diff --git a/tests/cpp_build_test.cpp b/tests/cpp_build_test.cpp
index a45abb1..805bda6 100644
--- a/tests/cpp_build_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpp_build_test.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 #include "md.h"
 #include "md.c"
 
+MD_String8 operator "" _md(const char *s, size_t size)
+{
+    MD_String8 str = MD_S8((MD_u8 *)s, (MD_u64)size);
+    return str;
+}
+
 int main(void)
 {
-    
+    MD_String8 str = "foobar"_md;
+    printf("%.*s", MD_StringExpand(str));
     
     return 0;
 }