diff --git a/src/snoretoastactions.h b/src/snoretoastactions.h
index 22640f8..75e9563 100644
--- a/src/snoretoastactions.h
+++ b/src/snoretoastactions.h
@@ -1,56 +1,86 @@
 /*
     SnoreToast is capable to invoke Windows 8 toast notifications.
     Copyright (C) 2013-2019  Hannah von Reth <vonreth@kde.org>
 
     SnoreToast is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
     (at your option) any later version.
 
     SnoreToast is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
     GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 
     You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
     along with SnoreToast.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 #pragma once
 
-#include <string_view>
+#include <string>
+#include <map>
 #include <vector>
 
+#if __cplusplus > 201402L || _HAS_CXX17
+#define SNORE_HAS_CXX17
+#endif
+
+#ifdef SNORE_HAS_CXX17
+#include <string_view>
+#endif
+
 class SnoreToastActions
 {
 public:
     enum class Actions {
         Clicked,
         Hidden,
         Dismissed,
         Timedout,
         ButtonClicked,
         TextEntered,
 
         Error = -1
     };
 
-    static constexpr std::wstring_view getActionString(const Actions &a)
+    static const inline std::wstring& getActionString(const Actions &a)
     {
-        return ActionStrings[static_cast<int>(a)];
+        return actionMap().at(a);
     }
 
+    static inline SnoreToastActions::Actions getAction(const std::wstring &s)
+    {
+        for (const auto &a : actionMap()) {
+            if (a.second.compare(s) == 0) {
+                return a.first;
+            }
+        }
+        return SnoreToastActions::Actions::Error;
+    }
+
+
+#ifdef SNORE_HAS_CXX17
     static inline SnoreToastActions::Actions getAction(const std::wstring_view &s)
     {
-        for (unsigned int i = 0; i <= sizeof(ActionStrings); ++i) {
-            if (ActionStrings[i].compare(s) == 0) {
-                return static_cast<SnoreToastActions::Actions>(i);
+        for (const auto &a : actionMap()) {
+            if (a.second.compare(s) == 0) {
+                return a.first;
             }
         }
         return SnoreToastActions::Actions::Error;
     }
+#endif
 
 private:
-    static constexpr std::wstring_view ActionStrings[] = {
-        L"clicked", L"hidden", L"dismissed", L"timedout", L"buttonClicked", L"textEntered",
-    };
+    static const std::map<Actions, std::wstring> &actionMap(){
+        static const std::map<Actions, std::wstring> _ActionStrings = {
+            {Actions::Clicked, L"clicked"},
+            {Actions::Hidden, L"hidden"},
+            {Actions::Dismissed, L"dismissed"},
+            {Actions::Timedout, L"timedout"},
+            {Actions::ButtonClicked, L"buttonClicked"},
+            {Actions::TextEntered, L"textEntered"}
+        };
+        return _ActionStrings;
+    }
 };