6 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qtextstream.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qtextstream.cpp
index a6d58c760f..dd0ab85119 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qtextstream.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qtextstream.cpp
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ public:
     };
 
     inline bool getChar(QChar *ch);
-    inline void ungetChar(const QChar &ch);
+    inline void ungetChar(QChar ch);
     NumberParsingStatus getNumber(qulonglong *l);
     bool getReal(double *f);
 
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ inline bool QTextStreamPrivate::getChar(QChar *ch)
 
 /*! \internal
 */
-inline void QTextStreamPrivate::ungetChar(const QChar &ch)
+inline void QTextStreamPrivate::ungetChar(QChar ch)
 {
     if (string) {
         if (stringOffset == 0)
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
index d0470ff796..4e7fd94141 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.cpp
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ QVariant::QVariant(const char *val)
 */
 
 /*!
-  \fn QVariant::QVariant(const QChar &c)
+  \fn QVariant::QVariant(QChar c)
 
   Constructs a new variant with a char value, \a c.
 */
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ QVariant::QVariant(const QBitArray &val)
 { d.is_null = false; d.type = BitArray; v_construct<QBitArray>(&d, val);  }
 QVariant::QVariant(const QString &val)
 { d.is_null = false; d.type = String; v_construct<QString>(&d, val);  }
-QVariant::QVariant(const QChar &val)
+QVariant::QVariant(QChar val)
 { d.is_null = false; d.type = Char; v_construct<QChar>(&d, val);  }
 QVariant::QVariant(const QLatin1String &val)
 { QString str(val); d.is_null = false; d.type = String; v_construct<QString>(&d, str); }
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
index 089d0d643b..5fcfe3e696 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qvariant.h
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class Q_CORE_EXPORT QVariant
     QVariant(const QString &string);
     QVariant(const QLatin1String &string);
     QVariant(const QStringList &stringlist);
-    QVariant(const QChar &qchar);
+    QVariant(QChar qchar);
     QVariant(const QDate &date);
     QVariant(const QTime &time);
     QVariant(const QDateTime &datetime);
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.cpp
index 6c52eb3827..31f776dc2e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.cpp
@@ -2797,7 +2797,7 @@ bool QLocalePrivate::numberToCLocale(const QString &num,
         return false;
 
     while (idx < l) {
-        const QChar &in = uc[idx];
+        const QChar in = uc[idx];
 
         char out = digitToCLocale(in);
         if (out == 0) {
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_p.h b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_p.h
index 7653f4d93d..c6902ca206 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_p.h
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ public:
     bool numberToCLocale(const QString &num,
     	    	    	  GroupSeparatorMode group_sep_mode,
                           CharBuff *result) const;
-    inline char digitToCLocale(const QChar &c) const;
+    inline char digitToCLocale(QChar c) const;
 
     static void updateSystemPrivate();
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public:
 
 };
 
-inline char QLocalePrivate::digitToCLocale(const QChar &in) const
+inline char QLocalePrivate::digitToCLocale(QChar in) const
 {
     const QChar _zero = zero();
     const QChar _group = group();
diff --git a/src/corelib/xml/qxmlutils.cpp b/src/corelib/xml/qxmlutils.cpp
index 954846a573..7ec208816c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/xml/qxmlutils.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/xml/qxmlutils.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ bool QXmlUtils::isNCName(const QStringRef &ncName)
     const int len = ncName.size();
     for(int i = 0; i < len; ++i)
     {
-        const QChar &at = ncName.at(i);
+        const QChar at = ncName.at(i);
         if(!QXmlUtils::isNameChar(at) || at == QLatin1Char(':'))
             return false;
     }