diff --git a/src/main/StringHelper.cs b/src/main/StringHelper.cs
index 5ba178b..c44012b 100644
--- a/src/main/StringHelper.cs
+++ b/src/main/StringHelper.cs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public static string ReadFixedLengthString(this NativeArray<byte> cString)
       return ReadFixedLengthString(cString.Pointer, cString.Length);
     }
 
-    private static int GetStringLength(byte* cString, int? maxLength = null)
+    public static int GetStringLength(byte* cString, int? maxLength = null)
     {
       byte* walk = cString;
       while (*walk != 0 && (maxLength == null || walk - cString < maxLength))