diff --git a/cetlvast/suites/unittest/test_pf17_string_view.cpp b/cetlvast/suites/unittest/test_pf17_string_view.cpp
index 862f8f0..b95d2a5 100644
--- a/cetlvast/suites/unittest/test_pf17_string_view.cpp
+++ b/cetlvast/suites/unittest/test_pf17_string_view.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 /// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 ///
 
+#include <cetlvast/helpers_gtest.hpp>
+
+#include <cetl/cetl.hpp>
+#include <cetl/pf17/cetlpf.hpp>
 #include <cetl/pf17/string_view.hpp>
 
 #include <gmock/gmock.h>
@@ -18,43 +22,63 @@
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
-#include <cetl/cetl.hpp>
+
+#if (__cplusplus >= CETL_CPP_STANDARD_17)
+#    include <string_view>
+#endif
 
 using testing::Gt;
 using testing::Lt;
 using testing::IsNull;
 
-using CharTs = testing::Types<char, wchar_t>;
+template <typename StringViewT, typename CharT>
+struct TestSpec
+{
+    using sv_type   = StringViewT;
+    using char_type = CharT;
+};
+//
+#if (__cplusplus >= CETL_CPP_STANDARD_17)
+using TestTypes = testing::Types<  //
+    TestSpec<std::string_view, char>,
+    TestSpec<std::basic_string_view<wchar_t>, wchar_t>,
+    TestSpec<cetl::pf17::string_view, char>,
+    TestSpec<cetl::pf17::basic_string_view<wchar_t>, wchar_t>>;
+#else
+using TestTypes = testing::Types<  //
+    TestSpec<cetl::string_view, char>,
+    TestSpec<cetl::basic_string_view<wchar_t>, wchar_t>>;
+#endif
 
-template <typename CharT>
+template <typename TestSpec>
 class TestStringView;
 //
-template <>
-class TestStringView<char> : public testing::Test
+template <typename StringViewT>
+class TestStringView<TestSpec<StringViewT, char>> : public testing::Test
 {
 public:
     static char toChar(const char ch)
     {
         return ch;
     }
-    static std::basic_string<char> toStr(const char* cstr)
+    static std::basic_string<char> toStr(const char* const cstr)
     {
         return {cstr};
     }
 };
 //
-template <>
-class TestStringView<wchar_t> : public testing::Test
+template <typename StringViewT>
+class TestStringView<TestSpec<StringViewT, wchar_t>> : public testing::Test
 {
 public:
     static wchar_t toChar(const char ch)
     {
         return ch;
     }
-    static std::basic_string<wchar_t> toStr(const char* cstr)
+    static std::basic_string<wchar_t> toStr(const char* const cstr)
     {
         std::array<wchar_t, 256> wstr{};
-        const auto result = std::mbstowcs(wstr.data(), cstr, wstr.size());
+        const auto               result = std::mbstowcs(wstr.data(), cstr, wstr.size());
         assert(result == std::strlen(cstr));
         (void) result;
         return {wstr.data()};
@@ -62,15 +86,15 @@ class TestStringView<wchar_t> : public testing::Test
 
 };  // TestStringView
 
-TYPED_TEST_SUITE(TestStringView, CharTs, );
+TYPED_TEST_SUITE(TestStringView, TestTypes, );
 
 /// TESTS -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-using cetl::pf17::basic_string_view;
-
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, DefaultConstructor)
 {
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv;
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
+    const basic_string_view sv;
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.data(), IsNull());
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.size(), 0u);
     EXPECT_TRUE(sv.empty());
@@ -78,10 +102,13 @@ TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, DefaultConstructor)
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, ConstructFromCString)
 {
+    using char_type         = typename TypeParam::char_type;
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("Hello, World!");
 
-    const TypeParam* const             cstr = test_str.c_str();
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(cstr);
+    const char_type* const  cstr = test_str.c_str();
+    const basic_string_view sv{cstr};
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.data(), cstr);
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.size(), test_str.size());
     EXPECT_THAT(sv, TestFixture::toStr("Hello, World!"));
@@ -89,19 +116,24 @@ TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, ConstructFromCString)
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, ConstructFromCStringWithLength)
 {
+    using char_type         = typename TypeParam::char_type;
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("Hello, World!");
 
-    const TypeParam*                   cstr = test_str.c_str();
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(cstr, 5);
+    const char_type*        cstr = test_str.c_str();
+    const basic_string_view sv{cstr, 5};
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.size(), 5u);
     EXPECT_THAT(sv, TestFixture::toStr("Hello"));
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, ConstructFromStdString)
 {
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("Hello, World!");
 
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
+    const basic_string_view sv{test_str};
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.data(), test_str.data());
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.size(), test_str.size());
     EXPECT_THAT(sv, test_str);
@@ -109,37 +141,42 @@ TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, ConstructFromStdString)
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, SizeAndLength)
 {
-    using string_view = basic_string_view<TypeParam>;
+    using char_type         = typename TypeParam::char_type;
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
 
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("Test string");
 
-    const string_view sv(test_str);
+    const basic_string_view sv{test_str};
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.size(), 11u);
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.length(), 11u);
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.max_size(),
-                (string_view::npos - sizeof(typename string_view::size_type) - sizeof(void*)) /
-                    sizeof(typename string_view::value_type) / 4);
+                (basic_string_view::npos - sizeof(typename basic_string_view::size_type) - sizeof(void*)) /
+                    sizeof(char_type) / 4);
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, Empty)
 {
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv1;
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
+    const basic_string_view sv1;
     EXPECT_TRUE(sv1.empty());
 
-    const auto                         test_str2 = TestFixture::toStr("");
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv2(test_str2);
+    const auto              test_str2 = TestFixture::toStr("");
+    const basic_string_view sv2{test_str2};
     EXPECT_TRUE(sv2.empty());
 
-    const auto                         test_str3 = TestFixture::toStr("Non-empty");
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv3(test_str3);
+    const auto              test_str3 = TestFixture::toStr("Non-empty");
+    const basic_string_view sv3{test_str3};
     EXPECT_FALSE(sv3.empty());
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, ElementAccessOperator)
 {
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("abcdef");
 
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
+    const basic_string_view sv{test_str};
     EXPECT_THAT(sv[0], TestFixture::toChar('a'));
     EXPECT_THAT(sv[1], TestFixture::toChar('b'));
     EXPECT_THAT(sv[5], TestFixture::toChar('f'));
@@ -147,40 +184,50 @@ TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, ElementAccessOperator)
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, ElementAccessAt)
 {
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("abcdef");
 
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
+    const basic_string_view sv{test_str};
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.at(0), TestFixture::toChar('a'));
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.at(5), TestFixture::toChar('f'));
 #if defined(__cpp_exceptions)
-    EXPECT_THROW(sv.at(6), std::out_of_range);
+    EXPECT_THROW((void) sv.at(6), std::out_of_range);
 #endif
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, FrontBack)
 {
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("abcdef");
 
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
+    const basic_string_view sv{test_str};
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.front(), TestFixture::toChar('a'));
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.back(), TestFixture::toChar('f'));
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, Data)
 {
+    using char_type         = typename TypeParam::char_type;
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("Hello, World!");
 
-    const TypeParam* const             cstr = test_str.c_str();
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(cstr);
+    const char_type* const  cstr = test_str.c_str();
+    const basic_string_view sv{cstr};
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.data(), cstr);
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, Iterators)
 {
+    using char_type         = typename TypeParam::char_type;
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("abcdef");
 
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
-    std::basic_string<TypeParam>       str;
+    const basic_string_view      sv{test_str};
+    std::basic_string<char_type> str;
     for (auto it = sv.begin(); it != sv.end(); ++it)  // NOLINT
     {
         str += *it;
@@ -190,10 +237,13 @@ TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, Iterators)
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, ConstIterators)
 {
+    using char_type         = typename TypeParam::char_type;
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("abcdef");
 
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
-    std::basic_string<TypeParam>       str;
+    const basic_string_view      sv{test_str};
+    std::basic_string<char_type> str;
     for (auto it = sv.cbegin(); it != sv.cend(); ++it)  // NOLINT
     {
         str += *it;
@@ -203,29 +253,35 @@ TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, ConstIterators)
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, RemovePrefix)
 {
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("abcdef");
 
-    basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
+    basic_string_view sv{test_str};
     sv.remove_prefix(2);
     EXPECT_THAT(sv, TestFixture::toStr("cdef"));
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, RemoveSuffix)
 {
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("abcdef");
 
-    basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
+    basic_string_view sv{test_str};
     sv.remove_suffix(2);
     EXPECT_THAT(sv, TestFixture::toStr("abcd"));
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, Swap)
 {
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str1 = TestFixture::toStr("Hello");
     const auto test_str2 = TestFixture::toStr("World");
 
-    basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv1(test_str1);
-    basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv2(test_str2);
+    basic_string_view sv1{test_str1};
+    basic_string_view sv2{test_str2};
     sv1.swap(sv2);
     EXPECT_THAT(sv1, TestFixture::toStr("World"));
     EXPECT_THAT(sv2, TestFixture::toStr("Hello"));
@@ -233,11 +289,13 @@ TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, Swap)
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, SwapNonMember)
 {
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str1 = TestFixture::toStr("Hello");
     const auto test_str2 = TestFixture::toStr("World");
 
-    basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv1(test_str1);
-    basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv2(test_str2);
+    basic_string_view sv1{test_str1};
+    basic_string_view sv2{test_str2};
     swap(sv1, sv2);
     EXPECT_THAT(sv1, TestFixture::toStr("World"));
     EXPECT_THAT(sv2, TestFixture::toStr("Hello"));
@@ -245,38 +303,45 @@ TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, SwapNonMember)
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, Copy)
 {
+    using char_type         = typename TypeParam::char_type;
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("Hello, World!");
 
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
-    TypeParam                          buffer[20] = {};
-    const size_t                       copied     = sv.copy(buffer, 5);
+    const basic_string_view sv{test_str};
+    char_type               buffer[20] = {};
+    const size_t            copied     = sv.copy(buffer, 5);
     EXPECT_THAT(copied, 5u);
-    EXPECT_THAT(std::basic_string<TypeParam>(buffer, copied), TestFixture::toStr("Hello"));
+    EXPECT_THAT(std::basic_string<char_type>(buffer, copied), TestFixture::toStr("Hello"));
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, Substr)
 {
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("Hello, World!");
 
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sub = sv.substr(7, 5);
+    const basic_string_view sv{test_str};
+    const basic_string_view sub = sv.substr(7, 5);
     EXPECT_THAT(sub, TestFixture::toStr("World"));
 #if defined(__cpp_exceptions)
-    EXPECT_THROW(sv.substr(20), std::out_of_range);
+    EXPECT_THROW((void) sv.substr(20), std::out_of_range);
 #endif
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, Compare)
 {
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str1 = TestFixture::toStr("abc");
     const auto test_str2 = TestFixture::toStr("abc");
     const auto test_str3 = TestFixture::toStr("abd");
     const auto test_str4 = TestFixture::toStr("abcd");
 
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv1(test_str1);
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv2(test_str2);
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv3(test_str3);
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv4(test_str4);
+    const basic_string_view sv1{test_str1};
+    const basic_string_view sv2{test_str2};
+    const basic_string_view sv3{test_str3};
+    const basic_string_view sv4{test_str4};
 
     EXPECT_THAT(sv1.compare(sv2), 0);
     EXPECT_THAT(sv1.compare(sv3), Lt(0));
@@ -287,35 +352,41 @@ TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, Compare)
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, FindChar)
 {
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("Hello, World!");
 
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
+    const basic_string_view sv{test_str};
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.find(TestFixture::toChar('W')), 7u);
-    EXPECT_THAT(sv.find(TestFixture::toChar('z')), basic_string_view<TypeParam>::npos);
+    EXPECT_THAT(sv.find(TestFixture::toChar('z')), basic_string_view::npos);
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, FindStringView)
 {
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str1 = TestFixture::toStr("Hello, World!");
     const auto test_str2 = TestFixture::toStr("World");
 
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str1);
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> to_find(test_str2);
+    const basic_string_view sv{test_str1};
+    const basic_string_view to_find{test_str2};
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.find(to_find), 7u);
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.find(TestFixture::toStr("")), 0u);
-    EXPECT_THAT(sv.find(TestFixture::toStr("Earth")), basic_string_view<TypeParam>::npos);
-    EXPECT_THAT(sv.find(TestFixture::toStr("too long too long too long")), basic_string_view<TypeParam>::npos);
+    EXPECT_THAT(sv.find(TestFixture::toStr("Earth")), basic_string_view::npos);
+    EXPECT_THAT(sv.find(TestFixture::toStr("too long too long too long")), basic_string_view::npos);
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, RelationalOperators)
 {
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str1 = TestFixture::toStr("abc");
     const auto test_str2 = TestFixture::toStr("abc");
     const auto test_str3 = TestFixture::toStr("abd");
 
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv1(test_str1);
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv2(test_str2);
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv3(test_str3);
+    const basic_string_view sv1{test_str1};
+    const basic_string_view sv2{test_str2};
+    const basic_string_view sv3{test_str3};
 
     EXPECT_TRUE(sv1 == sv2);
     EXPECT_FALSE(sv1 != sv2);
@@ -327,43 +398,31 @@ TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, RelationalOperators)
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, FindOutOfBounds)
 {
-    const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("Hello");
-
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
-    EXPECT_THAT(sv.find(TestFixture::toChar('H'), 10), basic_string_view<TypeParam>::npos);
-    EXPECT_THAT(sv.find(TestFixture::toStr("He"), 10), basic_string_view<TypeParam>::npos);
-}
-
-TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, RemovePrefixOutOfBounds)
-{
-    const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("Hello");
-
-    basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
-    sv.remove_prefix(10);
-    EXPECT_THAT(sv.size(), 0u);
-}
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
 
-TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, RemoveSuffixOutOfBounds)
-{
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("Hello");
 
-    basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
-    sv.remove_suffix(10);
-    EXPECT_THAT(sv.size(), 0u);
+    const basic_string_view sv{test_str};
+    EXPECT_THAT(sv.find(TestFixture::toChar('H'), 10), basic_string_view::npos);
+    EXPECT_THAT(sv.find(TestFixture::toStr("He"), 10), basic_string_view::npos);
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, SubstrWithNpos)
 {
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("Hello, World!");
 
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sub = sv.substr(7);
+    const basic_string_view sv{test_str};
+    const basic_string_view sub = sv.substr(7);
     EXPECT_THAT(sub, TestFixture::toStr("World!"));
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, EmptyStringViewOperations)
 {
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv;
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
+    const basic_string_view sv;
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.size(), 0u);
     EXPECT_TRUE(sv.empty());
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.data(), IsNull());
@@ -372,27 +431,33 @@ TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, EmptyStringViewOperations)
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, ComparisonWithString)
 {
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("Hello");
 
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
+    const basic_string_view sv{test_str};
     EXPECT_THAT(sv, test_str);
     EXPECT_THAT(test_str, sv);
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, ComparisonWithCString)
 {
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("Hello");
 
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
+    const basic_string_view sv{test_str};
     EXPECT_THAT(sv, test_str.c_str());
     EXPECT_THAT(test_str.c_str(), sv);
 }
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, FindPartial)
 {
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("ababab");
 
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
+    const basic_string_view sv{test_str};
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.find(TestFixture::toStr("aba")), 0u);
     EXPECT_THAT(sv.find(TestFixture::toStr("aba"), 1), 2u);
 }
@@ -401,10 +466,13 @@ TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, CopyOutOfBounds)
 {
 #if defined(__cpp_exceptions)
 
+    using char_type         = typename TypeParam::char_type;
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
+
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("Hello");
 
-    const basic_string_view<TypeParam> sv(test_str);
-    TypeParam                          buffer[10];
+    const basic_string_view sv{test_str};
+    char_type               buffer[10];
     EXPECT_THROW(sv.copy(buffer, 5, 6), std::out_of_range);
 
 #else
@@ -414,27 +482,28 @@ TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, CopyOutOfBounds)
 
 TYPED_TEST(TestStringView, stream_operator)
 {
-    using SV = basic_string_view<TypeParam>;
+    using char_type         = typename TypeParam::char_type;
+    using basic_string_view = typename TypeParam::sv_type;
 
     const auto test_str = TestFixture::toStr("Test");
     {
-        std::basic_stringstream<TypeParam> ss;
-        ss << SV{test_str} << SV{test_str};
+        std::basic_stringstream<char_type> ss;
+        ss << basic_string_view{test_str} << basic_string_view{test_str};
         EXPECT_THAT(ss.str(), TestFixture::toStr("TestTest"));
     }
     {
-        std::basic_stringstream<TypeParam> ss;
-        ss << std::setw(9) << std::setfill(TestFixture::toChar('-')) << std::left << SV{test_str};
+        std::basic_stringstream<char_type> ss;
+        ss << std::setw(9) << std::setfill(TestFixture::toChar('-')) << std::left << basic_string_view{test_str};
         EXPECT_THAT(ss.str(), TestFixture::toStr("Test-----"));
     }
     {
-        std::basic_stringstream<TypeParam> ss;
-        ss << std::setw(9) << std::setfill(TestFixture::toChar('-')) << std::right << SV{test_str};
+        std::basic_stringstream<char_type> ss;
+        ss << std::setw(9) << std::setfill(TestFixture::toChar('-')) << std::right << basic_string_view{test_str};
         EXPECT_THAT(ss.str(), TestFixture::toStr("-----Test"));
     }
     {
-        std::basic_stringstream<TypeParam> ss;
-        ss << std::setw(2) << SV{test_str};
+        std::basic_stringstream<char_type> ss;
+        ss << std::setw(2) << basic_string_view{test_str};
         EXPECT_THAT(ss.str(), test_str);
     }
 }
diff --git a/include/cetl/pf17/cetlpf.hpp b/include/cetl/pf17/cetlpf.hpp
index c43ddcc..39aea01 100644
--- a/include/cetl/pf17/cetlpf.hpp
+++ b/include/cetl/pf17/cetlpf.hpp
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ using cetl::pf17::bad_variant_access;
 #    endif
 
 // string_view
+using cetl::pf17::basic_string_view;
 using cetl::pf17::string_view;
 
 }  // namespace cetl