1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/mod.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/mod.rs
index 6b0d62610..f20714ede 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/ast/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 mod generated;
 
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::string::String as RustString;
 
 use itertools::Itertools;
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ pub trait DocCommentsOwner<'a>: AstNode<'a> {
 
     /// Returns the textual content of a doc comment block as a single string.
     /// That is, strips leading `///` and joins lines
-    fn doc_comment_text(self) -> String {
+    fn doc_comment_text(self) -> RustString {
         self.doc_comments()
             .map(|comment| {
                 let prefix = comment.prefix();
@@ -133,6 +134,12 @@ impl<'a> Char<'a> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> String<'a> {
+    pub fn text(&self) -> &SmolStr {
+        &self.syntax().leaf_text().unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> Comment<'a> {
     pub fn text(&self) -> &SmolStr {
         self.syntax().leaf_text().unwrap()