3 files changed, 49 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.cpp
index d791529..8640c8b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(QLocalePrivate, globalLocalePrivate)
 
 #ifdef QT_USE_ICU
 extern bool qt_initIcu(const QString &localeName);
+extern bool qt_u_strToUpper(const QString &str, QString *out, const QLocale &locale);
+extern bool qt_u_strToLower(const QString &str, QString *out, const QLocale &locale);
 #endif
 
 /******************************************************************************
@@ -2180,6 +2182,42 @@ Qt::LayoutDirection QLocale::textDirection() const
     return Qt::LeftToRight;
 }
 
+/*!
+  \since 4.8
+
+  Returns an uppercase copy of \a str.
+*/
+QString QLocale::toUpper(const QString &str) const
+{
+#ifdef QT_USE_ICU
+    {
+        QString result;
+        if (qt_u_strToUpper(str, &result, *this))
+            return result;
+        // else fall through and use Qt's toUpper
+    }
+#endif
+    return str.toUpper();
+}
+
+/*!
+  \since 4.8
+
+  Returns a lowercase copy of \a str.
+*/
+QString QLocale::toLower(const QString &str) const
+{
+#ifdef QT_USE_ICU
+    {
+        QString result;
+        if (qt_u_strToLower(str, &result, *this))
+            return result;
+        // else fall through and use Qt's toUpper
+    }
+#endif
+    return str.toLower();
+}
+
 
 /*!
     \since 4.5
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.h b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.h
index 8a5d526..55dd55b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.h
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.h
@@ -724,6 +724,9 @@ public:
 
     Qt::LayoutDirection textDirection() const;
 
+    QString toUpper(const QString &str) const;
+    QString toLower(const QString &str) const;
+
     QString currencySymbol(CurrencySymbolFormat = CurrencySymbol) const;
     QString toCurrencyString(qlonglong, const QString &symbol = QString()) const;
     QString toCurrencyString(qulonglong, const QString &symbol = QString()) const;
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp b/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp
index 791bfff..f5efe55 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ static QHash<void *, QByteArray> *asciiCache = 0;
 #ifdef QT_USE_ICU
 // qlocale_icu.cpp
 extern bool qt_ucol_strcoll(const QChar *source, int sourceLength, const QChar *target, int targetLength, int *result);
-extern bool qt_u_strToUpper(const QString &str, QString *out, const QLocale &locale);
-extern bool qt_u_strToLower(const QString &str, QString *out, const QLocale &locale);
 #endif
 
 
@@ -5015,7 +5013,10 @@ QString QString::rightJustified(int width, QChar fill, bool truncate) const
 
     \snippet doc/src/snippets/qstring/main.cpp 75
 
-    \sa toUpper()
+    The case conversion will always happen in the 'C' locale. For locale dependent
+    case folding use QLocale::toLower()
+
+    \sa toUpper(), QLocale::toLower()
 */
 
 QString QString::toLower() const
@@ -5026,15 +5027,6 @@ QString QString::toLower() const
     if (!d->size)
         return *this;
 
-#ifdef QT_USE_ICU
-    {
-        QString result;
-        if (qt_u_strToLower(*this, &result, QLocale()))
-            return result;
-        // else fall through and use Qt's toUpper
-    }
-#endif
-
     const ushort *e = d->data + d->size;
 
     // this avoids one out of bounds check in the loop
@@ -5115,7 +5107,10 @@ QString QString::toCaseFolded() const
 
     \snippet doc/src/snippets/qstring/main.cpp 81
 
-    \sa toLower()
+    The case conversion will always happen in the 'C' locale. For locale dependent
+    case folding use QLocale::toUpper()
+
+    \sa toLower(), QLocale::toLower()
 */
 
 QString QString::toUpper() const
@@ -5126,15 +5121,6 @@ QString QString::toUpper() const
     if (!d->size)
         return *this;
 
-#ifdef QT_USE_ICU
-    {
-        QString result;
-        if (qt_u_strToUpper(*this, &result, QLocale()))
-            return result;
-        // else fall through and use Qt's toUpper
-    }
-#endif
-
     const ushort *e = d->data + d->size;
 
     // this avoids one out of bounds check in the loop