diff --git a/src/coreComponents/codingUtilities/Section.cpp b/src/coreComponents/codingUtilities/Section.cpp
index be273dc9600..e6f98e48f35 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/codingUtilities/Section.cpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/codingUtilities/Section.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void Section::setMinWidth( integer const & minWidth )
   m_rowMinWidth = minWidth;
 }
 
-void Section::computeMaxRowSize( string const & title,
+void Section::computeMaxRowSize( string_view title,
                                  std::vector< string > const & rowsDescription )
 {
   integer const titleLength = title.length() + m_marginBorder * 2 + m_nbSpecialChar * 2;
diff --git a/src/coreComponents/codingUtilities/Section.hpp b/src/coreComponents/codingUtilities/Section.hpp
index fd21963d628..77ebb39d50b 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/codingUtilities/Section.hpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/codingUtilities/Section.hpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Section
    * @param m_sectionTitle The table title
    * @param descriptions The descriptions vector
    */
-  void computeMaxRowSize( string const & m_sectionTitle,
+  void computeMaxRowSize( string_view m_sectionTitle,
                           std::vector< string > const & descriptions );
   /**
    * @brief Build a description from the name and variadic values descriptions