X-Git-Url: http://nitlanguage.org

diff --git a/lib/cpp.nit b/lib/cpp.nit
index b994a83..78bb96c 100644
--- a/lib/cpp.nit
+++ b/lib/cpp.nit
@@ -15,18 +15,22 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # Offers features to interface with C++ code and libraries
-module cpp
+module cpp is
+	new_annotation cppflags
+end
 
 # A pointer to a C++ std::string instance
 extern class CppString in "C++" `{ std::string* `}
 end
 
-redef class String
-	fun to_cpp_string: CppString do return to_cstring.to_cpp_string
+redef class Text
+	# Get `self` as a `CppString`
+	fun to_cpp_string: CppString do return to_cstring.to_cpp_string(length)
 end
 
 redef class NativeString
-	fun to_cpp_string: CppString in "C++" `{
-		return new std::string(recv);
+	# Get `self` as a `CppString`
+	fun to_cpp_string(length: Int): CppString in "C++" `{
+		return new std::string(recv, length);
 	`}
 end