diff --git a/include/loki/SafeFormat.h b/include/loki/SafeFormat.h
index 7fd211b..5c4919e 100644
--- a/include/loki/SafeFormat.h
+++ b/include/loki/SafeFormat.h
@@ -605,6 +605,14 @@ namespace Loki
     LOKI_EXPORT
     PrintfState<std::FILE*, char> FPrintf(std::FILE* f, const std::string& format);
 
+	/// Prints to cout.
+    LOKI_EXPORT
+    PrintfState<std::ostream&, char> FPrintf( const char * format );
+
+	/// Prints to cout.
+    LOKI_EXPORT
+    PrintfState<std::ostream&, char> FPrintf( const std::string & format );
+
     LOKI_EXPORT
     PrintfState<std::ostream&, char> FPrintf(std::ostream& f, const char* format);
 
diff --git a/src/SafeFormat.cpp b/src/SafeFormat.cpp
index 5c26acf..865b9a4 100644
--- a/src/SafeFormat.cpp
+++ b/src/SafeFormat.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,22 @@ namespace Loki
         return printState2;
     }
 
+    PrintfState< std::ostream &, char > FPrintf( const char * format ) {
+        ::std::string buffer;
+        const PrintfState< ::std::string &, char > state1( buffer, format );
+        ::std::cout << buffer.c_str();
+        PrintfState< ::std::ostream &, char > printState2 = state1.ChangeDevice< ::std::ostream & >( ::std::cout );
+        return printState2;
+    }
+
+    PrintfState< std::ostream &, char > FPrintf( const std::string & format ) {
+        ::std::string buffer;
+        const PrintfState< ::std::string &, char > state1( buffer, format.c_str() );
+        ::std::cout << buffer.c_str();
+        PrintfState< std::ostream &, char > printState2 = state1.ChangeDevice< ::std::ostream & >( ::std::cout );
+        return printState2;
+    }
+
     PrintfState<std::ostream&, char> FPrintf(std::ostream& f, const char* format) {
         ::std::string buffer;
         const PrintfState< ::std::string &, char > state1( buffer, format );