diff --git a/cpp/String.cpp b/cpp/String.cpp
index 108b93a..d8e5650 100644
--- a/cpp/String.cpp
+++ b/cpp/String.cpp
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ namespace Gedeng {
 String::String() : String("") {
 }
 
-String::String(const char *stringText)
-    : length(strlen(stringText)), text(new char[length + sizeof(char)]) {
+String::String(const char *stringText) : length(strlen(stringText)), text(new char[length + sizeof(char)]) {
     memcpy(text, stringText, length + sizeof(char));
 }
 
-String::String(const String &other)
-    : length(other.getLength()), text(new char[length + sizeof(char)]) {
+String::String(const String &other) : length(other.get_length()), text(new char[length + sizeof(char)]) {
     memcpy(text, other.c_str(), length + sizeof(char));
 }
 
@@ -116,7 +114,7 @@ const char *String::c_str() const {
     return text;
 }
 
-size_t String::getLength() const {
+size_t String::get_length() const {
     return length;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/Gedeng/String.h b/include/Gedeng/String.h
index 8efc859..3dd080d 100644
--- a/include/Gedeng/String.h
+++ b/include/Gedeng/String.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class String {
     const char *c_str() const;
 
     /// Return the length of the String (without the terminator).
-    size_t getLength() const;
+    size_t get_length() const;
 
   private:
     size_t length;