convert equalsAsciiL calls to startWith calls where possible

Simplify code like:
    aStr.equalsAsciiL( "%", 1 )
to
    aStr.startsWith( "%" )

Change-Id: Iee0e4e60b0ae6d567fa8f72db5d616fffbec3c00

28 files changed, 143 insertions, 147 deletions

diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/DatabaseMetaData.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/DatabaseMetaData.cxx
index 1b2499386911..c257a3925775 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/DatabaseMetaData.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/DatabaseMetaData.cxx
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Reference< XResultSet > SAL_CALL java_sql_DatabaseMetaData::getTables(
             bool bIncludeAllTypes = false;
             for ( sal_Int32 i=0; i<typeFilterCount; ++i, ++typeFilter )
             {
-                if ( typeFilter->equalsAsciiL( "%", 1 ) )
+                if ( typeFilter->startsWith( "%" ) )
                 {
                     bIncludeAllTypes = true;
                     break;
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Reference< XResultSet > SAL_CALL java_sql_DatabaseMetaData::getTables(
             aCatalogFilter = m_pConnection->getCatalogRestriction();
         // similar for schema
         Any aSchemaFilter;
-        if ( schemaPattern.equalsAsciiL( "%", 1 ) )
+        if ( schemaPattern.startsWith( "%" ) )
             aSchemaFilter = m_pConnection->getSchemaRestriction();
         else
             aSchemaFilter <<= schemaPattern;
diff --git a/dbaccess/source/core/api/FilteredContainer.cxx b/dbaccess/source/core/api/FilteredContainer.cxx
index 58d102dbe54e..dfa656c47ea1 100644
--- a/dbaccess/source/core/api/FilteredContainer.cxx
+++ b/dbaccess/source/core/api/FilteredContainer.cxx
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ sal_Int32 createWildCardVector(Sequence< OUString >& _rTableFilter, ::std::vecto
 
         // first, filter for the table names
         sal_Int32 nTableFilterCount = _tableFilter.getLength();
-        sal_Bool dontFilterTableNames = ( ( nTableFilterCount == 1 ) && _tableFilter[0].equalsAsciiL( "%", 1 ) );
+        sal_Bool dontFilterTableNames = ( ( nTableFilterCount == 1 ) && _tableFilter[0].startsWith( "%" ) );
         if( dontFilterTableNames )
         {
             aFilteredTables = _unfilteredTables;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ sal_Int32 createWildCardVector(Sequence< OUString >& _rTableFilter, ::std::vecto
 
         // second, filter for the table types
         sal_Int32 nTableTypeFilterCount = _tableTypeFilter.getLength();
-        sal_Bool dontFilterTableTypes = ( ( nTableTypeFilterCount == 1 ) && _tableTypeFilter[0].equalsAsciiL( "%", 1 ) );
+        sal_Bool dontFilterTableTypes = ( ( nTableTypeFilterCount == 1 ) && _tableTypeFilter[0].startsWith( "%" ) );
         dontFilterTableTypes = dontFilterTableTypes || ( nTableTypeFilterCount == 0 );
             // (for TableTypeFilter, unlike TableFilter, "empty" means "do not filter at all")
         if ( !dontFilterTableTypes )
diff --git a/dbaccess/source/ui/dlg/tablespage.cxx b/dbaccess/source/ui/dlg/tablespage.cxx
index d04681367ffb..36f8615ea003 100644
--- a/dbaccess/source/ui/dlg/tablespage.cxx
+++ b/dbaccess/source/ui/dlg/tablespage.cxx
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ DBG_NAME(OTableSubscriptionPage)
         }
         else
         {
-            if ((1 == _rTableFilter.getLength()) && _rTableFilter[0].equalsAsciiL("%", 1))
+            if ((1 == _rTableFilter.getLength()) && _rTableFilter[0].startsWith("%"))
             {   // all tables visible
                 CheckAll(sal_True);
             }
diff --git a/desktop/source/migration/migration.cxx b/desktop/source/migration/migration.cxx
index 3b3c6a5c08b9..64cf32e23441 100644
--- a/desktop/source/migration/migration.cxx
+++ b/desktop/source/migration/migration.cxx
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ void MigrationImpl::runServices()
                     {
                         OUString sExtension(sToolbarName.copy(nIndex));
                         OUString sToolbarResourceName(sToolbarName.copy(0, nIndex));
-                        if (!sToolbarResourceName.isEmpty() && sExtension.equalsAsciiL(".xml", 4))
+                        if (!sToolbarResourceName.isEmpty() && sExtension.startsWith(".xml"))
                             aModuleInfo.m_vToolbars.push_back(sToolbarResourceName);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/extensions/source/update/feed/updatefeed.cxx b/extensions/source/update/feed/updatefeed.cxx
index 223decab3997..b6b1374def56 100644
--- a/extensions/source/update/feed/updatefeed.cxx
+++ b/extensions/source/update/feed/updatefeed.cxx
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ UpdateInformationProvider::getUpdateInformationEnumeration(
 
             if( xElement.is() )
             {
-                if( xElement->getNodeName().equalsAsciiL("feed", 4) )
+                if( xElement->getNodeName().startsWith("feed") )
                 {
                     OUString aXPathExpression;
 
diff --git a/framework/source/uielement/comboboxtoolbarcontroller.cxx b/framework/source/uielement/comboboxtoolbarcontroller.cxx
index 54bc4c2b088d..9e2003ffb09c 100644
--- a/framework/source/uielement/comboboxtoolbarcontroller.cxx
+++ b/framework/source/uielement/comboboxtoolbarcontroller.cxx
@@ -263,11 +263,11 @@ long ComboboxToolbarController::PreNotify( NotifyEvent& rNEvt )
 
 void ComboboxToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::frame::ControlCommand& rControlCommand )
 {
-    if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "SetText", 7 ))
+    if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "SetText" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Text", 4 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Text"))
             {
                 OUString aText;
                 rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= aText;
@@ -279,11 +279,11 @@ void ComboboxToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::f
             }
         }
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "SetList", 7 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "SetList" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "List", 4 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "List" ))
             {
                 Sequence< OUString > aList;
                 m_pComboBox->Clear();
@@ -304,13 +304,13 @@ void ComboboxToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::f
             }
         }
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "AddEntry", 8 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "AddEntry" ))
     {
         sal_uInt16      nPos( COMBOBOX_APPEND );
         OUString   aText;
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Text", 4 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Text" ))
             {
                 if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= aText )
                     m_pComboBox->InsertEntry( aText, nPos );
@@ -318,13 +318,13 @@ void ComboboxToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::f
             }
         }
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "InsertEntry", 11 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "InsertEntry" ))
     {
         sal_uInt16      nPos( COMBOBOX_APPEND );
         OUString   aText;
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Pos", 3 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Pos" ))
             {
                 sal_Int32 nTmpPos = 0;
                 if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= nTmpPos )
@@ -334,17 +334,17 @@ void ComboboxToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::f
                         nPos = sal_uInt16( nTmpPos );
                 }
             }
-            else if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Text", 4 ))
+            else if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Text" ))
                 rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= aText;
         }
 
         m_pComboBox->InsertEntry( aText, nPos );
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "RemoveEntryPos", 14 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "RemoveEntryPos" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Pos", 3 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Pos" ))
             {
                 sal_Int32 nPos( -1 );
                 if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= nPos )
@@ -356,11 +356,11 @@ void ComboboxToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::f
             }
         }
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "RemoveEntryText", 15 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "RemoveEntryText" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Text", 4 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Text"))
             {
                 OUString aText;
                 if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= aText )
@@ -369,11 +369,11 @@ void ComboboxToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::f
             }
         }
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "SetDropDownLines", 16 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "SetDropDownLines" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Lines", 5 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Lines" ))
             {
                 sal_Int32 nValue( 5 );
                 rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= nValue;
@@ -382,11 +382,11 @@ void ComboboxToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::f
             }
         }
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "SetBackgroundColor", 18 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "SetBackgroundColor" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Color", 5 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Color" ))
             {
                 com::sun::star::util::Color aColor(0);
                 if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= aColor )
@@ -398,11 +398,11 @@ void ComboboxToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::f
             }
         }
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "SetTextColor", 12 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "SetTextColor" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Color", 5 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Color" ))
             {
                 com::sun::star::util::Color aColor(0);
                 if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= aColor )
diff --git a/framework/source/uielement/dropdownboxtoolbarcontroller.cxx b/framework/source/uielement/dropdownboxtoolbarcontroller.cxx
index b87987b8d1eb..9a5e6e7bb249 100644
--- a/framework/source/uielement/dropdownboxtoolbarcontroller.cxx
+++ b/framework/source/uielement/dropdownboxtoolbarcontroller.cxx
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@ long DropdownToolbarController::PreNotify( NotifyEvent& /*rNEvt*/ )
 
 void DropdownToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::frame::ControlCommand& rControlCommand )
 {
-    if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "SetList", 7 ))
+    if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "SetList" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "List", 4 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "List" ))
             {
                 Sequence< OUString > aList;
                 m_pListBoxControl->Clear();
@@ -241,13 +241,13 @@ void DropdownToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::f
             }
         }
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "AddEntry", 8 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "AddEntry" ))
     {
         sal_uInt16      nPos( LISTBOX_APPEND );
         OUString   aText;
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Text", 4 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Text" ))
             {
                 if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= aText )
                     m_pListBoxControl->InsertEntry( aText, nPos );
@@ -255,13 +255,13 @@ void DropdownToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::f
             }
         }
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "InsertEntry", 11 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "InsertEntry" ))
     {
         sal_uInt16      nPos( LISTBOX_APPEND );
         OUString   aText;
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Pos", 3 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Pos" ))
             {
                 sal_Int32 nTmpPos = 0;
                 if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= nTmpPos )
@@ -271,17 +271,17 @@ void DropdownToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::f
                         nPos = sal_uInt16( nTmpPos );
                 }
             }
-            else if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Text", 4 ))
+            else if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Text" ))
                 rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= aText;
         }
 
         m_pListBoxControl->InsertEntry( aText, nPos );
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "RemoveEntryPos", 14 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "RemoveEntryPos" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Pos", 3 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Pos" ))
             {
                 sal_Int32 nPos( -1 );
                 if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= nPos )
@@ -293,11 +293,11 @@ void DropdownToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::f
             }
         }
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "RemoveEntryText", 15 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "RemoveEntryText" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Text", 4 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Text" ))
             {
                 OUString aText;
                 if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= aText )
@@ -306,11 +306,11 @@ void DropdownToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::f
             }
         }
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "SetDropDownLines", 16 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "SetDropDownLines" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Lines", 5 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Lines" ))
             {
                 sal_Int32 nValue( 5 );
                 rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= nValue;
diff --git a/framework/source/uielement/edittoolbarcontroller.cxx b/framework/source/uielement/edittoolbarcontroller.cxx
index d4bb63311f63..251f5b508fe0 100644
--- a/framework/source/uielement/edittoolbarcontroller.cxx
+++ b/framework/source/uielement/edittoolbarcontroller.cxx
@@ -218,11 +218,11 @@ long EditToolbarController::PreNotify( NotifyEvent& rNEvt )
 
 void EditToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::frame::ControlCommand& rControlCommand )
 {
-    if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "SetText", 7 ))
+    if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "SetText" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Text", 4 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Text" ))
             {
                 OUString aText;
                 rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= aText;
diff --git a/framework/source/uielement/imagebuttontoolbarcontroller.cxx b/framework/source/uielement/imagebuttontoolbarcontroller.cxx
index 0abd71760c19..26a39196ee2d 100644
--- a/framework/source/uielement/imagebuttontoolbarcontroller.cxx
+++ b/framework/source/uielement/imagebuttontoolbarcontroller.cxx
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ void ImageButtonToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aSolarMutexGuard;
     // i73486 to be downward compatible use old and "wrong" also!
-    if (( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "SetImag", 7 )) ||
-        ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "SetImage", 8 )) )
+    if (( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "SetImag" )) ||
+        ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "SetImage" )) )
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "URL", 3 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "URL" ))
             {
                 OUString aURL;
                 rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= aURL;
diff --git a/framework/source/uielement/spinfieldtoolbarcontroller.cxx b/framework/source/uielement/spinfieldtoolbarcontroller.cxx
index 26480d1d7768..687e2658616f 100644
--- a/framework/source/uielement/spinfieldtoolbarcontroller.cxx
+++ b/framework/source/uielement/spinfieldtoolbarcontroller.cxx
@@ -346,11 +346,11 @@ void SpinfieldToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::
     OUString aStep;
     bool          bFloatValue( false );
 
-    if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "SetStep", 7 ))
+    if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "SetStep" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Step", 4 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Step" ))
             {
                 sal_Int32   nValue;
                 double      fValue;
@@ -362,11 +362,11 @@ void SpinfieldToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::
             }
         }
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "SetValue", 8 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "SetValue" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Value", 5 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Value" ))
             {
                 sal_Int32   nValue;
                 double      fValue;
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ void SpinfieldToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::
             }
         }
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "SetValues", 9 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "SetValues" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
@@ -392,30 +392,30 @@ void SpinfieldToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::
             OUString aName = rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name;
             if ( impl_getValue( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value, nValue, fValue, bFloat ))
             {
-                if ( aName.equalsAsciiL( "Value", 5 ))
+                if ( aName.startsWith( "Value" ))
                 {
                     aValue = bFloat ? OUString::number( fValue ) : OUString::number( nValue );
                     bFloatValue = bFloat;
                 }
-                else if ( aName.equalsAsciiL( "Step", 4 ))
+                else if ( aName.startsWith( "Step" ))
                     aStep = bFloat ? OUString::number( fValue ) :
                                      OUString::number( nValue );
-                else if ( aName.equalsAsciiL( "LowerLimit", 10 ))
+                else if ( aName.startsWith( "LowerLimit" ))
                     aMin = bFloat ? OUString::number( fValue ) :
                                     OUString::number( nValue );
-                else if ( aName.equalsAsciiL( "UpperLimit", 10 ))
+                else if ( aName.startsWith( "UpperLimit" ))
                     aMax = bFloat ? OUString::number( fValue ) :
                                     OUString::number( nValue );
             }
-            else if ( aName.equalsAsciiL( "OutputFormat", 12 ))
+            else if ( aName.startsWith( "OutputFormat" ))
                 rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= m_aOutFormat;
         }
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "SetLowerLimit", 13 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "SetLowerLimit" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "LowerLimit", 10 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "LowerLimit" ))
             {
                 sal_Int32   nValue;
                 double      fValue;
@@ -427,11 +427,11 @@ void SpinfieldToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::
             }
         }
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "SetUpperLimit", 13 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "SetUpperLimit" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "UpperLimit", 10 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "UpperLimit" ))
             {
                 sal_Int32   nValue;
                 double      fValue;
@@ -443,11 +443,11 @@ void SpinfieldToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::star::
             }
         }
     }
-    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "SetOutputFormat", 15 ))
+    else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "SetOutputFormat" ))
     {
         for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
         {
-            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "OutputFormat", 10 ))
+            if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "OutputFormat" ))
             {
                 rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= m_aOutFormat;
                 break;
diff --git a/framework/source/uielement/togglebuttontoolbarcontroller.cxx b/framework/source/uielement/togglebuttontoolbarcontroller.cxx
index b015338148d2..27ec3940199d 100644
--- a/framework/source/uielement/togglebuttontoolbarcontroller.cxx
+++ b/framework/source/uielement/togglebuttontoolbarcontroller.cxx
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ void ToggleButtonToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::sta
     if (( m_eStyle == STYLE_DROPDOWNBUTTON ) ||
         ( m_eStyle == STYLE_TOGGLE_DROPDOWNBUTTON ))
     {
-        if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "SetList", 7 ))
+        if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "SetList" ))
         {
             for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
             {
-                if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "List", 4 ))
+                if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "List" ))
                 {
                     Sequence< OUString > aList;
                     m_aDropdownMenuList.clear();
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ void ToggleButtonToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::sta
                 }
             }
         }
-        else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "CheckItemPos", 12 ))
+        else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "CheckItemPos" ))
         {
             for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
             {
-                if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Pos", 3 ))
+                if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Pos" ))
                 {
                     sal_Int32 nPos( -1 );
 
@@ -194,12 +194,12 @@ void ToggleButtonToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::sta
                 }
             }
         }
-        else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "AddEntry", 8 ))
+        else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "AddEntry" ))
         {
             OUString   aText;
             for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
             {
-                if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Text", 4 ))
+                if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Text" ))
                 {
                     if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= aText )
                         m_aDropdownMenuList.push_back( aText );
@@ -207,14 +207,14 @@ void ToggleButtonToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::sta
                 }
             }
         }
-        else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "InsertEntry", 11 ))
+        else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "InsertEntry"))
         {
             sal_Int32      nPos( COMBOBOX_APPEND );
             sal_Int32      nSize = sal_Int32( m_aDropdownMenuList.size() );
             OUString  aText;
             for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
             {
-                if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Pos", 3 ))
+                if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Pos" ))
                 {
                     sal_Int32 nTmpPos = 0;
                     if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= nTmpPos )
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ void ToggleButtonToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::sta
                             nPos = nTmpPos;
                     }
                 }
-                else if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Text", 4 ))
+                else if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Text" ))
                     rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= aText;
             }
 
@@ -231,11 +231,11 @@ void ToggleButtonToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::sta
             aIter += nPos;
             m_aDropdownMenuList.insert( aIter, aText );
         }
-        else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "RemoveEntryPos", 14 ))
+        else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "RemoveEntryPos" ))
         {
             for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
             {
-                if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Pos", 3 ))
+                if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Pos" ))
                 {
                     sal_Int32 nPos( -1 );
                     if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= nPos )
@@ -249,11 +249,11 @@ void ToggleButtonToolbarController::executeControlCommand( const ::com::sun::sta
                 }
             }
         }
-        else if ( rControlCommand.Command.equalsAsciiL( "RemoveEntryText", 15 ))
+        else if ( rControlCommand.Command.startsWith( "RemoveEntryText" ))
         {
             for ( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < rControlCommand.Arguments.getLength(); i++ )
             {
-                if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Text", 4 ))
+                if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Name.startsWith( "Text" ))
                 {
                     OUString aText;
                     if ( rControlCommand.Arguments[i].Value >>= aText )
diff --git a/framework/source/uielement/toolbarwrapper.cxx b/framework/source/uielement/toolbarwrapper.cxx
index 29263c7f17a4..dc659100c6cc 100644
--- a/framework/source/uielement/toolbarwrapper.cxx
+++ b/framework/source/uielement/toolbarwrapper.cxx
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void SAL_CALL ToolBarWrapper::initialize( const Sequence< Any >& aArguments ) th
             PropertyValue aPropValue;
             if ( aArguments[i] >>= aPropValue )
             {
-                if ( aPropValue.Name.equalsAsciiL( "PopupMode", 9 ))
+                if ( aPropValue.Name.startsWith( "PopupMode" ))
                 {
                     aPropValue.Value >>= bPopupMode;
                     break;
diff --git a/framework/source/uifactory/addonstoolboxfactory.cxx b/framework/source/uifactory/addonstoolboxfactory.cxx
index 1a7822b58364..7c7261ed1743 100644
--- a/framework/source/uifactory/addonstoolboxfactory.cxx
+++ b/framework/source/uifactory/addonstoolboxfactory.cxx
@@ -113,18 +113,18 @@ sal_Bool AddonsToolBoxFactory::hasButtonsInContext(
         const Sequence< PropertyValue >& rPropSeq = rPropSeqSeq[i];
         for ( sal_uInt32 j = 0; j < (sal_uInt32)rPropSeq.getLength(); j++ )
         {
-            if ( rPropSeq[j].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Context", 7 ))
+            if ( rPropSeq[j].Name.startsWith( "Context" ))
             {
                 OUString aContextList;
                 if ( rPropSeq[j].Value >>= aContextList )
                     bIsCorrectContext = IsCorrectContext( aModuleIdentifier, aContextList );
                 nPropChecked++;
             }
-            else if ( rPropSeq[j].Name.equalsAsciiL( "URL", 3 ))
+            else if ( rPropSeq[j].Name.startsWith( "URL" ))
             {
                 OUString aURL;
                 rPropSeq[j].Value >>= aURL;
-                bIsButton = !aURL.equalsAsciiL( "private:separator", 17 );
+                bIsButton = !aURL.startsWith( "private:separator" );
                 nPropChecked++;
             }
 
diff --git a/reportdesign/source/filter/xml/xmlExport.cxx b/reportdesign/source/filter/xml/xmlExport.cxx
index 475c4897187c..954bce419b28 100644
--- a/reportdesign/source/filter/xml/xmlExport.cxx
+++ b/reportdesign/source/filter/xml/xmlExport.cxx
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ void ORptExport::exportContainer(const Reference< XSection>& _xSection)
 OUString ORptExport::convertFormula(const OUString& _sFormula)
 {
     OUString sFormula = _sFormula;
-    if ( _sFormula.equalsAsciiL("rpt:",4) )
+    if ( _sFormula.startsWith("rpt:") )
         sFormula = "";
     return sFormula;
 }
diff --git a/sc/source/core/tool/formulaopt.cxx b/sc/source/core/tool/formulaopt.cxx
index e6cc71fc26b5..21a453f50c59 100644
--- a/sc/source/core/tool/formulaopt.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/core/tool/formulaopt.cxx
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void ScFormulaOptions::GetDefaultFormulaSeparators(
 
     const Locale& rLocale = *ScGlobal::GetLocale();
     const OUString& rLang = rLocale.Language;
-    if (rLang.equalsAsciiL(RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("ru")))
+    if (rLang.startsWith("ru"))
         // Don't do automatic guess for these languages, and fall back to
         // the old separator set.
         return;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void ScFormulaOptions::GetDefaultFormulaSeparators(
         cListSep = ',';
 
     // Special case for de_CH locale.
-    if (rLocale.Language.equalsAsciiL("de", 2) && rLocale.Country.equalsAsciiL("CH", 2))
+    if (rLocale.Language.startsWith("de") && rLocale.Country.startsWith("CH"))
         cListSep = ';';
 
     // by default, the parameter separator equals the locale-specific
diff --git a/sc/source/filter/xml/XMLTrackedChangesContext.cxx b/sc/source/filter/xml/XMLTrackedChangesContext.cxx
index fd189ffd46bd..db4b1ee3292f 100644
--- a/sc/source/filter/xml/XMLTrackedChangesContext.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/filter/xml/XMLTrackedChangesContext.cxx
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@ SvXMLImportContext *ScXMLDeletionContext::CreateChildContext( sal_uInt16 nPrefix
             pContext = new ScXMLDependingsContext(GetScImport(), nPrefix, rLocalName, xAttrList, pChangeTrackingImportHelper);
         else if (IsXMLToken(rLocalName, XML_DELETIONS))
             pContext = new ScXMLDeletionsContext(GetScImport(), nPrefix, rLocalName, xAttrList, pChangeTrackingImportHelper);
-        else if (IsXMLToken(rLocalName, XML_CUT_OFFS) || rLocalName.equalsAsciiL("cut_offs", 8))
+        else if (IsXMLToken(rLocalName, XML_CUT_OFFS) || rLocalName.startsWith("cut_offs"))
             pContext = new ScXMLCutOffsContext(GetScImport(), nPrefix, rLocalName, xAttrList, pChangeTrackingImportHelper);
         else
         {
diff --git a/sc/source/filter/xml/xmlcvali.cxx b/sc/source/filter/xml/xmlcvali.cxx
index bc55a0b508a0..fc127f883242 100644
--- a/sc/source/filter/xml/xmlcvali.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/filter/xml/xmlcvali.cxx
@@ -427,8 +427,8 @@ void ScXMLContentValidationContext::EndElement()
         for( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < nLength; i++ )
         {
             // #i47525# must allow "MacroName" or "Script"
-            if ( aValues[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "MacroName", sizeof("MacroName")-1 ) ||
-                 aValues[i].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Script", sizeof("Script")-1 ) )
+            if ( aValues[i].Name.startsWith( "MacroName" ) ||
+                 aValues[i].Name.startsWith( "Script" ) )
             {
                 aValues[i].Value >>= sErrorTitle;
                 break;
diff --git a/sc/source/filter/xml/xmlexprt.cxx b/sc/source/filter/xml/xmlexprt.cxx
index aa134fda54e0..5ed08dfa70f6 100644
--- a/sc/source/filter/xml/xmlexprt.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/filter/xml/xmlexprt.cxx
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ void ScXMLExport::AddStyleFromCells(const uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet>& x
                     if (bGetMerge)
                         bGetMerge = GetMerged(pAddresses, xTable);
                     pCellStyles->AddRangeStyleName(*pAddresses, nIndex, false, nValidationIndex, nNumberFormat);
-                    if (!sStyleName.equalsAsciiL("Default", 7) || nValidationIndex != -1)
+                    if (!sStyleName.startsWith("Default") || nValidationIndex != -1)
                     {
                         pSharedData->SetLastColumn(nTable, pAddresses->EndColumn);
                         pSharedData->SetLastRow(nTable, pAddresses->EndRow);
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/app/inputhdl.cxx b/sc/source/ui/app/inputhdl.cxx
index d34e64b01dd3..6f901ced2534 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/app/inputhdl.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/app/inputhdl.cxx
@@ -2761,7 +2761,7 @@ void ScInputHandler::EnterHandler( sal_uInt8 nBlockMode )
                 OUString aReplace(pAuto->GetStartDoubleQuote());
                 if (aReplace.isEmpty())
                     aReplace = ScGlobal::pLocaleData->getDoubleQuotationMarkStart();
-                if (!aReplace.equalsAsciiL("\"", 1))
+                if (!aReplace.startsWith("\""))
                     aString = aString.replaceAll(
                         aReplace,
                         OUString("\""));
@@ -2769,7 +2769,7 @@ void ScInputHandler::EnterHandler( sal_uInt8 nBlockMode )
                 aReplace = OUString(pAuto->GetEndDoubleQuote());
                 if (aReplace.isEmpty())
                     aReplace = ScGlobal::pLocaleData->getDoubleQuotationMarkEnd();
-                if (!aReplace.equalsAsciiL("\"", 1))
+                if (!aReplace.startsWith("\""))
                     aString = aString.replaceAll(
                         aReplace,
                         OUString("\""));
@@ -2777,7 +2777,7 @@ void ScInputHandler::EnterHandler( sal_uInt8 nBlockMode )
                 aReplace = OUString(pAuto->GetStartSingleQuote());
                 if (aReplace.isEmpty())
                     aReplace = ScGlobal::pLocaleData->getQuotationMarkStart();
-                if (!aReplace.equalsAsciiL("'", 1))
+                if (!aReplace.startsWith("'"))
                     aString = aString.replaceAll(
                         aReplace,
                         OUString("'"));
@@ -2785,7 +2785,7 @@ void ScInputHandler::EnterHandler( sal_uInt8 nBlockMode )
                 aReplace = OUString(pAuto->GetEndSingleQuote());
                 if (aReplace.isEmpty())
                     aReplace = ScGlobal::pLocaleData->getQuotationMarkEnd();
-                if (!aReplace.equalsAsciiL("'", 1))
+                if (!aReplace.startsWith("'"))
                     aString = aString.replaceAll(
                         aReplace,
                         OUString("'"));
diff --git a/sfx2/source/control/unoctitm.cxx b/sfx2/source/control/unoctitm.cxx
index 66d54208fd86..7fdde8e0a71c 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/control/unoctitm.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/control/unoctitm.cxx
@@ -602,8 +602,8 @@ void SAL_CALL SfxDispatchController_Impl::dispatch( const ::com::sun::star::util
     if (
         pDispatch &&
         (
-         (aURL.Protocol.equalsAsciiL( ".uno:", 5 ) && aURL.Path == aDispatchURL.Path) ||
-         (aURL.Protocol.equalsAsciiL( "slot:", 5 ) && aURL.Path.toInt32() == GetId())
+         (aURL.Protocol.startsWith( ".uno:" ) && aURL.Path == aDispatchURL.Path) ||
+         (aURL.Protocol.startsWith( "slot:" ) && aURL.Path.toInt32() == GetId())
         )
        )
     {
@@ -629,17 +629,17 @@ void SAL_CALL SfxDispatchController_Impl::dispatch( const ::com::sun::star::util
         for( sal_Int32 n=0; n<nCount; n++ )
         {
             const ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue& rProp = aArgs[n];
-            if( rProp.Name.equalsAsciiL("SynchronMode",12))
+            if( rProp.Name.startsWith("SynchronMode"))
             {
                 if( rProp.Value >>=bTemp )
                     nCall = bTemp ? SFX_CALLMODE_SYNCHRON : SFX_CALLMODE_ASYNCHRON;
             }
-            else if( rProp.Name.equalsAsciiL("Bookmark",8))
+            else if( rProp.Name.startsWith("Bookmark"))
             {
                 nMarkArg = n;
                 aAddArgs.push_back( aArgs[n] );
             }
-            else if( rProp.Name.equalsAsciiL("KeyModifier",11))
+            else if( rProp.Name.startsWith("KeyModifier"))
                 rProp.Value >>= nModifier;
             else
                 aAddArgs.push_back( aArgs[n] );
diff --git a/svx/source/xoutdev/xattr.cxx b/svx/source/xoutdev/xattr.cxx
index 23fd6de0beb0..10e950fa0430 100644
--- a/svx/source/xoutdev/xattr.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/xoutdev/xattr.cxx
@@ -889,9 +889,9 @@ bool XLineDashItem::PutValue( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rVal, sal_uInt8
             {
                 for ( sal_Int32 n = 0; n < aPropSeq.getLength(); n++ )
                 {
-                    if ( aPropSeq[n].Name.equalsAsciiL( "Name", 4  ))
+                    if ( aPropSeq[n].Name.startsWith( "Name"  ))
                         aPropSeq[n].Value >>= aName;
-                    else if ( aPropSeq[n].Name.equalsAsciiL( "LineDash", 8 ))
+                    else if ( aPropSeq[n].Name.startsWith( "LineDash" ))
                     {
                         if ( aPropSeq[n].Value >>= aLineDash )
                             bLineDash = true;
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/dialogcontrol.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/dialogcontrol.cxx
index 712f2d296c92..5e0bdb201a6c 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/dialogcontrol.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/dialogcontrol.cxx
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ void UnoDialogControl::ImplModelPropertiesChanged( const Sequence< PropertyChang
         const PropertyChangeEvent& rEvt = rEvents.getConstArray()[i];
         Reference< XControlModel > xModel( rEvt.Source, UNO_QUERY );
         sal_Bool bOwnModel = (XControlModel*)xModel.get() == (XControlModel*)getModel().get();
-        if ( bOwnModel && rEvt.PropertyName.equalsAsciiL( "ImageURL", 8 ))
+        if ( bOwnModel && rEvt.PropertyName.startsWith( "ImageURL" ))
         {
             OUString aImageURL;
             Reference< graphic::XGraphic > xGraphic;
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrol.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrol.cxx
index f597c6457dfb..bf34bec5d964 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrol.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrol.cxx
@@ -269,12 +269,12 @@ void UnoControl::ImplSetPeerProperty( const OUString& rPropName, const Any& rVal
         {
             // We now support a mapping for language dependent properties. This is the
             // central method to implement it.
-            if (( rPropName.equalsAsciiL( "Text",            4 )) ||
-                ( rPropName.equalsAsciiL( "Label",           5 )) ||
-                ( rPropName.equalsAsciiL( "Title",           5 )) ||
-                ( rPropName.equalsAsciiL( "HelpText",        8 )) ||
-                ( rPropName.equalsAsciiL( "CurrencySymbol", 14 )) ||
-                ( rPropName.equalsAsciiL( "StringItemList", 14 )) )
+            if (( rPropName.startsWith( "Text"           )) ||
+                ( rPropName.startsWith( "Label"          )) ||
+                ( rPropName.startsWith( "Title"          )) ||
+                ( rPropName.startsWith( "HelpText"       )) ||
+                ( rPropName.startsWith( "CurrencySymbol" )) ||
+                ( rPropName.startsWith( "StringItemList" )) )
             {
                 OUString aValue;
                 uno::Sequence< OUString > aSeqValue;
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void UnoControl::ImplModelPropertiesChanged( const Sequence< PropertyChangeEvent
 
             // Detect changes on our resource resolver which invalidates
             // automatically some language dependent properties.
-            if ( pEvents->PropertyName.equalsAsciiL( "ResourceResolver", 16 ))
+            if ( pEvents->PropertyName.startsWith( "ResourceResolver" ))
             {
                 Reference< resource::XStringResourceResolver > xStrResolver;
                 if ( pEvents->NewValue >>= xStrResolver )
diff --git a/vcl/unx/generic/dtrans/X11_selection.cxx b/vcl/unx/generic/dtrans/X11_selection.cxx
index bd88a6fbf4b6..fcd5e25e5985 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/generic/dtrans/X11_selection.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/generic/dtrans/X11_selection.cxx
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ rtl_TextEncoding x11::getTextPlainEncoding( const OUString& rMimeType )
     rtl_TextEncoding aEncoding = RTL_TEXTENCODING_DONTKNOW;
     OUString aMimeType( rMimeType.toAsciiLowerCase() );
     sal_Int32 nIndex = 0;
-    if( aMimeType.getToken( 0, ';', nIndex ).equalsAsciiL( "text/plain" , 10 ) )
+    if( aMimeType.getToken( 0, ';', nIndex ).startsWith( "text/plain" ) )
     {
         if( aMimeType.getLength() == 10 ) // only "text/plain"
             aEncoding = RTL_TEXTENCODING_ISO_8859_1;
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ rtl_TextEncoding x11::getTextPlainEncoding( const OUString& rMimeType )
             {
                 OUString aToken = aMimeType.getToken( 0, ';', nIndex );
                 sal_Int32 nPos = 0;
-                if( aToken.getToken( 0, '=', nPos ).equalsAsciiL( "charset", 7 ) )
+                if( aToken.getToken( 0, '=', nPos ).startsWith( "charset" ) )
                 {
                     OString aEncToken = OUStringToOString( aToken.getToken( 0, '=', nPos ), RTL_TEXTENCODING_ISO_8859_1 );
                     aEncoding = rtl_getTextEncodingFromUnixCharset( aEncToken.getStr() );
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ bool SelectionManager::getPasteData( Atom selection, const OUString& rType, Sequ
              OUStringToOString( rType, RTL_TEXTENCODING_ISO_8859_1 ).getStr() );
 #endif
 
-    if( rType.equalsAsciiL( "text/plain;charset=utf-16", 25 ) )
+    if( rType.startsWith( "text/plain;charset=utf-16" ) )
     {
         // lets see if we have UTF16 else try to find something convertible
         if( it->second->m_aTypes.getLength() && ! it->second->m_bHaveUTF16 )
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ bool SelectionManager::getPasteData( Atom selection, const OUString& rType, Sequ
             }
         }
     }
-    else if( rType.equalsAsciiL( "image/bmp", 9 ) )
+    else if( rType.startsWith( "image/bmp" ) )
     {
         // #i83376# try if someone has the data in image/bmp already before
         // doing the PIXMAP stuff (e.g. the gimp has this)
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ bool SelectionManager::getPasteDataTypes( Atom selection, Sequence< DataFlavor >
                 pFlavors->MimeType = convertTypeFromNative( *pAtoms, selection, nFormat );
                 pFlavors->DataType = getCppuType( (Sequence< sal_Int8 >*)0 );
                 sal_Int32 nIndex = 0;
-                if( pFlavors->MimeType.getToken( 0, ';', nIndex ).equalsAsciiL( "text/plain", 10 ) )
+                if( pFlavors->MimeType.getToken( 0, ';', nIndex ).startsWith( "text/plain" ) )
                 {
                     OUString aToken(pFlavors->MimeType.getToken( 0, ';', nIndex ));
                     // omit text/plain;charset=unicode since it is not well defined
diff --git a/xmloff/source/draw/XMLImageMapExport.cxx b/xmloff/source/draw/XMLImageMapExport.cxx
index 5722e77c6895..02bc33a7e843 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/draw/XMLImageMapExport.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/draw/XMLImageMapExport.cxx
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ void XMLImageMapExport::ExportMapEntry(
 
             mrExport.AddAttribute(
                 XML_NAMESPACE_XLINK, XML_SHOW,
-                sTargt.equalsAsciiL( "_blank", sizeof("_blank")-1 )
-                                        ? XML_NEW : XML_REPLACE );
+                sTargt.startsWith( "_blank" ) ? XML_NEW : XML_REPLACE );
         }
 
         // name
diff --git a/xmloff/source/script/XMLEventExport.cxx b/xmloff/source/script/XMLEventExport.cxx
index 868162444ccc..4d496a7b5940 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/script/XMLEventExport.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/script/XMLEventExport.cxx
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void XMLEventExport::ExportEvent(
             }
             else
             {
-                if (! sType.equalsAsciiL("None", sizeof("None")-1))
+                if (! sType.startsWith("None"))
                 {
                     OSL_FAIL("unknown event type returned by API");
                     // unknown type -> error (ignore)
diff --git a/xmloff/source/text/txtflde.cxx b/xmloff/source/text/txtflde.cxx
index 927f4cc03d47..47b5a6783c3b 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/text/txtflde.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/text/txtflde.cxx
@@ -2716,8 +2716,7 @@ void XMLTextFieldExport::ProcessBibliographyData(
     sal_Int32 nLength = aValues.getLength();
     for (sal_Int32 i = 0; i < nLength; i++)
     {
-        if (aValues[i].Name.equalsAsciiL("BibiliographicType",
-                                         sizeof("BibiliographicType")-1))
+        if (aValues[i].Name.startsWith("BibiliographicType"))
         {
             sal_Int16 nTypeId = 0;
             aValues[i].Value >>= nTypeId;
@@ -3328,128 +3327,127 @@ enum XMLTokenEnum XMLTextFieldExport::MapBibliographyFieldName(OUString sName)
 {
     enum XMLTokenEnum eName = XML_TOKEN_INVALID;
 
-    if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Identifier", sizeof("Identifier")-1))
+    if (sName.startsWith("Identifier"))
     {
         eName = XML_IDENTIFIER;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("BibiliographicType",
-                                sizeof("BibiliographicType")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("BibiliographicType"))
     {
         eName = XML_BIBLIOGRAPHY_TYPE;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Address", sizeof("Address")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Address"))
     {
         eName = XML_ADDRESS;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Annote", sizeof("Annote")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Annote"))
     {
         eName = XML_ANNOTE;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Author", sizeof("Author")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Author"))
     {
         eName = XML_AUTHOR;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Booktitle", sizeof("Booktitle")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Booktitle"))
     {
         eName = XML_BOOKTITLE;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Chapter", sizeof("Chapter")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Chapter"))
     {
         eName = XML_CHAPTER;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Edition", sizeof("Edition")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Edition"))
     {
         eName = XML_EDITION;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Editor", sizeof("Editor")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Editor"))
     {
         eName = XML_EDITOR;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Howpublished", sizeof("Howpublished")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Howpublished"))
     {
         eName = XML_HOWPUBLISHED;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Institution", sizeof("Institution")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Institution"))
     {
         eName = XML_INSTITUTION;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Journal", sizeof("Journal")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Journal"))
     {
         eName = XML_JOURNAL;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Month", sizeof("Month")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Month"))
     {
         eName = XML_MONTH;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Note", sizeof("Note")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Note"))
     {
         eName = XML_NOTE;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Number", sizeof("Number")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Number"))
     {
         eName = XML_NUMBER;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Organizations", sizeof("Organizations")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Organizations"))
     {
         eName = XML_ORGANIZATIONS;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Pages", sizeof("Pages")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Pages"))
     {
         eName = XML_PAGES;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Publisher", sizeof("Publisher")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Publisher"))
     {
         eName = XML_PUBLISHER;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("School", sizeof("School")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("School"))
     {
         eName = XML_SCHOOL;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Series", sizeof("Series")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Series"))
     {
         eName = XML_SERIES;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Title", sizeof("Title")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Title"))
     {
         eName = XML_TITLE;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Report_Type", sizeof("Report_Type")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Report_Type"))
     {
         eName = XML_REPORT_TYPE;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Volume", sizeof("Volume")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Volume"))
     {
         eName = XML_VOLUME;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Year", sizeof("Year")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Year"))
     {
         eName = XML_YEAR;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("URL", sizeof("URL")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("URL"))
     {
         eName = XML_URL;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Custom1", sizeof("Custom1")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Custom1"))
     {
         eName = XML_CUSTOM1;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Custom2", sizeof("Custom2")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Custom2"))
     {
         eName = XML_CUSTOM2;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Custom3", sizeof("Custom3")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Custom3"))
     {
         eName = XML_CUSTOM3;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Custom4", sizeof("Custom4")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Custom4"))
     {
         eName = XML_CUSTOM4;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("Custom5", sizeof("Custom5")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("Custom5"))
     {
         eName = XML_CUSTOM5;
     }
-    else if (sName.equalsAsciiL("ISBN", sizeof("ISBN")-1))
+    else if (sName.startsWith("ISBN"))
     {
         eName = XML_ISBN;
     }
diff --git a/xmloff/source/text/txtparae.cxx b/xmloff/source/text/txtparae.cxx
index f389b4d5c5f7..32ff3ad1fd6f 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/text/txtparae.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/text/txtparae.cxx
@@ -3305,8 +3305,7 @@ sal_Bool XMLTextParagraphExport::addHyperlinkAttributes(
             GetExport().AddAttribute( XML_NAMESPACE_OFFICE,
                                       XML_TARGET_FRAME_NAME, sTargetFrame );
             enum XMLTokenEnum eTok =
-                sTargetFrame.equalsAsciiL( "_blank", sizeof("_blank")-1 )
-                    ? XML_NEW : XML_REPLACE;
+                sTargetFrame.startsWith( "_blank" ) ? XML_NEW : XML_REPLACE;
             GetExport().AddAttribute( XML_NAMESPACE_XLINK, XML_SHOW, eTok );
         }