diff --git a/pgsql/Pgsql_Value.h b/pgsql/Pgsql_Value.h
index 100ccdf..2ce89cb 100644
--- a/pgsql/Pgsql_Value.h
+++ b/pgsql/Pgsql_Value.h
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 namespace Pgsql {
 
 
+	template <typename E>
+	E StringToArrayElem(std::string_view sv);
+
 	/** \brief Class that is returned as value of a cell to facilitate auto conversion.
 	 */
 	class Value {
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 
 		bool isString() const;
 
+
 		/// Retrieves an array type value and passes them to an insert iterator.
 		///
 		/// When the array it self is NULL this function behaves the same as for an empty array. No
@@ -61,11 +65,7 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 					auto res = parser.GetNextElem();
 					if (res.ok) {
 						if (res.value) {
-							std::string str(res.value->data(), res.value->length());
-							Value val(str.c_str(), OidFor<E>::elem());
-							value_type v;
-							v << val;
-							insert_iter = v;
+							insert_iter = StringToArrayElem<E>(*res.value);
 						}
 						else {
 							if (nullhandling == NullHandling::Throw)
@@ -93,11 +93,7 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 				auto res = parser.GetNextElem();
 				if (res.ok) {
 					if (res.value) {
-						std::string str(res.value->data(), res.value->length());
-						Value val(str.c_str(), OidFor<E>::elem());
-						value_type v;
-						v << val;
-						insert_iter = v;
+						insert_iter = StringToArrayElem<E>(*res.value);
 					}
 					else {
 						insert_iter = value_for_nulls;
@@ -120,11 +116,7 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 				auto res = parser.GetNextElem();
 				if (res.ok) {
 					if (res.value) {
-						std::string str(res.value->data(), res.value->length());
-						Value val(str.c_str(), OidFor<E>::elem());
-						value_type v;
-						v << val;
-						insert_iter = v;
+						insert_iter = StringToArrayElem<E>(*res.value);
 					}
 					else {
 						insert_iter = std::nullopt;
@@ -148,11 +140,7 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 			for (;;) {
 				while (*pos != 0 && *pos != ' ') ++pos;
 				// The cast (to prevent warning) should be save as start should always be <= pos
-				std::string str(start, static_cast<size_t>(pos-start));
-				Value val(str.c_str(), OidFor<E>::elem());
-				E v;
-				v << val;
-				insert_iter = v;
+				insert_iter = StringToArrayElem<E>(std::string_view(start, static_cast<size_t>(pos-start)));
 				if (*pos == 0)
 					break;
 				start = ++pos; // skip space and set new start to match
@@ -186,7 +174,16 @@ namespace Pgsql {
 		s = v.operator T();
 	}
 	
-	
+	template <typename E>
+	E StringToArrayElem(std::string_view sv)
+	{
+		std::string str(sv.data(), sv.length());
+		Value val(str.c_str(), OidFor<E>::elem());
+		E v;
+		v << val;
+		return v;
+	}
+
 } // end namespace Pgsql
 
 #endif // PGSQL_VALUE_H