diff --git a/doc/container.qbk b/doc/container.qbk
index aa43fe7..aa31f0a 100644
--- a/doc/container.qbk
+++ b/doc/container.qbk
@@ -1217,15 +1217,16 @@ use [*Boost.Container]? There are several reasons for that:
 [section:release_notes_boost_1_64_00 Boost 1.64 Release]
 
 * Fixed bugs:
-   * [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/12749  Trac #12749 :  ['"container::pmr::polymorphic_allocator compilation error"]].
+   * [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/12749  Trac #12749: ['"container::pmr::polymorphic_allocator compilation error"]].
+   * [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/11333  Trac #11333: ['"boost::basic_string_ref should interop with boost::container::basic_string"]].
 
 [endsect]
 
 [section:release_notes_boost_1_63_00 Boost 1.63 Release]
 
 * Fixed bugs:
-   * [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/12534 Trac #12534:  ['"flat_map fails to compile if included after type_traits is instantiated under gcc"]].
-   * [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/12577 Trac #12577:  ['"Null reference in pair.hpp triggers runtime warning with -fsanitize=undefined"]].
+   * [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/12534 Trac #12534: ['"flat_map fails to compile if included after type_traits is instantiated under gcc"]].
+   * [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/12577 Trac #12577: ['"Null reference in pair.hpp triggers runtime warning with -fsanitize=undefined"]].
    * [@https://github.com/boostorg/container/pull/41 GitHub #40: ['Fix parameter types in copy_move_algo.hpp: iterator_traits::difference_type -> allocator_traits::size_type]].
    * [@https://github.com/boostorg/container/pull/41 GitHub #41: ['Avoid -Wunreachable-code in do_allocate()]].
 
diff --git a/include/boost/container/detail/workaround.hpp b/include/boost/container/detail/workaround.hpp
index ed57718..816d3cc 100644
--- a/include/boost/container/detail/workaround.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/container/detail/workaround.hpp
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@
    #define BOOST_CONTAINER_FALLTHOUGH BOOST_FALLTHOUGH;
 #endif
 
+#if defined(BOOST_MSVC) && (_MSC_VER < 1400)
+   #define BOOST_CONTAINER_TEMPLATED_CONVERSION_OPERATOR_BROKEN
+#endif
+
 #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_TUPLE) || (defined(BOOST_MSVC) && (BOOST_MSVC == 1700 || BOOST_MSVC == 1600))
 #define BOOST_CONTAINER_PAIR_TEST_HAS_HEADER_TUPLE
 #endif
diff --git a/include/boost/container/string.hpp b/include/boost/container/string.hpp
index 1e47aba..7b780fd 100644
--- a/include/boost/container/string.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/container/string.hpp
@@ -37,15 +37,18 @@
 #include <boost/container/detail/next_capacity.hpp>
 #include <boost/container/detail/to_raw_pointer.hpp>
 #include <boost/container/detail/version_type.hpp>
+#include <boost/container/detail/type_traits.hpp>
+#include <boost/container/detail/minimal_char_traits_header.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/intrusive/pointer_traits.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/move/utility_core.hpp>
 #include <boost/move/adl_move_swap.hpp>
-#include <boost/static_assert.hpp>
-#include <boost/intrusive/pointer_traits.hpp>
-#include <boost/core/no_exceptions_support.hpp>
-#include <boost/container/detail/minimal_char_traits_header.hpp>
-#include <boost/functional/hash.hpp>
+#include <boost/move/traits.hpp>
 
+#include <boost/static_assert.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/no_exceptions_support.hpp>
+#include <boost/functional/hash.hpp>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <functional>   //bind2nd, etc.
@@ -56,8 +59,12 @@
 #include <locale>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <climits>
-#include <boost/container/detail/type_traits.hpp>
-#include <boost/move/traits.hpp>
+
+//std
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST)
+#include <initializer_list>   //for std::initializer_list
+#endif
+
 
 namespace boost {
 namespace container {
@@ -615,6 +622,17 @@ class basic_string
       this->assign(s.begin(), s.end());
    }
 
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Same as basic_string(sv.data(), sv.size(), a).
+   //!
+   //! <b>Throws</b>: If allocator_type's default constructor or allocation throws.
+   template<template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   explicit basic_string(BasicStringView<CharT, Traits> sv, const Allocator& a = Allocator())
+      :  base_t(allocator_traits_type::select_on_container_copy_construction(a))
+   {
+      this->priv_terminate_string();
+      this->assign(sv);
+   }
+
    //! <b>Effects</b>: Move constructor. Moves s's resources to *this.
    //!
    //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing.
@@ -780,6 +798,17 @@ class basic_string
       this->assign(f, l);
    }
 
+   #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST)
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Same as basic_string(il.begin(), il.end(), a).
+   //!
+   basic_string(std::initializer_list<value_type> il, const allocator_type& a = allocator_type())
+      : base_t(a)
+   {
+      this->priv_terminate_string();
+      this->assign(il.begin(), il.end());
+   }
+   #endif
+
    //! <b>Effects</b>: Destroys the basic_string. All used memory is deallocated.
    //!
    //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing.
@@ -852,13 +881,30 @@ class basic_string
    }
 
    //! <b>Effects</b>: Assignment from a null-terminated c-string.
+   //!
    basic_string& operator=(const CharT* s)
    { return this->assign(s, s + Traits::length(s)); }
 
-   //! <b>Effects</b>: Assignment from character.
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Returns *this = basic_string(1, c).
+   //!
    basic_string& operator=(CharT c)
    { return this->assign(static_cast<size_type>(1), c); }
 
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Equivalent to return assign(sv).
+   //!
+   template<template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   basic_string& operator=(BasicStringView<CharT, Traits> sv)
+   { return this->assign(sv.data(), sv.size()); }
+
+   #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST)
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Returns *this = basic_string(il);
+   //!
+   basic_string& operator=(std::initializer_list<CharT> il)
+   {
+      return this->assign(il.begin(), il.end());
+   }
+   #endif
+
    //! <b>Effects</b>: Returns a copy of the internal allocator.
    //!
    //! <b>Throws</b>: If allocator's copy constructor throws.
@@ -1256,6 +1302,14 @@ class basic_string
    basic_string& operator+=(const basic_string& s)
    {  return this->append(s); }
 
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Same as `return append(sv)`.
+   //!
+   template<template<class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   basic_string& operator+=(BasicStringView<CharT, Traits> sv)
+   {
+      return this->append(sv);
+   }
+
    //! <b>Effects</b>: Calls append(s).
    //!
    //! <b>Returns</b>: *this
@@ -1268,12 +1322,27 @@ class basic_string
    basic_string& operator+=(CharT c)
    {  this->push_back(c); return *this;   }
 
+   #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST)
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Returns append(il)
+   //!
+   basic_string& operator+=(std::initializer_list<CharT> il)
+   {
+      return this->append(il);
+   }
+   #endif
+
    //! <b>Effects</b>: Calls append(str.data(), str.size()).
    //!
    //! <b>Returns</b>: *this
    basic_string& append(const basic_string& s)
    {  return this->append(s.begin(), s.end());  }
 
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Same as return append(sv.data(), sv.size()).
+   //!
+   template<template<class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   basic_string& append(BasicStringView<CharT, Traits> sv)
+   {  return this->append(sv.data(), sv.size());  }
+
    //! <b>Requires</b>: pos <= str.size()
    //!
    //! <b>Effects</b>: Determines the effective length rlen of the string to append
@@ -1282,7 +1351,7 @@ class basic_string
    //! <b>Throws</b>: If memory allocation throws and out_of_range if pos > str.size()
    //!
    //! <b>Returns</b>: *this
-   basic_string& append(const basic_string& s, size_type pos, size_type n)
+   basic_string& append(const basic_string& s, size_type pos, size_type n = npos)
    {
       if (pos > s.size())
          throw_out_of_range("basic_string::append out of range position");
@@ -1326,7 +1395,17 @@ class basic_string
    basic_string& append(InputIter first, InputIter last)
    {  this->insert(this->end(), first, last);   return *this;  }
 
+   #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST)
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Returns append(il.begin(), il.size()).
+   //!
+   basic_string& append(std::initializer_list<CharT> il)
+   {
+      return this->append(il.begin(), il.size());
+   }
+   #endif
+
    //! <b>Effects</b>: Equivalent to append(static_cast<size_type>(1), c).
+   //!
    void push_back(CharT c)
    {
       const size_type old_size = this->priv_size();
@@ -1348,6 +1427,13 @@ class basic_string
    basic_string& assign(const basic_string& s)
    {  return this->operator=(s); }
 
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Equivalent to return assign(sv.data(), sv.size()).
+   //!
+   //! <b>Returns</b>: *this
+   template<template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   basic_string& assign(BasicStringView<CharT, Traits> sv)
+   {  return this->operator=(sv); }
+
    //! <b>Effects</b>: The function replaces the string controlled by *this
    //!    with a string of length str.size() whose elements are a copy of the string
    //!   controlled by str. Leaves str in a valid but unspecified state.
@@ -1440,6 +1526,15 @@ class basic_string
       return *this;
    }
 
+   #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST)
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Returns assign(il.begin(), il.size()).
+   //!
+   basic_string& assign(std::initializer_list<CharT> il)
+   {
+      return this->assign(il.begin(), il.size());
+   }
+   #endif
+
    //! <b>Requires</b>: pos <= size().
    //!
    //! <b>Effects</b>: Calls insert(pos, str.data(), str.size()).
@@ -1466,7 +1561,7 @@ class basic_string
    //! <b>Throws</b>: If memory allocation throws or out_of_range if pos1 > size() or pos2 > str.size().
    //!
    //! <b>Returns</b>: *this
-   basic_string& insert(size_type pos1, const basic_string& s, size_type pos2, size_type n)
+   basic_string& insert(size_type pos1, const basic_string& s, size_type pos2, size_type n = npos)
    {
       const size_type sz = this->size();
       const size_type str_size = s.size();
@@ -1537,6 +1632,12 @@ class basic_string
       return *this;
    }
 
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Same as `return insert(pos, sv.data(), sv.size())`.
+   //!
+   template<template<class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   basic_string& insert(size_type pos, BasicStringView<CharT, Traits> sv)
+   {  return this->insert(pos, sv.data(), sv.size());  }
+
    //! <b>Requires</b>: p is a valid iterator on *this.
    //!
    //! <b>Effects</b>: inserts a copy of c before the character referred to by p.
@@ -1549,7 +1650,6 @@ class basic_string
       return this->priv_addr() + new_offset;
    }
 
-
    //! <b>Requires</b>: p is a valid iterator on *this.
    //!
    //! <b>Effects</b>: Inserts n copies of c before the character referred to by p.
@@ -1695,6 +1795,17 @@ class basic_string
    }
    #endif
 
+   #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST)
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: As if by insert(p, il.begin(), il.end()).
+   //!
+   //! <b>Returns</b>: An iterator which refers to the copy of the first inserted
+   //!   character, or p if i1 is empty.
+   iterator insert(const_iterator p, std::initializer_list<CharT> il)
+   {
+      return this->insert(p, il.begin(), il.end());
+   }
+   #endif
+
    //! <b>Effects</b>: Removes the last element from the container.
    //!
    //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing.
@@ -1801,6 +1912,14 @@ class basic_string
                           , str.begin(), str.end());
    }
 
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Calls `return replace(pos1, n1, sv.data(), sv.size());`.
+   //!
+   template<template<class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   basic_string& replace(size_type pos1, size_type n1, BasicStringView<CharT, Traits> sv)
+   {
+      return this->replace(pos1, n1, sv.data(), sv.size());
+   }
+
    //! <b>Requires</b>: pos1 <= size() and pos2 <= str.size().
    //!
    //! <b>Effects</b>: Determines the effective length rlen of the string to be
@@ -1811,18 +1930,26 @@ class basic_string
    //!
    //! <b>Returns</b>: *this
    basic_string& replace(size_type pos1, size_type n1,
-                         const basic_string& str, size_type pos2, size_type n2)
+                         const basic_string& str, size_type pos2, size_type n2 = npos)
    {
-      if (pos1 > this->size() || pos2 > str.size())
+      if (pos2 > str.size())
          throw_out_of_range("basic_string::replace out of range position");
-      const size_type len1 = container_detail::min_value(n1, this->size() - pos1);
-      const size_type len2 = container_detail::min_value(n2, str.size() - pos2);
-      if (this->size() - len1 >= this->max_size() - len2)
-         throw_length_error("basic_string::replace max_size() exceeded");
-      const pointer addr    = this->priv_addr();
-      const pointer straddr = str.priv_addr();
-      return this->replace(addr + pos1, addr + pos1 + len1,
-                     straddr + pos2, straddr + pos2 + len2);
+      return this->replace(pos1, n1, str.data()+pos2, container_detail::min_value(n2, str.size() - pos2));
+   }
+
+   //! <b>Throws</b>: out_of_range if pos1 > size() or pos2 > sv.size().
+   //!
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Determines the effective length rlen of the string to be inserted as the
+   //!   smaller of n2 and sv.size() - pos2 and calls `replace(pos1, n1, sv.data() + pos2, rlen)`.
+   //!
+   //! <b>Returns</b>: *this.
+   template<template<class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   basic_string& replace(size_type pos1, size_type n1, BasicStringView<CharT, Traits> sv,
+                         size_type pos2, size_type n2 = npos)
+   {
+      if (pos2 > sv.size())
+         throw_out_of_range("basic_string::replace out of range position");
+      return this->replace(pos1, n1, sv.data()+pos2, container_detail::min_value(n2, sv.size() - pos2));
    }
 
    //! <b>Requires</b>: pos1 <= size() and s points to an array of at least n2 elements of CharT.
@@ -1836,7 +1963,7 @@ class basic_string
    //!   the original string controlled by *this beginning at position pos + xlen.
    //!
    //! <b>Throws</b>: if memory allocation throws, out_of_range if pos1 > size() or length_error
-   //!   if the length of the  resulting string would exceed max_size()
+   //!   if the length of the resulting string would exceed max_size()
    //!
    //! <b>Returns</b>: *this
    basic_string& replace(size_type pos1, size_type n1, const CharT* s, size_type n2)
@@ -1844,10 +1971,11 @@ class basic_string
       if (pos1 > this->size())
          throw_out_of_range("basic_string::replace out of range position");
       const size_type len = container_detail::min_value(n1, this->size() - pos1);
-      if (n2 > this->max_size() || size() - len >= this->max_size() - n2)
+      const size_type max_size = this->max_size();
+      if (n2 > max_size || (this->size() - len) >= (max_size - n2))
          throw_length_error("basic_string::replace max_size() exceeded");
-      const pointer addr    = this->priv_addr();
-      return this->replace(addr + pos1, addr + pos1 + len, s, s + n2);
+      const pointer addr = this->priv_addr() + pos1;
+      return this->replace(addr, addr + len, s, s + n2);
    }
 
    //! <b>Requires</b>: pos1 <= size() and s points to an array of at least n2 elements of CharT.
@@ -1866,15 +1994,7 @@ class basic_string
    //! <b>Returns</b>: *this
    basic_string& replace(size_type pos, size_type n1, const CharT* s)
    {
-      if (pos > this->size())
-         throw_out_of_range("basic_string::replace out of range position");
-      const size_type len = container_detail::min_value(n1, this->size() - pos);
-      const size_type n2 = Traits::length(s);
-      if (n2 > this->max_size() || this->size() - len >= this->max_size() - n2)
-         throw_length_error("basic_string::replace max_size() exceeded");
-      const pointer addr    = this->priv_addr();
-      return this->replace(addr + pos, addr + pos + len,
-                     s, s + Traits::length(s));
+      return this->replace(pos, n1, s, Traits::length(s));
    }
 
    //! <b>Requires</b>: pos1 <= size().
@@ -1904,7 +2024,7 @@ class basic_string
    //!
    //! <b>Returns</b>: *this
    basic_string& replace(const_iterator i1, const_iterator i2, const basic_string& str)
-   { return this->replace(i1, i2, str.begin(), str.end()); }
+   { return this->replace(i1, i2, str.data(), str.data()+str.size()); }
 
    //! <b>Requires</b>: [begin(),i1) and [i1,i2) are valid ranges and
    //!   s points to an array of at least n elements
@@ -2004,6 +2124,32 @@ class basic_string
    }
    #endif
 
+   //! <b>Requires</b>: [begin(), i1) and [i1, i2) are valid ranges.
+   //!
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Calls `replace(i1 - begin(), i2 - i1, sv).`.
+   //!
+   //! <bReturns</b>: *this.
+   template<template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   basic_string& replace(const_iterator i1, const_iterator i2, BasicStringView<CharT, Traits> sv)
+   {
+      return this->replace( static_cast<size_type>(i1 - this->cbegin())
+                          , static_cast<size_type>(i2 - i1), sv);
+   }
+
+   #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST)
+   //! <b>Requires</b>: [begin(), i1) and [i1, i2) are valid ranges.
+   //!
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Calls replace(i1 - begin(), i2 - i1, il.begin(), il.size()).
+   //!
+   //! <bReturns</b>: *this.
+   basic_string& replace(const_iterator i1, const_iterator i2, std::initializer_list<CharT> il)
+   {
+      return this->replace( static_cast<size_type>(i1 - this->cbegin())
+                          , static_cast<size_type>(i2 - i1)
+                          , il.begin(), il.size());
+   }
+   #endif
+
    //! <b>Requires</b>: pos <= size()
    //!
    //! <b>Effects</b>: Determines the effective length rlen of the string to copy as the
@@ -2059,6 +2205,31 @@ class basic_string
    const CharT* data()  const BOOST_NOEXCEPT_OR_NOTHROW
    {  return container_detail::to_raw_pointer(this->priv_addr()); }
 
+   //! <b>Returns</b>: A pointer p such that p + i == &operator[](i) for each i in [0,size()].
+   //!
+   //! <b>Complexity</b>: constant time.
+   CharT* data()  BOOST_NOEXCEPT_OR_NOTHROW
+   {  return container_detail::to_raw_pointer(this->priv_addr()); }
+
+   #ifndef BOOST_CONTAINER_TEMPLATED_CONVERSION_OPERATOR_BROKEN
+   //! <b>Returns</b>: a string_view to the characters in the string.
+   //!
+   //! <b>Complexity</b>: constant time.
+   template<template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   operator BasicStringView<CharT, Traits>() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT_OR_NOTHROW
+   { return this->to_view< BasicStringView<CharT, Traits> >(); }
+   #endif
+
+   //! <b>Returns</b>: a string_view to the characters in the string.
+   //!
+   //! <b>Complexity</b>: constant time.
+   //!
+   //! <b>Note</b>: This function is available to write portable code for compilers
+   //!   that don't support templated conversion operators.
+   template<class BasicStringView>
+   BasicStringView to_view() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT_OR_NOTHROW
+   { return BasicStringView(this->data(), this->size()); }
+
    //////////////////////////////////////////////
    //
    //             string operations
@@ -2066,7 +2237,8 @@ class basic_string
    //////////////////////////////////////////////
 
    //! <b>Effects</b>: Determines the lowest position xpos, if possible, such that both
-   //!   of the following conditions obtain: 19 pos <= xpos and xpos + str.size() <= size();
+   //!   of the following conditions hold:
+   //!   1) pos <= xpos and xpos + str.size() <= size();
    //!   2) traits::eq(at(xpos+I), str.at(I)) for all elements I of the string controlled by str.
    //!
    //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing
@@ -2075,6 +2247,18 @@ class basic_string
    size_type find(const basic_string& s, size_type pos = 0) const
    { return find(s.c_str(), pos, s.size()); }
 
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Determines the lowest position xpos, if possible, such that both
+   //!   of the following conditions hold:
+   //!   1) pos <= xpos and xpos + sv.size() <= size();
+   //!   2) traits::eq(at(xpos+I), sv.at(I)) for all elements I of the string controlled by sv.
+   //!
+   //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing
+   //!
+   //! <b>Returns</b>: xpos if the function can determine such a value for xpos. Otherwise, returns npos.
+   template<template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   size_type find(BasicStringView<CharT, Traits> sv, size_type pos = 0) const
+   { return find(sv.data(), pos, sv.size()); }
+
    //! <b>Requires</b>: s points to an array of at least n elements of CharT.
    //!
    //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing
@@ -2132,6 +2316,18 @@ class basic_string
    size_type rfind(const basic_string& str, size_type pos = npos) const
       { return rfind(str.c_str(), pos, str.size()); }
 
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Determines the highest position xpos, if possible, such
+   //!   that both of the following conditions obtain:
+   //!   a) xpos <= pos and xpos + sv.size() <= size();
+   //!   b) traits::eq(at(xpos+I), sv.at(I)) for all elements I of the string controlled by sv.
+   //!
+   //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing
+   //!
+   //! <b>Returns</b>: xpos if the function can determine such a value for xpos. Otherwise, returns npos.
+   template<template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   size_type rfind(BasicStringView<CharT, Traits> sv, size_type pos = npos) const
+      { return rfind(sv.data(), pos, sv.size()); }
+
    //! <b>Requires</b>: s points to an array of at least n elements of CharT.
    //!
    //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing
@@ -2188,8 +2384,19 @@ class basic_string
    //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing
    //!
    //! <b>Returns</b>: xpos if the function can determine such a value for xpos. Otherwise, returns npos.
-   size_type find_first_of(const basic_string& s, size_type pos = 0) const
-      { return find_first_of(s.c_str(), pos, s.size()); }
+   size_type find_first_of(const basic_string& str, size_type pos = 0) const
+      { return find_first_of(str.c_str(), pos, str.size()); }
+
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Determines the lowest position xpos, if possible, such that both of the
+   //!   following conditions obtain: a) pos <= xpos and xpos < size();
+   //!   b) traits::eq(at(xpos), sv.at(I)) for some element I of the string controlled by sv.
+   //!
+   //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing
+   //!
+   //! <b>Returns</b>: xpos if the function can determine such a value for xpos. Otherwise, returns npos.
+   template<template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   size_type find_first_of(BasicStringView<CharT, Traits> sv, size_type pos = 0) const
+      { return find_first_of(sv.data(), pos, sv.size()); }
 
    //! <b>Requires</b>: s points to an array of at least n elements of CharT.
    //!
@@ -2236,6 +2443,17 @@ class basic_string
    size_type find_last_of(const basic_string& str, size_type pos = npos) const
       { return find_last_of(str.c_str(), pos, str.size()); }
 
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Determines the highest position xpos, if possible, such that both of
+   //!   the following conditions obtain: a) xpos <= pos and xpos < size(); b)
+   //!   traits::eq(at(xpos), str.at(I)) for some element I of the string controlled by str.
+   //!
+   //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing
+   //!
+   //! <b>Returns</b>: xpos if the function can determine such a value for xpos. Otherwise, returns npos.
+   template<template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   size_type find_last_of(BasicStringView<CharT, Traits> sv, size_type pos = npos) const
+      { return find_last_of(sv.data(), pos, sv.size()); }
+
    //! <b>Requires</b>: s points to an array of at least n elements of CharT.
    //!
    //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing
@@ -2282,6 +2500,18 @@ class basic_string
    size_type find_first_not_of(const basic_string& str, size_type pos = 0) const
       { return find_first_not_of(str.c_str(), pos, str.size()); }
 
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Determines the lowest position xpos, if possible, such that
+   //!   both of the following conditions obtain:
+   //!   a) pos <= xpos and xpos < size(); b) traits::eq(at(xpos), sv.at(I)) for no
+   //!   element I of the string controlled by sv.
+   //!
+   //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing
+   //!
+   //! <b>Returns</b>: xpos if the function can determine such a value for xpos. Otherwise, returns npos.
+   template<template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   size_type find_first_not_of(BasicStringView<CharT, Traits> sv, size_type pos = 0) const
+      { return find_first_not_of(sv.data(), pos, sv.size()); }
+
    //! <b>Requires</b>: s points to an array of at least traits::length(s) + 1 elements of CharT.
    //!
    //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing
@@ -2335,6 +2565,17 @@ class basic_string
    size_type find_last_not_of(const basic_string& str, size_type pos = npos) const
       { return find_last_not_of(str.c_str(), pos, str.size()); }
 
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Determines the highest position xpos, if possible, such that
+   //!   both of the following conditions obtain: a) xpos <= pos and xpos < size();
+   //!   b) traits::eq(at(xpos), sv.at(I)) for no element I of the string controlled by sv.
+   //!
+   //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing
+   //!
+   //! <b>Returns</b>: xpos if the function can determine such a value for xpos. Otherwise, returns npos.
+   template<template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   size_type find_last_not_of(BasicStringView<CharT, Traits> sv, size_type pos = npos) const
+      { return find_last_not_of(sv.data(), pos, sv.size()); }
+
    //! <b>Requires</b>: s points to an array of at least n elements of CharT.
    //!
    //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing
@@ -2398,7 +2639,7 @@ class basic_string
                           addr + pos + container_detail::min_value(n, size() - pos), this->alloc());
    }
 
-   //! <b>Effects</b>: Determines the effective length rlen of the string to copy as
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Determines the effective length rlen of the string to compare as
    //!   the smaller of size() and str.size(). The function then compares the two strings by
    //!   calling traits::compare(data(), str.data(), rlen).
    //!
@@ -2414,10 +2655,21 @@ class basic_string
       return s_compare(addr, addr + this->priv_size(), str_addr, str_addr + str.priv_size());
    }
 
+   //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing
+   //!
+   //! <b>Returns</b>: compare(basic_string(sv)).
+   template<template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   int compare(BasicStringView<CharT,Traits> sv) const
+   {
+      const pointer addr = this->priv_addr();
+      return s_compare(addr, addr + this->priv_size(), sv.data(), sv.data() + sv.size());
+   }
+
    //! <b>Requires</b>: pos1 <= size()
    //!
-   //! <b>Effects</b>: Determines the effective length rlen of the string to copy as
-   //!   the smaller of
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Determines the effective length rlen of the string to compare as
+   //!   the smaller of (this->size() - pos1), n1 and str.size(). The function then compares the two strings by
+   //!   calling traits::compare(data()+pos1, str.data(), rlen).
    //!
    //! <b>Throws</b>: out_of_range if pos1 > size()
    //!
@@ -2433,6 +2685,22 @@ class basic_string
                         str_addr, str_addr + str.priv_size());
    }
 
+   //! <b>Requires</b>: pos1 <= size()
+   //!
+   //! <b>Throws</b>: out_of_range if pos1 > size()
+   //!
+   //! <b>Returns</b>:basic_string(*this,pos1,n1).compare(sv).
+   template<template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   int compare(size_type pos1, size_type n1, BasicStringView<CharT,Traits> sv) const
+   {
+      if (pos1 > this->size())
+         throw_out_of_range("basic_string::compare out of range position");
+      const pointer addr    = this->priv_addr() + pos1;
+      const CharT* str_addr = sv.data();
+      return s_compare(addr, addr + container_detail::min_value(n1, this->size() - pos1),
+                       str_addr, str_addr + sv.size());
+   }
+
    //! <b>Requires</b>: pos1 <= size() and pos2 <= str.size()
    //!
    //! <b>Effects</b>: Determines the effective length rlen of the string to copy as
@@ -2441,16 +2709,33 @@ class basic_string
    //! <b>Throws</b>: out_of_range if pos1 > size() or pos2 > str.size()
    //!
    //! <b>Returns</b>: basic_string(*this, pos1, n1).compare(basic_string(str, pos2, n2)).
-   int compare(size_type pos1, size_type n1, const basic_string& str, size_type pos2, size_type n2) const
+   int compare(size_type pos1, size_type n1, const basic_string& str, size_type pos2, size_type n2 = npos) const
    {
       if (pos1 > this->size() || pos2 > str.size())
          throw_out_of_range("basic_string::compare out of range position");
-      const pointer addr     = this->priv_addr();
-      const pointer str_addr = str.priv_addr();
-      return s_compare(addr + pos1,
-                        addr + pos1 + container_detail::min_value(n1, this->size() - pos1),
-                        str_addr + pos2,
-                        str_addr + pos2 + container_detail::min_value(n2, str.size() - pos2));
+      const pointer addr     = this->priv_addr() + pos1;
+      const pointer str_addr = str.priv_addr() + pos2;
+      return s_compare(addr, addr + container_detail::min_value(n1, this->size() - pos1),
+                        str_addr, str_addr + container_detail::min_value(n2, str.size() - pos2));
+   }
+
+   //! <b>Requires</b>: pos1 <= size() and pos2 <= str.size()
+   //!
+   //! <b>Effects</b>: Determines the effective length rlen of the string to copy as
+   //!   the smaller of
+   //!
+   //! <b>Throws</b>: out_of_range if pos1 > size() or pos2 > sv.size()
+   //!
+   //! <b>Returns</b>: basic_string(*this, pos1, n1).compare(BasicStringView<CharT, Traits>(sv, pos2, n2)).
+   template<template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+   int compare(size_type pos1, size_type n1, BasicStringView<CharT,Traits> sv, size_type pos2, size_type n2) const
+   {
+      if (pos1 > this->size() || pos2 > sv.size())
+         throw_out_of_range("basic_string::compare out of range position");
+      const pointer addr     = this->priv_addr() + pos1;
+      const CharT * str_addr = sv.data() + pos2;
+      return s_compare(addr, addr + container_detail::min_value(n1, this->size() - pos1),
+                       str_addr, str_addr + container_detail::min_value(n2, sv.size() - pos2));
    }
 
    //! <b>Throws</b>: Nothing
@@ -2462,7 +2747,6 @@ class basic_string
       return s_compare(addr, addr + this->priv_size(), s, s + Traits::length(s));
    }
 
-
    //! <b>Requires</b>: pos1 > size() and s points to an array of at least n2 elements of CharT.
    //!
    //! <b>Throws</b>: out_of_range if pos1 > size()
@@ -2515,8 +2799,8 @@ class basic_string
       }
    }
 
-   static int s_compare(const_pointer f1, const_pointer l1,
-                        const_pointer f2, const_pointer l2)
+   template<class It1, class It2>
+   static int s_compare(It1 f1, It1 l1, It2 f2, It2 l2)
    {
       const difference_type n1 = l1 - f1;
       const difference_type n2 = l2 - f2;
@@ -2753,8 +3037,7 @@ template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator> inline
 
 template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator>
 inline bool
-operator==(const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x,
-           const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& y)
+operator==(const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& y)
 {
    return x.size() == y.size() &&
           Traits::compare(x.data(), y.data(), x.size()) == 0;
@@ -2776,10 +3059,25 @@ operator==(const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, const CharT* s)
    return x.size() == n && Traits::compare(x.data(), s, n) == 0;
 }
 
+template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator, template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+inline bool
+operator==( BasicStringView<CharT,Traits> x, const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& y)
+{
+   return x.size() == y.size() &&
+          Traits::compare(x.data(), y.data(), x.size()) == 0;
+}
+
+template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator, template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+inline bool
+operator==( const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, BasicStringView<CharT,Traits> y)
+{
+   return x.size() == y.size() &&
+          Traits::compare(x.data(), y.data(), x.size()) == 0;
+}
+
 template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator>
 inline bool
-operator!=(const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x,
-           const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& y)
+operator!=(const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& y)
    {  return !(x == y);  }
 
 template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator>
@@ -2793,15 +3091,22 @@ operator!=(const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, const CharT* s)
    {  return !(x == s);   }
 
 
-// Operator< (and also >, <=, and >=).
+template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator, template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+inline bool
+operator!=( BasicStringView<CharT,Traits> x, const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& y)
+   {  return !(x == y);  }
 
+template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator, template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+inline bool
+operator!=( const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, BasicStringView<CharT,Traits> y)
+   {  return !(x == y);  }
+
+// Operator< (and also >, <=, and >=).
 template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator>
 inline bool
 operator<(const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& y)
 {
    return x.compare(y) < 0;
-//   return basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>
-//      ::s_compare(x.begin(), x.end(), y.begin(), y.end()) < 0;
 }
 
 template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator>
@@ -2809,26 +3114,28 @@ inline bool
 operator<(const CharT* s, const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& y)
 {
    return y.compare(s) > 0;
-//   basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>::size_type n = Traits::length(s);
-//   return basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>
-//          ::s_compare(s, s + n, y.begin(), y.end()) < 0;
 }
 
 template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator>
 inline bool
-operator<(const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x,
-          const CharT* s)
+operator<(const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, const CharT* s)
 {
    return x.compare(s) < 0;
-//   basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>::size_type n = Traits::length(s);
-//   return basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>
-//      ::s_compare(x.begin(), x.end(), s, s + n) < 0;
 }
 
+template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator, template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+inline bool
+operator<( BasicStringView<CharT,Traits> x, const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& y)
+   {  return y.compare(x) > 0;  }
+
+template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator, template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+inline bool
+operator<(  const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, BasicStringView<CharT,Traits> y)
+   {  return x.compare(y) < 0;  }
+
 template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator>
 inline bool
-operator>(const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x,
-          const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& y) {
+operator>(const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& y) {
    return y < x;
 }
 
@@ -2845,10 +3152,19 @@ operator>(const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, const CharT* s)
    return s < x;
 }
 
+template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator, template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+inline bool
+operator>( BasicStringView<CharT,Traits> x, const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& y)
+   {  return y < x;  }
+
+template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator, template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+inline bool
+operator>( const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, BasicStringView<CharT,Traits> y)
+   {  return y < x;  }
+
 template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator>
 inline bool
-operator<=(const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x,
-           const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& y)
+operator<=(const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& y)
 {
   return !(y < x);
 }
@@ -2863,6 +3179,17 @@ inline bool
 operator<=(const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, const CharT* s)
    {  return !(s < x);  }
 
+
+template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator, template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+inline bool
+operator<=( BasicStringView<CharT,Traits> x, const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& y)
+   {  return !(y < x);  }
+
+template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator, template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+inline bool
+operator<=( const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, BasicStringView<CharT,Traits> y)
+   {  return !(y < x);  }
+
 template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator>
 inline bool
 operator>=(const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x,
@@ -2879,6 +3206,16 @@ inline bool
 operator>=(const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, const CharT* s)
    {  return !(x < s);  }
 
+template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator, template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+inline bool
+operator>=( BasicStringView<CharT,Traits> x, const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& y)
+   {  return !(x < y);  }
+
+template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator, template <class, class> class BasicStringView>
+inline bool
+operator>=( const basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, BasicStringView<CharT,Traits> y)
+   {  return !(x < y);  }
+
 // Swap.
 template <class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator>
 inline void swap(basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& x, basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>& y)
diff --git a/proj/vc7ide/container.sln b/proj/vc7ide/container.sln
index 7d059aa..daec7d5 100644
--- a/proj/vc7ide/container.sln
+++ b/proj/vc7ide/container.sln
@@ -307,6 +307,10 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "node_handle_test", "node_ha
 	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "string_view_compat_test", "string_view_compat_test.vcproj", "{58CCE183-6092-48FE-A4F7-BA0D4A792607}"
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfiguration) = preSolution
 		Debug = Debug
@@ -621,6 +625,10 @@ Global
 		{5A17C6C5-6C29-A74F-48FE-A7FA7A063106}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
 		{5A17C6C5-6C29-A74F-48FE-A7FA7A063106}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
 		{5A17C6C5-6C29-A74F-48FE-A7FA7A063106}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{58CCE183-6092-48FE-A4F7-BA0D4A792607}.Debug.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{58CCE183-6092-48FE-A4F7-BA0D4A792607}.Debug.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{58CCE183-6092-48FE-A4F7-BA0D4A792607}.Release.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{58CCE183-6092-48FE-A4F7-BA0D4A792607}.Release.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
 	EndGlobalSection
diff --git a/proj/vc7ide/container.vcproj b/proj/vc7ide/container.vcproj
index dec8759..387f4ae 100644
--- a/proj/vc7ide/container.vcproj
+++ b/proj/vc7ide/container.vcproj
@@ -245,9 +245,6 @@
 				<File
 					RelativePath="..\..\..\..\boost\container\detail\function_detector.hpp">
 				</File>
-				<File
-					RelativePath="..\..\..\..\boost\container\detail\hash_table.hpp">
-				</File>
 				<File
 					RelativePath="..\..\..\..\boost\container\detail\is_sorted.hpp">
 				</File>
diff --git a/proj/vc7ide/string_view_compat_test.vcproj b/proj/vc7ide/string_view_compat_test.vcproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42a184b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proj/vc7ide/string_view_compat_test.vcproj
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>
+<VisualStudioProject
+   ProjectType="Visual C++"
+   Version="7.10"
+   Name="string_view_compat_test"
+   ProjectGUID="{58CCE183-6092-48FE-A4F7-BA0D4A792607}"
+   Keyword="Win32Proj">
+   <Platforms>
+      <Platform
+         Name="Win32"/>
+   </Platforms>
+   <Configurations>
+      <Configuration
+         Name="Debug|Win32"
+         OutputDirectory="../../Bin/Win32/Debug"
+         IntermediateDirectory="Debug/string_view_compat_test"
+         ConfigurationType="1"
+         CharacterSet="2">
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+            Optimization="0"
+            AdditionalIncludeDirectories="../../../.."
+            PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+            GeneratePreprocessedFile="0"
+            MinimalRebuild="TRUE"
+            BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
+            RuntimeLibrary="3"
+            TreatWChar_tAsBuiltInType="TRUE"
+            ForceConformanceInForLoopScope="FALSE"
+            UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+            WarningLevel="4"
+            Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
+            DebugInformationFormat="3"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCLinkerTool"
+            AdditionalDependencies="winmm.lib"
+            OutputFile="$(OutDir)/string_view_compat_test_d.exe"
+            LinkIncremental="1"
+            AdditionalLibraryDirectories="../../../../stage/lib"
+            GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+            ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)/string_view_compat_test.pdb"
+            SubSystem="1"
+            TargetMachine="1"
+				FixedBaseAddress="1"
+            />
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+      </Configuration>
+      <Configuration
+         Name="Release|Win32"
+         OutputDirectory="../../Bin/Win32/Release"
+         IntermediateDirectory="Release/string_view_compat_test"
+         ConfigurationType="1"
+         CharacterSet="2">
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+            AdditionalIncludeDirectories="../../../.."
+            PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
+            RuntimeLibrary="2"
+            TreatWChar_tAsBuiltInType="TRUE"
+            ForceConformanceInForLoopScope="FALSE"
+            UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
+            WarningLevel="4"
+            Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
+            DebugInformationFormat="0"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCLinkerTool"
+            AdditionalDependencies="winmm.lib"
+            OutputFile="$(OutDir)/string_view_compat_test.exe"
+            LinkIncremental="1"
+            AdditionalLibraryDirectories="../../../../stage/lib"
+            GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
+            SubSystem="1"
+            OptimizeReferences="2"
+            EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
+            TargetMachine="1"
+				FixedBaseAddress="1"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+         <Tool
+            Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
+      </Configuration>
+   </Configurations>
+   <References>
+   </References>
+   <Files>
+      <Filter
+         Name="Source Files"
+         Filter="cpp;c;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx"
+         UniqueIdentifier="{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}">
+         <File
+            RelativePath="..\..\test\string_view_compat_test.cpp">
+         </File>
+      </Filter>
+   </Files>
+   <Globals>
+   </Globals>
+</VisualStudioProject>
diff --git a/test/string_test.cpp b/test/string_test.cpp
index c1c2e89..631ad96 100644
--- a/test/string_test.cpp
+++ b/test/string_test.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "propagate_allocator_test.hpp"
 #include "default_init_test.hpp"
 #include "../../intrusive/test/iterator_test.hpp"
+#include <boost/utility/string_view.hpp>
 
 using namespace boost::container;
 
@@ -182,6 +183,10 @@ int string_test()
          stdStringVect->push_back(auxStdString);
       }
 
+      if(auxBoostString.data() != const_cast<const BoostString&>(auxBoostString).data() &&
+         auxBoostString.data() != &auxBoostString[0])
+         return 1;
+
       if(!CheckEqualStringVector(boostStringVect, stdStringVect)){
          return 1;
       }
@@ -546,20 +551,14 @@ int main()
       typedef boost::container::basic_string<char> cont_int;
       cont_int a; a.push_back(char(1)); a.push_back(char(2)); a.push_back(char(3));
       boost::intrusive::test::test_iterator_random< cont_int >(a);
-      if(boost::report_errors() != 0) {
-         return 1;
-      }
    }
    {
       typedef boost::container::basic_string<wchar_t> cont_int;
       cont_int a; a.push_back(wchar_t(1)); a.push_back(wchar_t(2)); a.push_back(wchar_t(3));
       boost::intrusive::test::test_iterator_random< cont_int >(a);
-      if(boost::report_errors() != 0) {
-         return 1;
-      }
    }
 
-   return 0;
+   return boost::report_errors();
 }
 
 #include <boost/container/detail/config_end.hpp>
diff --git a/test/string_view_compat_test.cpp b/test/string_view_compat_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f786b96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/string_view_compat_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// (C) Copyright Ion Gaztanaga 2007-2017. Distributed under the Boost
+// Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file
+// LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+//
+// See http://www.boost.org/libs/container for documentation.
+//
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#include <boost/container/string.hpp>
+#include <boost/utility/string_view.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+
+void conversion_test()
+{
+   #ifndef BOOST_CONTAINER_TEMPLATED_CONVERSION_OPERATOR_BROKEN
+   {
+      const boost::container::string s = "some text";
+      boost::string_view sv(s);
+      BOOST_TEST(s.data() == sv.data() && s.size() == sv.size());
+      boost::string_view sv2;
+      sv2 = s;
+      BOOST_TEST(s.data() == sv2.data() && s.size() == sv2.size());
+      const boost::string_view csv(s);
+      BOOST_TEST(s.data() == sv.data() && s.size() == csv.size());
+   }
+   #endif
+}
+
+void to_view_test()
+{
+   const boost::container::string s = "some text";
+   boost::string_view sv(s.to_view<boost::string_view>());
+   BOOST_TEST(s.data() == sv.data() && s.size() == sv.size());
+   boost::string_view sv2;
+   sv2 = s.to_view<boost::string_view>();
+   BOOST_TEST(s.data() == sv2.data() && s.size() == sv2.size());
+   const boost::string_view csv(s.to_view<boost::string_view>());
+   BOOST_TEST(s.data() == csv.data() && s.size() == csv.size());
+}
+
+void equal_test()
+{
+   const boost::string_view sv = "same text";
+   const boost::string_view svd = "different text";
+   const boost::container::string s = "same text";
+   BOOST_TEST(sv == s);
+   BOOST_TEST(s == sv);
+   BOOST_TEST(!(svd == s));
+   BOOST_TEST(!(s == svd));
+}
+
+void unequal_test()
+{
+   const boost::string_view sv = "same text";
+   const boost::string_view svd = "different text";
+   const boost::container::string s = "same text";
+   BOOST_TEST(!(sv != s));
+   BOOST_TEST(!(s != sv));
+   BOOST_TEST(svd != s);
+   BOOST_TEST(s != svd);
+}
+
+void less_test()
+{
+   boost::string_view sv  = "0123456";
+   boost::container::string s = "0123459";
+   BOOST_TEST(sv < s);
+   BOOST_TEST(!(s < sv));
+
+   sv = "0123459";
+   s  = "0123456";
+   BOOST_TEST(!(sv < s));
+   BOOST_TEST(s < sv);
+
+   sv = "0123456";
+   BOOST_TEST(!(sv < s));
+   BOOST_TEST(!(s < sv));
+}
+
+void greater_test()
+{
+   boost::string_view sv  = "0123459";
+   boost::container::string s = "0123456";
+   BOOST_TEST(sv > s);
+   BOOST_TEST(!(s > sv));
+
+   sv = "0123456";
+   s  = "0123459";
+   BOOST_TEST(!(sv > s));
+   BOOST_TEST(s > sv);
+
+   sv = "0123459";
+   BOOST_TEST(!(sv > s));
+   BOOST_TEST(!(s > sv));
+}
+
+void less_equal_test()
+{
+   boost::string_view sv  = "0123456";
+   boost::container::string s = "0123459";
+   BOOST_TEST(sv <= s);
+   BOOST_TEST(!(s <= sv));
+
+   sv = "0123459";
+   s  = "0123456";
+   BOOST_TEST(!(sv <= s));
+   BOOST_TEST(s <= sv);
+
+   sv = "0123456";
+   BOOST_TEST(sv <= s);
+   BOOST_TEST(s <= sv);
+}
+
+void greater_equal_test()
+{
+   boost::string_view sv  = "0123459";
+   boost::container::string s = "0123456";
+   BOOST_TEST(sv >= s);
+   BOOST_TEST(!(s >= sv));
+
+   sv = "0123456";
+   s  = "0123459";
+   BOOST_TEST(!(sv >= s));
+   BOOST_TEST(s >= sv);
+
+   sv = "0123459";
+   BOOST_TEST(sv >= s);
+   BOOST_TEST(s >= sv);
+}
+
+void constructor_test()
+{
+   boost::string_view sv  = "0123459";
+   boost::container::string s(sv);
+   BOOST_TEST(sv == s);
+   boost::container::string s2(sv, s.get_allocator());
+   BOOST_TEST(sv == s);
+}
+
+void assignment_test()
+{
+   boost::string_view sv  = "0123459";
+   boost::container::string s;
+   s = sv;
+   BOOST_TEST(sv == s);
+}
+
+void assign_test()
+{
+   boost::string_view sv  = "0123459";
+   boost::container::string s;
+   s.assign(sv);
+   BOOST_TEST(sv == s);
+}
+
+void plus_equal_test()
+{
+   boost::string_view sv  = "23459";
+   boost::container::string s("01");
+   s += sv;
+   BOOST_TEST(s == "0123459");
+}
+
+void append_test()
+{
+   boost::string_view sv  = "23459";
+   boost::container::string s("01");
+   s.append(sv);
+   BOOST_TEST(s == "0123459");
+}
+
+void insert_test()
+{
+   boost::string_view sv  = "34";
+   boost::container::string s("01259");
+   s.insert(3u, sv);
+   BOOST_TEST(s == "0123459");
+}
+
+void replace_test()
+{
+   boost::string_view sv  = "5678";
+   boost::container::string s("01259");
+   s.replace(2u, 2u, sv);
+   BOOST_TEST(s == "0156789");
+   s.replace(s.begin()+3, s.begin()+6, sv);
+   BOOST_TEST(s == "01556789");
+   s.replace(5u, 3u, sv, 2u, 2u);
+   BOOST_TEST(s == "0155678");
+}
+
+void find_test()
+{
+   const boost::string_view sv  = "25";
+   boost::container::string s("0125925123");
+   BOOST_TEST(s.find(sv,4) == 5);
+}
+
+void rfind_test()
+{
+   const boost::string_view sv  = "25";
+   boost::container::string s("0125925123");
+   BOOST_TEST(s.rfind(sv,4) == 2);
+}
+
+void find_first_of_test()
+{
+   const boost::string_view sv  = "52";
+   boost::container::string s("0125925123");
+   BOOST_TEST(s.find_first_of(sv,4) == 5);
+}
+
+void find_last_of_test()
+{
+   const boost::string_view sv  = "52";
+   boost::container::string s("520125925123");
+   BOOST_TEST(s.find_last_of(sv,6) == 5);
+}
+
+void find_first_not_of_test()
+{
+   const boost::string_view sv  = "52";
+   boost::container::string s("0125925123");
+   BOOST_TEST(s.find_first_not_of(sv,2) == 4);
+}
+
+void find_last_not_of_test()
+{
+   const boost::string_view sv  = "52";
+   boost::container::string s("0125925123");
+   BOOST_TEST(s.find_last_not_of(sv,6) == 4);
+}
+
+void compare_test()
+{
+   const boost::string_view sv  = "52";
+   boost::container::string s("0125925123");
+   BOOST_TEST(s.compare(sv) < 0);
+   BOOST_TEST(s.compare(boost::string_view("0125925123")) == 0);
+   BOOST_TEST(s.compare(2u, s.size() - 2u, boost::string_view("25925123")) == 0);
+   boost::string_view sv2("5212592512389");
+   BOOST_TEST(s.compare(2u, s.size() - 2u, sv2, 3, sv2.size()-5u) == 0);
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+   conversion_test();
+   to_view_test();
+   equal_test();
+   unequal_test();
+   less_test();
+   greater_test();
+   less_equal_test();
+   greater_equal_test();
+   constructor_test();
+   assignment_test();
+   assign_test();
+   plus_equal_test();
+   append_test();
+   insert_test();
+   replace_test();
+   find_test();
+   rfind_test();
+   find_first_of_test();
+   find_last_of_test();
+   find_first_not_of_test();
+   find_last_not_of_test();
+   compare_test();
+
+   return boost::report_errors();
+}
+