpr const_iterator cbegin(void)const noexcept
+			{return m_data;}
+		constexpr iterator end(void)noexcept
+			{return m_data+m_length;}
+		constexpr const_iterator end(void)const noexcept
+			{return m_data+m_length;}
+		constexpr const_iterator cend(void)const noexcept
+			{return m_data+m_length;}
+
 		constexpr bool valid(void)const noexcept
 			{return m_length > 0;}
 		constexpr reference operator[](size_type i)noexcept