[section:strings Strings and C-strings comparison]
In the general case, pointers are compared using their value. However when type of the the pointers are `char*` or `wchar_t*`,
__BOOST_TEST__ promotes them as null terminated `char` arrays and string comparison is used instead.
-`std::string` (or any `std::basic_string`) is eligible for string comparison.
+`std::string` (or any `std::basic_string`) and `std::string_view` (or any `std::basic_string_view`) are eligible for string comparison.
-String comparison can be used only if the the operands to compare in __BOOST_TEST__ can both be considered as strings type.
+String comparison can be used only if the operands to compare in __BOOST_TEST__ can both be considered as strings type.
[tip In this form, the comparison method and reporting can be overridden an additional argument to __BOOST_TEST__.
See the [link boost_test.testing_tools.extended_comparison.collections collection comparison] section for more details, in particular
[bt_example boost_test_string..BOOST_TEST string comparison..run-fail]
+[note `std::string_view` support added in Boost.Test [link ref_CHANGE_LOG_3_12 Boost 1.72].
+ ]
+
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