diff --git a/view.cpp b/view.cpp
index fe1c94c6..d3522701 100644
--- a/view.cpp
+++ b/view.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,23 @@ util::view::operator[] (size_t idx) const
 }
 
 
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool
+util::view::operator== (const char *restrict rhs) const
+{
+    return strlen (rhs) == size () &&
+           0 == strncmp (rhs, m_begin, size ());
+}
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool
+util::view::operator== (view v) const
+{
+    return std::equal (m_begin, m_end, v.begin ());
+}
+
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 std::ostream&
 util::operator<< (std::ostream &os, util::view s)
@@ -98,3 +115,10 @@ util::operator<< (std::ostream &os, util::view s)
     return os;
 }
 
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool
+util::operator== (const char *str, view v)
+{
+    return v == str;
+}
diff --git a/view.hpp b/view.hpp
index 431b1cc0..7188d538 100644
--- a/view.hpp
+++ b/view.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ namespace util {
         size_t size (void) const;
         const char& operator[] (size_t) const;
 
+        bool operator== (const char *restrict str) const;
+        bool operator== (view) const;
+
     private:
         const char *m_begin;
         const char *m_end;
@@ -45,5 +48,6 @@ namespace util {
 
 
     std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream&, view);
+    bool operator== (const char*, view);
 }
 #endif