1 files changed, 13 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/src/server/database/Database/Field.cpp b/src/server/database/Database/Field.cpp
index 664090839c0..6045e8dee81 100644
--- a/src/server/database/Database/Field.cpp
+++ b/src/server/database/Database/Field.cpp
@@ -124,26 +124,20 @@ char const* Field::GetCString() const
 
 std::string Field::GetString() const
 {
-    if (!_value)
-        return "";
-
-    char const* string = GetCString();
-    if (!string)
-        return "";
+    std::string result;
+    if (char const* string = GetCString())
+        result.assign(string, _length);
 
-    return std::string(string, _length);
+    return result;
 }
 
 std::string_view Field::GetStringView() const
 {
-    if (!_value)
-        return {};
-
-    char const* const string = GetCString();
-    if (!string)
-        return {};
+    std::string_view result;
+    if (char const* const string = GetCString())
+        result = { string, _length };
 
-    return { string, _length };
+    return result;
 }
 
 std::vector<uint8> Field::GetBinary() const
@@ -157,6 +151,11 @@ std::vector<uint8> Field::GetBinary() const
     return result;
 }
 
+std::span<uint8 const> Field::GetBinaryView() const
+{
+    return { reinterpret_cast<uint8 const*>(_value), _length };
+}
+
 void Field::GetBinarySizeChecked(uint8* buf, size_t length) const
 {
     ASSERT(_value && (_length == length), "Expected %zu-byte binary blob, got %sdata (%u bytes) instead", length, _value ? "" : "no ", _length);