2 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/absl/strings/internal/str_format/bind.cc b/absl/strings/internal/str_format/bind.cc
index a31859ece2bc..45e335a30948 100644
--- a/absl/strings/internal/str_format/bind.cc
+++ b/absl/strings/internal/str_format/bind.cc
@@ -196,6 +196,15 @@ std::string& AppendPack(std::string* out, const UntypedFormatSpecImpl format,
   return *out;
 }
 
+std::string FormatPack(const UntypedFormatSpecImpl format,
+                       absl::Span<const FormatArgImpl> args) {
+  std::string out;
+  if (ABSL_PREDICT_FALSE(!FormatUntyped(&out, format, args))) {
+    out.clear();
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
 int FprintF(std::FILE* output, const UntypedFormatSpecImpl format,
             absl::Span<const FormatArgImpl> args) {
   FILERawSink sink(output);
diff --git a/absl/strings/internal/str_format/bind.h b/absl/strings/internal/str_format/bind.h
index 7df140a43633..7f46035113bb 100644
--- a/absl/strings/internal/str_format/bind.h
+++ b/absl/strings/internal/str_format/bind.h
@@ -178,12 +178,8 @@ bool FormatUntyped(FormatRawSinkImpl raw_sink,
 std::string& AppendPack(std::string* out, UntypedFormatSpecImpl format,
                         absl::Span<const FormatArgImpl> args);
 
-inline std::string FormatPack(const UntypedFormatSpecImpl format,
-                              absl::Span<const FormatArgImpl> args) {
-  std::string out;
-  AppendPack(&out, format, args);
-  return out;
-}
+std::string FormatPack(const UntypedFormatSpecImpl format,
+                       absl::Span<const FormatArgImpl> args);
 
 int FprintF(std::FILE* output, UntypedFormatSpecImpl format,
             absl::Span<const FormatArgImpl> args);