diff --git a/rjp++/include/string.hpp b/rjp++/include/string.hpp
index 09f2259..dda7dde 100644
--- a/rjp++/include/string.hpp
+++ b/rjp++/include/string.hpp
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ namespace rjp{
 		string& operator=(RJP_value* r);
 	};
 
+	string escape(const rexy::string_base& str);
+	string escape(const char* c);
+
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/rjp++/src/string.cpp b/rjp++/src/string.cpp
index 11b2c4f..e7a0cc1 100644
--- a/rjp++/src/string.cpp
+++ b/rjp++/src/string.cpp
@@ -23,27 +23,35 @@
 
 namespace rjp{
 
-		string::string(RJP_value* r):
-			rexy::string_intermediary<detail::allocator>(rexy::steal(r ? rjp_get_string(r)->value : nullptr),
-		                                             r ? rjp_get_string(r)->length : 0,
-		                                             r ? rjp_get_string(r)->length : 0)
-		{
-			if(r){
-				RJP_string* str = rjp_get_string(r);
-				str->value = nullptr;
-				str->length = 0;
-				rjp_set_null(r);
-			}
-		}
-		string& string::operator=(RJP_value* r){
-			if(!r)
-				return *this;
-			reset();
+	string::string(RJP_value* r):
+		rexy::string_intermediary<detail::allocator>(rexy::steal(r ? rjp_get_string(r)->value : nullptr),
+	                                             r ? rjp_get_string(r)->length : 0,
+	                                             r ? rjp_get_string(r)->length : 0)
+	{
+		if(r){
 			RJP_string* str = rjp_get_string(r);
-			m_data = std::exchange(str->value, nullptr);
-			m_length = str->length;
-			m_cap = str->length;
+			str->value = nullptr;
 			str->length = 0;
-			return *this;
+			rjp_set_null(r);
 		}
+	}
+	string& string::operator=(RJP_value* r){
+		if(!r)
+			return *this;
+		reset();
+		RJP_string* str = rjp_get_string(r);
+		m_data = std::exchange(str->value, nullptr);
+		m_length = str->length;
+		m_cap = str->length;
+		str->length = 0;
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	string escape(const rexy::string_base& str){
+		return escape(str.c_str());
+	}
+	string escape(const char* c){
+		RJP_string tmp = rjp_escape(c);
+		return string(rexy::steal<char*>(tmp.value), tmp.length);
+	}
 }