Merge branch 'master' of scm.dev.nokia.troll.no:qt/berlin-staging-1 into master-integration

* 'master' of scm.dev.nokia.troll.no:qt/berlin-staging-1: (25 commits)
  Add convenience function QTextCursor::positionInBlock()
  Fixed URL in Russian translation.
  Designer/Resourceview: Suppress warning about QFileInfo on empty path.
  optimize qstring::simplified()
  Revert optimizations to QString::append
  unbreak QList::append() and co. again
  Implement bookmark manager widget.
  optimization: use QList::reserve() and QVector::reserve()
  amend "purge msvc.net and msvc2002 makespecs"
  Added QPlainTextEditor::anchorAt(const QPoint &pos)
  Fix memmory leak.
  Fix spacing.
  Prevent renaming the bookmarks menu root item, it's just a placeholder.
  Fix broken set last shown pagen when the last page was about:blank.
  Move launch with external app in base class.
  Make sure the bookmarks menu updates on add/ remove as well.
  Fix broken Drag&Drop, reset and clear the model if we set new bookmarks.
  avoid double reallocations in appending operations
  avoid double reallocation in string-growing replace() case
  optimize qHash() some more
  ...

21 files changed, 259 insertions, 70 deletions

diff --git a/src/3rdparty/phonon/ds9/mediagraph.cpp b/src/3rdparty/phonon/ds9/mediagraph.cpp
index a467dd7..3e7a68b 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/phonon/ds9/mediagraph.cpp
+++ b/src/3rdparty/phonon/ds9/mediagraph.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ namespace Phonon
             FILTER_INFO info;
             filter->QueryFilterInfo(&info);
 #ifdef GRAPH_DEBUG
-            qDebug() << "removeFilter" << QString::fromUtf16(info.achName);
+            qDebug() << "removeFilter" << QString((const QChar *)info.achName);
 #endif
             if (info.pGraph) {
                 info.pGraph->Release();
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ namespace Phonon
             {
                 FILTER_INFO info;
                 filter->QueryFilterInfo(&info);
-                qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << QString::fromUtf16(info.achName);
+                qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << QString((const QChar *)info.achName);
                 if (info.pGraph) {
                     info.pGraph->Release();
                 }
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ namespace Phonon
             {
                 FILTER_INFO info;
                 filter->QueryFilterInfo(&info);
-                qDebug() << "found a decoder filter" << QString::fromUtf16(info.achName);
+                qDebug() << "found a decoder filter" << QString((const QChar *)info.achName);
                 if (info.pGraph) {
                     info.pGraph->Release();
                 }
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ namespace Phonon
             {
                 FILTER_INFO info;
                 filter->QueryFilterInfo(&info);
-                qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << QString::fromUtf16(info.achName);
+                qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << QString((const QChar *)info.achName);
                 if (info.pGraph) {
                     info.pGraph->Release();
                 }
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ namespace Phonon
             {
                 FILTER_INFO info;
                 filter->QueryFilterInfo(&info);
-                qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << QString::fromUtf16(info.achName);
+                qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << QString((const QChar *)info.achName);
                 if (info.pGraph) {
                     info.pGraph->Release();
                 }
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ namespace Phonon
             {
                 FILTER_INFO info;
                 filter->QueryFilterInfo(&info);
-                qDebug() << "found a demuxer filter" << QString::fromUtf16(info.achName);
+                qDebug() << "found a demuxer filter" << QString((const QChar *)info.achName);
                 if (info.pGraph) {
                     info.pGraph->Release();
                 }
diff --git a/src/3rdparty/phonon/waveout/mediaobject.cpp b/src/3rdparty/phonon/waveout/mediaobject.cpp
index db71942..08af4ee 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/phonon/waveout/mediaobject.cpp
+++ b/src/3rdparty/phonon/waveout/mediaobject.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace Phonon
         {
             ushort b[256];
             waveOutGetErrorText(error, (LPWSTR)b, 256);
-            return QString::fromUtf16(b);
+            return QString((const QChar *)b);
         }
 
         class WorkerThread : public QThread
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qprocess_symbian.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qprocess_symbian.cpp
index 75cde51..07d10ad 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qprocess_symbian.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qprocess_symbian.cpp
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ bool QProcessPrivate::waitForDeadChild()
             TExitCategoryName catName = symbianProcess->ExitCategory();
             qDebug() << "QProcessPrivate::waitForDeadChild() dead with exitCode"
                      << exitCode << ", crashed:" << crashed
-                     << ", category:" << QString::fromUtf16(catName.Ptr());
+                     << ", category:" << QString((const QChar *)catName.Ptr());
 #endif
         } else {
             QPROCESS_DEBUG_PRINT("QProcessPrivate::waitForDeadChild() not dead!");
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qhash.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qhash.cpp
index 285f4c9..85a8b63 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qhash.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qhash.cpp
@@ -64,13 +64,11 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 static uint hash(const uchar *p, int n)
 {
     uint h = 0;
-    uint g;
 
     while (n--) {
         h = (h << 4) + *p++;
-        g = h & 0xf0000000;
-        h ^= g >> 23;
-        h &= ~g;
+        h ^= (h & 0xf0000000) >> 23;
+        h &= 0x0fffffff;
     }
     return h;
 }
@@ -78,13 +76,11 @@ static uint hash(const uchar *p, int n)
 static uint hash(const QChar *p, int n)
 {
     uint h = 0;
-    uint g;
 
     while (n--) {
         h = (h << 4) + (*p++).unicode();
-        g = h & 0xf0000000;
-        h ^= g >> 23;
-        h &= ~g;
+        h ^= (h & 0xf0000000) >> 23;
+        h &= 0x0fffffff;
     }
     return h;
 }
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.cpp
index ce62016..ac0dc46 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.cpp
@@ -125,22 +125,23 @@ QListData::Data *QListData::detach2()
 }
 
 /*!
- *  Detaches the QListData by reallocating new memory.
+ *  Detaches the QListData by allocating new memory for a list which possibly
+ *  has a different size than the copied one.
  *  Returns the old (shared) data, it is up to the caller to deref() and free()
  *  For the new data node_copy needs to be called.
  *
  *  \internal
  */
-QListData::Data *QListData::detach3()
+QListData::Data *QListData::detach(int alloc)
 {
     Data *x = d;
-    Data* t = static_cast<Data *>(qMalloc(DataHeaderSize + x->alloc * sizeof(void *)));
+    Data* t = static_cast<Data *>(qMalloc(DataHeaderSize + alloc * sizeof(void *)));
     Q_CHECK_PTR(t);
 
     t->ref = 1;
     t->sharable = true;
-    t->alloc = x->alloc;
-    if (!t->alloc) {
+    t->alloc = alloc;
+    if (!alloc) {
         t->begin = 0;
         t->end = 0;
     } else {
@@ -152,6 +153,21 @@ QListData::Data *QListData::detach3()
     return x;
 }
 
+/*!
+ *  Detaches the QListData by reallocating new memory.
+ *  Returns the old (shared) data, it is up to the caller to deref() and free()
+ *  For the new data node_copy needs to be called.
+ *
+ *  \internal
+ */
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050000
+#  error "Remove QListData::detach3(), it is only required for binary compatibility for 4.5.x to 4.6.x"
+#endif
+QListData::Data *QListData::detach3()
+{
+    return detach(d->alloc);
+}
+
 void QListData::realloc(int alloc)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(d->ref == 1);
@@ -647,6 +663,19 @@ void **QListData::erase(void **xi)
     Same as at().
 */
 
+/*! \fn QList::reserve(int alloc)
+
+    Reserve space for \a alloc elements.
+
+    If \a alloc is smaller than the current size of the list, nothing will happen.
+
+    Use this function to avoid repetetive reallocation of QList's internal
+    data if you can predict how many elements will be appended.
+    Note that the reservation applies only to the internal pointer array.
+
+    \since 4.7
+*/
+
 /*! \fn void QList::append(const T &value)
 
     Inserts \a value at the end of the list.
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
index 1d08c41..8c75c98 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.h
@@ -72,9 +72,10 @@ struct Q_CORE_EXPORT QListData {
     };
     enum { DataHeaderSize = sizeof(Data) - sizeof(void *) };
 
+    Data *detach(int alloc);
     Data *detach(); // remove in 5.0
     Data *detach2(); // remove in 5.0
-    Data *detach3();
+    Data *detach3(); // remove in 5.0
     void realloc(int alloc);
     static Data shared_null;
     Data *d;
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ public:
     const T &operator[](int i) const;
     T &operator[](int i);
 
+    void reserve(int size);
     void append(const T &t);
     void append(const QList<T> &t);
     void prepend(const T &t);
@@ -331,6 +333,7 @@ public:
 #endif
 
 private:
+    void detach_helper(int alloc);
     void detach_helper();
     void free(QListData::Data *d);
 
@@ -464,6 +467,17 @@ inline T QList<T>::takeLast()
 { T t = last(); removeLast(); return t; }
 
 template <typename T>
+Q_OUTOFLINE_TEMPLATE void QList<T>::reserve(int alloc)
+{
+    if (d->alloc < alloc) {
+        if (d->ref != 1)
+            detach_helper(alloc);
+        else
+            p.realloc(alloc);
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename T>
 Q_OUTOFLINE_TEMPLATE void QList<T>::append(const T &t)
 {
     detach();
@@ -575,11 +589,20 @@ Q_OUTOFLINE_TEMPLATE QList<T> QList<T>::mid(int pos, int alength) const
         alength = size() - pos;
     if (pos == 0 && alength == size())
         return *this;
-    QList<T> cpy;
     if (pos + alength > size())
         alength = size() - pos;
-    for (int i = pos; i < pos + alength; ++i)
-        cpy += at(i);
+    QList<T> cpy;
+    cpy.reserve(alength);
+    cpy.d->end = alength;
+    QT_TRY {
+        cpy.node_copy(reinterpret_cast<Node *>(cpy.p.begin()),
+                      reinterpret_cast<Node *>(cpy.p.end()),
+                      reinterpret_cast<Node *>(p.begin() + pos));
+    } QT_CATCH(...) {
+        // restore the old end
+        cpy.d->end = 0;
+        QT_RETHROW;
+    }
     return cpy;
 }
 
@@ -599,10 +622,10 @@ Q_OUTOFLINE_TEMPLATE T QList<T>::value(int i, const T& defaultValue) const
 }
 
 template <typename T>
-Q_OUTOFLINE_TEMPLATE void QList<T>::detach_helper()
+Q_OUTOFLINE_TEMPLATE void QList<T>::detach_helper(int alloc)
 {
     Node *n = reinterpret_cast<Node *>(p.begin());
-    QListData::Data *x = p.detach3();
+    QListData::Data *x = p.detach(alloc);
     QT_TRY {
         node_copy(reinterpret_cast<Node *>(p.begin()), reinterpret_cast<Node *>(p.end()), n);
     } QT_CATCH(...) {
@@ -616,6 +639,12 @@ Q_OUTOFLINE_TEMPLATE void QList<T>::detach_helper()
 }
 
 template <typename T>
+Q_OUTOFLINE_TEMPLATE void QList<T>::detach_helper()
+{
+    detach_helper(d->alloc);
+}
+
+template <typename T>
 Q_OUTOFLINE_TEMPLATE QList<T>::~QList()
 {
     if (d && !d->ref.deref())
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qset.h b/src/corelib/tools/qset.h
index 6525880..9acbed4 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qset.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qset.h
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ template <typename T>
 Q_OUTOFLINE_TEMPLATE QList<T> QSet<T>::toList() const
 {
     QList<T> result;
+    result.reserve(size());
     typename QSet<T>::const_iterator i = constBegin();
     while (i != constEnd()) {
         result.append(*i);
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp
index dec59b7..ac1bee7 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp
@@ -989,6 +989,40 @@ QString::QString(const QChar *unicode, int size)
     }
 }
 
+/*!
+    \since 4.7
+
+    Constructs a string initialized with the characters of the QChar array
+    \a unicode, which must be terminated with a 0.
+
+    QString makes a deep copy of the string data. The unicode data is copied as
+    is and the Byte Order Mark is preserved if present.
+*/
+QString::QString(const QChar *unicode)
+{
+     if (!unicode) {
+         d = &shared_null;
+         d->ref.ref();
+     } else {
+         int size = 0;
+         while (unicode[size] != 0)
+             ++size;
+         if (!size) {
+             d = &shared_empty;
+             d->ref.ref();
+         } else {
+             d = (Data*) qMalloc(sizeof(Data)+size*sizeof(QChar));
+             Q_CHECK_PTR(d);
+             d->ref = 1;
+             d->alloc = d->size = size;
+             d->clean = d->asciiCache = d->simpletext = d->righttoleft = d->capacity = 0;
+             d->data = d->array;
+             memcpy(d->array, unicode, size * sizeof(QChar));
+             d->array[size] = '\0';
+         }
+     }
+}
+
 
 /*!
     Constructs a string of the given \a size with every character set
@@ -1766,13 +1800,14 @@ void QString::replace_helper(uint *indices, int nIndices, int blen, const QChar
     }
 
     QT_TRY {
-        detach();
         if (blen == alen) {
             // replace in place
+            detach();
             for (int i = 0; i < nIndices; ++i)
                 memcpy(d->data + indices[i], afterBuffer, alen * sizeof(QChar));
         } else if (alen < blen) {
             // replace from front
+            detach();
             uint to = indices[0];
             if (alen)
                 memcpy(d->data+to, after, alen*sizeof(QChar));
@@ -3867,7 +3902,7 @@ QString QString::fromUtf8(const char *str, int size)
     host byte order is assumed.
 
     This function is comparatively slow.
-    Use QString(const ushort *, int) if possible.
+    Use QString(const ushort *, int) or QString(const ushort *) if possible.
 
     QString makes a deep copy of the Unicode data.
 
@@ -3960,24 +3995,74 @@ QString QString::simplified() const
 {
     if (d->size == 0)
         return *this;
-    QString result(d->size, Qt::Uninitialized);
-    const QChar *from = (const QChar*) d->data;
-    const QChar *fromend = (const QChar*) from+d->size;
-    int outc=0;
-    QChar *to   = (QChar*) result.d->data;
-    for (;;) {
-        while (from!=fromend && from->isSpace())
-            from++;
-        while (from!=fromend && !from->isSpace())
-            to[outc++] = *from++;
-        if (from!=fromend)
-            to[outc++] = QLatin1Char(' ');
-        else
+
+    const QChar * const start = reinterpret_cast<QChar *>(d->data);
+    const QChar *from = start;
+    const QChar *fromEnd = start + d->size;
+    forever {
+        QChar ch = *from;
+        if (!ch.isSpace())
             break;
+        if (++from == fromEnd) {
+            // All-whitespace string
+            shared_empty.ref.ref();
+            return QString(&shared_empty, 0);
+        }
+    }
+    // This loop needs no underflow check, as we already determined that
+    // the string contains non-whitespace. If the string has exactly one
+    // non-whitespace, it will be checked twice - we can live with that.
+    while (fromEnd[-1].isSpace())
+        fromEnd--;
+    // The rest of the function depends on the fact that we already know
+    // that the last character in the source is no whitespace.
+    const QChar *copyFrom = from;
+    int copyCount;
+    forever {
+        if (++from == fromEnd) {
+            // Only leading and/or trailing whitespace, if any at all
+            return mid(copyFrom - start, from - copyFrom);
+        }
+        QChar ch = *from;
+        if (!ch.isSpace())
+            continue;
+        if (ch != QLatin1Char(' ')) {
+            copyCount = from - copyFrom;
+            break;
+        }
+        ch = *++from;
+        if (ch.isSpace()) {
+            copyCount = from - copyFrom - 1;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    // 'from' now points at the non-trailing whitespace which made the
+    // string not simplified in the first place. 'copyCount' is the number
+    // of already simplified characters - at least one, obviously -
+    // without a trailing space.
+    QString result((fromEnd - from) + copyCount, Qt::Uninitialized);
+    QChar *to = reinterpret_cast<QChar *>(result.d->data);
+    ::memcpy(to, copyFrom, copyCount * 2);
+    to += copyCount;
+    fromEnd--;
+    QChar ch;
+    forever {
+        *to++ = QLatin1Char(' ');
+        do {
+            ch = *++from;
+        } while (ch.isSpace());
+        if (from == fromEnd)
+            break;
+        do {
+            *to++ = ch;
+            ch = *++from;
+            if (from == fromEnd)
+                goto done;
+        } while (!ch.isSpace());
     }
-    if (outc > 0 && to[outc-1] == QLatin1Char(' '))
-        outc--;
-    result.truncate(outc);
+  done:
+    *to++ = ch;
+    result.truncate(to - reinterpret_cast<QChar *>(result.d->data));
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h b/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h
index 702a21a..8de3c7d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ class Q_CORE_EXPORT QString
 {
 public:
     inline QString();
-    QString(const QChar *unicode, int size);
+    QString(const QChar *unicode, int size); // Qt5: don't cap size < 0
+    explicit QString(const QChar *unicode); // Qt5: merge with the above
     QString(QChar c);
     QString(int size, QChar c);
     inline QString(const QLatin1String &latin1);
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qvector.h b/src/corelib/tools/qvector.h
index 61b22fd..2fc4d6c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qvector.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qvector.h
@@ -728,9 +728,10 @@ Q_OUTOFLINE_TEMPLATE QVector<T> QVector<T>::mid(int pos, int length) const
         length = size() - pos;
     if (pos == 0 && length == size())
         return *this;
-    QVector<T> copy;
     if (pos + length > size())
         length = size() - pos;
+    QVector<T> copy;
+    copy.reserve(length);
     for (int i = pos; i < pos + length; ++i)
         copy += at(i);
     return copy;
@@ -740,6 +741,7 @@ template <typename T>
 Q_OUTOFLINE_TEMPLATE QList<T> QVector<T>::toList() const
 {
     QList<T> result;
+    result.reserve(size());
     for (int i = 0; i < size(); ++i)
         result.append(at(i));
     return result;
diff --git a/src/gui/text/qtextcursor.cpp b/src/gui/text/qtextcursor.cpp
index c81d538..c91df3c 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qtextcursor.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qtextcursor.cpp
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ void QTextCursor::setPosition(int pos, MoveMode m)
     Returns the absolute position of the cursor within the document.
     The cursor is positioned between characters.
 
-    \sa setPosition() movePosition() anchor()
+    \sa setPosition() movePosition() anchor() positionInBlock()
 */
 int QTextCursor::position() const
 {
@@ -1155,6 +1155,22 @@ int QTextCursor::position() const
 }
 
 /*!
+    \since 4.7
+    Returns the relative position of the cursor within the block.
+    The cursor is positioned between characters.
+
+    This is equivalent to \c{ position() - block().position()}.
+
+    \sa position()
+*/
+int QTextCursor::positionInBlock() const
+{
+    if (!d || !d->priv)
+        return 0;
+    return d->position - d->block().position();
+}
+
+/*!
     Returns the anchor position; this is the same as position() unless
     there is a selection in which case position() marks one end of the
     selection and anchor() marks the other end. Just like the cursor
@@ -2414,9 +2430,17 @@ int QTextCursor::blockNumber() const
     return d->block().blockNumber();
 }
 
+
 /*!
     \since 4.2
     Returns the position of the cursor within its containing line.
+
+    Note that this is the column number relative to a wrapped line,
+    not relative to the block (i.e. the paragraph).
+
+    You probably want to call positionInBlock() instead.
+
+    \sa positionInBlock()
 */
 int QTextCursor::columnNumber() const
 {
diff --git a/src/gui/text/qtextcursor.h b/src/gui/text/qtextcursor.h
index 38bc39d..3e968a3 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qtextcursor.h
+++ b/src/gui/text/qtextcursor.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public:
 
     void setPosition(int pos, MoveMode mode = MoveAnchor);
     int position() const;
+    int positionInBlock() const;
 
     int anchor() const;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/qplaintextedit.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/qplaintextedit.cpp
index 0d798b7..ef9fac3 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/qplaintextedit.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/qplaintextedit.cpp
@@ -1320,6 +1320,26 @@ QTextCursor QPlainTextEdit::textCursor() const
     return d->control->textCursor();
 }
 
+/*!
+    Returns the reference of the anchor at position \a pos, or an
+    empty string if no anchor exists at that point.
+
+    \since 4.7
+ */
+QString QPlainTextEdit::anchorAt(const QPoint &pos) const
+{
+    Q_D(const QPlainTextEdit);
+    int cursorPos = d->control->hitTest(pos + QPoint(d->horizontalOffset(),
+                                                     d->verticalOffset()),
+                                        Qt::ExactHit);
+    if (cursorPos < 0)
+        return QString();
+
+    QTextDocumentPrivate *pieceTable = document()->docHandle();
+    QTextDocumentPrivate::FragmentIterator it = pieceTable->find(cursorPos);
+    QTextCharFormat fmt = pieceTable->formatCollection()->charFormat(it->format);
+    return fmt.anchorHref();
+}
 
 /*!
     Undoes the last operation.
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/qplaintextedit.h b/src/gui/widgets/qplaintextedit.h
index 15cf0967..106ae6d 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/qplaintextedit.h
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/qplaintextedit.h
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ public:
     QRect cursorRect(const QTextCursor &cursor) const;
     QRect cursorRect() const;
 
+    QString anchorAt(const QPoint &pos) const;
+
     bool overwriteMode() const;
     void setOverwriteMode(bool overwrite);
 
diff --git a/src/multimedia/audio/qaudiodeviceinfo_win32_p.cpp b/src/multimedia/audio/qaudiodeviceinfo_win32_p.cpp
index 955a880..67dc90c 100644
--- a/src/multimedia/audio/qaudiodeviceinfo_win32_p.cpp
+++ b/src/multimedia/audio/qaudiodeviceinfo_win32_p.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::updateLists()
 	for(i=0;i<iNumDevs;i++) {
 	    if(waveOutGetDevCaps(i, &woc, sizeof(WAVEOUTCAPS))
 	        == MMSYSERR_NOERROR) {
-		tmp = QString::fromUtf16((const unsigned short*)woc.szPname);
+		tmp = QString((const QChar *)woc.szPname);
 		if(tmp.compare(device) == 0) {
 		    match = true;
 		    fmt = woc.dwFormats;
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::updateLists()
 	for(i=0;i<iNumDevs;i++) {
 	    if(waveInGetDevCaps(i, &woc, sizeof(WAVEINCAPS))
 	        == MMSYSERR_NOERROR) {
-		tmp = QString::fromUtf16((const unsigned short*)woc.szPname);
+		tmp = QString((const QChar *)woc.szPname);
 		if(tmp.compare(device) == 0) {
 		    match = true;
 		    fmt = woc.dwFormats;
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ QList<QByteArray> QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::availableDevices(QAudio::Mode mode)
 	for(i=0;i<iNumDevs;i++) {
 	    if(waveOutGetDevCaps(i, &woc, sizeof(WAVEOUTCAPS))
 	        == MMSYSERR_NOERROR) {
-	        devices.append(QString::fromUtf16((const unsigned short*)woc.szPname).toLocal8Bit().constData());
+	        devices.append(QString((const QChar *)woc.szPname).toLocal8Bit().constData());
 	    }
 	}
     } else {
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ QList<QByteArray> QAudioDeviceInfoInternal::availableDevices(QAudio::Mode mode)
 	for(i=0;i<iNumDevs;i++) {
 	    if(waveInGetDevCaps(i, &woc, sizeof(WAVEINCAPS))
 	        == MMSYSERR_NOERROR) {
-	        devices.append(QString::fromUtf16((const unsigned short*)woc.szPname).toLocal8Bit().constData());
+	        devices.append(QString((const QChar *)woc.szPname).toLocal8Bit().constData());
 	    }
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/multimedia/audio/qaudioinput_win32_p.cpp b/src/multimedia/audio/qaudioinput_win32_p.cpp
index 84fd2a5..cc4fdee 100644
--- a/src/multimedia/audio/qaudioinput_win32_p.cpp
+++ b/src/multimedia/audio/qaudioinput_win32_p.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ bool QAudioInputPrivate::open()
         if(waveInGetDevCaps(ii, &wic, sizeof(WAVEINCAPS))
 	    == MMSYSERR_NOERROR) {
 	    QString tmp;
-	    tmp = QString::fromUtf16((const unsigned short*)wic.szPname);
+	    tmp = QString((const QChar *)wic.szPname);
 	    if(tmp.compare(QLatin1String(m_device)) == 0) {
 	        devId = ii;
 		break;
diff --git a/src/multimedia/audio/qaudiooutput_win32_p.cpp b/src/multimedia/audio/qaudiooutput_win32_p.cpp
index c31e048..bce45c1 100644
--- a/src/multimedia/audio/qaudiooutput_win32_p.cpp
+++ b/src/multimedia/audio/qaudiooutput_win32_p.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ bool QAudioOutputPrivate::open()
         if(waveOutGetDevCaps(ii, &woc, sizeof(WAVEOUTCAPS))
 	    == MMSYSERR_NOERROR) {
 	    QString tmp;
-	    tmp = QString::fromUtf16((const unsigned short*)woc.szPname);
+	    tmp = QString((const QChar *)woc.szPname);
             if(tmp.compare(QLatin1String(m_device)) == 0) {
 	        devId = ii;
 		break;
diff --git a/src/sql/drivers/db2/qsql_db2.cpp b/src/sql/drivers/db2/qsql_db2.cpp
index d5b3984..ea0b42e 100644
--- a/src/sql/drivers/db2/qsql_db2.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/drivers/db2/qsql_db2.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public:
 
 static QString qFromTChar(SQLTCHAR* str)
 {
-    return QString::fromUtf16(str);
+    return QString((const QChar *)str);
 }
 
 // dangerous!! (but fast). Don't use in functions that
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ bool QDB2Result::exec()
                 break;
             case QVariant::String:
                 if (bindValueType(i) & QSql::Out)
-                    values[i] = QString::fromUtf16((ushort*)tmpStorage.takeFirst().constData());
+                    values[i] = QString((const QChar *)tmpStorage.takeFirst().constData());
                 break;
             default: {
                 values[i] = QString::fromAscii(tmpStorage.takeFirst().constData());
diff --git a/src/sql/drivers/oci/qsql_oci.cpp b/src/sql/drivers/oci/qsql_oci.cpp
index 01c4124..b5c85e6 100644
--- a/src/sql/drivers/oci/qsql_oci.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/drivers/oci/qsql_oci.cpp
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ static void qOraOutValue(QVariant &value, QList<QByteArray> &storage)
         value = qMakeDate(storage.takeFirst());
         break;
     case QVariant::String:
-        value = QString::fromUtf16(
-                reinterpret_cast<const ushort *>(storage.takeFirst().constData()));
+        value = QString(
+                reinterpret_cast<const QChar *>(storage.takeFirst().constData()));
         break;
     default:
         break; //nothing
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ QString qOraWarn(OCIError *err, int *errorCode)
                 OCI_HTYPE_ERROR);
     if (errorCode)
         *errorCode = errcode;
-    return QString::fromUtf16(reinterpret_cast<const ushort *>(errbuf));
+    return QString(reinterpret_cast<const QChar *>(errbuf));
 }
 
 void qOraWarning(const char* msg, OCIError *err)
@@ -989,8 +989,7 @@ int QOCICols::readPiecewise(QVector<QVariant> &values, int index)
         } else {
             if (isStringField) {
                 QString str = values.at(fieldNum + index).toString();
-                str += QString::fromUtf16(reinterpret_cast<const ushort *>(col),
-                                          chunkSize / 2);
+                str += QString(reinterpret_cast<const QChar *>(col), chunkSize / 2);
                 values[fieldNum + index] = str;
                 fieldInf[fieldNum].ind = 0;
             } else {
@@ -1457,7 +1456,7 @@ bool QOCICols::execBatch(QOCIResultPrivate *d, QVector<QVariant> &boundValues, b
                     break;
 
                 case SQLT_STR:
-                    (*list)[r] =  QString::fromUtf16(reinterpret_cast<ushort *>(data
+                    (*list)[r] =  QString(reinterpret_cast<const QChar *>(data
                                                                 + r * columns[i].maxLen));
                     break;
 
@@ -1608,7 +1607,7 @@ void QOCICols::getValues(QVector<QVariant> &v, int index)
             }
             // else fall through
         case QVariant::String:
-            v[index + i] = QString::fromUtf16(reinterpret_cast<const ushort *>(fld.data));
+            v[index + i] = QString(reinterpret_cast<const QChar *>(fld.data));
             break;
         case QVariant::ByteArray:
             if (fld.len > 0)
@@ -2102,7 +2101,7 @@ bool QOCIDriver::open(const QString & db,
         qWarning("QOCIDriver::open: could not get Oracle server version.");
     } else {
         QString versionStr;
-        versionStr = QString::fromUtf16(reinterpret_cast<ushort *>(vertxt));
+        versionStr = QString(reinterpret_cast<const QChar *>(vertxt));
         QRegExp vers(QLatin1String("([0-9]+)\\.[0-9\\.]+[0-9]"));
         if (vers.indexIn(versionStr) >= 0)
             d->serverVersion = vers.cap(1).toInt();
diff --git a/src/sql/drivers/odbc/qsql_odbc.cpp b/src/sql/drivers/odbc/qsql_odbc.cpp
index 18bc743..fab3ab3 100644
--- a/src/sql/drivers/odbc/qsql_odbc.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/drivers/odbc/qsql_odbc.cpp
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ bool QODBCResult::exec()
             case QVariant::String:
                 if (d->unicode) {
                     if (bindValueType(i) & QSql::Out)
-                        values[i] = QString::fromUtf16((ushort*)tmpStorage.takeFirst().constData());
+                        values[i] = QString((QChar *)tmpStorage.takeFirst().constData());
                     break;
                 }
                 // fall through
diff --git a/src/sql/drivers/sqlite/qsql_sqlite.cpp b/src/sql/drivers/sqlite/qsql_sqlite.cpp
index d3be304..24dcad9 100644
--- a/src/sql/drivers/sqlite/qsql_sqlite.cpp
+++ b/src/sql/drivers/sqlite/qsql_sqlite.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static QSqlError qMakeError(sqlite3 *access, const QString &descr, QSqlError::Er
                             int errorCode = -1)
 {
     return QSqlError(descr,
-                     QString::fromUtf16(static_cast<const ushort *>(sqlite3_errmsg16(access))),
+                     QString(reinterpret_cast<const QChar *>(sqlite3_errmsg16(access))),
                      type, errorCode);
 }
 
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ void QSQLiteResultPrivate::initColumns(bool emptyResultset)
     q->init(nCols);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < nCols; ++i) {
-        QString colName = QString::fromUtf16(
-                    static_cast<const ushort *>(sqlite3_column_name16(stmt, i))
+        QString colName = QString(reinterpret_cast<const QChar *>(
+                    sqlite3_column_name16(stmt, i))
                     ).remove(QLatin1Char('"'));
 
         // must use typeName for resolving the type to match QSqliteDriver::record
-        QString typeName = QString::fromUtf16(
-                    static_cast<const ushort *>(sqlite3_column_decltype16(stmt, i)));
+        QString typeName = QString(reinterpret_cast<const QChar *>(
+                    sqlite3_column_decltype16(stmt, i)));
 
         int dotIdx = colName.lastIndexOf(QLatin1Char('.'));
         QSqlField fld(colName.mid(dotIdx == -1 ? 0 : dotIdx + 1), qGetColumnType(typeName));