Get rid of StringRef

Remove the Ref classes, as they won't be required anymore once Managed and Managed::Data are separated. Change-Id: Ic6bec2d5b4ecf2595ce129dbb45bbf6a385138a5 Reviewed-by: Simon Hausmann <simon.hausmann@digia.com>
author: Lars Knoll <lars.knoll@digia.com> 2014-05-07 13:33:24 +0200
committer: Simon Hausmann <simon.hausmann@digia.com> 2014-07-22 13:49:12 +0200
commit: 33593f00e84e6fb05191e9bb88000566c0c96426 (patch)
tree: 127877f1719689659a8ec6cea669ad5d38ec0903 /src
parent: 9afc7d9a53ad86e548e2d239ff012bed15eb52ba (diff)
62 files changed, 377 insertions, 385 deletions
diff --git a/src/imports/localstorage/plugin.cpp b/src/imports/localstorage/plugin.cpp
index eeb835dbd3..03175fdf95 100644
--- a/src/imports/localstorage/plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/imports/localstorage/plugin.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ using namespace QV4;
 #define V4THROW_SQL(error, desc) { \
     QV4::Scoped<String> v(scope, scope.engine->newString(desc)); \
     QV4::Scoped<Object> ex(scope, scope.engine->newErrorObject(v)); \
-    ex->put(QV4::ScopedString(scope, scope.engine->newIdentifier(QStringLiteral("code"))), QV4::ScopedValue(scope, Primitive::fromInt32(error))); \
+    ex->put(QV4::ScopedString(scope, scope.engine->newIdentifier(QStringLiteral("code"))).getPointer(), QV4::ScopedValue(scope, Primitive::fromInt32(error))); \
     ctx->throwError(ex); \
     return Encode::undefined(); \
 }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ using namespace QV4;
 #define V4THROW_SQL2(error, desc) { \
     QV4::Scoped<String> v(scope, scope.engine->newString(desc)); \
     QV4::Scoped<Object> ex(scope, scope.engine->newErrorObject(v)); \
-    ex->put(QV4::ScopedString(scope, scope.engine->newIdentifier(QStringLiteral("code"))), QV4::ScopedValue(scope, Primitive::fromInt32(error))); \
+    ex->put(QV4::ScopedString(scope, scope.engine->newIdentifier(QStringLiteral("code"))).getPointer(), QV4::ScopedValue(scope, Primitive::fromInt32(error))); \
     args->setReturnValue(ctx->throwError(ex)); \
     return; \
 }
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static ReturnedValue qmlsqldatabase_rows_index(QQmlSqlDatabaseWrapperRef r, Exec
             QVariant v = record.value(ii);
             ScopedString s(scope, v4->newIdentifier(record.fieldName(ii)));
             ScopedValue val(scope, v.isNull() ? Encode::null() : v8->fromVariant(v));
-            row->put(s, val);
+            row->put(s.getPointer(), val);
         }
         if (hasProperty)
             *hasProperty = true;
@@ -338,9 +338,9 @@ static ReturnedValue qmlsqldatabase_executeSql(CallContext *ctx)
             // XXX optimize
             ScopedString s(scope);
             ScopedValue v(scope);
-            resultObject->put((s = scope.engine->newIdentifier("rowsAffected")), (v = Primitive::fromInt32(query.numRowsAffected())));
-            resultObject->put((s = scope.engine->newIdentifier("insertId")), (v = engine->toString(query.lastInsertId().toString())));
-            resultObject->put((s = scope.engine->newIdentifier("rows")), rows);
+            resultObject->put((s = scope.engine->newIdentifier("rowsAffected")).getPointer(), (v = Primitive::fromInt32(query.numRowsAffected())));
+            resultObject->put((s = scope.engine->newIdentifier("insertId")).getPointer(), (v = engine->toString(query.lastInsertId().toString())));
+            resultObject->put((s = scope.engine->newIdentifier("rows")).getPointer(), rows);
         } else {
             err = true;
         }
diff --git a/src/imports/xmllistmodel/qqmlxmllistmodel.cpp b/src/imports/xmllistmodel/qqmlxmllistmodel.cpp
index d5be42c06d..5cc97f0909 100644
--- a/src/imports/xmllistmodel/qqmlxmllistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/imports/xmllistmodel/qqmlxmllistmodel.cpp
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ QQmlV4Handle QQuickXmlListModel::get(int index) const
     for (int ii = 0; ii < d->roleObjects.count(); ++ii) {
         name = v4engine->newIdentifier(d->roleObjects[ii]->name());
         value = v8engine->fromVariant(d->data.value(ii).value(index));
-        o->insertMember(name, value);
+        o->insertMember(name.getPointer(), value);
     }
 
     return QQmlV4Handle(o);
diff --git a/src/qml/jit/qv4assembler.cpp b/src/qml/jit/qv4assembler.cpp
index 4539714f40..707b53fb4c 100644
--- a/src/qml/jit/qv4assembler.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jit/qv4assembler.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void Assembler::loadStringRef(RegisterID reg, const QString &string)
     loadPtr(Address(Assembler::ContextRegister, qOffsetOf(QV4::ExecutionContext::Data, compilationUnit)), reg);
     loadPtr(Address(reg, qOffsetOf(QV4::CompiledData::CompilationUnit, runtimeStrings)), reg);
     const int id = _isel->registerString(string);
-    addPtr(TrustedImmPtr(id * sizeof(QV4::StringValue)), reg);
+    loadPtr(Address(reg, id * sizeof(QV4::StringValue)), reg);
 }
 
 void Assembler::storeValue(QV4::Primitive value, IR::Expr *destination)
diff --git a/src/qml/jit/qv4isel_masm.cpp b/src/qml/jit/qv4isel_masm.cpp
index 6091a5336b..353a29425d 100644
--- a/src/qml/jit/qv4isel_masm.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jit/qv4isel_masm.cpp
@@ -389,8 +389,7 @@ void InstructionSelection::callBuiltinUnwindException(IR::Expr *result)
 
 void InstructionSelection::callBuiltinPushCatchScope(const QString &exceptionName)
 {
-    Assembler::Pointer s = _as->loadStringAddress(Assembler::ScratchRegister, exceptionName);
-    generateFunctionCall(Assembler::ContextRegister, Runtime::pushCatchScope, Assembler::ContextRegister, s);
+    generateFunctionCall(Assembler::ContextRegister, Runtime::pushCatchScope, Assembler::ContextRegister, Assembler::PointerToString(exceptionName));
 }
 
 void InstructionSelection::callBuiltinForeachIteratorObject(IR::Expr *arg, IR::Expr *result)
diff --git a/src/qml/jsapi/qjsvalue.cpp b/src/qml/jsapi/qjsvalue.cpp
index 04e2d2802c..ec45ce9374 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsapi/qjsvalue.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsapi/qjsvalue.cpp
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ QJSValue QJSValue::property(const QString& name) const
     s->makeIdentifier();
     QV4::ExecutionContext *ctx = engine->currentContext();
     QV4::ScopedValue result(scope);
-    result = o->get(s);
+    result = o->get(s.getPointer());
     if (scope.hasException())
         result = ctx->catchException();
 
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ QJSValue QJSValue::property(quint32 arrayIndex) const
 
     QV4::ExecutionContext *ctx = engine->currentContext();
     QV4::ScopedValue result(scope);
-    result = arrayIndex == UINT_MAX ? o->get(engine->id_uintMax) : o->getIndexed(arrayIndex);
+    result = arrayIndex == UINT_MAX ? o->get(engine->id_uintMax.getPointer()) : o->getIndexed(arrayIndex);
     if (scope.hasException())
         result = ctx->catchException();
     return new QJSValuePrivate(engine, result);
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ void QJSValue::setProperty(const QString& name, const QJSValue& value)
     QV4::ExecutionContext *ctx = engine->currentContext();
     s->makeIdentifier();
     QV4::ScopedValue v(scope, value.d->getValue(engine));
-    o->put(s, v);
+    o->put(s.getPointer(), v);
     if (scope.hasException())
         ctx->catchException();
 }
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ void QJSValue::setProperty(quint32 arrayIndex, const QJSValue& value)
     if (arrayIndex != UINT_MAX)
         o->putIndexed(arrayIndex, v);
     else
-        o->put(engine->id_uintMax, v);
+        o->put(engine->id_uintMax.getPointer(), v);
     if (scope.hasException())
         ctx->catchException();
 }
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ bool QJSValue::deleteProperty(const QString &name)
         return false;
 
     ScopedString s(scope, engine->newString(name));
-    bool b = o->deleteProperty(s);
+    bool b = o->deleteProperty(s.getPointer());
     if (scope.hasException())
         ctx->catchException();
     return b;
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ bool QJSValue::hasProperty(const QString &name) const
         return false;
 
     ScopedString s(scope, engine->newIdentifier(name));
-    return o->hasProperty(s);
+    return o->hasProperty(s.getPointer());
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ bool QJSValue::hasOwnProperty(const QString &name) const
         return false;
 
     ScopedString s(scope, engine->newIdentifier(name));
-    return o->hasOwnProperty(s);
+    return o->hasOwnProperty(s.getPointer());
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/src/qml/jsapi/qjsvalueiterator.cpp b/src/qml/jsapi/qjsvalueiterator.cpp
index 7e2ea5d104..449fb8235a 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsapi/qjsvalueiterator.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsapi/qjsvalueiterator.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ QJSValueIterator::QJSValueIterator(const QJSValue& object)
     QV4::Scope scope(v4);
     QV4::Scoped<QV4::ForEachIteratorObject> it(scope, d_ptr->iterator.value());
     it->d()->it.flags =  QV4::ObjectIterator::NoFlags;
-    it->d()->it.next(d_ptr->nextName, &d_ptr->nextIndex, &d_ptr->nextProperty, &d_ptr->nextAttributes);
+    QV4::String *nm = 0;
+    it->d()->it.next(nm, &d_ptr->nextIndex, &d_ptr->nextProperty, &d_ptr->nextAttributes);
+    d_ptr->nextName = nm;
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -155,7 +157,9 @@ bool QJSValueIterator::next()
         return false;
     QV4::Scope scope(v4);
     QV4::Scoped<QV4::ForEachIteratorObject> it(scope, d_ptr->iterator.value());
-    it->d()->it.next(d_ptr->nextName, &d_ptr->nextIndex, &d_ptr->nextProperty, &d_ptr->nextAttributes);
+    QV4::String *nm = 0;
+    it->d()->it.next(nm, &d_ptr->nextIndex, &d_ptr->nextProperty, &d_ptr->nextAttributes);
+    d_ptr->nextName = nm;
     return !!d_ptr->currentName || d_ptr->currentIndex != UINT_MAX;
 }
 
@@ -230,7 +234,9 @@ QJSValueIterator& QJSValueIterator::operator=(QJSValue& object)
     d_ptr->iterator = v4->newForEachIteratorObject(v4->currentContext(), o)->asReturnedValue();
     QV4::Scoped<QV4::ForEachIteratorObject> it(scope, d_ptr->iterator.value());
     it->d()->it.flags =  QV4::ObjectIterator::NoFlags;
-    it->d()->it.next(d_ptr->nextName, &d_ptr->nextIndex, &d_ptr->nextProperty, &d_ptr->nextAttributes);
+    QV4::String *nm = 0;
+    it->d()->it.next(nm, &d_ptr->nextIndex, &d_ptr->nextProperty, &d_ptr->nextAttributes);
+    d_ptr->nextName = nm;
     return *this;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4arrayobject.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4arrayobject.cpp
index 88700e17d0..e65ec2c019 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4arrayobject.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4arrayobject.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ ReturnedValue ArrayPrototype::method_toString(CallContext *ctx)
     if (ctx->d()->engine->hasException)
         return Encode::undefined();
     ScopedString s(scope, ctx->d()->engine->newString(QStringLiteral("join")));
-    ScopedFunctionObject f(scope, o->get(s));
+    ScopedFunctionObject f(scope, o->get(s.getPointer()));
     if (!!f) {
         ScopedCallData d(scope, 0);
         d->thisObject = ctx->d()->callData->thisObject;
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ ReturnedValue ArrayPrototype::method_join(CallContext *ctx)
         // crazy!
         //
         ScopedString name(scope, ctx->d()->engine->newString(QStringLiteral("0")));
-        ScopedValue r6(scope, self->get(name));
+        ScopedValue r6(scope, self->get(name.getPointer()));
         if (!r6->isNullOrUndefined())
             R = r6->toString(ctx)->toQString();
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ ReturnedValue ArrayPrototype::method_join(CallContext *ctx)
             R += r4;
 
             name = Primitive::fromDouble(k).toString(ctx);
-            r12 = self->get(name);
+            r12 = self->get(name.getPointer());
             if (scope.hasException())
                 return Encode::undefined();
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ ReturnedValue ArrayPrototype::method_push(CallContext *ctx)
         ScopedString s(scope);
         for (int i = 0; i < ctx->d()->callData->argc; ++i) {
             s = Primitive::fromDouble(l + i).toString(ctx);
-            instance->put(s, ctx->d()->callData->args[i]);
+            instance->put(s.getPointer(), ctx->d()->callData->args[i]);
         }
         double newLen = l + ctx->d()->callData->argc;
         if (!instance->isArrayObject())
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4context.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4context.cpp
index a49fd8ad71..91fdfc8554 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4context.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4context.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ WithContext *ExecutionContext::newWithContext(ObjectRef with)
     return w;
 }
 
-CatchContext *ExecutionContext::newCatchContext(const StringRef exceptionVarName, const ValueRef exceptionValue)
+CatchContext *ExecutionContext::newCatchContext(String *exceptionVarName, const ValueRef exceptionValue)
 {
     CatchContext *c = new (d()->engine->memoryManager) CatchContext(d()->engine, exceptionVarName, exceptionValue);
     return c;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ CallContext *ExecutionContext::newQmlContext(FunctionObject *f, ObjectRef qml)
 
 
 
-void ExecutionContext::createMutableBinding(const StringRef name, bool deletable)
+void ExecutionContext::createMutableBinding(String *name, bool deletable)
 {
     Scope scope(this);
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ WithContext::WithContext(ExecutionEngine *engine, ObjectRef with)
     d()->withObject = with.getPointer();
 }
 
-CatchContext::CatchContext(ExecutionEngine *engine, const StringRef exceptionVarName, const ValueRef exceptionValue)
+CatchContext::CatchContext(ExecutionEngine *engine, String *exceptionVarName, const ValueRef exceptionValue)
     : ExecutionContext(engine, Type_CatchContext)
 {
     d()->strictMode = d()->parent->d()->strictMode;
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ unsigned int CallContext::variableCount() const
 
 
 
-bool ExecutionContext::deleteProperty(const StringRef name)
+bool ExecutionContext::deleteProperty(String *name)
 {
     Scope scope(this);
     bool hasWith = false;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void ExecutionContext::markObjects(Managed *m, ExecutionEngine *engine)
     }
 }
 
-void ExecutionContext::setProperty(const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
+void ExecutionContext::setProperty(String *name, const ValueRef value)
 {
     Scope scope(this);
     for (ExecutionContext *ctx = this; ctx; ctx = ctx->d()->outer) {
@@ -332,21 +332,21 @@ void ExecutionContext::setProperty(const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
             }
         }
     }
-    if (d()->strictMode || name->equals(d()->engine->id_this)) {
-        ScopedValue n(scope, name.asReturnedValue());
+    if (d()->strictMode || name->equals(d()->engine->id_this.getPointer())) {
+        ScopedValue n(scope, name->asReturnedValue());
         throwReferenceError(n);
         return;
     }
     d()->engine->globalObject->put(name, value);
 }
 
-ReturnedValue ExecutionContext::getProperty(const StringRef name)
+ReturnedValue ExecutionContext::getProperty(String *name)
 {
     Scope scope(this);
     ScopedValue v(scope);
     name->makeIdentifier();
 
-    if (name->equals(d()->engine->id_this))
+    if (name->equals(d()->engine->id_this.getPointer()))
         return d()->callData->thisObject.asReturnedValue();
 
     bool hasWith = false;
@@ -400,18 +400,18 @@ ReturnedValue ExecutionContext::getProperty(const StringRef name)
                 return v.asReturnedValue();
         }
     }
-    ScopedValue n(scope, name.asReturnedValue());
+    ScopedValue n(scope, name);
     return throwReferenceError(n);
 }
 
-ReturnedValue ExecutionContext::getPropertyAndBase(const StringRef name, ObjectRef base)
+ReturnedValue ExecutionContext::getPropertyAndBase(String *name, ObjectRef base)
 {
     Scope scope(this);
     ScopedValue v(scope);
     base = (Object *)0;
     name->makeIdentifier();
 
-    if (name->equals(d()->engine->id_this))
+    if (name->equals(d()->engine->id_this.getPointer()))
         return d()->callData->thisObject.asReturnedValue();
 
     bool hasWith = false;
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ ReturnedValue ExecutionContext::getPropertyAndBase(const StringRef name, ObjectR
                 return v.asReturnedValue();
         }
     }
-    ScopedValue n(scope, name.asReturnedValue());
+    ScopedValue n(scope, name);
     return throwReferenceError(n);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4context_p.h b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4context_p.h
index a713a38141..cea6499f00 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4context_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4context_p.h
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ struct Q_QML_EXPORT ExecutionContext : public Managed
 
     CallContext *newCallContext(FunctionObject *f, CallData *callData);
     WithContext *newWithContext(ObjectRef with);
-    CatchContext *newCatchContext(const StringRef exceptionVarName, const ValueRef exceptionValue);
+    CatchContext *newCatchContext(String *exceptionVarName, const ValueRef exceptionValue);
     CallContext *newQmlContext(FunctionObject *f, ObjectRef qml);
 
-    void createMutableBinding(const StringRef name, bool deletable);
+    void createMutableBinding(String *name, bool deletable);
 
     ReturnedValue throwError(const QV4::ValueRef value);
     ReturnedValue throwError(const QString &message);
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ struct Q_QML_EXPORT ExecutionContext : public Managed
     ReturnedValue throwURIError(const ValueRef msg);
     ReturnedValue throwUnimplemented(const QString &message);
 
-    void setProperty(const StringRef name, const ValueRef value);
-    ReturnedValue getProperty(const StringRef name);
-    ReturnedValue getPropertyAndBase(const StringRef name, ObjectRef base);
-    bool deleteProperty(const StringRef name);
+    void setProperty(String *name, const ValueRef value);
+    ReturnedValue getProperty(String *name);
+    ReturnedValue getPropertyAndBase(String *name, ObjectRef base);
+    bool deleteProperty(String *name);
 
     // Can only be called from within catch(...), rethrows if no JS exception.
     ReturnedValue catchException(StackTrace *trace = 0);
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ struct CatchContext : public ExecutionContext
     } __data;
     V4_MANAGED
 
-    CatchContext(ExecutionEngine *engine, const StringRef exceptionVarName, const ValueRef exceptionValue);
+    CatchContext(ExecutionEngine *engine, String *exceptionVarName, const ValueRef exceptionValue);
 };
 
 struct WithContext : public ExecutionContext
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4dateobject.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4dateobject.cpp
index 6c485200c9..13e6bda8e5 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4dateobject.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4dateobject.cpp
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ ReturnedValue DatePrototype::method_toJSON(CallContext *ctx)
         return Encode::null();
 
     ScopedString s(scope, ctx->d()->engine->newString(QStringLiteral("toISOString")));
-    ScopedValue v(scope, O->objectValue()->get(s));
+    ScopedValue v(scope, O->objectValue()->get(s.getPointer()));
     FunctionObject *toIso = v->asFunctionObject();
 
     if (!toIso)
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4engine.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4engine.cpp
index f1b6ecd9d6..a1c2b2042a 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4engine.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4engine.cpp
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ ExecutionEngine::ExecutionEngine(EvalISelFactory *factory)
     globalObject->defineDefaultProperty(QStringLiteral("unescape"), GlobalFunctions::method_unescape, 1);
 
     Scoped<String> name(scope, newString(QStringLiteral("thrower")));
-    thrower = newBuiltinFunction(rootContext, name, throwTypeError)->getPointer();
+    thrower = newBuiltinFunction(rootContext, name.getPointer(), throwTypeError)->getPointer();
 }
 
 ExecutionEngine::~ExecutionEngine()
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ ExecutionContext *ExecutionEngine::pushGlobalContext()
     return g;
 }
 
-Returned<FunctionObject> *ExecutionEngine::newBuiltinFunction(ExecutionContext *scope, const StringRef name, ReturnedValue (*code)(CallContext *))
+Returned<FunctionObject> *ExecutionEngine::newBuiltinFunction(ExecutionContext *scope, String *name, ReturnedValue (*code)(CallContext *))
 {
     BuiltinFunction *f = new (memoryManager) BuiltinFunction(scope, name, code);
     return f->asReturned<FunctionObject>();
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ QQmlError ExecutionEngine::catchExceptionAsQmlError(ExecutionContext *context)
     QV4::Scoped<QV4::ErrorObject> errorObj(scope, exception);
     if (!!errorObj && errorObj->asSyntaxError()) {
         QV4::ScopedString m(scope, errorObj->engine()->newString(QStringLiteral("message")));
-        QV4::ScopedValue v(scope, errorObj->get(m));
+        QV4::ScopedValue v(scope, errorObj->get(m.getPointer()));
         error.setDescription(v->toQStringNoThrow());
     } else
         error.setDescription(exception->toQStringNoThrow());
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4engine_p.h b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4engine_p.h
index 8e8f40ee91..6ff10ae6b8 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4engine_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4engine_p.h
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ public:
     void pushContext(CallContext *context);
     ExecutionContext *popContext();
 
-    Returned<FunctionObject> *newBuiltinFunction(ExecutionContext *scope, const StringRef name, ReturnedValue (*code)(CallContext *));
+    Returned<FunctionObject> *newBuiltinFunction(ExecutionContext *scope, String *name, ReturnedValue (*code)(CallContext *));
     Returned<BoundFunction> *newBoundFunction(ExecutionContext *scope, FunctionObjectRef target, const ValueRef boundThis, const QV4::Members &boundArgs);
 
     Returned<Object> *newObject();
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4errorobject.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4errorobject.cpp
index f8fbbf09cb..5b3ffdec76 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4errorobject.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4errorobject.cpp
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ ReturnedValue ErrorPrototype::method_toString(CallContext *ctx)
         qname = name->toQString();
 
     ScopedString s(scope, ctx->d()->engine->newString(QString::fromLatin1("message")));
-    ScopedValue message(scope, o->get(s));
+    ScopedValue message(scope, o->get(s.getPointer()));
     QString qmessage;
     if (!message->isUndefined())
         qmessage = message->toQString();
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4function_p.h b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4function_p.h
index e6385d861c..482f247319 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4function_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4function_p.h
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ struct Q_QML_EXPORT Function {
              ReturnedValue (*codePtr)(ExecutionContext *, const uchar *));
     ~Function();
 
-    inline StringRef name() {
-        return compilationUnit->runtimeStrings[compiledFunction->nameIndex];
+    inline String *name() {
+        return compilationUnit->runtimeStrings[compiledFunction->nameIndex].getPointer();
     }
     inline QString sourceFile() const { return compilationUnit->fileName(); }
 
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4functionobject.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4functionobject.cpp
index 236e4be219..bc6cd45f13 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4functionobject.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4functionobject.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ using namespace QV4;
 
 DEFINE_OBJECT_VTABLE(FunctionObject);
 
-FunctionObject::FunctionObject(ExecutionContext *scope, const StringRef name, bool createProto)
+FunctionObject::FunctionObject(ExecutionContext *scope, String *name, bool createProto)
     : Object(scope->d()->engine->functionClass)
 {
     d()->scope = scope;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ FunctionObject::FunctionObject(ExecutionContext *scope, const QString &name, boo
     Scope s(scope);
     ScopedValue protectThis(s, this);
     ScopedString n(s, s.engine->newString(name));
-    init(n, createProto);
+    init(n.getPointer(), createProto);
 }
 
 FunctionObject::FunctionObject(ExecutionContext *scope, const ReturnedValue name)
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ FunctionObject::FunctionObject(ExecutionContext *scope, const ReturnedValue name
     Scope s(scope);
     ScopedValue protectThis(s, this);
     ScopedString n(s, name);
-    init(n, false);
+    init(n.getPointer(), false);
 }
 
 FunctionObject::FunctionObject(InternalClass *ic)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ FunctionObject::~FunctionObject()
         function()->compilationUnit->deref();
 }
 
-void FunctionObject::init(const StringRef n, bool createProto)
+void FunctionObject::init(String *n, bool createProto)
 {
     Scope s(internalClass()->engine);
     ScopedValue protectThis(s, this);
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void FunctionObject::init(const StringRef n, bool createProto)
         memberData()[Index_Prototype] = Encode::undefined();
     }
 
-    ScopedValue v(s, n.asReturnedValue());
+    ScopedValue v(s, n);
     defineReadonlyProperty(scope()->d()->engine->id_name, v);
 }
 
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ InternalClass *SimpleScriptFunction::internalClassForConstructor()
 
 DEFINE_OBJECT_VTABLE(BuiltinFunction);
 
-BuiltinFunction::BuiltinFunction(ExecutionContext *scope, const StringRef name, ReturnedValue (*code)(CallContext *))
+BuiltinFunction::BuiltinFunction(ExecutionContext *scope, String *name, ReturnedValue (*code)(CallContext *))
     : FunctionObject(scope, name)
 {
     d()->code = code;
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4functionobject_p.h b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4functionobject_p.h
index ff57e27419..ad1ebb468c 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4functionobject_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4functionobject_p.h
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ struct Q_QML_EXPORT FunctionObject: Object {
     unsigned int formalParameterCount() { return function() ? function()->compiledFunction->nFormals : 0; }
     unsigned int varCount() { return function() ? function()->compiledFunction->nLocals : 0; }
 
-    FunctionObject(ExecutionContext *scope, const StringRef name, bool createProto = false);
+    FunctionObject(ExecutionContext *scope, String *name, bool createProto = false);
     FunctionObject(ExecutionContext *scope, const QString &name = QString(), bool createProto = false);
     FunctionObject(ExecutionContext *scope, const ReturnedValue name);
     ~FunctionObject();
 
-    void init(const StringRef name, bool createProto);
+    void init(String *name, bool createProto);
 
     ReturnedValue newInstance();
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ struct BuiltinFunction: FunctionObject {
     } __data;
     V4_OBJECT
 
-    BuiltinFunction(ExecutionContext *scope, const StringRef name, ReturnedValue (*code)(CallContext *));
+    BuiltinFunction(ExecutionContext *scope, String *name, ReturnedValue (*code)(CallContext *));
 
     static ReturnedValue construct(Managed *, CallData *);
     static ReturnedValue call(Managed *that, CallData *callData);
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4global_p.h b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4global_p.h
index b6172a79a5..105ad93157 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4global_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4global_p.h
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ typedef Returned<String> ReturnedString;
 typedef Returned<Object> ReturnedObject;
 typedef Returned<FunctionObject> ReturnedFunctionObject;
 struct ManagedRef;
-struct StringRef;
 struct ObjectRef;
 struct ArrayObjectRef;
 struct FunctionObjectRef;
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4include.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4include.cpp
index 6b382b53fa..b9576e1bee 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4include.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4include.cpp
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ QV4::ReturnedValue QV4Include::resultValue(QV4::ExecutionEngine *v4, Status stat
     QV4::ScopedObject o(scope, v4->newObject());
     QV4::ScopedString s(scope);
     QV4::ScopedValue v(scope);
-    o->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("OK"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(Ok)));
-    o->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("LOADING"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(Loading)));
-    o->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("NETWORK_ERROR"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(NetworkError)));
-    o->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("EXCEPTION"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(Exception)));
-    o->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("status"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(status)));
+    o->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("OK"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(Ok)));
+    o->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("LOADING"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(Loading)));
+    o->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("NETWORK_ERROR"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(NetworkError)));
+    o->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("EXCEPTION"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(Exception)));
+    o->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("status"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(status)));
 
     return o.asReturnedValue();
 }
@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@ void QV4Include::finished()
             script.run();
         if (scope.engine->hasException) {
             QV4::ScopedValue ex(scope, ctx->catchException());
-            resultObj->put(status, QV4::ScopedValue(scope, QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(Exception)));
-            resultObj->put(QV4::ScopedString(scope, v4->newString(QStringLiteral("exception"))), ex);
+            resultObj->put(status.getPointer(), QV4::ScopedValue(scope, QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(Exception)));
+            resultObj->put(v4->newString(QStringLiteral("exception"))->getPointer(), ex);
         } else {
-            resultObj->put(status, QV4::ScopedValue(scope, QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(Ok)));
+            resultObj->put(status.getPointer(), QV4::ScopedValue(scope, QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(Ok)));
         }
     } else {
-        resultObj->put(QV4::ScopedString(scope, v4->newString(QStringLiteral("status"))), QV4::ScopedValue(scope, QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(NetworkError)));
+        resultObj->put(v4->newString(QStringLiteral("status"))->getPointer(), QV4::ScopedValue(scope, QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(NetworkError)));
     }
 
     QV4::ScopedValue cb(scope, m_callbackFunction.value());
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ QV4::ReturnedValue QV4Include::method_include(QV4::CallContext *ctx)
             if (scope.engine->hasException) {
                 QV4::ScopedValue ex(scope, ctx->catchException());
                 result = resultValue(scope.engine, Exception);
-                result->asObject()->put(QV4::ScopedString(scope, scope.engine->newString(QStringLiteral("exception"))), ex);
+                result->asObject()->put(scope.engine->newString(QStringLiteral("exception"))->getPointer(), ex);
             } else {
                 result = resultValue(scope.engine, Ok);
             }
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4internalclass.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4internalclass.cpp
index 35efd3c022..2edaf6fe96 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4internalclass.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4internalclass.cpp
@@ -271,11 +271,6 @@ InternalClass *InternalClass::changeVTable(const ManagedVTable *vt)
     return newClass;
 }
 
-void InternalClass::addMember(Object *object, StringRef string, PropertyAttributes data, uint *index)
-{
-    return addMember(object, string.getPointer(), data, index);
-}
-
 void InternalClass::addMember(Object *object, String *string, PropertyAttributes data, uint *index)
 {
     data.resolve();
@@ -294,11 +289,6 @@ void InternalClass::addMember(Object *object, String *string, PropertyAttributes
 }
 
 
-InternalClass *InternalClass::addMember(StringRef string, PropertyAttributes data, uint *index)
-{
-    return addMember(string.getPointer(), data, index);
-}
-
 InternalClass *InternalClass::addMember(String *string, PropertyAttributes data, uint *index)
 {
     data.resolve();
@@ -374,11 +364,6 @@ void InternalClass::removeMember(Object *object, Identifier *id)
     oldClass->transitions.insert(t, object->internalClass());
 }
 
-uint InternalClass::find(const StringRef string)
-{
-    return find(string.getPointer());
-}
-
 uint InternalClass::find(const String *string)
 {
     engine->identifierTable->identifier(string);
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4internalclass_p.h b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4internalclass_p.h
index bd1828a146..830d5f792f 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4internalclass_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4internalclass_p.h
@@ -234,14 +234,11 @@ struct InternalClass : public QQmlJS::Managed {
     static InternalClass *create(ExecutionEngine *engine, const ManagedVTable *vtable, Object *proto);
     InternalClass *changePrototype(Object *proto);
     InternalClass *changeVTable(const ManagedVTable *vt);
-    static void addMember(Object *object, StringRef string, PropertyAttributes data, uint *index);
     static void addMember(Object *object, String *string, PropertyAttributes data, uint *index);
-    InternalClass *addMember(StringRef string, PropertyAttributes data, uint *index = 0);
     InternalClass *addMember(String *string, PropertyAttributes data, uint *index = 0);
     InternalClass *changeMember(String *string, PropertyAttributes data, uint *index = 0);
     static void changeMember(Object *object, String *string, PropertyAttributes data, uint *index = 0);
     static void removeMember(Object *object, Identifier *id);
-    uint find(const StringRef string);
     uint find(const String *s);
 
     InternalClass *sealed();
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4jsonobject.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4jsonobject.cpp
index 8552936663..f0f71523b7 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4jsonobject.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4jsonobject.cpp
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ bool JsonParser::parseMember(ObjectRef o)
     if (idx < UINT_MAX) {
         o->putIndexed(idx, val);
     } else {
-        o->insertMember(s, val);
+        o->insertMember(s.getPointer(), val);
     }
 
     END;
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ QString Stringify::Str(const QString &key, ValueRef v)
     ScopedObject o(scope, value);
     if (o) {
         ScopedString s(scope, ctx->d()->engine->newString(QStringLiteral("toJSON")));
-        Scoped<FunctionObject> toJSON(scope, o->get(s));
+        Scoped<FunctionObject> toJSON(scope, o->get(s.getPointer()));
         if (!!toJSON) {
             ScopedCallData callData(scope, 1);
             callData->thisObject = value;
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ QString Stringify::JO(ObjectRef o)
         for (int i = 0; i < propertyList.size(); ++i) {
             bool exists;
             s = propertyList.at(i);
-            ScopedValue v(scope, o->get(s, &exists));
+            ScopedValue v(scope, o->get(s.getPointer(), &exists));
             if (!exists)
                 continue;
             QString member = makeMember(s->toQString(), v);
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ QV4::ReturnedValue JsonObject::fromJsonObject(ExecutionEngine *engine, const QJs
     ScopedValue v(scope);
     for (QJsonObject::const_iterator it = object.begin(); it != object.end(); ++it) {
         v = fromJsonValue(engine, it.value());
-        o->put((s = engine->newString(it.key())), v);
+        o->put((s = engine->newString(it.key())).getPointer(), v);
     }
     return o.asReturnedValue();
 }
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4lookup.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4lookup.cpp
index ed555b7763..d2ddec560b 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4lookup.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4lookup.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ ReturnedValue Lookup::indexedGetterFallback(Lookup *l, const ValueRef object, co
     ScopedString name(scope, index->toString(ctx));
     if (scope.hasException())
         return Encode::undefined();
-    return o->get(name);
+    return o->get(name.getPointer());
 
 }
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ void Lookup::indexedSetterFallback(Lookup *l, const ValueRef object, const Value
     }
 
     ScopedString name(scope, index->toString(ctx));
-    o->put(name, value);
+    o->put(name.getPointer(), value);
 }
 
 void Lookup::indexedSetterObjectInt(Lookup *l, const ValueRef object, const ValueRef index, const ValueRef v)
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ ReturnedValue Lookup::getterGeneric(QV4::Lookup *l, const ValueRef object)
     case Value::Managed_Type:
         Q_ASSERT(object->isString());
         proto = engine->stringObjectClass->prototype;
-        if (l->name->equals(engine->id_length)) {
+        if (l->name->equals(engine->id_length.getPointer())) {
             // special case, as the property is on the object itself
             l->getter = stringLengthGetter;
             return stringLengthGetter(l, object);
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ ReturnedValue Lookup::getterFallback(Lookup *l, const ValueRef object)
     if (!o)
         return Encode::undefined();
     QV4::ScopedString s(scope, l->name);
-    return o->get(s);
+    return o->get(s.getPointer());
 }
 
 ReturnedValue Lookup::getter0(Lookup *l, const ValueRef object)
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ void Lookup::setterGeneric(Lookup *l, const ValueRef object, const ValueRef valu
         if (!o) // type error
             return;
         ScopedString s(scope, l->name);
-        o->put(s, value);
+        o->put(s.getPointer(), value);
         return;
     }
     o->setLookup(l, value);
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ void Lookup::setterFallback(Lookup *l, const ValueRef object, const ValueRef val
     QV4::ScopedObject o(scope, object->toObject(scope.engine->currentContext()));
     if (o) {
         QV4::ScopedString s(scope, l->name);
-        o->put(s, value);
+        o->put(s.getPointer(), value);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4managed_p.h b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4managed_p.h
index 69e08bdab3..271fad7255 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4managed_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4managed_p.h
@@ -121,18 +121,18 @@ struct ObjectVTable
     ManagedVTable managedVTable;
     ReturnedValue (*call)(Managed *, CallData *data);
     ReturnedValue (*construct)(Managed *, CallData *data);
-    ReturnedValue (*get)(Managed *, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty);
+    ReturnedValue (*get)(Managed *, String *name, bool *hasProperty);
     ReturnedValue (*getIndexed)(Managed *, uint index, bool *hasProperty);
-    void (*put)(Managed *, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value);
+    void (*put)(Managed *, String *name, const ValueRef value);
     void (*putIndexed)(Managed *, uint index, const ValueRef value);
-    PropertyAttributes (*query)(const Managed *, StringRef name);
+    PropertyAttributes (*query)(const Managed *, String *name);
     PropertyAttributes (*queryIndexed)(const Managed *, uint index);
-    bool (*deleteProperty)(Managed *m, const StringRef name);
+    bool (*deleteProperty)(Managed *m, String *name);
     bool (*deleteIndexedProperty)(Managed *m, uint index);
     ReturnedValue (*getLookup)(Managed *m, Lookup *l);
     void (*setLookup)(Managed *m, Lookup *l, const ValueRef v);
     uint (*getLength)(const Managed *m);
-    void (*advanceIterator)(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, StringRef name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attributes);
+    void (*advanceIterator)(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, String *&name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attributes);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4object.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4object.cpp
index d24ae97d41..a9218cad35 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4object.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4object.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void Object::put(ExecutionContext *ctx, const QString &name, const ValueRef valu
 {
     Scope scope(ctx);
     ScopedString n(scope, ctx->d()->engine->newString(name));
-    put(n, value);
+    put(n.getPointer(), value);
 }
 
 ReturnedValue Object::getValue(const ValueRef thisObject, const Property *p, PropertyAttributes attrs)
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void Object::defineDefaultProperty(const QString &name, ValueRef value)
     ExecutionEngine *e = engine();
     Scope scope(e);
     ScopedString s(scope, e->newIdentifier(name));
-    defineDefaultProperty(s, value);
+    defineDefaultProperty(s.getPointer(), value);
 }
 
 void Object::defineDefaultProperty(const QString &name, ReturnedValue (*code)(CallContext *), int argumentCount)
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@ void Object::defineDefaultProperty(const QString &name, ReturnedValue (*code)(Ca
     ExecutionEngine *e = engine();
     Scope scope(e);
     ScopedString s(scope, e->newIdentifier(name));
-    Scoped<FunctionObject> function(scope, e->newBuiltinFunction(e->rootContext, s, code));
+    Scoped<FunctionObject> function(scope, e->newBuiltinFunction(e->rootContext, s.getPointer(), code));
     function->defineReadonlyProperty(e->id_length, Primitive::fromInt32(argumentCount));
-    defineDefaultProperty(s, function);
+    defineDefaultProperty(s.getPointer(), function);
 }
 
-void Object::defineDefaultProperty(const StringRef name, ReturnedValue (*code)(CallContext *), int argumentCount)
+void Object::defineDefaultProperty(String *name, ReturnedValue (*code)(CallContext *), int argumentCount)
 {
     ExecutionEngine *e = engine();
     Scope scope(e);
@@ -181,10 +181,10 @@ void Object::defineAccessorProperty(const QString &name, ReturnedValue (*getter)
     ExecutionEngine *e = engine();
     Scope scope(e);
     Scoped<String> s(scope, e->newIdentifier(name));
-    defineAccessorProperty(s, getter, setter);
+    defineAccessorProperty(s.getPointer(), getter, setter);
 }
 
-void Object::defineAccessorProperty(const StringRef name, ReturnedValue (*getter)(CallContext *), ReturnedValue (*setter)(CallContext *))
+void Object::defineAccessorProperty(String *name, ReturnedValue (*getter)(CallContext *), ReturnedValue (*setter)(CallContext *))
 {
     ExecutionEngine *v4 = engine();
     QV4::Scope scope(v4);
@@ -199,10 +199,10 @@ void Object::defineReadonlyProperty(const QString &name, ValueRef value)
     QV4::ExecutionEngine *e = engine();
     Scope scope(e);
     ScopedString s(scope, e->newIdentifier(name));
-    defineReadonlyProperty(s, value);
+    defineReadonlyProperty(s.getPointer(), value);
 }
 
-void Object::defineReadonlyProperty(const StringRef name, ValueRef value)
+void Object::defineReadonlyProperty(String *name, ValueRef value)
 {
     insertMember(name, value, Attr_ReadOnly);
 }
@@ -221,10 +221,10 @@ void Object::ensureMemberIndex(uint idx)
     memberData().ensureIndex(engine(), idx);
 }
 
-void Object::insertMember(const StringRef s, const Property &p, PropertyAttributes attributes)
+void Object::insertMember(String *s, const Property &p, PropertyAttributes attributes)
 {
     uint idx;
-    InternalClass::addMember(this, s.getPointer(), attributes, &idx);
+    InternalClass::addMember(this, s, attributes, &idx);
 
 
     ensureMemberIndex(internalClass()->size);
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ void Object::insertMember(const StringRef s, const Property &p, PropertyAttribut
 }
 
 // Section 8.12.1
-Property *Object::__getOwnProperty__(const StringRef name, PropertyAttributes *attrs)
+Property *Object::__getOwnProperty__(String *name, PropertyAttributes *attrs)
 {
     uint idx = name->asArrayIndex();
     if (idx != UINT_MAX)
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ Property *Object::__getOwnProperty__(uint index, PropertyAttributes *attrs)
 }
 
 // Section 8.12.2
-Property *Object::__getPropertyDescriptor__(const StringRef name, PropertyAttributes *attrs) const
+Property *Object::__getPropertyDescriptor__(String *name, PropertyAttributes *attrs) const
 {
     uint idx = name->asArrayIndex();
     if (idx != UINT_MAX)
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ Property *Object::__getPropertyDescriptor__(const StringRef name, PropertyAttrib
 
     const Object *o = this;
     while (o) {
-        uint idx = o->internalClass()->find(name.getPointer());
+        uint idx = o->internalClass()->find(name);
         if (idx < UINT_MAX) {
             if (attrs)
                 *attrs = o->internalClass()->propertyData[idx];
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ Property *Object::__getPropertyDescriptor__(uint index, PropertyAttributes *attr
     return 0;
 }
 
-bool Object::hasProperty(const StringRef name) const
+bool Object::hasProperty(String *name) const
 {
     uint idx = name->asArrayIndex();
     if (idx != UINT_MAX)
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ bool Object::hasProperty(uint index) const
     return false;
 }
 
-bool Object::hasOwnProperty(const StringRef name) const
+bool Object::hasOwnProperty(String *name) const
 {
     uint idx = name->asArrayIndex();
     if (idx != UINT_MAX)
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ ReturnedValue Object::call(Managed *m, CallData *)
     return m->engine()->currentContext()->throwTypeError();
 }
 
-ReturnedValue Object::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty)
+ReturnedValue Object::get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty)
 {
     return static_cast<Object *>(m)->internalGet(name, hasProperty);
 }
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ ReturnedValue Object::getIndexed(Managed *m, uint index, bool *hasProperty)
     return static_cast<Object *>(m)->internalGetIndexed(index, hasProperty);
 }
 
-void Object::put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
+void Object::put(Managed *m, String *name, const ValueRef value)
 {
     static_cast<Object *>(m)->internalPut(name, value);
 }
@@ -413,14 +413,14 @@ void Object::putIndexed(Managed *m, uint index, const ValueRef value)
     static_cast<Object *>(m)->internalPutIndexed(index, value);
 }
 
-PropertyAttributes Object::query(const Managed *m, StringRef name)
+PropertyAttributes Object::query(const Managed *m, String *name)
 {
     uint idx = name->asArrayIndex();
     if (idx != UINT_MAX)
         return queryIndexed(m, idx);
 
     const Object *o = static_cast<const Object *>(m);
-    idx = o->internalClass()->find(name.getPointer());
+    idx = o->internalClass()->find(name);
     if (idx < UINT_MAX)
         return o->internalClass()->propertyData[idx];
 
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ PropertyAttributes Object::queryIndexed(const Managed *m, uint index)
     return Attr_Invalid;
 }
 
-bool Object::deleteProperty(Managed *m, const StringRef name)
+bool Object::deleteProperty(Managed *m, String *name)
 {
     return static_cast<Object *>(m)->internalDeleteProperty(name);
 }
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void Object::setLookup(Managed *m, Lookup *l, const ValueRef value)
     }
 
     ScopedString s(scope, l->name);
-    o->put(s, value);
+    o->put(s.getPointer(), value);
 
     if (o->internalClass() == c)
         return;
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ void Object::setLookup(Managed *m, Lookup *l, const ValueRef value)
     l->setter = Lookup::setterGeneric;
 }
 
-void Object::advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, StringRef name, uint *index, Property *pd, PropertyAttributes *attrs)
+void Object::advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, String *&name, uint *index, Property *pd, PropertyAttributes *attrs)
 {
     Object *o = static_cast<Object *>(m);
     name = (String *)0;
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ void Object::advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, StringRef name, uin
 }
 
 // Section 8.12.3
-ReturnedValue Object::internalGet(const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty)
+ReturnedValue Object::internalGet(String *name, bool *hasProperty)
 {
     uint idx = name->asArrayIndex();
     if (idx != UINT_MAX)
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ ReturnedValue Object::internalGet(const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty)
 
     Object *o = this;
     while (o) {
-        uint idx = o->internalClass()->find(name.getPointer());
+        uint idx = o->internalClass()->find(name);
         if (idx < UINT_MAX) {
             if (hasProperty)
                 *hasProperty = true;
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ ReturnedValue Object::internalGetIndexed(uint index, bool *hasProperty)
 
 
 // Section 8.12.5
-void Object::internalPut(const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
+void Object::internalPut(String *name, const ValueRef value)
 {
     if (internalClass()->engine->hasException)
         return;
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ void Object::internalPut(const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
 
     name->makeIdentifier();
 
-    uint member = internalClass()->find(name.getPointer());
+    uint member = internalClass()->find(name);
     Property *pd = 0;
     PropertyAttributes attrs;
     if (member < UINT_MAX) {
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ void Object::internalPutIndexed(uint index, const ValueRef value)
 }
 
 // Section 8.12.7
-bool Object::internalDeleteProperty(const StringRef name)
+bool Object::internalDeleteProperty(String *name)
 {
     if (internalClass()->engine->hasException)
         return false;
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ bool Object::internalDeleteIndexedProperty(uint index)
 }
 
 // Section 8.12.9
-bool Object::__defineOwnProperty__(ExecutionContext *ctx, const StringRef name, const Property &p, PropertyAttributes attrs)
+bool Object::__defineOwnProperty__(ExecutionContext *ctx, String *name, const Property &p, PropertyAttributes attrs)
 {
     uint idx = name->asArrayIndex();
     if (idx != UINT_MAX)
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ bool Object::__defineOwnProperty__(ExecutionContext *ctx, const StringRef name,
     }
 
     // Clause 1
-    memberIndex = internalClass()->find(name.getPointer());
+    memberIndex = internalClass()->find(name);
     current = (memberIndex < UINT_MAX) ? propertyAt(memberIndex) : 0;
     cattrs = internalClass()->propertyData.constData() + memberIndex;
 
@@ -963,14 +963,14 @@ bool Object::defineOwnProperty2(ExecutionContext *ctx, uint index, const Propert
         return true;
     }
 
-    return __defineOwnProperty__(ctx, index, StringRef::null(), p, attrs);
+    return __defineOwnProperty__(ctx, index, 0, p, attrs);
 reject:
   if (ctx->d()->strictMode)
       ctx->throwTypeError();
   return false;
 }
 
-bool Object::__defineOwnProperty__(ExecutionContext *ctx, uint index, const StringRef member, const Property &p, PropertyAttributes attrs)
+bool Object::__defineOwnProperty__(ExecutionContext *ctx, uint index, String *member, const Property &p, PropertyAttributes attrs)
 {
     // clause 5
     if (attrs.isEmpty())
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ bool Object::__defineOwnProperty__(ExecutionContext *ctx, uint index, const Stri
 
     Property *current;
     PropertyAttributes cattrs;
-    if (!member.isNull()) {
+    if (member) {
         current = propertyAt(index);
         cattrs = internalClass()->propertyData[index];
     } else {
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ bool Object::__defineOwnProperty__(ExecutionContext *ctx, uint index, const Stri
             // 9b
             cattrs.setType(PropertyAttributes::Accessor);
             cattrs.clearWritable();
-            if (member.isNull()) {
+            if (!member) {
                 // need to convert the array and the slot
                 initSparseArray();
                 setArrayAttributes(index, cattrs);
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ bool Object::__defineOwnProperty__(ExecutionContext *ctx, uint index, const Stri
             // 9c
             cattrs.setType(PropertyAttributes::Data);
             cattrs.setWritable(false);
-            if (member.isNull()) {
+            if (!member) {
                 // need to convert the array and the slot
                 setArrayAttributes(index, cattrs);
                 current = arrayData()->getProperty(index);
@@ -1048,8 +1048,8 @@ bool Object::__defineOwnProperty__(ExecutionContext *ctx, uint index, const Stri
   accept:
 
     current->merge(cattrs, p, attrs);
-    if (!member.isNull()) {
-        InternalClass::changeMember(this, member.getPointer(), cattrs);
+    if (member) {
+        InternalClass::changeMember(this, member, cattrs);
     } else {
         setArrayAttributes(index, cattrs);
     }
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ bool Object::__defineOwnProperty__(ExecutionContext *ctx, const QString &name, c
 {
     Scope scope(ctx);
     ScopedString s(scope, ctx->d()->engine->newString(name));
-    return __defineOwnProperty__(ctx, s, p, attrs);
+    return __defineOwnProperty__(ctx, s.getPointer(), p, attrs);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4object_p.h b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4object_p.h
index f4b23d8cb3..3be5039548 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4object_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4object_p.h
@@ -133,20 +133,20 @@ struct Q_QML_EXPORT Object: Managed {
     Object *prototype() const { return internalClass()->prototype; }
     bool setPrototype(Object *proto);
 
-    Property *__getOwnProperty__(const StringRef name, PropertyAttributes *attrs = 0);
+    Property *__getOwnProperty__(String *name, PropertyAttributes *attrs = 0);
     Property *__getOwnProperty__(uint index, PropertyAttributes *attrs = 0);
 
-    Property *__getPropertyDescriptor__(const StringRef name, PropertyAttributes *attrs = 0) const;
+    Property *__getPropertyDescriptor__(String *name, PropertyAttributes *attrs = 0) const;
     Property *__getPropertyDescriptor__(uint index, PropertyAttributes *attrs = 0) const;
 
-    bool hasProperty(const StringRef name) const;
+    bool hasProperty(String *name) const;
     bool hasProperty(uint index) const;
 
-    bool hasOwnProperty(const StringRef name) const;
+    bool hasOwnProperty(String *name) const;
     bool hasOwnProperty(uint index) const;
 
-    bool __defineOwnProperty__(ExecutionContext *ctx, uint index, const StringRef member, const Property &p, PropertyAttributes attrs);
-    bool __defineOwnProperty__(ExecutionContext *ctx, const StringRef name, const Property &p, PropertyAttributes attrs);
+    bool __defineOwnProperty__(ExecutionContext *ctx, uint index, String *member, const Property &p, PropertyAttributes attrs);
+    bool __defineOwnProperty__(ExecutionContext *ctx, String *name, const Property &p, PropertyAttributes attrs);
     bool __defineOwnProperty__(ExecutionContext *ctx, uint index, const Property &p, PropertyAttributes attrs);
     bool __defineOwnProperty__(ExecutionContext *ctx, const QString &name, const Property &p, PropertyAttributes attrs);
     bool defineOwnProperty2(ExecutionContext *ctx, uint index, const Property &p, PropertyAttributes attrs);
@@ -166,23 +166,23 @@ struct Q_QML_EXPORT Object: Managed {
     void putValue(Property *pd, PropertyAttributes attrs, const ValueRef value);
 
     /* The spec default: Writable: true, Enumerable: false, Configurable: true */
-    void defineDefaultProperty(const StringRef name, ValueRef value) {
+    void defineDefaultProperty(String *name, ValueRef value) {
         insertMember(name, value, Attr_Data|Attr_NotEnumerable);
     }
     void defineDefaultProperty(const QString &name, ValueRef value);
     void defineDefaultProperty(const QString &name, ReturnedValue (*code)(CallContext *), int argumentCount = 0);
-    void defineDefaultProperty(const StringRef name, ReturnedValue (*code)(CallContext *), int argumentCount = 0);
+    void defineDefaultProperty(String *name, ReturnedValue (*code)(CallContext *), int argumentCount = 0);
     void defineAccessorProperty(const QString &name, ReturnedValue (*getter)(CallContext *), ReturnedValue (*setter)(CallContext *));
-    void defineAccessorProperty(const StringRef name, ReturnedValue (*getter)(CallContext *), ReturnedValue (*setter)(CallContext *));
+    void defineAccessorProperty(String *name, ReturnedValue (*getter)(CallContext *), ReturnedValue (*setter)(CallContext *));
     /* Fixed: Writable: false, Enumerable: false, Configurable: false */
     void defineReadonlyProperty(const QString &name, ValueRef value);
-    void defineReadonlyProperty(const StringRef name, ValueRef value);
+    void defineReadonlyProperty(String *name, ValueRef value);
 
-    void insertMember(const StringRef s, const ValueRef v, PropertyAttributes attributes = Attr_Data) {
+    void insertMember(String *s, const ValueRef v, PropertyAttributes attributes = Attr_Data) {
         Property p(*v);
         insertMember(s, p, attributes);
     }
-    void insertMember(const StringRef s, const Property &p, PropertyAttributes attributes);
+    void insertMember(String *s, const Property &p, PropertyAttributes attributes);
 
     inline ExecutionEngine *engine() const { return internalClass()->engine; }
 
@@ -258,19 +258,19 @@ public:
     }
     void ensureMemberIndex(uint idx);
 
-    inline ReturnedValue get(const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty = 0)
+    inline ReturnedValue get(String *name, bool *hasProperty = 0)
     { return vtable()->get(this, name, hasProperty); }
     inline ReturnedValue getIndexed(uint idx, bool *hasProperty = 0)
     { return vtable()->getIndexed(this, idx, hasProperty); }
-    inline void put(const StringRef name, const ValueRef v)
+    inline void put(String *name, const ValueRef v)
     { vtable()->put(this, name, v); }
     inline void putIndexed(uint idx, const ValueRef v)
     { vtable()->putIndexed(this, idx, v); }
-    PropertyAttributes query(StringRef name) const
+    PropertyAttributes query(String *name) const
     { return vtable()->query(this, name); }
     PropertyAttributes queryIndexed(uint index) const
     { return vtable()->queryIndexed(this, index); }
-    bool deleteProperty(const StringRef name)
+    bool deleteProperty(String *name)
     { return vtable()->deleteProperty(this, name); }
     bool deleteIndexedProperty(uint index)
     { return vtable()->deleteIndexedProperty(this, index); }
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public:
     { return vtable()->getLookup(this, l); }
     void setLookup(Lookup *l, const ValueRef v)
     { vtable()->setLookup(this, l, v); }
-    void advanceIterator(ObjectIterator *it, StringRef name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attributes)
+    void advanceIterator(ObjectIterator *it, String *&name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attributes)
     { vtable()->advanceIterator(this, it, name, index, p, attributes); }
     uint getLength() const { return vtable()->getLength(this); }
 
@@ -290,25 +290,25 @@ protected:
     static void markObjects(Managed *that, ExecutionEngine *e);
     static ReturnedValue construct(Managed *m, CallData *);
     static ReturnedValue call(Managed *m, CallData *);
-    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty);
+    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty);
     static ReturnedValue getIndexed(Managed *m, uint index, bool *hasProperty);
-    static void put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value);
+    static void put(Managed *m, String *name, const ValueRef value);
     static void putIndexed(Managed *m, uint index, const ValueRef value);
-    static PropertyAttributes query(const Managed *m, StringRef name);
+    static PropertyAttributes query(const Managed *m, String *name);
     static PropertyAttributes queryIndexed(const Managed *m, uint index);
-    static bool deleteProperty(Managed *m, const StringRef name);
+    static bool deleteProperty(Managed *m, String *name);
     static bool deleteIndexedProperty(Managed *m, uint index);
     static ReturnedValue getLookup(Managed *m, Lookup *l);
     static void setLookup(Managed *m, Lookup *l, const ValueRef v);
-    static void advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, StringRef name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attributes);
+    static void advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, String *&name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attributes);
     static uint getLength(const Managed *m);
 
 private:
-    ReturnedValue internalGet(const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty);
+    ReturnedValue internalGet(String *name, bool *hasProperty);
     ReturnedValue internalGetIndexed(uint index, bool *hasProperty);
-    void internalPut(const StringRef name, const ValueRef value);
+    void internalPut(String *name, const ValueRef value);
     void internalPutIndexed(uint index, const ValueRef value);
-    bool internalDeleteProperty(const StringRef name);
+    bool internalDeleteProperty(String *name);
     bool internalDeleteIndexedProperty(uint index);
 
     friend struct ObjectIterator;
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4objectiterator.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4objectiterator.cpp
index b0219cdff4..ff17d8fb20 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4objectiterator.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4objectiterator.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ ObjectIterator::ObjectIterator(Scope &scope, const ObjectRef o, uint flags)
     }
 }
 
-void ObjectIterator::next(StringRef name, uint *index, Property *pd, PropertyAttributes *attrs)
+void ObjectIterator::next(String *&name, uint *index, Property *pd, PropertyAttributes *attrs)
 {
     name = (String *)0;
     *index = UINT_MAX;
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ ReturnedValue ObjectIterator::nextPropertyName(ValueRef value)
     uint index;
     Scope scope(object->engine());
     ScopedString name(scope);
-    next(name, &index, &p, &attrs);
+    String *n;
+    next(n, &index, &p, &attrs);
+    name = n;
     if (attrs.isEmpty())
         return Encode::null();
 
@@ -159,7 +161,9 @@ ReturnedValue ObjectIterator::nextPropertyNameAsString(ValueRef value)
     uint index;
     Scope scope(object->engine());
     ScopedString name(scope);
-    next(name, &index, &p, &attrs);
+    String *n;
+    next(n, &index, &p, &attrs);
+    name = n;
     if (attrs.isEmpty())
         return Encode::null();
 
@@ -181,7 +185,9 @@ ReturnedValue ObjectIterator::nextPropertyNameAsString()
     uint index;
     Scope scope(object->engine());
     ScopedString name(scope);
-    next(name, &index, &p, &attrs);
+    String *n;
+    next(n, &index, &p, &attrs);
+    name = n;
     if (attrs.isEmpty())
         return Encode::null();
 
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4objectiterator_p.h b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4objectiterator_p.h
index 9a212df5a5..8ee2ae4e4f 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4objectiterator_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4objectiterator_p.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ struct Q_QML_EXPORT ObjectIterator
 
     ObjectIterator(Value *scratch1, Value *scratch2, const ObjectRef o, uint flags);
     ObjectIterator(Scope &scope, const ObjectRef o, uint flags);
-    void next(StringRef name, uint *index, Property *pd, PropertyAttributes *attributes = 0);
+    void next(String *&name, uint *index, Property *pd, PropertyAttributes *attributes = 0);
     ReturnedValue nextPropertyName(ValueRef value);
     ReturnedValue nextPropertyNameAsString(ValueRef value);
     ReturnedValue nextPropertyNameAsString();
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4objectproto.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4objectproto.cpp
index 48fea0d0bf..05ad95b400 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4objectproto.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4objectproto.cpp
@@ -133,10 +133,9 @@ void ObjectPrototype::init(ExecutionEngine *v4, ObjectRef ctor)
     defineDefaultProperty(QStringLiteral("__defineGetter__"), method_defineGetter, 2);
     defineDefaultProperty(QStringLiteral("__defineSetter__"), method_defineSetter, 2);
 
-    Scoped<String> id_proto(scope, v4->id___proto__);
-    Property p(v4->newBuiltinFunction(v4->rootContext, id_proto, method_get_proto)->getPointer(),
-               v4->newBuiltinFunction(v4->rootContext, id_proto, method_set_proto)->getPointer());
-    insertMember(StringRef(v4->id___proto__), p, Attr_Accessor|Attr_NotEnumerable);
+    Property p(v4->newBuiltinFunction(v4->rootContext, v4->id___proto__, method_get_proto)->getPointer(),
+               v4->newBuiltinFunction(v4->rootContext, v4->id___proto__, method_set_proto)->getPointer());
+    insertMember(v4->id___proto__, p, Attr_Accessor|Attr_NotEnumerable);
 }
 
 ReturnedValue ObjectPrototype::method_getPrototypeOf(CallContext *ctx)
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ ReturnedValue ObjectPrototype::method_getOwnPropertyDescriptor(CallContext *ctx)
     if (scope.hasException())
         return Encode::undefined();
     PropertyAttributes attrs;
-    Property *desc = O->__getOwnProperty__(name, &attrs);
+    Property *desc = O->__getOwnProperty__(name.getPointer(), &attrs);
     return fromPropertyDescriptor(ctx, desc, attrs);
 }
 
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@ ReturnedValue ObjectPrototype::method_defineProperty(CallContext *ctx)
     if (scope.engine->hasException)
         return Encode::undefined();
 
-    if (!O->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, name, pd, attrs))
+    if (!O->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, name.getPointer(), pd, attrs))
         return ctx->throwTypeError();
 
     return O.asReturnedValue();
@@ -240,7 +239,9 @@ ReturnedValue ObjectPrototype::method_defineProperties(CallContext *ctx)
         uint index;
         PropertyAttributes attrs;
         Property pd;
-        it.next(name, &index, &pd, &attrs);
+        String *nm;
+        it.next(nm, &index, &pd, &attrs);
+        name = nm;
         if (attrs.isEmpty())
             break;
         Property n;
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ ReturnedValue ObjectPrototype::method_defineProperties(CallContext *ctx)
             return Encode::undefined();
         bool ok;
         if (name)
-            ok = O->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, name, n, nattrs);
+            ok = O->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, name.getPointer(), n, nattrs);
         else
             ok = O->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, index, n, nattrs);
         if (!ok)
@@ -455,9 +456,9 @@ ReturnedValue ObjectPrototype::method_hasOwnProperty(CallContext *ctx)
     Scoped<Object> O(scope, ctx->d()->callData->thisObject, Scoped<Object>::Convert);
     if (scope.engine->hasException)
         return Encode::undefined();
-    bool r = O->hasOwnProperty(P);
+    bool r = O->hasOwnProperty(P.getPointer());
     if (!r)
-        r = !O->query(P).isEmpty();
+        r = !O->query(P.getPointer()).isEmpty();
     return Encode(r);
 }
 
@@ -491,7 +492,7 @@ ReturnedValue ObjectPrototype::method_propertyIsEnumerable(CallContext *ctx)
     if (scope.engine->hasException)
         return Encode::undefined();
     PropertyAttributes attrs;
-    o->__getOwnProperty__(p, &attrs);
+    o->__getOwnProperty__(p.getPointer(), &attrs);
     return Encode(attrs.isEnumerable());
 }
 
@@ -519,7 +520,7 @@ ReturnedValue ObjectPrototype::method_defineGetter(CallContext *ctx)
     Property pd;
     pd.value = f;
     pd.set = Primitive::emptyValue();
-    o->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, prop, pd, Attr_Accessor);
+    o->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, prop.getPointer(), pd, Attr_Accessor);
     return Encode::undefined();
 }
 
@@ -547,7 +548,7 @@ ReturnedValue ObjectPrototype::method_defineSetter(CallContext *ctx)
     Property pd;
     pd.value = Primitive::emptyValue();
     pd.set = f;
-    o->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, prop, pd, Attr_Accessor);
+    o->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, prop.getPointer(), pd, Attr_Accessor);
     return Encode::undefined();
 }
 
@@ -671,24 +672,24 @@ ReturnedValue ObjectPrototype::fromPropertyDescriptor(ExecutionContext *ctx, con
     if (attrs.isData()) {
         pd.value = desc->value;
         s = engine->newString(QStringLiteral("value"));
-        o->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, s, pd, Attr_Data);
+        o->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, s.getPointer(), pd, Attr_Data);
         pd.value = Primitive::fromBoolean(attrs.isWritable());
         s = engine->newString(QStringLiteral("writable"));
-        o->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, s, pd, Attr_Data);
+        o->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, s.getPointer(), pd, Attr_Data);
     } else {
         pd.value = desc->getter() ? desc->getter()->asReturnedValue() : Encode::undefined();
         s = engine->newString(QStringLiteral("get"));
-        o->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, s, pd, Attr_Data);
+        o->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, s.getPointer(), pd, Attr_Data);
         pd.value = desc->setter() ? desc->setter()->asReturnedValue() : Encode::undefined();
         s = engine->newString(QStringLiteral("set"));
-        o->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, s, pd, Attr_Data);
+        o->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, s.getPointer(), pd, Attr_Data);
     }
     pd.value = Primitive::fromBoolean(attrs.isEnumerable());
     s = engine->newString(QStringLiteral("enumerable"));
-    o->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, s, pd, Attr_Data);
+    o->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, s.getPointer(), pd, Attr_Data);
     pd.value = Primitive::fromBoolean(attrs.isConfigurable());
     s = engine->newString(QStringLiteral("configurable"));
-    o->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, s, pd, Attr_Data);
+    o->__defineOwnProperty__(ctx, s.getPointer(), pd, Attr_Data);
 
     return o.asReturnedValue();
 }
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4qobjectwrapper.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4qobjectwrapper.cpp
index a731eee624..791ea0efc9 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4qobjectwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4qobjectwrapper.cpp
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ ReturnedValue QObjectWrapper::getQmlProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, QQmlContextD
                 }
             }
         }
-        return QV4::Object::get(this, name, hasProperty);
+        return QV4::Object::get(this, name.getPointer(), hasProperty);
     }
 
     QQmlData *ddata = QQmlData::get(d()->object, false);
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ ReturnedValue QObjectWrapper::getProperty(QObject *object, ExecutionContext *ctx
 
             QV4::ScopedString connect(scope, ctx->d()->engine->newIdentifier(QStringLiteral("connect")));
             QV4::ScopedString disconnect(scope, ctx->d()->engine->newIdentifier(QStringLiteral("disconnect")));
-            handler->put(connect, QV4::ScopedValue(scope, ctx->d()->engine->functionClass->prototype->get(connect)));
-            handler->put(disconnect, QV4::ScopedValue(scope, ctx->d()->engine->functionClass->prototype->get(disconnect)));
+            handler->put(connect.getPointer(), QV4::ScopedValue(scope, ctx->d()->engine->functionClass->prototype->get(connect.getPointer())));
+            handler->put(disconnect.getPointer(), QV4::ScopedValue(scope, ctx->d()->engine->functionClass->prototype->get(disconnect.getPointer())));
 
             return handler.asReturnedValue();
         } else {
@@ -664,15 +664,15 @@ ReturnedValue QObjectWrapper::create(ExecutionEngine *engine, QObject *object)
     return (new (engine->memoryManager) QV4::QObjectWrapper(engine, object))->asReturnedValue();
 }
 
-QV4::ReturnedValue QObjectWrapper::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty)
+QV4::ReturnedValue QObjectWrapper::get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty)
 {
     QObjectWrapper *that = static_cast<QObjectWrapper*>(m);
     ExecutionEngine *v4 = m->engine();
     QQmlContextData *qmlContext = QV4::QmlContextWrapper::callingContext(v4);
-    return that->getQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), qmlContext, name.getPointer(), IgnoreRevision, hasProperty, /*includeImports*/ true);
+    return that->getQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), qmlContext, name, IgnoreRevision, hasProperty, /*includeImports*/ true);
 }
 
-void QObjectWrapper::put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
+void QObjectWrapper::put(Managed *m, String *name, const ValueRef value)
 {
     QObjectWrapper *that = static_cast<QObjectWrapper*>(m);
     ExecutionEngine *v4 = m->engine();
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ void QObjectWrapper::put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
         return;
 
     QQmlContextData *qmlContext = QV4::QmlContextWrapper::callingContext(v4);
-    if (!setQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), qmlContext, that->d()->object, name.getPointer(), QV4::QObjectWrapper::IgnoreRevision, value)) {
+    if (!setQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), qmlContext, that->d()->object, name, QV4::QObjectWrapper::IgnoreRevision, value)) {
         QQmlData *ddata = QQmlData::get(that->d()->object);
         // Types created by QML are not extensible at run-time, but for other QObjects we can store them
         // as regular JavaScript properties, like on JavaScript objects.
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ void QObjectWrapper::put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
     }
 }
 
-PropertyAttributes QObjectWrapper::query(const Managed *m, StringRef name)
+PropertyAttributes QObjectWrapper::query(const Managed *m, String *name)
 {
     const QObjectWrapper *that = static_cast<const QObjectWrapper*>(m);
     ExecutionEngine *engine = that->engine();
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ PropertyAttributes QObjectWrapper::query(const Managed *m, StringRef name)
         return QV4::Object::query(m, name);
 }
 
-void QObjectWrapper::advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, StringRef name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attributes)
+void QObjectWrapper::advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, String *&name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attributes)
 {
     // Used to block access to QObject::destroyed() and QObject::deleteLater() from QML
     static const int destroyedIdx1 = QObject::staticMetaObject.indexOfSignal("destroyed(QObject*)");
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ void QObjectWrapper::advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, StringRef n
         const QMetaObject *mo = that->d()->object->metaObject();
         const int propertyCount = mo->propertyCount();
         if (it->arrayIndex < static_cast<uint>(propertyCount)) {
-            name = that->engine()->newString(QString::fromUtf8(mo->property(it->arrayIndex).name()));
+            name = that->engine()->newString(QString::fromUtf8(mo->property(it->arrayIndex).name()))->getPointer();
             ++it->arrayIndex;
             *attributes = QV4::Attr_Data;
             p->value = that->get(name);
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ void QObjectWrapper::advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, StringRef n
             ++it->arrayIndex;
             if (method.access() == QMetaMethod::Private || index == deleteLaterIdx || index == destroyedIdx1 || index == destroyedIdx2)
                 continue;
-            name = that->engine()->newString(QString::fromUtf8(method.name()));
+            name = that->engine()->newString(QString::fromUtf8(method.name()))->getPointer();
             *attributes = QV4::Attr_Data;
             p->value = that->get(name);
             return;
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4qobjectwrapper_p.h b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4qobjectwrapper_p.h
index e1ec5be03a..3164eb78f3 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4qobjectwrapper_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4qobjectwrapper_p.h
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ private:
 
     QQmlPropertyData *findProperty(ExecutionEngine *engine, QQmlContextData *qmlContext, String *name, RevisionMode revisionMode, QQmlPropertyData *local) const;
 
-    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty);
-    static void put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value);
-    static PropertyAttributes query(const Managed *, StringRef name);
-    static void advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, StringRef name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attributes);
+    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty);
+    static void put(Managed *m, String *name, const ValueRef value);
+    static PropertyAttributes query(const Managed *, String *name);
+    static void advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, String *&name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attributes);
     static void markObjects(Managed *that, QV4::ExecutionEngine *e);
     static void destroy(Managed *that);
 
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4regexpobject.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4regexpobject.cpp
index 7e3400d4a6..ab51ac7abd 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4regexpobject.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4regexpobject.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void RegExpObject::init(ExecutionEngine *engine)
 
     ScopedString lastIndex(scope, engine->newIdentifier(QStringLiteral("lastIndex")));
     ScopedValue v(scope, Primitive::fromInt32(0));
-    insertMember(lastIndex, v, Attr_NotEnumerable|Attr_NotConfigurable);
+    insertMember(lastIndex.getPointer(), v, Attr_NotEnumerable|Attr_NotConfigurable);
     if (!this->value())
         return;
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ QString RegExpObject::source() const
 {
     Scope scope(engine());
     ScopedString source(scope, scope.engine->newIdentifier(QStringLiteral("source")));
-    ScopedValue s(scope, const_cast<RegExpObject *>(this)->get(source));
+    ScopedValue s(scope, const_cast<RegExpObject *>(this)->get(source.getPointer()));
     return s->toQString();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4runtime.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4runtime.cpp
index 3fa8db9098..3aca34e086 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4runtime.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4runtime.cpp
@@ -283,10 +283,10 @@ ReturnedValue Runtime::deleteElement(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef base,
     }
 
     ScopedString name(scope, index->toString(ctx));
-    return Runtime::deleteMember(ctx, base, name);
+    return Runtime::deleteMember(ctx, base, name.getPointer());
 }
 
-ReturnedValue Runtime::deleteMember(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef base, const StringRef name)
+ReturnedValue Runtime::deleteMember(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef base, String *name)
 {
     Scope scope(ctx);
     ScopedObject obj(scope, base->toObject(ctx));
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ ReturnedValue Runtime::deleteMember(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef base,
     return Encode(obj->deleteProperty(name));
 }
 
-ReturnedValue Runtime::deleteName(ExecutionContext *ctx, const StringRef name)
+ReturnedValue Runtime::deleteName(ExecutionContext *ctx, String *name)
 {
     Scope scope(ctx);
     return Encode(ctx->deleteProperty(name));
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ QV4::ReturnedValue Runtime::in(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef left, const
     ScopedString s(scope, left->toString(ctx));
     if (scope.hasException())
         return Encode::undefined();
-    bool r = right->objectValue()->hasProperty(s);
+    bool r = right->objectValue()->hasProperty(s.getPointer());
     return Encode(r);
 }
 
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ QV4::ReturnedValue Runtime::addString(QV4::ExecutionContext *ctx, const QV4::Val
     return (new (ctx->engine()->memoryManager) String(ctx->d()->engine, pleft->stringValue(), pright->stringValue()))->asReturnedValue();
 }
 
-void Runtime::setProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef object, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
+void Runtime::setProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef object, String *name, const ValueRef value)
 {
     Scope scope(ctx);
     ScopedObject o(scope, object->toObject(ctx));
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ ReturnedValue Runtime::getElement(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef object,
     ScopedString name(scope, index->toString(ctx));
     if (scope.hasException())
         return Encode::undefined();
-    return o->get(name);
+    return o->get(name.getPointer());
 }
 
 void Runtime::setElement(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef object, const ValueRef index, const ValueRef value)
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ void Runtime::setElement(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef object, const Val
     }
 
     ScopedString name(scope, index->toString(ctx));
-    o->put(name, value);
+    o->put(name.getPointer(), value);
 }
 
 ReturnedValue Runtime::foreachIterator(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef in)
@@ -648,12 +648,12 @@ ReturnedValue Runtime::foreachNextPropertyName(const ValueRef foreach_iterator)
 }
 
 
-void Runtime::setActivationProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
+void Runtime::setActivationProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, String *name, const ValueRef value)
 {
     ctx->setProperty(name, value);
 }
 
-ReturnedValue Runtime::getProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef object, const StringRef name)
+ReturnedValue Runtime::getProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef object, String *name)
 {
     Scope scope(ctx);
 
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ ReturnedValue Runtime::getProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef object,
     return o->get(name);
 }
 
-ReturnedValue Runtime::getActivationProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, const StringRef name)
+ReturnedValue Runtime::getActivationProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, String *name)
 {
     return ctx->getProperty(name);
 }
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ ReturnedValue Runtime::callGlobalLookup(ExecutionContext *context, uint index, C
 }
 
 
-ReturnedValue Runtime::callActivationProperty(ExecutionContext *context, const StringRef name, CallDataRef callData)
+ReturnedValue Runtime::callActivationProperty(ExecutionContext *context, String *name, CallDataRef callData)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(callData->thisObject.isUndefined());
     Scope scope(context);
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ ReturnedValue Runtime::callActivationProperty(ExecutionContext *context, const S
     return o->call(callData);
 }
 
-ReturnedValue Runtime::callProperty(ExecutionContext *context, const StringRef name, CallDataRef callData)
+ReturnedValue Runtime::callProperty(ExecutionContext *context, String *name, CallDataRef callData)
 {
     Scope scope(context);
     Scoped<Object> baseObject(scope, callData->thisObject);
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ ReturnedValue Runtime::callElement(ExecutionContext *context, const ValueRef ind
         return Encode::undefined();
     callData->thisObject = baseObject;
 
-    ScopedObject o(scope, baseObject->get(s));
+    ScopedObject o(scope, baseObject->get(s.getPointer()));
     if (!o)
         return context->throwTypeError();
 
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ ReturnedValue Runtime::constructGlobalLookup(ExecutionContext *context, uint ind
 }
 
 
-ReturnedValue Runtime::constructActivationProperty(ExecutionContext *context, const StringRef name, CallDataRef callData)
+ReturnedValue Runtime::constructActivationProperty(ExecutionContext *context, String *name, CallDataRef callData)
 {
     Scope scope(context);
     ScopedValue func(scope, context->getProperty(name));
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ ReturnedValue Runtime::constructValue(ExecutionContext *context, const ValueRef
     return f->construct(callData);
 }
 
-ReturnedValue Runtime::constructProperty(ExecutionContext *context, const StringRef name, CallDataRef callData)
+ReturnedValue Runtime::constructProperty(ExecutionContext *context, String *name, CallDataRef callData)
 {
     Scope scope(context);
     ScopedObject thisObject(scope, callData->thisObject.toObject(context));
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ ReturnedValue Runtime::typeofValue(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef value)
     return res.asReturnedValue();
 }
 
-QV4::ReturnedValue Runtime::typeofName(ExecutionContext *context, const StringRef name)
+QV4::ReturnedValue Runtime::typeofName(ExecutionContext *context, String *name)
 {
     Scope scope(context);
     ScopedValue prop(scope, context->getProperty(name));
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ QV4::ReturnedValue Runtime::typeofName(ExecutionContext *context, const StringRe
     return Runtime::typeofValue(context, prop);
 }
 
-QV4::ReturnedValue Runtime::typeofMember(ExecutionContext *context, const ValueRef base, const StringRef name)
+QV4::ReturnedValue Runtime::typeofMember(ExecutionContext *context, const ValueRef base, String *name)
 {
     Scope scope(context);
     ScopedObject obj(scope, base->toObject(context));
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ QV4::ReturnedValue Runtime::typeofElement(ExecutionContext *context, const Value
     ScopedObject obj(scope, base->toObject(context));
     if (scope.engine->hasException)
         return Encode::undefined();
-    ScopedValue prop(scope, obj->get(name));
+    ScopedValue prop(scope, obj->get(name.getPointer()));
     return Runtime::typeofValue(context, prop);
 }
 
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ ReturnedValue Runtime::unwindException(ExecutionContext *ctx)
     return ctx->engine()->catchException(ctx, 0);
 }
 
-ExecutionContext *Runtime::pushCatchScope(ExecutionContext *ctx, const StringRef exceptionVarName)
+ExecutionContext *Runtime::pushCatchScope(ExecutionContext *ctx, String *exceptionVarName)
 {
     Scope scope(ctx);
     ScopedValue v(scope, ctx->engine()->catchException(ctx, 0));
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ ExecutionContext *Runtime::popScope(ExecutionContext *ctx)
     return ctx->engine()->popContext();
 }
 
-void Runtime::declareVar(ExecutionContext *ctx, bool deletable, const StringRef name)
+void Runtime::declareVar(ExecutionContext *ctx, bool deletable, String *name)
 {
     ctx->createMutableBinding(name, deletable);
 }
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ ReturnedValue Runtime::getQmlImportedScripts(NoThrowContext *ctx)
     return context->importedScripts.value();
 }
 
-QV4::ReturnedValue Runtime::getQmlSingleton(QV4::NoThrowContext *ctx, const QV4::StringRef name)
+QV4::ReturnedValue Runtime::getQmlSingleton(QV4::NoThrowContext *ctx, String *name)
 {
     return ctx->engine()->qmlContextObject()->getPointer()->as<QmlContextWrapper>()->qmlSingletonWrapper(ctx->engine()->v8Engine, name);
 }
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4runtime_p.h b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4runtime_p.h
index 0979105680..b4417bd13e 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4runtime_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4runtime_p.h
@@ -106,50 +106,50 @@ struct NoThrowContext : public ExecutionContext
 struct Q_QML_PRIVATE_EXPORT Runtime {
     // call
     static ReturnedValue callGlobalLookup(ExecutionContext *context, uint index, CallDataRef callData);
-    static ReturnedValue callActivationProperty(ExecutionContext *, const StringRef name, CallDataRef callData);
-    static ReturnedValue callProperty(ExecutionContext *context, const StringRef name, CallDataRef callData);
+    static ReturnedValue callActivationProperty(ExecutionContext *, String *name, CallDataRef callData);
+    static ReturnedValue callProperty(ExecutionContext *context, String *name, CallDataRef callData);
     static ReturnedValue callPropertyLookup(ExecutionContext *context, uint index, CallDataRef callData);
     static ReturnedValue callElement(ExecutionContext *context, const ValueRef index, CallDataRef callData);
     static ReturnedValue callValue(ExecutionContext *context, const ValueRef func, CallDataRef callData);
 
     // construct
     static ReturnedValue constructGlobalLookup(ExecutionContext *context, uint index, CallDataRef callData);
-    static ReturnedValue constructActivationProperty(ExecutionContext *, const StringRef name, CallDataRef callData);
-    static ReturnedValue constructProperty(ExecutionContext *context, const StringRef name, CallDataRef callData);
+    static ReturnedValue constructActivationProperty(ExecutionContext *, String *name, CallDataRef callData);
+    static ReturnedValue constructProperty(ExecutionContext *context, String *name, CallDataRef callData);
     static ReturnedValue constructPropertyLookup(ExecutionContext *context, uint index, CallDataRef callData);
     static ReturnedValue constructValue(ExecutionContext *context, const ValueRef func, CallDataRef callData);
 
     // set & get
-    static void setActivationProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value);
-    static void setProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef object, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value);
+    static void setActivationProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, String *name, const ValueRef value);
+    static void setProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef object, String *name, const ValueRef value);
     static void setElement(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef object, const ValueRef index, const ValueRef value);
-    static ReturnedValue getProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef object, const StringRef name);
-    static ReturnedValue getActivationProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, const StringRef name);
+    static ReturnedValue getProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef object, String *name);
+    static ReturnedValue getActivationProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, String *name);
     static ReturnedValue getElement(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef object, const ValueRef index);
 
     // typeof
     static ReturnedValue typeofValue(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef val);
-    static ReturnedValue typeofName(ExecutionContext *context, const StringRef name);
-    static ReturnedValue typeofMember(ExecutionContext* context, const ValueRef base, const StringRef name);
+    static ReturnedValue typeofName(ExecutionContext *context, String *name);
+    static ReturnedValue typeofMember(ExecutionContext* context, const ValueRef base, String *name);
     static ReturnedValue typeofElement(ExecutionContext* context, const ValueRef base, const ValueRef index);
 
     // delete
     static ReturnedValue deleteElement(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef base, const ValueRef index);
-    static ReturnedValue deleteMember(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef base, const StringRef name);
-    static ReturnedValue deleteName(ExecutionContext *ctx, const StringRef name);
+    static ReturnedValue deleteMember(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef base, String *name);
+    static ReturnedValue deleteName(ExecutionContext *ctx, String *name);
 
     // exceptions & scopes
     static void throwException(ExecutionContext*, const ValueRef value);
     static ReturnedValue unwindException(ExecutionContext *ctx);
     static ExecutionContext *pushWithScope(const ValueRef o, ExecutionContext *ctx);
-    static ExecutionContext *pushCatchScope(ExecutionContext *ctx, const StringRef exceptionVarName);
+    static ExecutionContext *pushCatchScope(ExecutionContext *ctx, String *exceptionVarName);
     static ExecutionContext *popScope(ExecutionContext *ctx);
 
     // closures
     static ReturnedValue closure(ExecutionContext *ctx, int functionId);
 
     // function header
-    static void declareVar(ExecutionContext *ctx, bool deletable, const StringRef name);
+    static void declareVar(ExecutionContext *ctx, bool deletable, String *name);
     static ReturnedValue setupArgumentsObject(ExecutionContext *ctx);
     static void convertThisToObject(ExecutionContext *ctx);
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ struct Q_QML_PRIVATE_EXPORT Runtime {
     static ReturnedValue getQmlImportedScripts(NoThrowContext *ctx);
     static ReturnedValue getQmlContextObject(NoThrowContext *ctx);
     static ReturnedValue getQmlScopeObject(NoThrowContext *ctx);
-    static ReturnedValue getQmlSingleton(NoThrowContext *ctx, const StringRef name);
+    static ReturnedValue getQmlSingleton(NoThrowContext *ctx, String *name);
     static ReturnedValue getQmlAttachedProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, int attachedPropertiesId, int propertyIndex);
     static ReturnedValue getQmlQObjectProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef object, int propertyIndex, bool captureRequired);
     static void setQmlQObjectProperty(ExecutionContext *ctx, const ValueRef object, int propertyIndex, const ValueRef value);
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4scopedvalue_p.h b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4scopedvalue_p.h
index 23fc091d73..97ad97b45f 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4scopedvalue_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4scopedvalue_p.h
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ struct Scoped
         return *this;
     }
 
+    operator T *() {
+        return static_cast<T *>(ptr->managed());
+    }
 
     T *operator->() {
         return static_cast<T *>(ptr->managed());
@@ -379,7 +382,6 @@ struct ScopedCallData {
 };
 
 
-struct StringRef;
 struct ObjectRef;
 struct FunctionObjectRef;
 
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4script.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4script.cpp
index fa856be6a2..a7d3845d41 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4script.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4script.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ Returned<FunctionObject> *QmlBindingWrapper::createQmlCallableForFunction(QQmlCo
             p->setGetter(new (engine->memoryManager) QV4::IndexedBuiltinFunction(wrapper->context(), index++, signalParameterGetter));
             p->setSetter(0);
             s = engine->newString(QString::fromUtf8(param));
-            qmlScopeObject->insertMember(s, p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable);
+            qmlScopeObject->insertMember(s.getPointer(), p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4sequenceobject.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4sequenceobject.cpp
index 6dbe787ab5..6c964adfe4 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4sequenceobject.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4sequenceobject.cpp
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ public:
         return (signedIdx < d()->container.count()) ? QV4::Attr_Data : QV4::Attr_Invalid;
     }
 
-    void containerAdvanceIterator(ObjectIterator *it, StringRef name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attrs)
+    void containerAdvanceIterator(ObjectIterator *it, String *&name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attrs)
     {
         name = (String *)0;
         *index = UINT_MAX;
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ private:
     { return static_cast<QQmlSequence<Container> *>(that)->containerDeleteIndexedProperty(index); }
     static bool isEqualTo(Managed *that, Managed *other)
     { return static_cast<QQmlSequence<Container> *>(that)->containerIsEqualTo(other); }
-    static void advanceIterator(Managed *that, ObjectIterator *it, StringRef name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attrs)
+    static void advanceIterator(Managed *that, ObjectIterator *it, String *&name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attrs)
     { return static_cast<QQmlSequence<Container> *>(that)->containerAdvanceIterator(it, name, index, p, attrs); }
 
     static void destroy(Managed *that)
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4serialize.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4serialize.cpp
index 244ca73efa..4e88a331a4 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4serialize.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4serialize.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void Serialize::serialize(QByteArray &data, const QV4::ValueRef v, QV8Engine *en
 
             QV4::ExecutionContext *ctx = v4->currentContext();
             str = s;
-            val = o->get(str);
+            val = o->get(str.getPointer());
             if (scope.hasException())
                 ctx->catchException();
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ ReturnedValue Serialize::deserialize(const char *&data, QV8Engine *engine)
             name = deserialize(data, engine);
             value = deserialize(data, engine);
             n = name.asReturnedValue();
-            o->put(n, value);
+            o->put(n.getPointer(), value);
         }
         return o.asReturnedValue();
     }
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ ReturnedValue Serialize::deserialize(const char *&data, QV8Engine *engine)
         QVariant var = qVariantFromValue(ref);
         QV4::ScopedValue v(scope, engine->fromVariant((var)));
         QV4::ScopedString s(scope, v4->newString(QStringLiteral("__qml:hidden:ref")));
-        rv->asObject()->defineReadonlyProperty(s, v);
+        rv->asObject()->defineReadonlyProperty(s.getPointer(), v);
 
         agent->release();
         agent->setV8Engine(engine);
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4string.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4string.cpp
index f489699b2a..588c79496c 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4string.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4string.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void String::markObjects(Managed *that, ExecutionEngine *e)
     }
 }
 
-ReturnedValue String::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty)
+ReturnedValue String::get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty)
 {
     ExecutionEngine *v4 = m->engine();
     Scope scope(v4);
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ ReturnedValue String::getIndexed(Managed *m, uint index, bool *hasProperty)
     return engine->stringObjectClass->prototype->getValue(that, pd, attrs);
 }
 
-void String::put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
+void String::put(Managed *m, String *name, const ValueRef value)
 {
     Scope scope(m->engine());
     if (scope.hasException())
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void String::putIndexed(Managed *m, uint index, const ValueRef value)
     o->putIndexed(index, value);
 }
 
-PropertyAttributes String::query(const Managed *m, StringRef name)
+PropertyAttributes String::query(const Managed *m, String *name)
 {
     uint idx = name->asArrayIndex();
     if (idx != UINT_MAX)
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ PropertyAttributes String::queryIndexed(const Managed *m, uint index)
     return (index < static_cast<uint>(that->d()->text->size)) ? Attr_NotConfigurable|Attr_NotWritable : Attr_Invalid;
 }
 
-bool String::deleteProperty(Managed *, const StringRef)
+bool String::deleteProperty(Managed *, String *)
 {
     return false;
 }
@@ -304,9 +304,9 @@ uint String::toUInt(bool *ok) const
     return UINT_MAX;
 }
 
-bool String::equals(const StringRef other) const
+bool String::equals(String *other) const
 {
-    if (this == other.getPointer())
+    if (this == other)
         return true;
     if (hashValue() != other->hashValue())
         return false;
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4string_p.h b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4string_p.h
index 1ad869d09f..7af6ff5947 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4string_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4string_p.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ struct Q_QML_PRIVATE_EXPORT String : public Managed {
             QStringData::deallocate(d()->text);
     }
 
-    bool equals(const StringRef other) const;
+    bool equals(String *other) const;
     inline bool isEqualTo(const String *other) const {
         if (this == other)
             return true;
@@ -176,13 +176,13 @@ struct Q_QML_PRIVATE_EXPORT String : public Managed {
 protected:
     static void destroy(Managed *);
     static void markObjects(Managed *that, ExecutionEngine *e);
-    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty);
+    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty);
     static ReturnedValue getIndexed(Managed *m, uint index, bool *hasProperty);
-    static void put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value);
+    static void put(Managed *m, String *name, const ValueRef value);
     static void putIndexed(Managed *m, uint index, const ValueRef value);
-    static PropertyAttributes query(const Managed *m, StringRef name);
+    static PropertyAttributes query(const Managed *m, String *name);
     static PropertyAttributes queryIndexed(const Managed *m, uint index);
-    static bool deleteProperty(Managed *, const StringRef);
+    static bool deleteProperty(Managed *, String *);
     static bool deleteIndexedProperty(Managed *m, uint index);
     static bool isEqualTo(Managed *that, Managed *o);
     static uint getLength(const Managed *m);
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ inline ReturnedValue value_convert<String>(ExecutionEngine *e, const Value &v)
     return v.toString(e)->asReturnedValue();
 }
 
-DEFINE_REF(String, Managed);
 #endif
 
 }
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4stringobject.cpp b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4stringobject.cpp
index 5cc1b13c4f..42c5e8f16a 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4stringobject.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4stringobject.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ bool StringObject::deleteIndexedProperty(Managed *m, uint index)
     return true;
 }
 
-void StringObject::advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, StringRef name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attrs)
+void StringObject::advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, String *&name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attrs)
 {
     name = (String *)0;
     StringObject *s = static_cast<StringObject *>(m);
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ ReturnedValue StringPrototype::method_match(CallContext *context)
 
     // ### use the standard builtin function, not the one that might be redefined in the proto
     ScopedString execString(scope, context->d()->engine->newString(QStringLiteral("exec")));
-    Scoped<FunctionObject> exec(scope, context->d()->engine->regExpClass->prototype->get(execString));
+    Scoped<FunctionObject> exec(scope, context->d()->engine->regExpClass->prototype->get(execString.getPointer()));
 
     ScopedCallData callData(scope, 1);
     callData->thisObject = rx;
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ ReturnedValue StringPrototype::method_match(CallContext *context)
         return exec->call(callData);
 
     ScopedString lastIndex(scope, context->d()->engine->newString(QStringLiteral("lastIndex")));
-    rx->put(lastIndex, ScopedValue(scope, Primitive::fromInt32(0)));
+    rx->put(lastIndex.getPointer(), ScopedValue(scope, Primitive::fromInt32(0)));
     Scoped<ArrayObject> a(scope, context->d()->engine->newArrayObject());
 
     double previousLastIndex = 0;
@@ -422,11 +422,11 @@ ReturnedValue StringPrototype::method_match(CallContext *context)
         if (result->isNull())
             break;
         assert(result->isObject());
-        index = rx->get(lastIndex, 0);
+        index = rx->get(lastIndex.getPointer(), 0);
         double thisIndex = index->toInteger();
         if (previousLastIndex == thisIndex) {
             previousLastIndex = thisIndex + 1;
-            rx->put(lastIndex, ScopedValue(scope, Primitive::fromDouble(previousLastIndex)));
+            rx->put(lastIndex.getPointer(), ScopedValue(scope, Primitive::fromDouble(previousLastIndex)));
         } else {
             previousLastIndex = thisIndex;
         }
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4stringobject_p.h b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4stringobject_p.h
index 37090cf96a..cc852ba88b 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4stringobject_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4stringobject_p.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ struct StringObject: Object {
 
 protected:
     StringObject(InternalClass *ic);
-    static void advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, StringRef name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attrs);
+    static void advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, String *&name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attrs);
     static void markObjects(Managed *that, ExecutionEngine *e);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4value_p.h b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4value_p.h
index c0d0f8b484..7c4f3ec2b1 100644
--- a/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4value_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/jsruntime/qv4value_p.h
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ struct TypedValue : public Value
 
     bool operator!() const { return !managed(); }
 
+    operator T *() { return static_cast<T *>(managed()); }
     T *operator->() { return static_cast<T *>(managed()); }
     const T *operator->() const { return static_cast<T *>(managed()); }
     T *getPointer() const { return static_cast<T *>(managed()); }
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlcontextwrapper.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmlcontextwrapper.cpp
index 46f94832dd..f94d70f61a 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlcontextwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlcontextwrapper.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void QmlContextWrapper::takeContextOwnership(const ValueRef qmlglobal)
 }
 
 
-ReturnedValue QmlContextWrapper::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty)
+ReturnedValue QmlContextWrapper::get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty)
 {
     QV4::ExecutionEngine *v4 = m->engine();
     QV4::Scope scope(v4);
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ ReturnedValue QmlContextWrapper::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *has
     while (context) {
         // Search context properties
         if (context->propertyNames.count()) {
-            int propertyIdx = context->propertyNames.value(name.getPointer());
+            int propertyIdx = context->propertyNames.value(name);
 
             if (propertyIdx != -1) {
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ ReturnedValue QmlContextWrapper::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *has
         if (scopeObject) {
             bool hasProp = false;
             QV4::ScopedValue result(scope, QV4::QObjectWrapper::getQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), context, scopeObject,
-                                                                               name.getPointer(), QV4::QObjectWrapper::CheckRevision, &hasProp));
+                                                                               name, QV4::QObjectWrapper::CheckRevision, &hasProp));
             if (hasProp) {
                 if (hasProperty)
                     *hasProperty = true;
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ ReturnedValue QmlContextWrapper::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *has
         // Search context object
         if (context->contextObject) {
             bool hasProp = false;
-            result = QV4::QObjectWrapper::getQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), context, context->contextObject, name.getPointer(), QV4::QObjectWrapper::CheckRevision, &hasProp);
+            result = QV4::QObjectWrapper::getQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), context, context->contextObject, name, QV4::QObjectWrapper::CheckRevision, &hasProp);
             if (hasProp) {
                 if (hasProperty)
                     *hasProperty = true;
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ ReturnedValue QmlContextWrapper::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *has
     return Primitive::undefinedValue().asReturnedValue();
 }
 
-void QmlContextWrapper::put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
+void QmlContextWrapper::put(Managed *m, String *name, const ValueRef value)
 {
     ExecutionEngine *v4 = m->engine();
     QV4::Scope scope(v4);
@@ -326,18 +326,18 @@ void QmlContextWrapper::put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef val
 
     while (context) {
         // Search context properties
-        if (context->propertyNames.count() && -1 != context->propertyNames.value(name.getPointer()))
+        if (context->propertyNames.count() && -1 != context->propertyNames.value(name))
             return;
 
         // Search scope object
         if (scopeObject &&
-            QV4::QObjectWrapper::setQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), context, scopeObject, name.getPointer(), QV4::QObjectWrapper::CheckRevision, value))
+            QV4::QObjectWrapper::setQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), context, scopeObject, name, QV4::QObjectWrapper::CheckRevision, value))
             return;
         scopeObject = 0;
 
         // Search context object
         if (context->contextObject &&
-            QV4::QObjectWrapper::setQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), context, context->contextObject, name.getPointer(), QV4::QObjectWrapper::CheckRevision, value))
+            QV4::QObjectWrapper::setQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), context, context->contextObject, name, QV4::QObjectWrapper::CheckRevision, value))
             return;
 
         context = context->parent;
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ ReturnedValue QmlContextWrapper::idObjectsArray()
     return d()->idObjectsWrapper->asReturnedValue();
 }
 
-ReturnedValue QmlContextWrapper::qmlSingletonWrapper(QV8Engine *v8, const StringRef &name)
+ReturnedValue QmlContextWrapper::qmlSingletonWrapper(QV8Engine *v8, String *name)
 {
     if (!d()->context->imports)
         return Encode::undefined();
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlcontextwrapper_p.h b/src/qml/qml/qqmlcontextwrapper_p.h
index 2b2a19e253..297d2d009f 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlcontextwrapper_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlcontextwrapper_p.h
@@ -108,15 +108,15 @@ struct Q_QML_EXPORT QmlContextWrapper : Object
 
     void setReadOnly(bool b) { d()->readOnly = b; }
 
-    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty);
-    static void put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value);
+    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty);
+    static void put(Managed *m, String *name, const ValueRef value);
     static void destroy(Managed *that);
     static void markObjects(Managed *m, ExecutionEngine *engine);
 
     static void registerQmlDependencies(ExecutionEngine *context, const CompiledData::Function *compiledFunction);
 
     ReturnedValue idObjectsArray();
-    ReturnedValue qmlSingletonWrapper(QV8Engine *e, const StringRef &name);
+    ReturnedValue qmlSingletonWrapper(QV8Engine *e, String *name);
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmllistwrapper.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmllistwrapper.cpp
index e4e79f58d8..055fd3ee68 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmllistwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmllistwrapper.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ QVariant QmlListWrapper::toVariant() const
 }
 
 
-ReturnedValue QmlListWrapper::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty)
+ReturnedValue QmlListWrapper::get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty)
 {
     QV4::ExecutionEngine *v4 = m->engine();
     QmlListWrapper *w = m->as<QmlListWrapper>();
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ ReturnedValue QmlListWrapper::getIndexed(Managed *m, uint index, bool *hasProper
     return Primitive::undefinedValue().asReturnedValue();
 }
 
-void QmlListWrapper::put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
+void QmlListWrapper::put(Managed *m, String *name, const ValueRef value)
 {
     // doesn't do anything. Should we throw?
     Q_UNUSED(m);
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void QmlListWrapper::destroy(Managed *that)
     w->~QmlListWrapper();
 }
 
-void QmlListWrapper::advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, StringRef name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attrs)
+void QmlListWrapper::advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, String *&name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attrs)
 {
     name = (String *)0;
     *index = UINT_MAX;
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmllistwrapper_p.h b/src/qml/qml/qqmllistwrapper_p.h
index 3369902525..da8f990957 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmllistwrapper_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmllistwrapper_p.h
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ public:
 
     QVariant toVariant() const;
 
-    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty);
+    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty);
     static ReturnedValue getIndexed(Managed *m, uint index, bool *hasProperty);
-    static void put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value);
-    static void advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, StringRef name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attributes);
+    static void put(Managed *m, String *name, const ValueRef value);
+    static void advanceIterator(Managed *m, ObjectIterator *it, String *&name, uint *index, Property *p, PropertyAttributes *attributes);
     static void destroy(Managed *that);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmltypewrapper.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmltypewrapper.cpp
index 36523af8b6..809bccad15 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmltypewrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmltypewrapper.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ ReturnedValue QmlTypeWrapper::create(QV8Engine *v8, QObject *o, QQmlTypeNameCach
 }
 
 
-ReturnedValue QmlTypeWrapper::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty)
+ReturnedValue QmlTypeWrapper::get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty)
 {
     QV4::ExecutionEngine *v4 = m->engine();
     QV4::Scope scope(v4);
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ ReturnedValue QmlTypeWrapper::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasPro
                 }
 
                 // check for property.
-                return QV4::QObjectWrapper::getQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), context, qobjectSingleton, name.getPointer(), QV4::QObjectWrapper::IgnoreRevision, hasProperty);
+                return QV4::QObjectWrapper::getQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), context, qobjectSingleton, name, QV4::QObjectWrapper::IgnoreRevision, hasProperty);
             } else if (!siinfo->scriptApi(e).isUndefined()) {
                 // NOTE: if used in a binding, changes will not trigger re-evaluation since non-NOTIFYable.
                 QV4::ScopedObject o(scope, QJSValuePrivate::get(siinfo->scriptApi(e))->getValue(v4));
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ ReturnedValue QmlTypeWrapper::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasPro
             } else if (w->d()->object) {
                 QObject *ao = qmlAttachedPropertiesObjectById(type->attachedPropertiesId(), object);
                 if (ao)
-                    return QV4::QObjectWrapper::getQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), context, ao, name.getPointer(), QV4::QObjectWrapper::IgnoreRevision, hasProperty);
+                    return QV4::QObjectWrapper::getQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), context, ao, name, QV4::QObjectWrapper::IgnoreRevision, hasProperty);
 
                 // Fall through to base implementation
             }
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ ReturnedValue QmlTypeWrapper::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasPro
 }
 
 
-void QmlTypeWrapper::put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
+void QmlTypeWrapper::put(Managed *m, String *name, const ValueRef value)
 {
     QmlTypeWrapper *w = m->as<QmlTypeWrapper>();
     QV4::ExecutionEngine *v4 = m->engine();
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void QmlTypeWrapper::put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
         QObject *object = w->d()->object;
         QObject *ao = qmlAttachedPropertiesObjectById(type->attachedPropertiesId(), object);
         if (ao)
-            QV4::QObjectWrapper::setQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), context, ao, name.getPointer(), QV4::QObjectWrapper::IgnoreRevision, value);
+            QV4::QObjectWrapper::setQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), context, ao, name, QV4::QObjectWrapper::IgnoreRevision, value);
     } else if (type && type->isSingleton()) {
         QQmlEngine *e = v8engine->engine();
         QQmlType::SingletonInstanceInfo *siinfo = type->singletonInstanceInfo();
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ void QmlTypeWrapper::put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
 
         QObject *qobjectSingleton = siinfo->qobjectApi(e);
         if (qobjectSingleton) {
-            QV4::QObjectWrapper::setQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), context, qobjectSingleton, name.getPointer(), QV4::QObjectWrapper::IgnoreRevision, value);
+            QV4::QObjectWrapper::setQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), context, qobjectSingleton, name, QV4::QObjectWrapper::IgnoreRevision, value);
         } else if (!siinfo->scriptApi(e).isUndefined()) {
             QV4::ScopedObject apiprivate(scope, QJSValuePrivate::get(siinfo->scriptApi(e))->value);
             if (!apiprivate) {
@@ -272,13 +272,11 @@ void QmlTypeWrapper::put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
     }
 }
 
-PropertyAttributes QmlTypeWrapper::query(const Managed *m, StringRef name)
+PropertyAttributes QmlTypeWrapper::query(const Managed *m, String *name)
 {
     // ### Implement more efficiently.
-    Scope scope(m->engine());
-    ScopedString n(scope, name);
     bool hasProperty = false;
-    static_cast<Object *>(const_cast<Managed*>(m))->get(n, &hasProperty);
+    static_cast<Object *>(const_cast<Managed*>(m))->get(name, &hasProperty);
     return hasProperty ? Attr_Data : Attr_Invalid;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmltypewrapper_p.h b/src/qml/qml/qqmltypewrapper_p.h
index 8aa9b01f5a..e7fa64dd4a 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmltypewrapper_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmltypewrapper_p.h
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ public:
     static ReturnedValue create(QV8Engine *, QObject *, QQmlTypeNameCache *, const void *, TypeNameMode = IncludeEnums);
 
 
-    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty);
-    static void put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value);
-    static PropertyAttributes query(const Managed *, StringRef name);
+    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty);
+    static void put(Managed *m, String *name, const ValueRef value);
+    static PropertyAttributes query(const Managed *, String *name);
     static void destroy(Managed *that);
 
     static bool isEqualTo(Managed *that, Managed *o);
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlvaluetypewrapper.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmlvaluetypewrapper.cpp
index b54b355214..7388a650bb 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlvaluetypewrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlvaluetypewrapper.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ bool QmlValueTypeWrapper::isEqualTo(Managed *m, Managed *other)
     return false;
 }
 
-PropertyAttributes QmlValueTypeWrapper::query(const Managed *m, StringRef name)
+PropertyAttributes QmlValueTypeWrapper::query(const Managed *m, String *name)
 {
     const QmlValueTypeWrapper *r = m->as<const QmlValueTypeWrapper>();
     QV4::ExecutionEngine *v4 = m->engine();
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ PropertyAttributes QmlValueTypeWrapper::query(const Managed *m, StringRef name)
     {
         QQmlData *ddata = QQmlData::get(r->d()->type, false);
         if (ddata && ddata->propertyCache)
-            result = ddata->propertyCache->property(name.getPointer(), 0, 0);
+            result = ddata->propertyCache->property(name, 0, 0);
         else
-            result = QQmlPropertyCache::property(r->d()->v8->engine(), r->d()->type, name.getPointer(), 0, local);
+            result = QQmlPropertyCache::property(r->d()->v8->engine(), r->d()->type, name, 0, local);
     }
     return result ? Attr_Data : Attr_Invalid;
 }
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ ReturnedValue QmlValueTypeWrapper::method_toString(CallContext *ctx)
     }
 }
 
-ReturnedValue QmlValueTypeWrapper::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty)
+ReturnedValue QmlValueTypeWrapper::get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty)
 {
     QmlValueTypeWrapper *r = m->as<QmlValueTypeWrapper>();
     QV4::ExecutionEngine *v4 = m->engine();
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ ReturnedValue QmlValueTypeWrapper::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *h
     {
         QQmlData *ddata = QQmlData::get(r->d()->type, false);
         if (ddata && ddata->propertyCache)
-            result = ddata->propertyCache->property(name.getPointer(), 0, 0);
+            result = ddata->propertyCache->property(name, 0, 0);
         else
             result = QQmlPropertyCache::property(r->d()->v8->engine(), r->d()->type, name, 0, local);
     }
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ ReturnedValue QmlValueTypeWrapper::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *h
     if (result->isFunction()) {
         // calling a Q_INVOKABLE function of a value type
         QQmlContextData *qmlContext = QV4::QmlContextWrapper::callingContext(v4);
-        return QV4::QObjectWrapper::getQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), qmlContext, r->d()->type, name.getPointer(), QV4::QObjectWrapper::IgnoreRevision);
+        return QV4::QObjectWrapper::getQmlProperty(v4->currentContext(), qmlContext, r->d()->type, name, QV4::QObjectWrapper::IgnoreRevision);
     }
 
 #define VALUE_TYPE_LOAD(metatype, cpptype, constructor) \
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ ReturnedValue QmlValueTypeWrapper::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *h
 #undef VALUE_TYPE_ACCESSOR
 }
 
-void QmlValueTypeWrapper::put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value)
+void QmlValueTypeWrapper::put(Managed *m, String *name, const ValueRef value)
 {
     ExecutionEngine *v4 = m->engine();
     Scope scope(v4);
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlvaluetypewrapper_p.h b/src/qml/qml/qqmlvaluetypewrapper_p.h
index 3b52d3e6cd..ae73f073d5 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlvaluetypewrapper_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlvaluetypewrapper_p.h
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ public:
     QVariant toVariant() const;
     bool isEqual(const QVariant& value);
 
-    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty);
-    static void put(Managed *m, const StringRef name, const ValueRef value);
+    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty);
+    static void put(Managed *m, String *name, const ValueRef value);
     static void destroy(Managed *that);
     static bool isEqualTo(Managed *m, Managed *other);
-    static PropertyAttributes query(const Managed *, StringRef name);
+    static PropertyAttributes query(const Managed *, String *name);
 
     static QV4::ReturnedValue method_toString(CallContext *ctx);
 
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlxmlhttprequest.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmlxmlhttprequest.cpp
index 734c05f922..e302574116 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlxmlhttprequest.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlxmlhttprequest.cpp
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ static ReturnedValue constructMeObject(const ValueRef thisObj, QV8Engine *e)
     ExecutionEngine *v4 = QV8Engine::getV4(e);
     Scope scope(v4);
     Scoped<Object> meObj(scope, v4->newObject());
-    meObj->put(ScopedString(scope, v4->newString(QStringLiteral("ThisObject"))), thisObj);
+    meObj->put(ScopedString(scope, v4->newString(QStringLiteral("ThisObject"))).getPointer(), thisObj);
     ScopedValue v(scope, QmlContextWrapper::qmlScope(e, e->callingContext(), 0));
-    meObj->put(ScopedString(scope, v4->newString(QStringLiteral("ActivationObject"))), v);
+    meObj->put(ScopedString(scope, v4->newString(QStringLiteral("ActivationObject"))).getPointer(), v);
     return meObj.asReturnedValue();
 }
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public:
     static void destroy(Managed *that) {
         that->as<NamedNodeMap>()->~NamedNodeMap();
     }
-    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty);
+    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty);
     static ReturnedValue getIndexed(Managed *m, uint index, bool *hasProperty);
 };
 
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public:
     static void destroy(Managed *that) {
         that->as<NodeList>()->~NodeList();
     }
-    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty);
+    static ReturnedValue get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty);
     static ReturnedValue getIndexed(Managed *m, uint index, bool *hasProperty);
 
     // C++ API
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ ReturnedValue NamedNodeMap::getIndexed(Managed *m, uint index, bool *hasProperty
     return Encode::undefined();
 }
 
-ReturnedValue NamedNodeMap::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty)
+ReturnedValue NamedNodeMap::get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty)
 {
     NamedNodeMap *r = m->as<NamedNodeMap>();
     QV4::ExecutionEngine *v4 = m->engine();
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ ReturnedValue NodeList::getIndexed(Managed *m, uint index, bool *hasProperty)
     return Encode::undefined();
 }
 
-ReturnedValue NodeList::get(Managed *m, const StringRef name, bool *hasProperty)
+ReturnedValue NodeList::get(Managed *m, String *name, bool *hasProperty)
 {
     QV4::ExecutionEngine *v4 = m->engine();
     NodeList *r = m->as<NodeList>();
@@ -1570,21 +1570,21 @@ void QQmlXMLHttpRequest::dispatchCallbackImpl(const ValueRef me)
     }
 
     ScopedString s(scope, v4->newString(QStringLiteral("ThisObject")));
-    Scoped<Object> thisObj(scope, o->get(s));
+    Scoped<Object> thisObj(scope, o->get(s.getPointer()));
     if (!thisObj) {
         ctx->throwError(QStringLiteral("QQmlXMLHttpRequest: internal error: empty ThisObject"));
         return;
     }
 
     s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("onreadystatechange"));
-    Scoped<FunctionObject> callback(scope, thisObj->get(s));
+    Scoped<FunctionObject> callback(scope, thisObj->get(s.getPointer()));
     if (!callback) {
         // not an error, but no onreadystatechange function to call.
         return;
     }
 
     s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("ActivationObject"));
-    Scoped<Object> activationObject(scope, o->get(s));
+    Scoped<Object> activationObject(scope, o->get(s.getPointer()));
     if (!activationObject) {
         v4->currentContext()->throwError(QStringLiteral("QQmlXMLHttpRequest: internal error: empty ActivationObject"));
         return;
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ struct QQmlXMLHttpRequestCtor : public FunctionObject
         if (!d()->proto)
             setupProto();
         ScopedString s(scope, engine->id_prototype);
-        defineDefaultProperty(s, ScopedObject(scope, d()->proto));
+        defineDefaultProperty(s.getPointer(), ScopedObject(scope, d()->proto));
     }
     ~QQmlXMLHttpRequestCtor()
     {}
@@ -2028,7 +2028,7 @@ void *qt_add_qmlxmlhttprequest(QV8Engine *engine)
 
     Scoped<QQmlXMLHttpRequestCtor> ctor(scope, new (v4->memoryManager) QQmlXMLHttpRequestCtor(v4));
     ScopedString s(scope, v4->newString(QStringLiteral("XMLHttpRequest")));
-    v4->globalObject->defineReadonlyProperty(s, ctor);
+    v4->globalObject->defineReadonlyProperty(s.getPointer(), ctor);
 
     QQmlXMLHttpRequestData *data = new QQmlXMLHttpRequestData;
     return data;
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/v8/qqmlbuiltinfunctions.cpp b/src/qml/qml/v8/qqmlbuiltinfunctions.cpp
index 996f41b674..c255c83314 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/v8/qqmlbuiltinfunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/v8/qqmlbuiltinfunctions.cpp
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ QV4::QtObject::QtObject(ExecutionEngine *v4, QQmlEngine *qmlEngine)
     for (int ii = 0; ii < qtMetaObject->enumeratorCount(); ++ii) {
         QMetaEnum enumerator = qtMetaObject->enumerator(ii);
         for (int jj = 0; jj < enumerator.keyCount(); ++jj) {
-            put((str = v4->newString(QString::fromUtf8(enumerator.key(jj)))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(enumerator.value(jj))));
+            put((str = v4->newString(QString::fromUtf8(enumerator.key(jj)))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(enumerator.value(jj))));
         }
     }
-    put((str = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("Asynchronous"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(0)));
-    put((str = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("Synchronous"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(1)));
+    put((str = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("Asynchronous"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(0)));
+    put((str = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("Synchronous"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(1)));
 
     defineDefaultProperty(QStringLiteral("include"), QV4Include::method_include);
     defineDefaultProperty(QStringLiteral("isQtObject"), method_isQtObject);
@@ -961,16 +961,16 @@ ReturnedValue QtObject::method_createQmlObject(CallContext *ctx)
                 const QQmlError &error = errors.at(ii);
                 errorstr += QLatin1String("\n    ") + error.toString();
                 qmlerror = v4->newObject();
-                qmlerror->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("lineNumber"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(error.line())));
-                qmlerror->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("columnNumber"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(error.column())));
-                qmlerror->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("fileName"))), (v = v4->newString(error.url().toString())));
-                qmlerror->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("message"))), (v = v4->newString(error.description())));
+                qmlerror->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("lineNumber"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(error.line())));
+                qmlerror->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("columnNumber"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(error.column())));
+                qmlerror->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("fileName"))).getPointer(), (v = v4->newString(error.url().toString())));
+                qmlerror->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("message"))).getPointer(), (v = v4->newString(error.description())));
                 qmlerrors->putIndexed(ii, qmlerror);
             }
 
             v = v4->newString(errorstr);
             Scoped<Object> errorObject(scope, v4->newErrorObject(v));
-            errorObject->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("qmlErrors"))), qmlerrors);
+            errorObject->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("qmlErrors"))).getPointer(), qmlerrors);
             return errorObject.asReturnedValue();
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/v8/qv4domerrors_p.h b/src/qml/qml/v8/qv4domerrors_p.h
index c650ed810a..30cbd61467 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/v8/qv4domerrors_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/qml/v8/qv4domerrors_p.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 #define V4THROW_DOM(error, string) { \
     QV4::ScopedValue v(scope, scope.engine->newString(QStringLiteral(string))); \
     QV4::Scoped<Object> ex(scope, scope.engine->newErrorObject(v)); \
-    ex->put(QV4::ScopedString(scope, scope.engine->newIdentifier(QStringLiteral("code"))), QV4::ScopedValue(scope, QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(error))); \
+    ex->put(QV4::ScopedString(scope, scope.engine->newIdentifier(QStringLiteral("code"))).getPointer(), QV4::ScopedValue(scope, QV4::Primitive::fromInt32(error))); \
     return ctx->throwError(ex); \
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/v8/qv8engine.cpp b/src/qml/qml/v8/qv8engine.cpp
index e524b60d7f..5dcbae66fe 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/v8/qv8engine.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/v8/qv8engine.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static QV4::ReturnedValue objectFromVariantMap(QV8Engine *engine, const QVariant
         uint idx = s->asArrayIndex();
         if (idx > 16 && (!o->arrayData() || idx > o->arrayData()->length() * 2))
             o->initSparseArray();
-        o->put(s, (v = engine->fromVariant(iter.value())));
+        o->put(s.getPointer(), (v = engine->fromVariant(iter.value())));
     }
     return o.asReturnedValue();
 }
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ QV4::ReturnedValue QV8Engine::variantMapToJS(const QVariantMap &vmap)
         if (idx < UINT_MAX)
             o->arraySet(idx, v);
         else
-            o->insertMember(s, v);
+            o->insertMember(s.getPointer(), v);
     }
     return o.asReturnedValue();
 }
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ bool QV8Engine::metaTypeFromJS(const QV4::ValueRef value, int type, void *data)
                 }
                 else if (proto->as<QV4::QObjectWrapper>()) {
                     QByteArray className = name.left(name.size()-1);
-                    QV4::ScopedObject p(scope, proto);
+                    QV4::ScopedObject p(scope, proto.getPointer());
                     if (QObject *qobject = qtObjectFromJS(p))
                         canCast = qobject->qt_metacast(className) != 0;
                 }
diff --git a/src/qml/types/qqmldelegatemodel.cpp b/src/qml/types/qqmldelegatemodel.cpp
index 73cb1771a1..14518bfe6c 100644
--- a/src/qml/types/qqmldelegatemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/types/qqmldelegatemodel.cpp
@@ -1694,26 +1694,26 @@ void QQmlDelegateModelItemMetaType::initializePrototype()
     s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("isUnresolved"));
     p->setGetter(new (v4->memoryManager) DelegateModelGroupFunction(v4->rootContext, 30, QQmlDelegateModelItem::get_member));
     p->setSetter(0);
-    proto->insertMember(s, p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable);
+    proto->insertMember(s.getPointer(), p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable);
 
     s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("inItems"));
     p->setGetter(new (v4->memoryManager) DelegateModelGroupFunction(v4->rootContext, QQmlListCompositor::Default, QQmlDelegateModelItem::get_member));
     p->setSetter(new (v4->memoryManager) DelegateModelGroupFunction(v4->rootContext, QQmlListCompositor::Default, QQmlDelegateModelItem::set_member));
-    proto->insertMember(s, p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable);
+    proto->insertMember(s.getPointer(), p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable);
 
     s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("inPersistedItems"));
     p->setGetter(new (v4->memoryManager) DelegateModelGroupFunction(v4->rootContext, QQmlListCompositor::Persisted, QQmlDelegateModelItem::get_member));
     p->setSetter(new (v4->memoryManager) DelegateModelGroupFunction(v4->rootContext, QQmlListCompositor::Persisted, QQmlDelegateModelItem::set_member));
-    proto->insertMember(s, p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable);
+    proto->insertMember(s.getPointer(), p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable);
 
     s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("itemsIndex"));
     p->setGetter(new (v4->memoryManager) DelegateModelGroupFunction(v4->rootContext, QQmlListCompositor::Default, QQmlDelegateModelItem::get_index));
-    proto->insertMember(s, p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable);
+    proto->insertMember(s.getPointer(), p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable);
 
     s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("persistedItemsIndex"));
     p->setGetter(new (v4->memoryManager) DelegateModelGroupFunction(v4->rootContext, QQmlListCompositor::Persisted, QQmlDelegateModelItem::get_index));
     p->setSetter(0);
-    proto->insertMember(s, p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable);
+    proto->insertMember(s.getPointer(), p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable);
 
     for (int i = 2; i < groupNames.count(); ++i) {
         QString propertyName = QStringLiteral("in") + groupNames.at(i);
@@ -1721,14 +1721,14 @@ void QQmlDelegateModelItemMetaType::initializePrototype()
         s = v4->newString(propertyName);
         p->setGetter(new (v4->memoryManager) DelegateModelGroupFunction(v4->rootContext, i + 1, QQmlDelegateModelItem::get_member));
         p->setSetter(new (v4->memoryManager) DelegateModelGroupFunction(v4->rootContext, i + 1, QQmlDelegateModelItem::set_member));
-        proto->insertMember(s, p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable);
+        proto->insertMember(s.getPointer(), p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable);
     }
     for (int i = 2; i < groupNames.count(); ++i) {
         const QString propertyName = groupNames.at(i) + QStringLiteral("Index");
         s = v4->newString(propertyName);
         p->setGetter(new (v4->memoryManager) DelegateModelGroupFunction(v4->rootContext, i + 1, QQmlDelegateModelItem::get_index));
         p->setSetter(0);
-        proto->insertMember(s, p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable);
+        proto->insertMember(s.getPointer(), p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable);
     }
     modelItemProto = proto;
 }
@@ -3301,7 +3301,7 @@ public:
         return object.asReturnedValue();
     }
 
-    static QV4::ReturnedValue get(QV4::Managed *m, const QV4::StringRef name, bool *hasProperty)
+    static QV4::ReturnedValue get(QV4::Managed *m, QV4::String *name, bool *hasProperty)
     {
         QQmlDelegateModelGroupChangeArray *array = m->as<QQmlDelegateModelGroupChangeArray>();
         if (!array)
diff --git a/src/qml/types/qqmllistmodel.cpp b/src/qml/types/qqmllistmodel.cpp
index 8de48c26f4..00ddf1319a 100644
--- a/src/qml/types/qqmllistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/types/qqmllistmodel.cpp
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ const ListLayout::Role &ListLayout::getRoleOrCreate(const QString &key, Role::Da
     return createRole(key, type);
 }
 
-const ListLayout::Role &ListLayout::getRoleOrCreate(const QV4::StringRef key, Role::DataType type)
+const ListLayout::Role &ListLayout::getRoleOrCreate(QV4::String *key, Role::DataType type)
 {
-    QStringHash<Role *>::Node *node = roleHash.findNode(key.getPointer());
+    QStringHash<Role *>::Node *node = roleHash.findNode(key);
     if (node) {
         const Role &r = *node->value;
         if (type != r.type)
@@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ const ListLayout::Role *ListLayout::getExistingRole(const QString &key)
     return r;
 }
 
-const ListLayout::Role *ListLayout::getExistingRole(const QV4::StringRef key)
+const ListLayout::Role *ListLayout::getExistingRole(QV4::String *key)
 {
     Role *r = 0;
-    QStringHash<Role *>::Node *node = roleHash.findNode(key.getPointer());
+    QStringHash<Role *>::Node *node = roleHash.findNode(key);
     if (node)
         r = node->value;
     return r;
@@ -432,13 +432,13 @@ void ListModel::set(int elementIndex, QV4::ObjectRef object, QVector<int> *roles
 
         // Add the value now
         if ((s = propertyValue)) {
-            const ListLayout::Role &r = m_layout->getRoleOrCreate(propertyName, ListLayout::Role::String);
+            const ListLayout::Role &r = m_layout->getRoleOrCreate(propertyName.getPointer(), ListLayout::Role::String);
             roleIndex = e->setStringProperty(r, s->toQString());
         } else if (propertyValue->isNumber()) {
-            const ListLayout::Role &r = m_layout->getRoleOrCreate(propertyName, ListLayout::Role::Number);
+            const ListLayout::Role &r = m_layout->getRoleOrCreate(propertyName.getPointer(), ListLayout::Role::Number);
             roleIndex = e->setDoubleProperty(r, propertyValue->asDouble());
         } else if ((a = propertyValue)) {
-            const ListLayout::Role &r = m_layout->getRoleOrCreate(propertyName, ListLayout::Role::List);
+            const ListLayout::Role &r = m_layout->getRoleOrCreate(propertyName.getPointer(), ListLayout::Role::List);
             ListModel *subModel = new ListModel(r.subLayout, 0, -1);
 
             int arrayLength = a->getLength();
@@ -449,16 +449,16 @@ void ListModel::set(int elementIndex, QV4::ObjectRef object, QVector<int> *roles
 
             roleIndex = e->setListProperty(r, subModel);
         } else if (propertyValue->isBoolean()) {
-            const ListLayout::Role &r = m_layout->getRoleOrCreate(propertyName, ListLayout::Role::Bool);
+            const ListLayout::Role &r = m_layout->getRoleOrCreate(propertyName.getPointer(), ListLayout::Role::Bool);
             roleIndex = e->setBoolProperty(r, propertyValue->booleanValue());
         } else if (QV4::DateObject *dd = propertyValue->asDateObject()) {
-            const ListLayout::Role &r = m_layout->getRoleOrCreate(propertyName, ListLayout::Role::DateTime);
+            const ListLayout::Role &r = m_layout->getRoleOrCreate(propertyName.getPointer(), ListLayout::Role::DateTime);
             QDateTime dt = dd->toQDateTime();
             roleIndex = e->setDateTimeProperty(r, dt);
         } else if (QV4::Object *o = propertyValue->asObject()) {
             if (QV4::QObjectWrapper *wrapper = o->as<QV4::QObjectWrapper>()) {
                 QObject *o = wrapper->object();
-                const ListLayout::Role &role = m_layout->getRoleOrCreate(propertyName, ListLayout::Role::QObject);
+                const ListLayout::Role &role = m_layout->getRoleOrCreate(propertyName.getPointer(), ListLayout::Role::QObject);
                 if (role.type == ListLayout::Role::QObject)
                     roleIndex = e->setQObjectProperty(role, o);
             } else {
diff --git a/src/qml/types/qqmllistmodel_p_p.h b/src/qml/types/qqmllistmodel_p_p.h
index 924d89c52d..4f9b3c1555 100644
--- a/src/qml/types/qqmllistmodel_p_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/types/qqmllistmodel_p_p.h
@@ -209,12 +209,12 @@ public:
     };
 
     const Role *getRoleOrCreate(const QString &key, const QVariant &data);
-    const Role &getRoleOrCreate(const QV4::StringRef key, Role::DataType type);
+    const Role &getRoleOrCreate(QV4::String *key, Role::DataType type);
     const Role &getRoleOrCreate(const QString &key, Role::DataType type);
 
     const Role &getExistingRole(int index) { return *roles.at(index); }
     const Role *getExistingRole(const QString &key);
-    const Role *getExistingRole(const QV4::StringRef key);
+    const Role *getExistingRole(QV4::String *key);
 
     int roleCount() const { return roles.count(); }
 
diff --git a/src/qml/types/qquickworkerscript.cpp b/src/qml/types/qquickworkerscript.cpp
index 26b0bef030..4d1f9f19b4 100644
--- a/src/qml/types/qquickworkerscript.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/types/qquickworkerscript.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void QQuickWorkerScriptEnginePrivate::WorkerEngine::init()
     QV4::Scoped<QV4::FunctionObject> createsendconstructor(scope, createsendscript.run());
     Q_ASSERT(!scope.engine->hasException);
     QV4::ScopedString name(scope, m_v4Engine->newString(QStringLiteral("sendMessage")));
-    QV4::ScopedValue function(scope, m_v4Engine->newBuiltinFunction(m_v4Engine->rootContext, name,
+    QV4::ScopedValue function(scope, m_v4Engine->newBuiltinFunction(m_v4Engine->rootContext, name.getPointer(),
                                                                     QQuickWorkerScriptEnginePrivate::method_sendMessage));
     QV4::ScopedCallData callData(scope, 1);
     callData->args[0] = function;
@@ -315,9 +315,9 @@ QV4::ReturnedValue QQuickWorkerScriptEnginePrivate::getWorker(WorkerScript *scri
         w->setReadOnly(false);
 
         QV4::Scoped<QV4::Object> api(scope, v4->newObject());
-        api->put(QV4::ScopedString(scope, v4->newString(QStringLiteral("sendMessage"))), QV4::ScopedValue(scope, workerEngine->sendFunction(script->id)));
+        api->put(QV4::ScopedString(scope, v4->newString(QStringLiteral("sendMessage"))).getPointer(), QV4::ScopedValue(scope, workerEngine->sendFunction(script->id)));
 
-        w->QV4::Object::put(QV4::ScopedString(scope, v4->newString(QStringLiteral("WorkerScript"))), api);
+        w->QV4::Object::put(QV4::ScopedString(scope, v4->newString(QStringLiteral("WorkerScript"))).getPointer(), api);
 
         w->setReadOnly(true);
     }
diff --git a/src/qml/util/qqmladaptormodel.cpp b/src/qml/util/qqmladaptormodel.cpp
index c661a3b358..446020d36b 100644
--- a/src/qml/util/qqmladaptormodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/util/qqmladaptormodel.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public:
             QV4::ScopedString name(scope, v4->newString(QString::fromUtf8(propertyName)));
             p->setGetter(new (v4->memoryManager) QV4::IndexedBuiltinFunction(v4->rootContext, propertyId, QQmlDMCachedModelData::get_property));
             p->setSetter(new (v4->memoryManager) QV4::IndexedBuiltinFunction(v4->rootContext, propertyId, QQmlDMCachedModelData::set_property));
-            proto->insertMember(name, p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable);
+            proto->insertMember(name.getPointer(), p, QV4::Attr_Accessor|QV4::Attr_NotEnumerable|QV4::Attr_NotConfigurable);
         }
         prototype = proto;
     }
diff --git a/src/quick/items/context2d/qquickcontext2d.cpp b/src/quick/items/context2d/qquickcontext2d.cpp
index 9636523ff0..059123e600 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/context2d/qquickcontext2d.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/items/context2d/qquickcontext2d.cpp
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@ QV4::ReturnedValue QQuickJSContext2DPrototype::method_createPattern(QV4::CallCon
 
             if (QV4::Object *o = ctx->d()->callData->args[0].asObject()) {
                 QV4::ScopedString s(scope, scope.engine->newString(QStringLiteral("data")));
-                QV4::Scoped<QQuickJSContext2DPixelData> pixelData(scope, o->get(s));
+                QV4::Scoped<QQuickJSContext2DPixelData> pixelData(scope, o->get(s.getPointer()));
                 if (!!pixelData) {
                     patternTexture = pixelData->d()->image;
                 }
@@ -2859,7 +2859,7 @@ QV4::ReturnedValue QQuickJSContext2DPrototype::method_measureText(QV4::CallConte
         QFontMetrics fm(r->d()->context->state.font);
         uint width = fm.width(ctx->d()->callData->args[0].toQStringNoThrow());
         QV4::Scoped<QV4::Object> tm(scope, scope.engine->newObject());
-        tm->put(QV4::ScopedString(scope, scope.engine->newIdentifier(QStringLiteral("width"))),
+        tm->put(QV4::ScopedString(scope, scope.engine->newIdentifier(QStringLiteral("width"))).getPointer(),
                 QV4::ScopedValue(scope, QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(width)));
         return tm.asReturnedValue();
     }
@@ -4198,8 +4198,7 @@ QQuickContext2DEngineData::QQuickContext2DEngineData(QV8Engine *engine)
     gradientProto = proto;
 
     proto = scope.engine->newObject();
-    QV4::ScopedString s(scope, scope.engine->id_length);
-    proto->defineAccessorProperty(s, QQuickJSContext2DPixelData::proto_get_length, 0);
+    proto->defineAccessorProperty(scope.engine->id_length, QQuickJSContext2DPixelData::proto_get_length, 0);
     pixelArrayProto = proto;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp b/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp
index 73047add5d..51bec66d22 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquickitem.cpp
@@ -4002,15 +4002,15 @@ void QQuickItem::mapFromItem(QQmlV4Function *args) const
 
             QRectF r = mapRectFromItem(itemObj, QRectF(x, y, w, h));
 
-            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("x"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(r.x())));
-            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("y"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(r.y())));
-            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("width"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(r.width())));
-            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("height"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(r.height())));
+            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("x"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(r.x())));
+            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("y"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(r.y())));
+            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("width"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(r.width())));
+            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("height"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(r.height())));
         } else {
             QPointF p = mapFromItem(itemObj, QPointF(x, y));
 
-            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("x"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(p.x())));
-            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("y"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(p.y())));
+            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("x"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(p.x())));
+            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("y"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(p.y())));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -4082,15 +4082,15 @@ void QQuickItem::mapToItem(QQmlV4Function *args) const
 
             QRectF r = mapRectToItem(itemObj, QRectF(x, y, w, h));
 
-            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("x"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(r.x())));
-            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("y"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(r.y())));
-            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("width"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(r.width())));
-            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("height"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(r.height())));
+            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("x"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(r.x())));
+            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("y"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(r.y())));
+            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("width"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(r.width())));
+            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("height"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(r.height())));
         } else {
             QPointF p = mapToItem(itemObj, QPointF(x, y));
 
-            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("x"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(p.x())));
-            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("y"))), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(p.y())));
+            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("x"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(p.x())));
+            rv->put((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("y"))).getPointer(), (v = QV4::Primitive::fromDouble(p.y())));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/quick/util/qquickglobal.cpp b/src/quick/util/qquickglobal.cpp
index 4428452aa0..b92613a718 100644
--- a/src/quick/util/qquickglobal.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/util/qquickglobal.cpp
@@ -286,17 +286,17 @@ public:
 
         QV4::ScopedString s(scope);
 
-        QV4::ScopedValue vbold(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("bold")))));
-        QV4::ScopedValue vcap(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("capitalization")))));
-        QV4::ScopedValue vfam(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("family")))));
-        QV4::ScopedValue vital(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("italic")))));
-        QV4::ScopedValue vlspac(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("letterSpacing")))));
-        QV4::ScopedValue vpixsz(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("pixelSize")))));
-        QV4::ScopedValue vpntsz(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("pointSize")))));
-        QV4::ScopedValue vstrk(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("strikeout")))));
-        QV4::ScopedValue vundl(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("underline")))));
-        QV4::ScopedValue vweight(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("weight")))));
-        QV4::ScopedValue vwspac(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("wordSpacing")))));
+        QV4::ScopedValue vbold(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("bold"))).getPointer()));
+        QV4::ScopedValue vcap(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("capitalization"))).getPointer()));
+        QV4::ScopedValue vfam(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("family"))).getPointer()));
+        QV4::ScopedValue vital(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("italic"))).getPointer()));
+        QV4::ScopedValue vlspac(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("letterSpacing"))).getPointer()));
+        QV4::ScopedValue vpixsz(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("pixelSize"))).getPointer()));
+        QV4::ScopedValue vpntsz(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("pointSize"))).getPointer()));
+        QV4::ScopedValue vstrk(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("strikeout"))).getPointer()));
+        QV4::ScopedValue vundl(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("underline"))).getPointer()));
+        QV4::ScopedValue vweight(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("weight"))).getPointer()));
+        QV4::ScopedValue vwspac(scope, obj->get((s = v4->newString(QStringLiteral("wordSpacing"))).getPointer()));
 
         // pull out the values, set ok to true if at least one valid field is given.
         if (vbold->isBoolean()) {
author	Lars Knoll <lars.knoll@digia.com>	2014-05-07 13:33:24 +0200
committer	Simon Hausmann <simon.hausmann@digia.com>	2014-07-22 13:49:12 +0200
commit	33593f00e84e6fb05191e9bb88000566c0c96426 (patch)
tree	127877f1719689659a8ec6cea669ad5d38ec0903 /src
parent	9afc7d9a53ad86e548e2d239ff012bed15eb52ba (diff)