diff --git a/renderdoc/api/replay/basic_types.h b/renderdoc/api/replay/basic_types.h
index 7d8d46aa9..e6db7e2ed 100644
--- a/renderdoc/api/replay/basic_types.h
+++ b/renderdoc/api/replay/basic_types.h
@@ -184,4 +184,40 @@ struct str : public rdctype::array<char>
   const char *c_str() const { return elems ? elems : ""; }
 };
 
+inline str &str::operator=(const std::string &in)
+{
+  Delete();
+  count = (int32_t)in.size();
+  if(count == 0)
+  {
+    elems = (char *)allocate(sizeof(char));
+    elems[0] = 0;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    elems = (char *)allocate(sizeof(char) * (count + 1));
+    memcpy(elems, &in[0], sizeof(char) * in.size());
+    elems[count] = 0;
+  }
+  return *this;
+}
+
+inline str &str::operator=(const char *const in)
+{
+  Delete();
+  count = (int32_t)strlen(in);
+  if(count == 0)
+  {
+    elems = (char *)allocate(sizeof(char));
+    elems[0] = 0;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    elems = (char *)allocate(sizeof(char) * (count + 1));
+    memcpy(elems, &in[0], sizeof(char) * count);
+    elems[count] = 0;
+  }
+  return *this;
+}
+
 };    // namespace rdctype
diff --git a/renderdoc/replay/type_helpers.cpp b/renderdoc/replay/type_helpers.cpp
index 1419800a8..6f3b90d98 100644
--- a/renderdoc/replay/type_helpers.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/replay/type_helpers.cpp
@@ -45,43 +45,3 @@ string ToStrHelper<false, ResourceId>::Get(const ResourceId &el)
 
   return tostrBuf;
 }
-
-namespace rdctype
-{
-str &str::operator=(const std::string &in)
-{
-  Delete();
-  count = (int32_t)in.size();
-  if(count == 0)
-  {
-    elems = (char *)allocate(sizeof(char));
-    elems[0] = 0;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    elems = (char *)allocate(sizeof(char) * (count + 1));
-    memcpy(elems, &in[0], sizeof(char) * in.size());
-    elems[count] = 0;
-  }
-  return *this;
-}
-
-str &str::operator=(const char *const in)
-{
-  Delete();
-  count = (int32_t)strlen(in);
-  if(count == 0)
-  {
-    elems = (char *)allocate(sizeof(char));
-    elems[0] = 0;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    elems = (char *)allocate(sizeof(char) * (count + 1));
-    memcpy(elems, &in[0], sizeof(char) * count);
-    elems[count] = 0;
-  }
-  return *this;
-}
-
-};    // namespace rdctype