diff --git a/test/message/types.cpp b/test/message/types.cpp
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+#include <cassert>
+#include <sdbusplus/message/types.hpp>
+#include <sdbusplus/utility/tuple_to_array.hpp>
+
+template <typename ...Args>
+auto dbus_string(Args&& ... args)
+{
+    return std::string(
+               sdbusplus::utility::tuple_to_array(
+                   sdbusplus::message::types::type_id<Args...>()).data());
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+
+    // Check a few simple types.
+    assert(dbus_string(1) == "i");
+    assert(dbus_string(1.0) == "d");
+
+    // Check a multiple parameter call.
+    assert(dbus_string(false, true) == "bb");
+    assert(dbus_string(1, 2, 3, true, 1.0) == "iiibd");
+
+    // Check an l-value and r-value reference.
+    {
+        std::string a = "a";
+        std::string b = "b";
+        const char* c = "c";
+
+        assert(dbus_string(a, std::move(b), c) == "sss");
+    }
+    return 0;
+}