1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/deps/icu-small/source/common/util.h b/deps/icu-small/source/common/util.h
index 7af9a32d8f..92cdc9ef69 100644
--- a/deps/icu-small/source/common/util.h
+++ b/deps/icu-small/source/common/util.h
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ class U_COMMON_API ICU_Utility /* not : public UObject because all methods are s
                                        int32_t radix = 10,
                                        int32_t minDigits = 1);
 
+    /** Returns a bogus UnicodeString by value. */
+    static inline UnicodeString makeBogusString() {
+        UnicodeString result;
+        result.setToBogus();
+        return result;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return true if the character is NOT printable ASCII.
      *