4 files changed, 15 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/serialization/qbinaryjsonvalue.cpp b/src/corelib/serialization/qbinaryjsonvalue.cpp
index 92a8fd7ec5..b24bd0fc89 100644
--- a/src/corelib/serialization/qbinaryjsonvalue.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/serialization/qbinaryjsonvalue.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ QBinaryJsonValue::QBinaryJsonValue(QBinaryJsonPrivate::MutableData *data,
 QBinaryJsonValue::QBinaryJsonValue(QString string)
     : d(nullptr), t(QJsonValue::String)
 {
-    stringData = *(QStringPrivate *)(&string);
+    stringData = string.data_ptr();
     stringData.d->ref();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/serialization/qbinaryjsonvalue_p.h b/src/corelib/serialization/qbinaryjsonvalue_p.h
index f2ca1a8094..4b39b05316 100644
--- a/src/corelib/serialization/qbinaryjsonvalue_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/serialization/qbinaryjsonvalue_p.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ private:
         quint64 ui;
         bool b;
         double dbl;
-        QStringPrivate stringData;
+        QString::DataPointer stringData;
         const QBinaryJsonPrivate::Base *base;
     };
     QBinaryJsonPrivate::MutableData *d = nullptr; // needed for Objects and Arrays
diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qstring.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qstring.cpp
index d394b8aebc..0f313e21ed 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qstring.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstring.cpp
@@ -4895,7 +4895,7 @@ QString QString::mid(int position, int n) const
     case QContainerImplHelper::Empty:
     {
         QPair<Data *, ushort *> pair = Data::allocate(0);
-        QStringPrivate empty = { pair.first, pair.second, 0 };
+        DataPointer empty = { pair.first, pair.second, 0 };
         return QString(empty);
     }
     case QContainerImplHelper::Full:
@@ -5345,9 +5345,9 @@ QVector<uint> QtPrivate::convertToUcs4(QStringView string)
     return qt_convert_to_ucs4(string);
 }
 
-QStringPrivate QString::fromLatin1_helper(const char *str, int size)
+QString::DataPointer QString::fromLatin1_helper(const char *str, int size)
 {
-    QStringPrivate d;
+    DataPointer d;
     if (!str) {
         d.d = Data::sharedNull();
         d.b = Data::sharedNullData();
@@ -5373,7 +5373,7 @@ QStringPrivate QString::fromLatin1_helper(const char *str, int size)
     return d;
 }
 
-QStringPrivate QString::fromAscii_helper(const char *str, int size)
+QString::DataPointer QString::fromAscii_helper(const char *str, int size)
 {
     QString s = fromUtf8(str, size);
     s.d.d->ref();
@@ -5423,7 +5423,7 @@ QString QString::fromLocal8Bit_helper(const char *str, int size)
         return QString();
     if (size == 0 || (!*str && size < 0)) {
         QPair<Data *, ushort *> pair = Data::allocate(0);
-        QStringPrivate empty = { pair.first, pair.second, 0 };
+        QString::DataPointer empty = { pair.first, pair.second, 0 };
         return QString(empty);
     }
 #if QT_CONFIG(textcodec)
@@ -9098,7 +9098,7 @@ bool QString::isRightToLeft() const
 */
 QString QString::fromRawData(const QChar *unicode, int size)
 {
-    QStringPrivate x;
+    QString::DataPointer x;
     x.size = size;
     if (!unicode) {
         x.d = Data::sharedNull();
diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qstring.h b/src/corelib/text/qstring.h
index 3048c7a8cc..27dc99b2e5 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qstring.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstring.h
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ class Q_CORE_EXPORT QString
 {
     typedef QTypedArrayData<ushort> Data;
 public:
+    typedef QStringPrivate DataPointer;
+
     inline QString() noexcept;
     explicit QString(const QChar *unicode, int size = -1);
     QString(QChar c);
@@ -916,7 +918,7 @@ public:
     bool isRightToLeft() const;
 
     QString(int size, Qt::Initialization);
-    explicit QString(QStringPrivate dd) : d(dd) {}
+    explicit QString(DataPointer dd) : d(dd) {}
 
 private:
 #if defined(QT_NO_CAST_FROM_ASCII)
@@ -928,7 +930,7 @@ private:
     QString &operator=(const QByteArray &a);
 #endif
 
-    QStringPrivate d;
+    DataPointer d;
 
     friend inline bool operator==(QChar, const QString &) noexcept;
     friend inline bool operator< (QChar, const QString &) noexcept;
@@ -966,8 +968,8 @@ private:
     static QString trimmed_helper(QString &str);
     static QString simplified_helper(const QString &str);
     static QString simplified_helper(QString &str);
-    static QStringPrivate fromLatin1_helper(const char *str, int size = -1);
-    static QStringPrivate fromAscii_helper(const char *str, int size = -1);
+    static DataPointer fromLatin1_helper(const char *str, int size = -1);
+    static DataPointer fromAscii_helper(const char *str, int size = -1);
     static QString fromUtf8_helper(const char *str, int size);
     static QString fromLocal8Bit_helper(const char *, int size);
     static QByteArray toLatin1_helper(const QString &);
@@ -1002,8 +1004,7 @@ private:
     }
 
 public:
-    typedef QStringPrivate DataPtr;
-    inline DataPtr &data_ptr() { return d; }
+    inline DataPointer &data_ptr() { return d; }
 };
 
 //