Fix for fdo43460 Part IX getLength() to isEmpty()

Part IX
Module
connectivity

60 files changed, 228 insertions, 228 deletions

diff --git a/connectivity/source/commontools/CommonTools.cxx b/connectivity/source/commontools/CommonTools.cxx
index 366962e52979..63a31e1a1f78 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/commontools/CommonTools.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/commontools/CommonTools.cxx
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ sal_Bool isValidSQLName(const ::rtl::OUString& rName,const ::rtl::OUString& _rSp
         if(!isCharOk(*pStr,_rSpecials))
             return sal_False;
 
-    if  (   rName.getLength()
+    if  (   !rName.isEmpty()
         &&  (   (rName.toChar() == '_')
             ||  (   (rName.toChar() >= '0')
                 &&  (rName.toChar() <= '9')
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ sal_Bool isValidSQLName(const ::rtl::OUString& rName,const ::rtl::OUString& _rSp
 ::rtl::OUString quoteName(const ::rtl::OUString& _rQuote, const ::rtl::OUString& _rName)
 {
     ::rtl::OUString sName = _rName;
-    if(_rQuote.getLength() && _rQuote.toChar() != ' ')
+    if( !_rQuote.isEmpty() && _rQuote.toChar() != ' ')
         sName = _rQuote + _rName + _rQuote;
     return sName;
 }
diff --git a/connectivity/source/commontools/ConnectionWrapper.cxx b/connectivity/source/commontools/ConnectionWrapper.cxx
index 91fb718a3382..d9a61f622b86 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/commontools/ConnectionWrapper.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/commontools/ConnectionWrapper.cxx
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ void OConnectionWrapper::createUniqueId( const ::rtl::OUString& _rURL
     // first we create the digest we want to have
     rtlDigest aDigest = rtl_digest_create( rtl_Digest_AlgorithmSHA1 );
     rtl_digest_update(aDigest,_rURL.getStr(),_rURL.getLength()*sizeof(sal_Unicode));
-    if ( _rUserName.getLength() )
+    if ( !_rUserName.isEmpty() )
         rtl_digest_update(aDigest,_rUserName.getStr(),_rUserName.getLength()*sizeof(sal_Unicode));
-    if ( _rPassword.getLength() )
+    if ( !_rPassword.isEmpty() )
         rtl_digest_update(aDigest,_rPassword.getStr(),_rPassword.getLength()*sizeof(sal_Unicode));
     // now we need to sort the properties
     PropertyValue* pBegin = _rInfo.getArray();
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ void OConnectionWrapper::createUniqueId( const ::rtl::OUString& _rURL
                 }
             }
         }
-        if ( sValue.getLength() > 0 )
+        if ( !sValue.isEmpty() )
         {
             // we don't have to convert this into UTF8 because we don't store on a file system
             rtl_digest_update(aDigest,sValue.getStr(),sValue.getLength()*sizeof(sal_Unicode));
diff --git a/connectivity/source/commontools/DateConversion.cxx b/connectivity/source/commontools/DateConversion.cxx
index e4172aa64a72..90b5f07510b7 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/commontools/DateConversion.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/commontools/DateConversion.cxx
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void DBTypeConversion::setValue(const Reference<XColumnUpdate>& xVariant,
                                 sal_Int16 nFieldType,
                                 sal_Int16 nKeyType) throw(::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException)
 {
-    if (rString.getLength())
+    if (!rString.isEmpty())
     {
         // Does the String need to be formatted?
         sal_Int16 nTypeClass = nKeyType & ~NumberFormat::DEFINED;
diff --git a/connectivity/source/commontools/DriversConfig.cxx b/connectivity/source/commontools/DriversConfig.cxx
index cc19bce60abb..29d1de1d0d16 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/commontools/DriversConfig.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/commontools/DriversConfig.cxx
@@ -80,18 +80,18 @@ namespace
             static const ::rtl::OUString s_sMetaData(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("MetaData"));
             ::rtl::OUString sParentURLPattern;
             aURLPatternNode.getNodeValue(s_sParentURLPattern) >>= sParentURLPattern;
-            if ( sParentURLPattern.getLength() )
+            if ( !sParentURLPattern.isEmpty() )
                 lcl_readURLPatternNode(_aInstalled,sParentURLPattern,_rInstalledDriver);
 
             ::rtl::OUString sDriverFactory;
             aURLPatternNode.getNodeValue(s_sDriver) >>= sDriverFactory;
-            if ( sDriverFactory.getLength() )
+            if ( !sDriverFactory.isEmpty() )
                 _rInstalledDriver.sDriverFactory = sDriverFactory;
 
             ::rtl::OUString sDriverTypeDisplayName;
             aURLPatternNode.getNodeValue(s_sDriverTypeDisplayName) >>= sDriverTypeDisplayName;
-            OSL_ENSURE(sDriverTypeDisplayName.getLength(),"No valid DriverTypeDisplayName property!");
-            if ( sDriverTypeDisplayName.getLength() )
+            OSL_ENSURE(!sDriverTypeDisplayName.isEmpty(),"No valid DriverTypeDisplayName property!");
+            if ( !sDriverTypeDisplayName.isEmpty() )
                 _rInstalledDriver.sDriverTypeDisplayName = sDriverTypeDisplayName;
 
             lcl_fillValues(aURLPatternNode,s_sProperties,_rInstalledDriver.aProperties);
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ void DriversConfigImpl::Load(const uno::Reference< lang::XMultiServiceFactory >&
             {
                 TInstalledDriver aInstalledDriver;
                 lcl_readURLPatternNode(m_aInstalled,*pPatternIter,aInstalledDriver);
-                if ( aInstalledDriver.sDriverFactory.getLength() )
+                if ( !aInstalledDriver.sDriverFactory.isEmpty() )
                     m_aDrivers.insert(TInstalledDrivers::value_type(*pPatternIter,aInstalledDriver));
             }
         } // if ( m_aInstalled.isValid() )
diff --git a/connectivity/source/commontools/TIndexes.cxx b/connectivity/source/commontools/TIndexes.cxx
index 26904c56b714..246cad29e434 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/commontools/TIndexes.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/commontools/TIndexes.cxx
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ sdbcx::ObjectType OIndexesHelper::createObject(const ::rtl::OUString& _rName)
         while( xResult->next() )
         {
             sal_Bool bUnique = !xRow->getBoolean(4);
-            if((!aQualifier.getLength() || xRow->getString(5) == aQualifier ) && xRow->getString(6) == aName)
+            if((aQualifier.isEmpty() || xRow->getString(5) == aQualifier ) && xRow->getString(6) == aName)
             {
                 sal_Int32 nClustered = xRow->getShort(7);
                 sal_Bool bPrimarKeyIndex = sal_False;
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ sdbcx::ObjectType OIndexesHelper::appendObject( const ::rtl::OUString& _rForName
         ::rtl::OUString aComposedName;
 
         aComposedName = dbtools::composeTableName(m_pTable->getMetaData(),aCatalog,aSchema,aTable,sal_True,::dbtools::eInIndexDefinitions);
-        if ( _rForName.getLength() )
+        if (!_rForName.isEmpty() )
         {
             aSql.append( ::dbtools::quoteName( aQuote, _rForName ) );
             aSql.appendAscii(" ON ");
diff --git a/connectivity/source/commontools/TKey.cxx b/connectivity/source/commontools/TKey.cxx
index f02438d9a6d0..606a8bfec1a3 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/commontools/TKey.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/commontools/TKey.cxx
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void OTableKeyHelper::refreshColumns()
             m_pTable->getPropertyValue(rPropMap.getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_SCHEMANAME)) >>= aSchema;
             m_pTable->getPropertyValue(rPropMap.getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_NAME))       >>= aTable;
 
-            if ( m_Name.getLength() ) // foreign key
+            if ( !m_Name.isEmpty() ) // foreign key
             {
 
                 Reference< XResultSet > xResult = m_pTable->getMetaData()->getImportedKeys(m_pTable->getPropertyValue(rPropMap.getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_CATALOGNAME)),
diff --git a/connectivity/source/commontools/TKeys.cxx b/connectivity/source/commontools/TKeys.cxx
index 75f717030d26..7e6734c6fc4a 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/commontools/TKeys.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/commontools/TKeys.cxx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ sdbcx::ObjectType OKeysHelper::createObject(const ::rtl::OUString& _rName)
 {
     sdbcx::ObjectType xRet = NULL;
 
-    if(_rName.getLength())
+    if(!_rName.isEmpty())
     {
         OTableKeyHelper* pRet = new OTableKeyHelper(m_pTable,_rName,m_pTable->getKeyProperties(_rName));
         xRet = pRet;
diff --git a/connectivity/source/commontools/TTableHelper.cxx b/connectivity/source/commontools/TTableHelper.cxx
index 03b9c889d27d..0890dd9b08d8 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/commontools/TTableHelper.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/commontools/TTableHelper.cxx
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void OTableHelper::refreshColumns()
     if(!isNew())
     {
         Any aCatalog;
-        if ( m_CatalogName.getLength() )
+        if ( !m_CatalogName.isEmpty() )
             aCatalog <<= m_CatalogName;
 
         ::utl::SharedUNOComponent< XResultSet > xResult( getMetaData()->getColumns(
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ const ColumnDesc* OTableHelper::getColumnDescription(const ::rtl::OUString& _sNa
 void OTableHelper::refreshPrimaryKeys(TStringVector& _rNames)
 {
     Any aCatalog;
-    if ( m_CatalogName.getLength() )
+    if ( !m_CatalogName.isEmpty() )
         aCatalog <<= m_CatalogName;
     Reference< XResultSet > xResult = getMetaData()->getPrimaryKeys(aCatalog,m_SchemaName,m_Name);
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ void OTableHelper::refreshPrimaryKeys(TStringVector& _rNames)
 void OTableHelper::refreshForeignKeys(TStringVector& _rNames)
 {
     Any aCatalog;
-    if ( m_CatalogName.getLength() )
+    if ( !m_CatalogName.isEmpty() )
         aCatalog <<= m_CatalogName;
     Reference< XResultSet > xResult = getMetaData()->getImportedKeys(aCatalog,m_SchemaName,m_Name);
     Reference< XRow > xRow(xResult,UNO_QUERY);
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ void OTableHelper::refreshForeignKeys(TStringVector& _rNames)
                 }
 
 
-            if ( sFkName.getLength() && !xRow->wasNull() )
+            if ( !sFkName.isEmpty() && !xRow->wasNull() )
             {
                 if ( sOldFKName != sFkName )
                 {
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ void OTableHelper::refreshIndexes()
     {
         // fill indexes
         Any aCatalog;
-        if ( m_CatalogName.getLength() )
+        if ( !m_CatalogName.isEmpty() )
             aCatalog <<= m_CatalogName;
         Reference< XResultSet > xResult = getMetaData()->getIndexInfo(aCatalog,m_SchemaName,m_Name,sal_False,sal_False);
 
@@ -459,10 +459,10 @@ void OTableHelper::refreshIndexes()
             while( xResult->next() )
             {
                 aName = xRow->getString(5);
-                if(aName.getLength())
+                if(!aName.isEmpty())
                     aName += sCatalogSep;
                 aName += xRow->getString(6);
-                if ( aName.getLength() )
+                if ( !aName.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     // don't insert the name if the last one we inserted was the same
                     if (sPreviousRoundName != aName)
diff --git a/connectivity/source/commontools/dbcharset.cxx b/connectivity/source/commontools/dbcharset.cxx
index a88031c7f60b..87b78c408ff9 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/commontools/dbcharset.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/commontools/dbcharset.cxx
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace dbtools
         ensureConstructed( );
 
         rtl_TextEncoding eEncoding = RTL_TEXTENCODING_DONTKNOW;
-        if ( _rIanaName.getLength() )
+        if ( !_rIanaName.isEmpty() )
         {
             // byte string conversion
             ::rtl::OString sMimeByteString( _rIanaName.getStr(), _rIanaName.getLength(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
diff --git a/connectivity/source/commontools/dbconversion.cxx b/connectivity/source/commontools/dbconversion.cxx
index f3c2320f66b0..7c6f10de28b8 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/commontools/dbconversion.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/commontools/dbconversion.cxx
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ namespace dbtools
                 nSecond = (sal_uInt16)_sSQLString.getToken(0,sTimeSep,nIndex).toInt32();
                 nIndex = 0;
                 ::rtl::OUString sNano(_sSQLString.getToken(1,'.',nIndex));
-                if ( sNano.getLength() )
+                if ( !sNano.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     // our time struct only supports hundredth seconds
                     sNano = sNano.copy(0,::std::min<sal_Int32>(sNano.getLength(),2));
diff --git a/connectivity/source/commontools/dbtools.cxx b/connectivity/source/commontools/dbtools.cxx
index 35482a200009..a4aeb5649ada 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/commontools/dbtools.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/commontools/dbtools.cxx
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ Reference< XDataSource> getDataSource_allowException(
             const ::rtl::OUString& _rsTitleOrPath,
             const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory >& _rxFactory )
 {
-    ENSURE_OR_RETURN( _rsTitleOrPath.getLength(), "getDataSource_allowException: invalid arg !", NULL );
+    ENSURE_OR_RETURN( !_rsTitleOrPath.isEmpty(), "getDataSource_allowException: invalid arg !", NULL );
 
     Reference< XNameAccess> xDatabaseContext(
         _rxFactory->createInstance(
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ Reference< XConnection > getConnection_allowException(
     if (xDataSource.is())
     {
         // do it with interaction handler
-        if(!_rsUser.getLength() || !_rsPwd.getLength())
+        if(_rsUser.isEmpty() || _rsPwd.isEmpty())
         {
             Reference<XPropertySet> xProp(xDataSource,UNO_QUERY);
             ::rtl::OUString sPwd, sUser;
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ Reference< XConnection > getConnection_allowException(
             {
                 OSL_FAIL("dbtools::getConnection: error while retrieving data source properties!");
             }
-            if(bPwdReq && !sPwd.getLength())
+            if(bPwdReq && sPwd.isEmpty())
             {   // password required, but empty -> connect using an interaction handler
                 Reference<XCompletedConnection> xConnectionCompletion(xProp, UNO_QUERY);
                 if (xConnectionCompletion.is())
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ SharedConnection lcl_connectRowSet(const Reference< XRowSet>& _rxRowSet, const R
         xRowSetProps->getPropertyValue(::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("URL"))) >>= sURL;
 
         Reference< XConnection > xPureConnection;
-        if (sDataSourceName.getLength())
+        if (!sDataSourceName.isEmpty())
         {   // the row set's data source property is set
             // -> try to connect, get user and pwd setting for that
             ::rtl::OUString sUser, sPwd;
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ SharedConnection lcl_connectRowSet(const Reference< XRowSet>& _rxRowSet, const R
 
             xPureConnection = getConnection_allowException( sDataSourceName, sUser, sPwd, _rxFactory );
         }
-        else if (sURL.getLength())
+        else if (!sURL.isEmpty())
         {   // the row set has no data source, but a connection url set
             // -> try to connection with that url
             Reference< XDriverManager > xDriverManager(
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ SharedConnection lcl_connectRowSet(const Reference< XRowSet>& _rxRowSet, const R
                     xRowSetProps->getPropertyValue(sUserProp) >>= sUser;
                 if (hasProperty(OMetaConnection::getPropMap().getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_PASSWORD), xRowSetProps))
                     xRowSetProps->getPropertyValue(OMetaConnection::getPropMap().getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_PASSWORD)) >>= sPwd;
-                if (sUser.getLength())
+                if (!sUser.isEmpty())
                 {   // use user and pwd together with the url
                     Sequence< PropertyValue> aInfo(2);
                     aInfo.getArray()[0].Name = ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("user"));
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ Reference< XNameAccess > getFieldsByCommandDescriptor( const Reference< XConnect
     OSL_PRECOND( _rxConnection.is(), "::dbtools::getFieldsByCommandDescriptor: invalid connection!" );
     OSL_PRECOND( ( CommandType::TABLE == _nCommandType ) || ( CommandType::QUERY == _nCommandType ) || ( CommandType::COMMAND == _nCommandType ),
         "::dbtools::getFieldsByCommandDescriptor: invalid command type!" );
-    OSL_PRECOND( _rCommand.getLength(), "::dbtools::getFieldsByCommandDescriptor: invalid command (empty)!" );
+    OSL_PRECOND( !_rCommand.isEmpty(), "::dbtools::getFieldsByCommandDescriptor: invalid command (empty)!" );
 
     Reference< XNameAccess > xFields;
 
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ static ::rtl::OUString impl_doComposeTableName( const Reference< XDatabaseMetaDa
     OSL_ENSURE(_rxMetaData.is(), "impl_doComposeTableName : invalid meta data !");
     if ( !_rxMetaData.is() )
         return ::rtl::OUString();
-    OSL_ENSURE(_rName.getLength(), "impl_doComposeTableName : at least the name should be non-empty !");
+    OSL_ENSURE(!_rName.isEmpty(), "impl_doComposeTableName : at least the name should be non-empty !");
 
     const ::rtl::OUString sQuoteString = _rxMetaData->getIdentifierQuoteString();
     const NameComponentSupport aNameComps( lcl_getNameComponentSupport( _rxMetaData, _eComposeRule ) );
@@ -887,19 +887,19 @@ static ::rtl::OUString impl_doComposeTableName( const Reference< XDatabaseMetaDa
 
     ::rtl::OUString sCatalogSep;
     sal_Bool bCatlogAtStart = sal_True;
-    if ( _rCatalog.getLength() && aNameComps.bCatalogs )
+    if ( !_rCatalog.isEmpty() && aNameComps.bCatalogs )
     {
         sCatalogSep     = _rxMetaData->getCatalogSeparator();
         bCatlogAtStart  = _rxMetaData->isCatalogAtStart();
 
-        if ( bCatlogAtStart && sCatalogSep.getLength())
+        if ( bCatlogAtStart && !sCatalogSep.isEmpty())
         {
             aComposedName.append( _bQuote ? quoteName( sQuoteString, _rCatalog ) : _rCatalog );
             aComposedName.append( sCatalogSep );
         }
     }
 
-    if ( _rSchema.getLength() && aNameComps.bSchemas )
+    if ( !_rSchema.isEmpty() && aNameComps.bSchemas )
     {
         aComposedName.append( _bQuote ? quoteName( sQuoteString, _rSchema ) : _rSchema );
         aComposedName.appendAscii( "." );
@@ -907,9 +907,9 @@ static ::rtl::OUString impl_doComposeTableName( const Reference< XDatabaseMetaDa
 
     aComposedName.append( _bQuote ? quoteName( sQuoteString, _rName ) : _rName );
 
-    if  (   _rCatalog.getLength()
+    if  (   !_rCatalog.isEmpty()
         &&  !bCatlogAtStart
-        &&  sCatalogSep.getLength()
+        &&  !sCatalogSep.isEmpty()
         &&  aNameComps.bCatalogs
         )
     {
diff --git a/connectivity/source/commontools/dbtools2.cxx b/connectivity/source/commontools/dbtools2.cxx
index 63492b42383c..7ea7bc9cac3f 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/commontools/dbtools2.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/commontools/dbtools2.cxx
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ namespace dbtools
                 sPostFix = xRow->getString (5);
                 sCreateParams = xRow->getString(6);
                 // first identical type will be used if typename is empty
-                if ( !sTypeName.getLength() && nType == nDataType )
+                if ( sTypeName.isEmpty() && nType == nDataType )
                     sTypeName = sTypeName2Cmp;
 
-                if( sTypeName.equalsIgnoreAsciiCase(sTypeName2Cmp) && nType == nDataType && sCreateParams.getLength() && !xRow->wasNull())
+                if( sTypeName.equalsIgnoreAsciiCase(sTypeName2Cmp) && nType == nDataType && !sCreateParams.isEmpty() && !xRow->wasNull())
                 {
                     bUseLiteral = sal_True;
                     break;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ namespace dbtools
     }
 
     sal_Int32 nIndex = 0;
-    if ( sAutoIncrementValue.getLength() && (nIndex = sTypeName.indexOf(sAutoIncrementValue)) != -1 )
+    if ( !sAutoIncrementValue.isEmpty() && (nIndex = sTypeName.indexOf(sAutoIncrementValue)) != -1 )
     {
         sTypeName = sTypeName.replaceAt(nIndex,sTypeName.getLength() - nIndex,::rtl::OUString());
     }
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ namespace dbtools
         if ( nPrecision > 0 && nDataType != DataType::TIMESTAMP )
         {
             aSql.append(nPrecision);
-            if ( (nScale > 0) || (_sCreatePattern.getLength() && sCreateParams.indexOf(_sCreatePattern) != -1) )
+            if ( (nScale > 0) || (!_sCreatePattern.isEmpty() && sCreateParams.indexOf(_sCreatePattern) != -1) )
                 aSql.appendAscii(",");
         }
-        if ( (nScale > 0) || (_sCreatePattern.getLength() && sCreateParams.indexOf(_sCreatePattern) != -1 ) || nDataType == DataType::TIMESTAMP )
+        if ( (nScale > 0) || ( !_sCreatePattern.isEmpty() && sCreateParams.indexOf(_sCreatePattern) != -1 ) || nDataType == DataType::TIMESTAMP )
             aSql.append(nScale);
 
         if ( nParenPos == -1 )
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ namespace dbtools
         aSql.append(sTypeName); // simply add the type name
 
     ::rtl::OUString aDefault = ::comphelper::getString(xColProp->getPropertyValue(rPropMap.getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_DEFAULTVALUE)));
-    if ( aDefault.getLength() )
+    if ( !aDefault.isEmpty() )
     {
         aSql.append(::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(" DEFAULT ")));
         aSql.append(sPreFix);
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ namespace dbtools
     if(::comphelper::getINT32(xColProp->getPropertyValue(rPropMap.getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_ISNULLABLE))) == ColumnValue::NO_NULLS)
         aSql.append(::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(" NOT NULL")));
 
-    if ( bIsAutoIncrement && sAutoIncrementValue.getLength())
+    if ( bIsAutoIncrement && !sAutoIncrementValue.isEmpty())
     {
         aSql.appendAscii(" ");
         aSql.append(sAutoIncrementValue);
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ namespace dbtools
     descriptor->getPropertyValue(rPropMap.getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_NAME))         >>= sTable;
 
     sComposedName = ::dbtools::composeTableName( xMetaData, sCatalog, sSchema, sTable, sal_True, ::dbtools::eInTableDefinitions );
-    if ( !sComposedName.getLength() )
+    if ( sComposedName.isEmpty() )
         ::dbtools::throwFunctionSequenceException(_xConnection);
 
     aSql.append(sComposedName);
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ namespace
                     sComposedName = ::dbtools::composeTableName( xMetaData, sCatalog, sSchema, sTable, sal_True, ::dbtools::eInTableDefinitions );
 
 
-                    if ( !sComposedName.getLength() )
+                    if ( sComposedName.isEmpty() )
                         ::dbtools::throwFunctionSequenceException(_xConnection);
 
                     aSql.append(generateColumnNames(xColumns,xMetaData));
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ namespace
 {
     ::rtl::OUString aSql = ::dbtools::createStandardCreateStatement(descriptor,_xConnection,_pHelper,_sCreatePattern);
     const ::rtl::OUString sKeyStmt = ::dbtools::createStandardKeyStatement(descriptor,_xConnection);
-    if ( sKeyStmt.getLength() )
+    if ( !sKeyStmt.isEmpty() )
         aSql += sKeyStmt;
     else
     {
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ sal_Int32 getTablePrivileges(const Reference< XDatabaseMetaData>& _xMetaData,
     try
     {
         Any aVal;
-        if(_sCatalog.getLength())
+        if(!_sCatalog.isEmpty())
             aVal <<= _sCatalog;
         Reference< XResultSet > xPrivileges = _xMetaData->getTablePrivileges(aVal, _sSchema, _sTable);
         Reference< XRow > xCurrentRow(xPrivileges, UNO_QUERY);
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ sal_Int32 DBTypeConversion::convertUnicodeStringToLength( const ::rtl::OUString&
     {
         ::rtl::OUString sDefaultReportEngineName;
         aReportEngines.getNodeValue(lcl_getDefaultReportEngine()) >>= sDefaultReportEngineName;
-        if ( sDefaultReportEngineName.getLength() )
+        if ( !sDefaultReportEngineName.isEmpty() )
         {
             ::utl::OConfigurationNode aReportEngineNames = aReportEngines.openNode(lcl_getReportEngineNames());
             if ( aReportEngineNames.isValid() )
diff --git a/connectivity/source/commontools/filtermanager.cxx b/connectivity/source/commontools/filtermanager.cxx
index 620362f9222c..08a8bc38f594 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/commontools/filtermanager.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/commontools/filtermanager.cxx
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace dbtools
 
         try
         {
-            if ( m_xComponentAggregate.is() && getFilterComponent( fcPublicFilter ).getLength() )
+            if ( m_xComponentAggregate.is() && !getFilterComponent( fcPublicFilter ).isEmpty() )
             {   // only if there changed something
                 m_xComponentAggregate->setPropertyValue( OMetaConnection::getPropMap().getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_FILTER), makeAny( getComposedFilter() ) );
             }
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ namespace dbtools
         sal_Int32 i;
         for ( i = getFirstApplicableFilterIndex(); i < FC_COMPONENT_COUNT; ++i )
         {
-            if ( m_aFilterComponents[ i ].getLength() )
+            if ( !m_aFilterComponents[ i ].isEmpty() )
             {
                 if ( nOnlyNonEmpty != -1 )
                     // it's the second non-empty component
diff --git a/connectivity/source/commontools/parameters.cxx b/connectivity/source/commontools/parameters.cxx
index ed4650717a83..92dcb34c990e 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/commontools/parameters.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/commontools/parameters.cxx
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ namespace dbtools
         const ::rtl::OUString* pDetailFieldsEnd = pDetailFields + m_aDetailFields.getLength();
         for ( ; pDetailFields < pDetailFieldsEnd; ++pDetailFields, ++pMasterFields )
         {
-            if ( !pMasterFields->getLength() || !pDetailFields->getLength() )
+            if ( pMasterFields->isEmpty() || pDetailFields->isEmpty() )
                 continue;
 
             // if not even the master part of the relationship exists in the parent , the
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ namespace dbtools
                 {
                     ::rtl::OUString sNewParamName;
                     const ::rtl::OUString sFilterCondition = createFilterConditionFromColumnLink( *pMasterFields, *pDetailFields, sNewParamName );
-                    OSL_PRECOND( sNewParamName.getLength(), "ParameterManager::classifyLinks: createFilterConditionFromColumnLink returned nonsense!" );
+                    OSL_PRECOND( !sNewParamName.isEmpty(), "ParameterManager::classifyLinks: createFilterConditionFromColumnLink returned nonsense!" );
 
                     // remember meta information about this new parameter
                     ::std::pair< ParameterInformation::iterator, bool > aInsertionPos =
diff --git a/connectivity/source/commontools/predicateinput.cxx b/connectivity/source/commontools/predicateinput.cxx
index d94621e214de..2b7df486a28a 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/commontools/predicateinput.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/commontools/predicateinput.cxx
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ namespace dbtools
     //---------------------------------------------------------------------
     static sal_Unicode lcl_getSeparatorChar( const ::rtl::OUString& _rSeparator, sal_Unicode _nFallback )
     {
-        OSL_ENSURE( 0 < _rSeparator.getLength(), "::lcl_getSeparatorChar: invalid separator string!" );
+        OSL_ENSURE( !_rSeparator.isEmpty(), "::lcl_getSeparatorChar: invalid separator string!" );
 
         sal_Unicode nReturn( _nFallback );
-        if ( _rSeparator.getLength() )
+        if ( !_rSeparator.isEmpty() )
             nReturn = static_cast< sal_Char >( _rSeparator.getStr()[0] );
         return nReturn;
     }
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ namespace dbtools
                 )
             {   // yes -> force a quoted text and try again
                 ::rtl::OUString sQuoted( _rStatement );
-                if  (   sQuoted.getLength()
+                if  (   !sQuoted.isEmpty()
                     &&  (   (sQuoted.getStr()[0] != '\'')
                         ||  (sQuoted.getStr()[ sQuoted.getLength() - 1 ] != '\'' )
                         )
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ namespace dbtools
                             ) >>= aFormatLocale;
 
                             // valid locale
-                            if ( aFormatLocale.Language.getLength() )
+                            if ( !aFormatLocale.Language.isEmpty() )
                             {
                                 getSeparatorChars( aFormatLocale, nFmtDecSep, nCtxThdSep );
                             }
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ namespace dbtools
         if(nIndex == -1)
             sField = _sField;
         sal_Int32 nType = ::connectivity::OSQLParser::getFunctionReturnType(sField,&m_aParser.getContext());
-        if ( nType == DataType::OTHER || !sField.getLength() )
+        if ( nType == DataType::OTHER || sField.isEmpty() )
         {
             // first try the international version
             ::rtl::OUString sSql;
diff --git a/connectivity/source/commontools/sqlerror.cxx b/connectivity/source/commontools/sqlerror.cxx
index 558437d63087..3072af21c6f1 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/commontools/sqlerror.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/commontools/sqlerror.cxx
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ namespace connectivity
         if ( impl_initResources() )
         {
             ::rtl::OUString sResMessage( m_pResources->loadString( lcl_getResourceID( _eCondition, false ) ) );
-            OSL_ENSURE( sResMessage.getLength(), "SQLError_Impl::impl_getErrorMessage: illegal error condition, or invalid resource!" );
+            OSL_ENSURE( !sResMessage.isEmpty(), "SQLError_Impl::impl_getErrorMessage: illegal error condition, or invalid resource!" );
             aMessage.append( getMessagePrefix() ).appendAscii( " " ).append( sResMessage );
         }
 
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ namespace connectivity
                 sState = m_pResources->loadString( nResourceId );
         }
 
-        if ( !sState.getLength() )
+        if ( sState.isEmpty() )
             sState = ::rtl::OUString::intern( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "S1000" ) );
 
         return sState;
diff --git a/connectivity/source/commontools/statementcomposer.cxx b/connectivity/source/commontools/statementcomposer.cxx
index d83a83ff0ff4..7b4ab77a50a3 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/commontools/statementcomposer.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/commontools/statementcomposer.cxx
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ namespace dbtools
 
                     case CommandType::TABLE:
                     {
-                        if ( !_rData.sCommand.getLength() )
+                        if ( _rData.sCommand.isEmpty() )
                             break;
 
                         sStatement = ::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "SELECT * FROM " ) );
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ namespace dbtools
 
                         // the command used by the query
                         xQuery->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "Command" ) ) ) >>= sStatement;
-                        if ( !sStatement.getLength() )
+                        if ( sStatement.isEmpty() )
                             break;
 
                         // use a composer to build a statement from the query filter/order props
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ namespace dbtools
                         break;
                 }
 
-                if ( sStatement.getLength() )
+                if ( !sStatement.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     // create an composer
                     Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > xFactory( _rData.xConnection, UNO_QUERY_THROW );
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/calc/CConnection.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/calc/CConnection.cxx
index 74884912aad1..e7ac50dc4211 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/calc/CConnection.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/calc/CConnection.cxx
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Reference< XSpreadsheetDocument> OCalcConnection::acquireDoc()
     aArgs[1].Name = ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("ReadOnly"));
     aArgs[1].Value <<= (sal_Bool) sal_True;
 
-    if ( m_sPassword.getLength() )
+    if ( !m_sPassword.isEmpty() )
     {
         const sal_Int32 nPos = aArgs.getLength();
         aArgs.realloc(nPos+1);
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/calc/CTable.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/calc/CTable.cxx
index 3448d49648b0..f9e5413c9a37 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/calc/CTable.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/calc/CTable.cxx
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ void OCalcTable::fillColumns()
         lcl_GetColumnInfo( m_xSheet, m_xFormats, m_nStartCol + i, m_nStartRow, m_bHasHeaders,
                             aColumnName, eType, bCurrency );
 
-        if ( !aColumnName.getLength() )
+        if ( aColumnName.isEmpty() )
             aColumnName = lcl_GetColumnStr( i );
 
         sal_Int32 nPrecision = 0;   //! ...
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/dbase/DTable.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/dbase/DTable.cxx
index 5e5b9e2b46ae..fc5afcd3d354 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/dbase/DTable.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/dbase/DTable.cxx
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@ sal_Bool ODbaseTable::UpdateBuffer(OValueRefVector& rRow, OValueRefRow pOrgRow,c
                 if (pIndex->Find(0,*rRow.get()[nPos]))
                 {
                     // There is no unique value
-                    if ( !aColName.getLength() )
+                    if ( aColName.isEmpty() )
                     {
                         m_pColumns->getByIndex(i) >>= xCol;
                         OSL_ENSURE(xCol.is(),"ODbaseTable::UpdateBuffer column is null!");
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/dbase/dindexnode.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/dbase/dindexnode.cxx
index c1befc432e45..111745794750 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/dbase/dindexnode.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/dbase/dindexnode.cxx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ ONDXKey::ONDXKey(const rtl::OUString& aStr, sal_uInt32 nRec)
     : ONDXKey_BASE(::com::sun::star::sdbc::DataType::VARCHAR)
      ,nRecord(nRec)
 {
-    if (aStr.getLength())
+    if (!aStr.isEmpty())
     {
         xValue = aStr;
         xValue.setBound(sal_True);
@@ -745,14 +745,14 @@ StringCompare ONDXKey::Compare(const ONDXKey& rKey) const
 
     if (getValue().isNull())
     {
-        if (rKey.getValue().isNull() || (rKey.IsText(getDBType()) && !rKey.getValue().getString().getLength()))
+        if (rKey.getValue().isNull() || (rKey.IsText(getDBType()) && rKey.getValue().getString().isEmpty()))
             eResult = COMPARE_EQUAL;
         else
             eResult = COMPARE_LESS;
     }
     else if (rKey.getValue().isNull())
     {
-        if (getValue().isNull() || (IsText(getDBType()) && !getValue().getString().getLength()))
+        if (getValue().isNull() || (IsText(getDBType()) && getValue().getString().isEmpty()))
             eResult = COMPARE_EQUAL;
         else
             eResult = COMPARE_GREATER;
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/file/FConnection.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/file/FConnection.cxx
index 09e6a2514393..3ba887ad9b09 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/file/FConnection.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/file/FConnection.cxx
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void OConnection::construct(const ::rtl::OUString& url,const Sequence< PropertyV
         m_bDefaultTextEncoding = true;
     }
 
-    if ( aExt.getLength() )
+    if ( !aExt.isEmpty() )
         m_aFilenameExtension = aExt;
 
     try
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ void OConnection::throwUrlNotValid(const ::rtl::OUString & _rsUrl,const ::rtl::O
     aError.SQLState = ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("S1000"));
     aError.ErrorCode = 0;
     aError.Context = static_cast< XConnection* >(this);
-    if (_rsMessage.getLength())
+    if (!_rsMessage.isEmpty())
         aError.NextException <<= SQLException(_rsMessage, aError.Context, ::rtl::OUString(), 0, Any());
 
     throw aError;
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/file/FDatabaseMetaData.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/file/FDatabaseMetaData.cxx
index caf0dc15277e..5ab1320b16cd 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/file/FDatabaseMetaData.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/file/FDatabaseMetaData.cxx
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ Reference< XResultSet > SAL_CALL ODatabaseMetaData::getTables(
             sal_Bool bErg = sal_False;
             do
             {
-                if (!aURL.getExtension().getLength())
+                if (aURL.getExtension().isEmpty())
                 {
                     sal_Unicode nChar = aURL.getBase().getStr()[0];
                     if(match(tableNamePattern,aURL.getBase(),'\0') && ( !bCheckEnabled || ( bCheckEnabled && ((nChar < '0' || nChar > '9')))) )
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/file/FPreparedStatement.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/file/FPreparedStatement.cxx
index 16037c985329..53d628f18a42 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/file/FPreparedStatement.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/file/FPreparedStatement.cxx
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ void OPreparedStatement::describeColumn(OSQLParseNode* _pParameter,OSQLParseNode
     {
         ::rtl::OUString sColumnName,sTableRange;
         m_aSQLIterator.getColumnRange(_pNode,sColumnName,sTableRange);
-        if ( sColumnName.getLength() )
+        if ( !sColumnName.isEmpty() )
         {
             Reference<XNameAccess> xNameAccess = _xTable->getColumns();
             if(xNameAccess->hasByName(sColumnName))
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/flat/ETable.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/flat/ETable.cxx
index f47304b3a434..1e49f01523d6 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/flat/ETable.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/flat/ETable.cxx
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ String OFlatTable::getEntry()
             // name and extension have to coincide
             if ( m_pConnection->matchesExtension( sExt ) )
             {
-                if ( sExt.getLength() )
+                if ( !sExt.isEmpty() )
                     sName = sName.replaceAt(sName.getLength()-(sExt.getLength()+1),sExt.getLength()+1,::rtl::OUString());
                 if ( sName == m_Name )
                 {
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HDriver.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HDriver.cxx
index 5e62a0bd957b..b1b5784086ef 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HDriver.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HDriver.cxx
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ namespace connectivity
                     }
                 }
 
-                if ( !xStorage.is() || !sURL.getLength() )
+                if ( !xStorage.is() || sURL.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     ::connectivity::SharedResources aResources;
                     const ::rtl::OUString sMessage = aResources.getResourceString(STR_NO_STROAGE);
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ namespace connectivity
                 ::rtl::OUString sSystemPath;
                 osl_getSystemPathFromFileURL( sURL.pData, &sSystemPath.pData );
                 sal_Int32 nIndex = sSystemPath.lastIndexOf('.');
-                if ( !sURL.getLength() || !sSystemPath.getLength() )
+                if ( sURL.isEmpty() || sSystemPath.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     ::connectivity::SharedResources aResources;
                     const ::rtl::OUString sMessage = aResources.getResourceString(STR_INVALID_FILE_URL);
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ namespace connectivity
                 catch(Exception&)
                 {
                 }
-                if ( sMessage.getLength() )
+                if ( !sMessage.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     ::dbtools::throwGenericSQLException(sMessage ,*this);
                 }
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ namespace connectivity
 
         Reference< XStorage> xStorage(aEvent.Source,UNO_QUERY);
         ::rtl::OUString sKey = StorageContainer::getRegisteredKey(xStorage);
-        if ( sKey.getLength() )
+        if ( !sKey.isEmpty() )
         {
             TWeakPairVector::iterator i = ::std::find_if(m_aConnections.begin(),m_aConnections.end(),::o3tl::compose1(
                             ::std::bind2nd(::std::equal_to< ::rtl::OUString >(),sKey)
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ namespace connectivity
             {
                 OSL_FAIL( "lcl_getSystemLocale: caught an exception!" );
             }
-            if ( !sLocaleString.getLength() )
+            if ( sLocaleString.isEmpty() )
             {
                 rtl_Locale* pProcessLocale = NULL;
                 osl_getProcessLocale( &pProcessLocale );
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HTable.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HTable.cxx
index 1430ba8035e8..54fac5505cf1 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HTable.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HTable.cxx
@@ -245,13 +245,13 @@ void SAL_CALL OHSQLTable::alterColumnByName( const ::rtl::OUString& colName, con
         xProp->getPropertyValue(rProp.getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_DEFAULTVALUE))     >>= sOldDefault;
         descriptor->getPropertyValue(rProp.getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_DEFAULTVALUE)) >>= sNewDefault;
 
-        if(sOldDefault.getLength())
+        if(!sOldDefault.isEmpty())
         {
             dropDefaultValue(colName);
-            if(sNewDefault.getLength() && sOldDefault != sNewDefault)
+            if(!sNewDefault.isEmpty() && sOldDefault != sNewDefault)
                 alterDefaultValue(sNewDefault,sNewColumnName);
         }
-        else if(!sOldDefault.getLength() && sNewDefault.getLength())
+        else if(sOldDefault.isEmpty() && !sNewDefault.isEmpty())
             alterDefaultValue(sNewDefault,sNewColumnName);
 
         m_pColumns->refresh();
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HTables.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HTables.cxx
index eec54383804a..28058450eea6 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HTables.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HTables.cxx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ sdbcx::ObjectType OTables::createObject(const ::rtl::OUString& _rName)
     sTableTypes[2] = s_sAll;    // just to be sure to include anything else ....
 
     Any aCatalog;
-    if ( sCatalog.getLength() )
+    if ( !sCatalog.isEmpty() )
         aCatalog <<= sCatalog;
     Reference< XResultSet > xResult = m_xMetaData->getTables(aCatalog,sSchema,sTable,sTableTypes);
 
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HTools.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HTools.cxx
index 9c8de99e3157..bddfe6f7de1a 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HTools.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HTools.cxx
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ namespace connectivity { namespace hsqldb
         const ::rtl::OUString _rSchema, const ::rtl::OUString _rName, bool _bShortForm )
     {
         _inout_rBuffer.appendAscii( " WHERE " );
-        if ( _rCatalog.getLength() )
+        if ( !_rCatalog.isEmpty() )
         {
             _inout_rBuffer.appendAscii( _bShortForm ? "TABLE_CAT" : "TABLE_CATALOG" );
             _inout_rBuffer.appendAscii( " = '" );
             _inout_rBuffer.append     ( _rCatalog );
             _inout_rBuffer.appendAscii( "' AND " );
         }
-        if ( _rSchema.getLength() )
+        if ( !_rSchema.isEmpty() )
         {
             _inout_rBuffer.appendAscii( _bShortForm ? "TABLE_SCHEM" : "TABLE_SCHEMA" );
             _inout_rBuffer.appendAscii( " = '" );
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HUser.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HUser.cxx
index 4d12a044b9d0..5373c165d917 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HUser.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HUser.cxx
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void OHSQLUser::findPrivilegesAndGrantPrivileges(const ::rtl::OUString& objName,
         case PrivilegeObject::VIEW:
             {
                 Any aCatalog;
-                if ( sCatalog.getLength() )
+                if ( !sCatalog.isEmpty() )
                     aCatalog <<= sCatalog;
                 xRes = xMeta->getTablePrivileges(aCatalog,sSchema,sTable);
             }
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void OHSQLUser::findPrivilegesAndGrantPrivileges(const ::rtl::OUString& objName,
         case PrivilegeObject::COLUMN:
             {
                 Any aCatalog;
-                if ( sCatalog.getLength() )
+                if ( !sCatalog.isEmpty() )
                     aCatalog <<= sCatalog;
                 xRes = xMeta->getColumnPrivileges(aCatalog,sSchema,sTable,::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("%")));
             }
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void SAL_CALL OHSQLUser::grantPrivileges( const ::rtl::OUString& objName, sal_In
     ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard(m_aMutex);
 
     ::rtl::OUString sPrivs = getPrivilegeString(objPrivileges);
-    if(sPrivs.getLength())
+    if(!sPrivs.isEmpty())
     {
         ::rtl::OUString sGrant;
         sGrant += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("GRANT "));
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void SAL_CALL OHSQLUser::revokePrivileges( const ::rtl::OUString& objName, sal_I
     ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard(m_aMutex);
     checkDisposed(OUser_BASE_RBHELPER::rBHelper.bDisposed);
     ::rtl::OUString sPrivs = getPrivilegeString(objPrivileges);
-    if(sPrivs.getLength())
+    if(!sPrivs.isEmpty())
     {
         ::rtl::OUString sGrant;
         sGrant += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("REVOKE "));
@@ -311,35 +311,35 @@ void SAL_CALL OHSQLUser::changePassword( const ::rtl::OUString& /*oldPassword*/,
 
     if((nRights & Privilege::DELETE) == Privilege::DELETE)
     {
-        if(sPrivs.getLength())
+        if(!sPrivs.isEmpty())
             sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(","));
         sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("DELETE"));
     }
 
     if((nRights & Privilege::UPDATE) == Privilege::UPDATE)
     {
-        if(sPrivs.getLength())
+        if(!sPrivs.isEmpty())
             sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(","));
         sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("UPDATE"));
     }
 
     if((nRights & Privilege::ALTER) == Privilege::ALTER)
     {
-        if(sPrivs.getLength())
+        if(!sPrivs.isEmpty())
             sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(","));
         sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("ALTER"));
     }
 
     if((nRights & Privilege::SELECT) == Privilege::SELECT)
     {
-        if(sPrivs.getLength())
+        if(!sPrivs.isEmpty())
             sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(","));
         sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("SELECT"));
     }
 
     if((nRights & Privilege::REFERENCE) == Privilege::REFERENCE)
     {
-        if(sPrivs.getLength())
+        if(!sPrivs.isEmpty())
             sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(","));
         sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("REFERENCES"));
     }
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HUsers.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HUsers.cxx
index 78fd863b852e..3f98a8153557 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HUsers.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/hsqldb/HUsers.cxx
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ sdbcx::ObjectType OUsers::appendObject( const ::rtl::OUString& _rForName, const
                 + ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(" @\"%\" "));
     ::rtl::OUString sPassword;
     descriptor->getPropertyValue(OMetaConnection::getPropMap().getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_PASSWORD)) >>= sPassword;
-    if ( sPassword.getLength() )
+    if ( !sPassword.isEmpty() )
     {
         aSql += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(" IDENTIFIED BY '"));
         aSql += sPassword;
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/DatabaseMetaData.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/DatabaseMetaData.cxx
index 1bd5969b94ea..cdde095e21c0 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/DatabaseMetaData.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/DatabaseMetaData.cxx
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Reference< XResultSet > SAL_CALL java_sql_DatabaseMetaData::getTables(
             t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jstring)args[1].l);
             OSL_VERIFY_RES( !isExceptionOccurred( t.pEnv, sal_True ), "Exception occurred!" );
         }
-        if(tableNamePattern.getLength())
+        if(!tableNamePattern.isEmpty())
         {
             t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jstring)args[2].l);
             OSL_VERIFY_RES( !isExceptionOccurred( t.pEnv, sal_True ), "Exception occurred!" );
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ Reference< XResultSet > SAL_CALL java_sql_DatabaseMetaData::getIndexInfo(
             t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jstring)args[0].l);
         if(args[1].l)
             t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jstring)args[1].l);
-        if(table.getLength())
+        if(!table.isEmpty())
             t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jstring)args[2].l);
         ThrowLoggedSQLException( m_aLogger, t.pEnv, *this );
     }
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ Reference< XResultSet > SAL_CALL java_sql_DatabaseMetaData::getBestRowIdentifier
             t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jstring)args[0].l);
         if(args[1].l)
             t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jstring)args[1].l);
-        if(table.getLength())
+        if(!table.isEmpty())
             t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jstring)args[2].l);
         ThrowLoggedSQLException( m_aLogger, t.pEnv, *this );
     }
@@ -532,13 +532,13 @@ Reference< XResultSet > SAL_CALL java_sql_DatabaseMetaData::getCrossReference(
             t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jstring)args[0].l);
         if(args[1].l)
             t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jstring)args[1].l);
-        if(primaryTable.getLength())
+        if(!primaryTable.isEmpty())
             t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jstring)args[2].l);
         if(foreignCatalog.hasValue())
             t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jstring)args[3].l);
         if(args[4].l)
             t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jstring)args[4].l);
-        if(foreignTable.getLength())
+        if(!foreignTable.isEmpty())
             t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jstring)args[5].l);
         ThrowLoggedSQLException( m_aLogger, t.pEnv, *this );
     }
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ sal_Bool java_sql_DatabaseMetaData::impl_callBooleanMethod( const char* _pMethod
     if ( m_aLogger.isLoggable( LogLevel::FINEST ) )
     {
         ::rtl::OUString sLoggedResult( sReturn );
-        if ( !sLoggedResult.getLength() )
+        if ( sLoggedResult.isEmpty() )
             sLoggedResult = ::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "<empty string>" ) );
         m_aLogger.log( LogLevel::FINEST, STR_LOG_META_DATA_RESULT, _pMethodName, sLoggedResult );
     }
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ sal_Bool SAL_CALL java_sql_DatabaseMetaData::supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL(  ) t
 ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL java_sql_DatabaseMetaData::getURL(  ) throw(SQLException, RuntimeException)
 {
     ::rtl::OUString sURL = m_pConnection->getURL();
-    if ( !sURL.getLength() )
+    if ( sURL.isEmpty() )
     {
         static jmethodID mID(NULL);
         sURL = impl_callStringMethod( "getURL", mID );
@@ -1446,9 +1446,9 @@ Reference< XResultSet > SAL_CALL java_sql_DatabaseMetaData::getUDTs(
 
             if(catalog.hasValue())
                 t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jstring)args[0].l);
-            if(schemaPattern.getLength())
+            if(!schemaPattern.isEmpty())
                 t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jstring)args[1].l);
-            if(typeNamePattern.getLength())
+            if(!typeNamePattern.isEmpty())
                 t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jstring)args[2].l);
             if(args[3].l)
                 t.pEnv->DeleteLocalRef((jintArray)args[3].l);
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/JConnection.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/JConnection.cxx
index af15252bc6c1..4a7650c5da39 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/JConnection.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/JConnection.cxx
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ namespace
                 STR_NO_CLASSNAME,
                 "$classname$", _rDriverClass
              ) );
-        if ( _rDriverClassPath.getLength() )
+        if ( !_rDriverClassPath.isEmpty() )
         {
             const ::rtl::OUString sError2( _aResource.getResourceStringWithSubstitution(
                 STR_NO_CLASSNAME_PATH,
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ void java_sql_Connection::loadDriverFromProperties( const ::rtl::OUString& _sDri
             java_sql_SQLException_BASE::st_getMyClass();
             java_lang_Throwable::st_getMyClass();
 
-            if ( !_sDriverClass.getLength() )
+            if ( _sDriverClass.isEmpty() )
             {
                 m_aLogger.log( LogLevel::SEVERE, STR_LOG_NO_DRIVER_CLASS );
                 ::dbtools::throwGenericSQLException(
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ void java_sql_Connection::loadDriverFromProperties( const ::rtl::OUString& _sDri
                 m_aLogger.log( LogLevel::INFO, STR_LOG_LOADING_DRIVER, _sDriverClass );
                 // the driver manager holds the class of the driver for later use
                 ::std::auto_ptr< java_lang_Class > pDrvClass;
-                if ( !_sDriverClassPath.getLength() )
+                if ( _sDriverClassPath.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     // if forName didn't find the class it will throw an exception
                     pDrvClass = ::std::auto_ptr< java_lang_Class >(java_lang_Class::forName(_sDriverClass));
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ sal_Bool java_sql_Connection::construct(const ::rtl::OUString& url,
     ::comphelper::NamedValueCollection aSettings( info );
     sDriverClass = aSettings.getOrDefault( "JavaDriverClass", sDriverClass );
     sDriverClassPath = aSettings.getOrDefault( "JavaDriverClassPath", sDriverClassPath);
-    if ( !sDriverClassPath.getLength() )
+    if ( sDriverClassPath.isEmpty() )
         sDriverClassPath = impl_getJavaDriverClassPath_nothrow(sDriverClass);
     bAutoRetrievingEnabled = aSettings.getOrDefault( "IsAutoRetrievingEnabled", bAutoRetrievingEnabled );
     sGeneratedValueStatement = aSettings.getOrDefault( "AutoRetrievingStatement", sGeneratedValueStatement );
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/JStatement.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/JStatement.cxx
index f327d79f88ea..f10dfd325974 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/JStatement.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/JStatement.cxx
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Reference< XResultSet > SAL_CALL java_sql_Statement_Base::getGeneratedValues(  )
         if ( m_pConnection )
         {
             ::rtl::OUString sStmt = m_pConnection->getTransformedGeneratedStatement(m_sSqlStatement);
-            if ( sStmt.getLength() )
+            if ( !sStmt.isEmpty() )
             {
                 m_aLogger.log( LogLevel::FINER, STR_LOG_GENERATED_VALUES_FALLBACK, sStmt );
                 ::comphelper::disposeComponent(m_xGeneratedStatement);
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/Object.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/Object.cxx
index 5c552c0c0ef8..4cace9ac636a 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/Object.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/Object.cxx
@@ -192,9 +192,9 @@ namespace
         {
             ::std::auto_ptr< java_lang_Throwable > pThrow( new java_lang_Throwable( _pEnvironment, jThrow ) );
             ::rtl::OUString sMessage = pThrow->getMessage();
-            if ( !sMessage.getLength() )
+            if ( sMessage.isEmpty() )
                 sMessage = pThrow->getLocalizedMessage();
-            if(  !sMessage.getLength() )
+            if(  sMessage.isEmpty() )
                 sMessage = pThrow->toString();
             _out_rException = SQLException( sMessage, _rxContext, ::rtl::OUString(), -1, Any() );
             return true;
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/PreparedStatement.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/PreparedStatement.cxx
index 8f90a1cdd951..d1ed30769682 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/PreparedStatement.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/jdbc/PreparedStatement.cxx
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void SAL_CALL java_sql_PreparedStatement::setObjectWithInfo( sal_Int32 parameter
                             ORowSetValue aValue;
                             aValue.fill(x);
                             const ::rtl::OUString sValue = aValue;
-                            if ( sValue.getLength() )
+                            if ( !sValue.isEmpty() )
                                 pBigDecimal.reset(new java_math_BigDecimal(sValue));
                             else
                                 pBigDecimal.reset(new java_math_BigDecimal(0.0));
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MColumnAlias.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MColumnAlias.cxx
index a068e1a86fa7..5530e2f8fb76 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MColumnAlias.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MColumnAlias.cxx
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void OColumnAlias::initialize( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::su
 
                 // normalize in case the config data is corrupted
                 // (what we really don't need is an empty alias ...)
-                if ( 0 == sAssignedAlias.getLength() )
+                if ( sAssignedAlias.isEmpty() )
                       sAssignedAlias = *pProgrammaticNames;
 
                 ::rtl::OString sAsciiProgrammaticName( ::rtl::OUStringToOString( *pProgrammaticNames, RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US ) );
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MConnection.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MConnection.cxx
index a94ce286e6af..29e1a9e55229 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MConnection.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MConnection.cxx
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void OConnection::construct(const ::rtl::OUString& url,const Sequence< PropertyV
     if ( nLen == -1 )
     {
         // There isn't any subschema: - but could be just subschema
-        if ( aAddrbookURI.getLength() > 0 )
+        if ( !aAddrbookURI.isEmpty() )
         {
             aAddrbookScheme= aAddrbookURI;
         }
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void OConnection::construct(const ::rtl::OUString& url,const Sequence< PropertyV
     if ( aAddrbookScheme.compareToAscii( getSdbcScheme( SDBC_MOZILLA ) ) == 0 ) {
         m_sMozillaURI = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( getSchemeURI( SCHEME_MOZILLA ) );
         m_eSDBCAddressType = SDBCAddress::Mozilla;
-        if(sAdditionalInfo.getLength())
+        if(!sAdditionalInfo.isEmpty())
             m_sMozillaProfile = sAdditionalInfo;
     }
     else
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ void OConnection::construct(const ::rtl::OUString& url,const Sequence< PropertyV
         //Yes. I am sure it is SCHEME_MOZILLA
         m_sMozillaURI = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( getSchemeURI( SCHEME_MOZILLA ) );
         m_eSDBCAddressType = SDBCAddress::ThunderBird;
-        if(sAdditionalInfo.getLength())
+        if(!sAdditionalInfo.isEmpty())
             m_sMozillaProfile = sAdditionalInfo;
     }
     else if ( aAddrbookScheme.compareToAscii( getSdbcScheme( SDBC_LDAP ) ) == 0 ) {
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ void OConnection::construct(const ::rtl::OUString& url,const Sequence< PropertyV
         m_sMozillaURI = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( getSchemeURI( SCHEME_LDAP ) );
         m_eSDBCAddressType = SDBCAddress::LDAP;
 
-        if ( !m_sHostName.getLength() )
+        if ( m_sHostName.isEmpty() )
         {
             // see whether the URI contains a hostname/port
-            if ( sAdditionalInfo.getLength() )
+            if ( !sAdditionalInfo.isEmpty() )
             {
                 sal_Int32 nPortSeparator = sAdditionalInfo.indexOf( ':' );
                 if ( nPortSeparator == -1 )
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void OConnection::construct(const ::rtl::OUString& url,const Sequence< PropertyV
             }
         }
 
-        if ( m_sHostName.getLength() != 0 ) {
+        if ( !m_sHostName.isEmpty() ) {
             m_sMozillaURI += m_sHostName;
         }
         else
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void OConnection::construct(const ::rtl::OUString& url,const Sequence< PropertyV
             m_sMozillaURI += rtl::OUString::valueOf( nPortNumber );
         }
 
-        if ( sBaseDN.getLength() != 0 ) {
+        if ( !sBaseDN.isEmpty() ) {
             m_sMozillaURI += rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("/") );
             m_sMozillaURI += sBaseDN;
         }
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ void OConnection::throwSQLException( const ErrorDescriptor& _rError, const Refer
             "OConnection::throwSQLException: unsupported error code combination!" );
 
         ::rtl::OUString sParameter( _rError.getParameter() );
-        if ( sParameter.getLength() )
+        if ( !sParameter.isEmpty() )
         {
             const ::rtl::OUString sError( getResources().getResourceStringWithSubstitution(
                 _rError.getResId(),
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ void OConnection::throwSQLException( const ErrorDescriptor& _rError, const Refer
     {
         SQLError aErrorHelper( getDriver()->getMSFactory() );
         ::rtl::OUString sParameter( _rError.getParameter() );
-        if ( sParameter.getLength() )
+        if ( !sParameter.isEmpty() )
             aErrorHelper.raiseException( _rError.getErrorCondition(), _rxContext, sParameter );
         else
             aErrorHelper.raiseException( _rError.getErrorCondition(), _rxContext);
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MDriver.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MDriver.cxx
index 5785470b675c..89f2321b832c 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MDriver.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MDriver.cxx
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ EDriverType MozabDriver::impl_classifyURL( const ::rtl::OUString& url )
     if ( nLen == -1 )
     {
         // There isn't any subschema: - but could be just subschema
-        if ( aAddrbookURI.getLength() > 0 )
+        if ( !aAddrbookURI.isEmpty() )
             aAddrbookScheme= aAddrbookURI;
         else if(url == ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("sdbc:address:")) )
             return Unknown; // TODO check
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MPreparedStatement.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MPreparedStatement.cxx
index fc71ff5f4d5c..2aa2dddb9750 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MPreparedStatement.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MPreparedStatement.cxx
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ _pParameter,OSQLParseNode* _pNode,const OSQLTable& _xTable)
     {
         ::rtl::OUString sColumnName,sTableRange;
         m_pSQLIterator->getColumnRange(_pNode,sColumnName,sTableRange);
-        if(sColumnName.getLength())
+        if(!sColumnName.isEmpty())
         {
             Reference<XNameAccess> xNameAccess = _xTable->getColumns();
             if(xNameAccess->hasByName(sColumnName))
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MMozillaBootstrap.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MMozillaBootstrap.cxx
index 93c07f1c95b6..d12c2e253bdc 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MMozillaBootstrap.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MMozillaBootstrap.cxx
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL MozillaBootstrap::getSupportedServiceNames(
     ::com::sun::star::mozilla::MozillaProductType currProduct = getCurrentProduct();
 
      //if client provides a profileName, we will use it
-    if (profileName.getLength()
+    if (!profileName.isEmpty()
              && ( aCode->getProductType() != currProduct  || !profileName.equals(currProfileName)) )
         setCurrentProfile(aCode->getProductType(),profileName);
        MNSRunnable xRunnable;
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MNSFolders.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MNSFolders.cxx
index d098e67f1123..3625e56f479f 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MNSFolders.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MNSFolders.cxx
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace
 
         static ::rtl::OUString s_productDirectories[3];
 
-        if ( !s_productDirectories[ productIndex ].getLength() )
+        if ( s_productDirectories[ productIndex ].isEmpty() )
         {
             ::rtl::OUString sProductPath;
 
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MNSINIParser.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MNSINIParser.cxx
index acb08b49806b..0bb006a9119f 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MNSINIParser.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MNSINIParser.cxx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ IniParser::IniParser(OUString const & rIniName) throw(com::sun::star::io::IOExce
     oslFileHandle handle=NULL;
     oslFileError fileError = osl_File_E_INVAL;
     try{
-        if (iniUrl.getLength())
+        if (!iniUrl.isEmpty())
             fileError = osl_openFile(iniUrl.pData, &handle, osl_File_OpenFlag_Read);
     }
     catch(::com::sun::star::io::IOException&)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ IniParser::IniParser(OUString const & rIniName) throw(com::sun::star::io::IOExce
                 {
                     sectionName =  OStringToOUString(
                         line.copy(nIndexStart + 1,nIndexEnd - nIndexStart -1).trim(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
-                    if (!sectionName.getLength())
+                    if (sectionName.isEmpty())
                         sectionName = OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("no name section"));
 
                     ini_Section *aSection = &mAllSection[sectionName];
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MNSProfileDiscover.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MNSProfileDiscover.cxx
index be2eb8c84a1c..346dcc0bbbfd 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MNSProfileDiscover.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MNSProfileDiscover.cxx
@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ namespace connectivity
                             sIsDefault = aValue->sValue;
                         }
                 }
-                if (profileName.getLength() != 0 || profilePath.getLength() != 0)
+                if (!(profileName.isEmpty() && profilePath.isEmpty()))
                 {
 #ifndef MINIMAL_PROFILEDISCOVER
                     sal_Int32 isRelative = 0;
-                    if (sIsRelative.getLength() != 0)
+                    if (!sIsRelative.isEmpty())
                     {
                         isRelative = sIsRelative.toInt32();
                     }
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ namespace connectivity
                     m_Product.mProfileList[profileName] = profileItem;
 
                     sal_Int32 isDefault = 0;
-                    if (sIsDefault.getLength() != 0)
+                    if (!sIsDefault.isEmpty())
                     {
                         isDefault = sIsDefault.toInt32();
                     }
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ namespace connectivity
         {
             sal_Int32 index=product;
             ProductStruct &m_Product = m_ProductProfileList[index];
-            if (m_Product.mCurrentProfileName.getLength() != 0)
+            if (!m_Product.mCurrentProfileName.isEmpty())
             {
                 //default profile setted in mozilla registry
                 return m_Product.mCurrentProfileName;
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ namespace connectivity
             return sal_True;
 #else
             ::rtl::OUString path = getProfilePath(product,profileName);
-            if (!path.getLength())
+            if (path.isEmpty())
                 return sal_True;
 
             // PRUnichar != sal_Unicode in mingw
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MNSProfileManager.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MNSProfileManager.cxx
index 94d26a502dcf..afa48d471ac8 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MNSProfileManager.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/bootstrap/MNSProfileManager.cxx
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace connectivity
             {
                 ::rtl::OUString currentProfile = getCurrentProfile();
                 //if profileName not given, then skip and return curernt profile
-                if (!profileName.getLength() && m_CurrentProduct == product)
+                if (profileName.isEmpty() && m_CurrentProduct == product)
                     return currentProfile;
 
                 if (m_CurrentProduct == product && profileName.equals(currentProfile))
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/mozillasrc/MDatabaseMetaDataHelper.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/mozillasrc/MDatabaseMetaDataHelper.cxx
index e2eb236349e7..70a6b7bff246 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/mozillasrc/MDatabaseMetaDataHelper.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/mozillasrc/MDatabaseMetaDataHelper.cxx
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ nsresult getTableStringsProxied(const sal_Char* sAbURI, sal_Int32 *nDirectoryTyp
         ODatabaseMetaDataResultSet::ORow aRow(3);
 
         // Insert table into map
-        if ( aTableName.getLength() == 0 )
+        if ( aTableName.isEmpty() )
             aTableName = rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("AddressBook"));
 
         OSL_TRACE("TableName = >%s<", OUtoCStr( aTableName ) );
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ sal_Bool MDatabaseMetaDataHelper::getTableStrings( OConnection*
     sAbURI = _pCon->getMozURI();
 
     OSL_TRACE("AbURI = %s", OUtoCStr( sAbURI ) );
-    if ( sAbURI.getLength() == 0 )
+    if ( sAbURI.isEmpty() )
         bGivenURI = sal_False;
     else {
         sAbURIString = ::rtl::OUStringToOString( sAbURI,
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ sal_Bool MDatabaseMetaDataHelper::getTableStrings( OConnection*
         //Or the given profile name does not found
         //We will reaise a "No Addressbook Directories Exist" error
         if ( xMozillaBootstrap->getProfileCount(m_ProductType) == 0 ||
-            ( m_ProfileName.getLength() && !(xMozillaBootstrap->getProfilePath(m_ProductType,m_ProfileName).getLength())))
+            ( !m_ProfileName.isEmpty() && xMozillaBootstrap->getProfilePath(m_ProductType,m_ProfileName).isEmpty()))
             m_bProfileExists = sal_False;
         else
             if (xMozillaBootstrap->bootupProfile(m_ProductType,m_ProfileName) > 0)
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ sal_Bool MDatabaseMetaDataHelper::getTables( OConnection* _pCon,
                       ( 0 == types.getLength() ||   //types is null or types include aTableType or types include "%"
                        0 != ::comphelper::findValue( types, aTableType, sal_True ).getLength() ||
                        0 != ::comphelper::findValue( types, matchAny, sal_True ).getLength())) {
-            if ( aTableName.getLength() == 0 ) {
+            if ( aTableName.isEmpty() ) {
                 aTableName = rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("AddressBook"));
             }
 
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ MDatabaseMetaDataHelper::testLDAPConnection( OConnection* _pCon )
         sAbURI = sAbURI.replaceAt( pos, len - pos, ::rtl::OString("") );
     }
     const sal_Unicode* bindDN=nsnull;
-    if (sAbBindDN.getLength() != 0)
+    if (!sAbBindDN.isEmpty())
     {
         bindDN = sAbBindDN.getStr();
     }
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/mozillasrc/MQuery.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/mozillasrc/MQuery.cxx
index 47275f8bc250..81b087cbfde5 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/mozillasrc/MQuery.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/mozillasrc/MQuery.cxx
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ sal_uInt32 MQuery::InsertLoginInfo(OConnection* _pCon)
     const char *pAddressBook = MTypeConverter::ouStringToCCharStringAscii(nameAB.getStr());
     prefName.Append(pAddressBook);
 
-    if (bindDN.getLength())
+    if (!bindDN.isEmpty())
     {
         nsCAutoString bindPrefName=prefName;
         bindPrefName.Append(NS_LITERAL_CSTRING(".auth.dn"));
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YDriver.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YDriver.cxx
index 2e3c3bbc7410..af3eb9e8aa78 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YDriver.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YDriver.cxx
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ namespace connectivity
                 {
                     ::comphelper::NamedValueCollection aSettings( info );
                     ::rtl::OUString sIanaName = aSettings.getOrDefault( "CharSet", ::rtl::OUString() );
-                    if ( sIanaName.getLength() )
+                    if ( !sIanaName.isEmpty() )
                     {
                         ::dbtools::OCharsetMap aLookupIanaName;
                         ::dbtools::OCharsetMap::const_iterator aLookup = aLookupIanaName.find(sIanaName, ::dbtools::OCharsetMap::IANA());
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YTable.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YTable.cxx
index 56c9e5865612..5cba2bcd6429 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YTable.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YTable.cxx
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void SAL_CALL OMySQLTable::alterColumnByName( const ::rtl::OUString& colName, co
                 else
                 {
                     sal_Int32 nIndex = 0;
-                    if ( sTypeName.getLength() && (nIndex = sTypeName.indexOf(s_sAutoIncrement)) != -1 )
+                    if ( !sTypeName.isEmpty() && (nIndex = sTypeName.indexOf(s_sAutoIncrement)) != -1 )
                     {
                         sTypeName = sTypeName.copy(0,nIndex);
                         descriptor->setPropertyValue(rProp.getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_TYPENAME),makeAny(sTypeName));
@@ -265,13 +265,13 @@ void SAL_CALL OMySQLTable::alterColumnByName( const ::rtl::OUString& colName, co
         xProp->getPropertyValue(rProp.getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_DEFAULTVALUE))     >>= sOldDefault;
         descriptor->getPropertyValue(rProp.getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_DEFAULTVALUE)) >>= sNewDefault;
 
-        if(sOldDefault.getLength())
+        if(!sOldDefault.isEmpty())
         {
             dropDefaultValue(colName);
-            if(sNewDefault.getLength() && sOldDefault != sNewDefault)
+            if(!sNewDefault.isEmpty() && sOldDefault != sNewDefault)
                 alterDefaultValue(sNewDefault,colName);
         }
-        else if(!sOldDefault.getLength() && sNewDefault.getLength())
+        else if(sOldDefault.isEmpty() && !sNewDefault.isEmpty())
             alterDefaultValue(sNewDefault,colName);
 
         // now we should look if the name of the column changed
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YTables.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YTables.cxx
index b933f63a2da1..00471e3de25a 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YTables.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YTables.cxx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ sdbcx::ObjectType OTables::createObject(const ::rtl::OUString& _rName)
     sTableTypes[2] = s_sAll;    // just to be sure to include anything else ....
 
     Any aCatalog;
-    if ( sCatalog.getLength() )
+    if ( !sCatalog.isEmpty() )
         aCatalog <<= sCatalog;
     Reference< XResultSet > xResult = m_xMetaData->getTables(aCatalog,sSchema,sTable,sTableTypes);
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void OTables::addComment(const Reference< XPropertySet >& descriptor,::rtl::OUSt
 {
     ::rtl::OUString sDesc;
     descriptor->getPropertyValue(OMetaConnection::getPropMap().getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_DESCRIPTION))     >>= sDesc;
-    if ( sDesc.getLength() )
+    if ( !sDesc.isEmpty() )
     {
         _rOut.appendAscii(" COMMENT '");
         _rOut.append(sDesc);
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YUser.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YUser.cxx
index 08f342269bb9..f0084551b1e1 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YUser.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YUser.cxx
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void OMySQLUser::findPrivilegesAndGrantPrivileges(const ::rtl::OUString& objName
         case PrivilegeObject::VIEW:
             {
                 Any aCatalog;
-                if ( sCatalog.getLength() )
+                if ( !sCatalog.isEmpty() )
                     aCatalog <<= sCatalog;
                 xRes = xMeta->getTablePrivileges(aCatalog,sSchema,sTable);
             }
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void OMySQLUser::findPrivilegesAndGrantPrivileges(const ::rtl::OUString& objName
         case PrivilegeObject::COLUMN:
             {
                 Any aCatalog;
-                if ( sCatalog.getLength() )
+                if ( !sCatalog.isEmpty() )
                     aCatalog <<= sCatalog;
                 xRes = xMeta->getColumnPrivileges(aCatalog,sSchema,sTable,::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("%")));
             }
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void SAL_CALL OMySQLUser::grantPrivileges( const ::rtl::OUString& objName, sal_I
     ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard(m_aMutex);
 
     ::rtl::OUString sPrivs = getPrivilegeString(objPrivileges);
-    if(sPrivs.getLength())
+    if(!sPrivs.isEmpty())
     {
         ::rtl::OUString sGrant;
         sGrant += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("GRANT "));
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void SAL_CALL OMySQLUser::revokePrivileges( const ::rtl::OUString& objName, sal_
     ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard(m_aMutex);
     checkDisposed(OUser_BASE_RBHELPER::rBHelper.bDisposed);
     ::rtl::OUString sPrivs = getPrivilegeString(objPrivileges);
-    if(sPrivs.getLength())
+    if(!sPrivs.isEmpty())
     {
         ::rtl::OUString sGrant;
         sGrant += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("REVOKE "));
@@ -310,35 +310,35 @@ void SAL_CALL OMySQLUser::changePassword( const ::rtl::OUString& /*oldPassword*/
 
     if((nRights & Privilege::DELETE) == Privilege::DELETE)
     {
-        if(sPrivs.getLength())
+        if(!sPrivs.isEmpty())
             sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(","));
         sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("DELETE"));
     }
 
     if((nRights & Privilege::UPDATE) == Privilege::UPDATE)
     {
-        if(sPrivs.getLength())
+        if(!sPrivs.isEmpty())
             sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(","));
         sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("UPDATE"));
     }
 
     if((nRights & Privilege::ALTER) == Privilege::ALTER)
     {
-        if(sPrivs.getLength())
+        if(!sPrivs.isEmpty())
             sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(","));
         sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("ALTER"));
     }
 
     if((nRights & Privilege::SELECT) == Privilege::SELECT)
     {
-        if(sPrivs.getLength())
+        if(!sPrivs.isEmpty())
             sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(","));
         sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("SELECT"));
     }
 
     if((nRights & Privilege::REFERENCE) == Privilege::REFERENCE)
     {
-        if(sPrivs.getLength())
+        if(!sPrivs.isEmpty())
             sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(","));
         sPrivs += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("REFERENCES"));
     }
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YUsers.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YUsers.cxx
index 6fd42c1d1332..b286cae92ac5 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YUsers.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mysql/YUsers.cxx
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ sdbcx::ObjectType OUsers::appendObject( const ::rtl::OUString& _rForName, const
                 + ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(" @\"%\" "));
     ::rtl::OUString sPassword;
     descriptor->getPropertyValue(OMetaConnection::getPropMap().getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_PASSWORD)) >>= sPassword;
-    if ( sPassword.getLength() )
+    if ( !sPassword.isEmpty() )
     {
         aSql += ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(" IDENTIFIED BY '"));
         aSql += sPassword;
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/odbcbase/ODatabaseMetaData.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/odbcbase/ODatabaseMetaData.cxx
index 3169a77392fc..093c6d9840f2 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/odbcbase/ODatabaseMetaData.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/odbcbase/ODatabaseMetaData.cxx
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ sal_Bool SAL_CALL ODatabaseMetaData::supportsANSI92IntermediateSQL(  ) throw(SQL
 ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL ODatabaseMetaData::getURL(  ) throw(SQLException, RuntimeException)
 {
     ::rtl::OUString aValue = m_pConnection->getURL();
-    if ( !aValue.getLength() )
+    if ( aValue.isEmpty() )
     {
         aValue = ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("sdbc:odbc:"));
         aValue += getURLImpl();
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/odbcbase/ODatabaseMetaDataResultSet.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/odbcbase/ODatabaseMetaDataResultSet.cxx
index e79569314390..59876bb4c2de 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/odbcbase/ODatabaseMetaDataResultSet.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/odbcbase/ODatabaseMetaDataResultSet.cxx
@@ -892,8 +892,8 @@ void ODatabaseMetaDataResultSet::openTables(const Any& catalog, const ::rtl::OUS
     aPKO = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(schemaPattern,m_nTextEncoding);
     aPKN = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(tableNamePattern,m_nTextEncoding);
 
-    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
-                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && pSchemaPat->getLength() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
+    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
+                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && !pSchemaPat->isEmpty() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
                 *pPKN = aPKN.getStr();
 
 
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ void ODatabaseMetaDataResultSet::openTables(const Any& catalog, const ::rtl::OUS
         aCOL += ::rtl::OUStringToOString(*pBegin,m_nTextEncoding);
         aCOL += pComma;
     }
-    if ( aCOL.getLength() )
+    if ( !aCOL.isEmpty() )
     {
         aCOL = aCOL.replaceAt(aCOL.getLength()-1,1,pComma);
         pCOL = aCOL.getStr();
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ void ODatabaseMetaDataResultSet::openTables(const Any& catalog, const ::rtl::OUS
         pCOL = SQL_ALL_TABLE_TYPES;
 
     SQLRETURN nRetcode = N3SQLTables(m_aStatementHandle,
-                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
+                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKO, pPKO ? SQL_NTS : 0,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKN, SQL_NTS,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pCOL, pCOL ? SQL_NTS : 0);
@@ -996,14 +996,14 @@ void ODatabaseMetaDataResultSet::openColumnPrivileges(  const Any& catalog, cons
     aPKN = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(table,m_nTextEncoding);
     aCOL = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(columnNamePattern,m_nTextEncoding);
 
-    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
-                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && pSchemaPat->getLength() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
+    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
+                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && !pSchemaPat->isEmpty() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
                 *pPKN = aPKN.getStr(),
                 *pCOL = aCOL.getStr();
 
 
     SQLRETURN nRetcode = N3SQLColumnPrivileges(m_aStatementHandle,
-                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
+                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKO, pPKO ? SQL_NTS : 0 ,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKN, SQL_NTS,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pCOL, SQL_NTS);
@@ -1031,14 +1031,14 @@ void ODatabaseMetaDataResultSet::openColumns(   const Any& catalog,
     aPKN = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(tableNamePattern,m_nTextEncoding);
     aCOL = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(columnNamePattern,m_nTextEncoding);
 
-    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
-                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && pSchemaPat->getLength() && pSchemaPat->getLength() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
+    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
+                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && !pSchemaPat->isEmpty() && !pSchemaPat->isEmpty() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
                 *pPKN = aPKN.getStr(),
                 *pCOL = aCOL.getStr();
 
 
     SQLRETURN nRetcode = N3SQLColumns(m_aStatementHandle,
-                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
+                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKO, pPKO ? SQL_NTS : 0,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKN, SQL_NTS,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pCOL, SQL_NTS);
@@ -1100,14 +1100,14 @@ void ODatabaseMetaDataResultSet::openProcedureColumns(  const Any& catalog,
     aPKN = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(procedureNamePattern,m_nTextEncoding);
     aCOL = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(columnNamePattern,m_nTextEncoding);
 
-    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
-                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && pSchemaPat->getLength() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
+    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
+                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && !pSchemaPat->isEmpty() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
                 *pPKN = aPKN.getStr(),
                 *pCOL = aCOL.getStr();
 
 
     SQLRETURN nRetcode = N3SQLProcedureColumns(m_aStatementHandle,
-                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
+                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKO, pPKO ? SQL_NTS : 0 ,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKN, SQL_NTS,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pCOL, SQL_NTS);
@@ -1135,13 +1135,13 @@ void ODatabaseMetaDataResultSet::openProcedures(const Any& catalog, const ::rtl:
     aPKO = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(schemaPattern,m_nTextEncoding);
     aPKN = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(procedureNamePattern,m_nTextEncoding);
 
-    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
-                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && pSchemaPat->getLength() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
+    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
+                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && !pSchemaPat->isEmpty() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
                 *pPKN = aPKN.getStr();
 
 
     SQLRETURN nRetcode = N3SQLProcedures(m_aStatementHandle,
-                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
+                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKO, pPKO ? SQL_NTS : 0 ,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKN, SQL_NTS);
     OTools::ThrowException(m_pConnection,nRetcode,m_aStatementHandle,SQL_HANDLE_STMT,*this);
@@ -1166,13 +1166,13 @@ void ODatabaseMetaDataResultSet::openSpecialColumns(sal_Bool _bRowVer,const Any&
     aPKO = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(schema,m_nTextEncoding);
     aPKN = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(table,m_nTextEncoding);
 
-    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
-                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && pSchemaPat->getLength() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
+    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
+                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && !pSchemaPat->isEmpty() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
                 *pPKN = aPKN.getStr();
 
 
     SQLRETURN nRetcode = N3SQLSpecialColumns(m_aStatementHandle,_bRowVer ? SQL_ROWVER : SQL_BEST_ROWID,
-                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
+                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKO, pPKO ? SQL_NTS : 0 ,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKN, SQL_NTS,
                             (SQLSMALLINT)scope,
@@ -1206,19 +1206,19 @@ void ODatabaseMetaDataResultSet::openForeignKeys( const Any& catalog, const ::rt
     if ( catalog2.hasValue() )
         aFKQ = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(comphelper::getString(catalog2),m_nTextEncoding);
 
-    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
-                *pPKO = schema && schema->getLength() ? ::rtl::OUStringToOString(*schema,m_nTextEncoding).getStr() : NULL,
+    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
+                *pPKO = schema && !schema->isEmpty() ? ::rtl::OUStringToOString(*schema,m_nTextEncoding).getStr() : NULL,
                 *pPKN = table   ? (aPKN = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(*table,m_nTextEncoding)).getStr(): NULL,
-                *pFKQ = catalog2.hasValue() && aFKQ.getLength() ? aFKQ.getStr() : NULL,
-                *pFKO = schema2 && schema2->getLength() ? (aFKO = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(*schema2,m_nTextEncoding)).getStr() : NULL,
+                *pFKQ = catalog2.hasValue() && !aFKQ.isEmpty() ? aFKQ.getStr() : NULL,
+                *pFKO = schema2 && !schema2->isEmpty() ? (aFKO = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(*schema2,m_nTextEncoding)).getStr() : NULL,
                 *pFKN = table2  ? (aFKN = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(*table2,m_nTextEncoding)).getStr() : NULL;
 
 
     SQLRETURN nRetcode = N3SQLForeignKeys(m_aStatementHandle,
-                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
+                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKO, pPKO ? SQL_NTS : 0,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKN, pPKN ? SQL_NTS : 0,
-                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pFKQ, (catalog2.hasValue() && aFKQ.getLength()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
+                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pFKQ, (catalog2.hasValue() && !aFKQ.isEmpty()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pFKO, pFKO ? SQL_NTS : 0,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pFKN, SQL_NTS
                             );
@@ -1256,13 +1256,13 @@ void ODatabaseMetaDataResultSet::openPrimaryKeys(const Any& catalog, const ::rtl
         aPKQ = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(comphelper::getString(catalog),m_nTextEncoding);
     aPKO = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(schema,m_nTextEncoding);
 
-    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
-                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && pSchemaPat->getLength() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
+    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
+                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && !pSchemaPat->isEmpty() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
                 *pPKN = (aPKN = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(table,m_nTextEncoding)).getStr();
 
 
     SQLRETURN nRetcode = N3SQLPrimaryKeys(m_aStatementHandle,
-                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
+                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKO, pPKO ? SQL_NTS : 0 ,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKN, SQL_NTS);
     OTools::ThrowException(m_pConnection,nRetcode,m_aStatementHandle,SQL_HANDLE_STMT,*this);
@@ -1286,13 +1286,13 @@ void ODatabaseMetaDataResultSet::openTablePrivileges(const Any& catalog, const :
         aPKQ = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(comphelper::getString(catalog),m_nTextEncoding);
     aPKO = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(schemaPattern,m_nTextEncoding);
 
-    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
-                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && pSchemaPat->getLength() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
+    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
+                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && !pSchemaPat->isEmpty() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
                 *pPKN = (aPKN = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(tableNamePattern,m_nTextEncoding)).getStr();
 
 
     SQLRETURN nRetcode = N3SQLTablePrivileges(m_aStatementHandle,
-                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
+                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKO, pPKO ? SQL_NTS : 0 ,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKN, SQL_NTS);
     OTools::ThrowException(m_pConnection,nRetcode,m_aStatementHandle,SQL_HANDLE_STMT,*this);
@@ -1317,13 +1317,13 @@ void ODatabaseMetaDataResultSet::openIndexInfo( const Any& catalog, const ::rtl:
         aPKQ = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(comphelper::getString(catalog),m_nTextEncoding);
     aPKO = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(schema,m_nTextEncoding);
 
-    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
-                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && pSchemaPat->getLength() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
+    const char  *pPKQ = catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty() ? aPKQ.getStr()  : NULL,
+                *pPKO = pSchemaPat && !pSchemaPat->isEmpty() ? aPKO.getStr() : NULL,
                 *pPKN = (aPKN = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(table,m_nTextEncoding)).getStr();
 
 
     SQLRETURN nRetcode = N3SQLStatistics(m_aStatementHandle,
-                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && aPKQ.getLength()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
+                            (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKQ, (catalog.hasValue() && !aPKQ.isEmpty()) ? SQL_NTS : 0,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKO, pPKO ? SQL_NTS : 0 ,
                             (SDB_ODBC_CHAR *) pPKN, SQL_NTS,
                             unique ? SQL_INDEX_UNIQUE : SQL_INDEX_ALL,
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/odbcbase/OStatement.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/odbcbase/OStatement.cxx
index 1e8558cc21b6..d268b2fc2874 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/odbcbase/OStatement.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/odbcbase/OStatement.cxx
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ Reference< XResultSet > SAL_CALL OStatement_Base::getGeneratedValues(  ) throw (
     if ( m_pConnection )
     {
         ::rtl::OUString sStmt = m_pConnection->getTransformedGeneratedStatement(m_sSqlStatement);
-        if ( sStmt.getLength() )
+        if ( !sStmt.isEmpty() )
         {
             ::comphelper::disposeComponent(m_xGeneratedStatement);
             m_xGeneratedStatement = m_pConnection->createStatement();
diff --git a/connectivity/source/parse/PColumn.cxx b/connectivity/source/parse/PColumn.cxx
index 57b68b0a3099..6dd0f5f1612a 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/parse/PColumn.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/parse/PColumn.cxx
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ OParseColumn::OParseColumn( const ::rtl::OUString& _Name,
             Reference<XPropertySet> xColumn(i_xQueryColumns->getByName(pColumn->getRealName()),UNO_QUERY_THROW);
             ::rtl::OUString sLabel;
             xColumn->getPropertyValue(OMetaConnection::getPropMap().getNameByIndex(PROPERTY_ID_LABEL)) >>= sLabel;
-            if ( sLabel.getLength() )
+            if ( !sLabel.isEmpty() )
                 pColumn->setLabel(sLabel);
         }
     }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ OParseColumn* OParseColumn::createColumnForResultSet( const Reference< XResultSe
         _rxDBMetaData->supportsMixedCaseQuotedIdentifiers()
     );
     const ::rtl::OUString sTableName = _rxResMetaData->getTableName( _nColumnPos );
-    if ( sTableName.getLength() )
+    if ( !sTableName.isEmpty() )
         pColumn->setTableName(  ::dbtools::composeTableName( _rxDBMetaData,
             _rxResMetaData->getCatalogName( _nColumnPos ),
             _rxResMetaData->getSchemaName( _nColumnPos ),
diff --git a/connectivity/source/parse/sqliterator.cxx b/connectivity/source/parse/sqliterator.cxx
index a82b1bbdc82b..ae316890b05d 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/parse/sqliterator.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/parse/sqliterator.cxx
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ namespace
             sComposedName = ::rtl::OUString();
 
             Reference< XResultSet> xRes = _rxDBMeta->getTables(
-                _rCatalog.getLength() ? makeAny( _rCatalog ) : Any(), _rSchema.getLength() ? _rSchema : s_sWildcard, _rTableName, sTableTypes );
+                !_rCatalog.isEmpty() ? makeAny( _rCatalog ) : Any(), !_rSchema.isEmpty() ? _rSchema : s_sWildcard, _rTableName, sTableTypes );
 
             Reference< XRow > xCurrentRow( xRes, UNO_QUERY );
             if ( xCurrentRow.is() && xRes->next() )
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ void OSQLParseTreeIterator::impl_getQueryParameterColumns( const OSQLTable& _rQu
     // parse the sub query
     do {
 
-    if ( !bEscapeProcessing || ( sSubQueryCommand.getLength() == 0 ) )
+    if ( !bEscapeProcessing || ( sSubQueryCommand.isEmpty() ) )
         break;
 
     ::rtl::OUString sError;
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ void OSQLParseTreeIterator::impl_getQueryParameterColumns( const OSQLTable& _rQu
 OSQLTable OSQLParseTreeIterator::impl_locateRecordSource( const ::rtl::OUString& _rComposedName )
 {
     RTL_LOGFILE_CONTEXT_AUTHOR( aLogger, "parse", "Ocke.Janssen@sun.com", "OSQLParseTreeIterator::impl_locateRecordSource" );
-    if ( !_rComposedName.getLength() )
+    if ( _rComposedName.isEmpty() )
     {
         OSL_FAIL( "OSQLParseTreeIterator::impl_locateRecordSource: no object name at all?" );
         return OSQLTable();
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ void OSQLParseTreeIterator::traverseOneTableName( OSQLTables& _rTables,const OSQ
                                 ::dbtools::eInDataManipulation);
 
     // if there is no alias for the table name assign the orignal name to it
-    if ( !aTableRange.getLength() )
+    if ( aTableRange.isEmpty() )
         aTableRange = aComposedName;
 
     // get the object representing this table/query
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ void OSQLParseTreeIterator::impl_fillJoinConditions(const OSQLParseNode* i_pJoin
     else if (SQL_ISRULEOR2(i_pJoinCondition,search_condition,boolean_term)  &&          // AND/OR-Verknuepfung:
              i_pJoinCondition->count() == 3)
     {
-        // nur AND Verknüpfung zulassen
+        // nur AND Verkn�pfung zulassen
         if ( SQL_ISTOKEN(i_pJoinCondition->getChild(1),AND) )
         {
             impl_fillJoinConditions(i_pJoinCondition->getChild(0));
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ sal_Bool OSQLParseTreeIterator::getColumnTableRange(const OSQLParseNode* pNode,
     {
         ::rtl::OUString aColName, aTableRange;
         getColumnRange(pNode, aColName, aTableRange);
-        if (!aTableRange.getLength())   // keinen gefunden
+        if (aTableRange.isEmpty())   // keinen gefunden
         {
             // dann die Spalte in den Tabellen suchen
             for (ConstOSQLTablesIterator aIter = m_pImpl->m_pTables->begin(); aIter != m_pImpl->m_pTables->end(); ++aIter)
@@ -834,12 +834,12 @@ sal_Bool OSQLParseTreeIterator::getColumnTableRange(const OSQLParseNode* pNode,
                     }
                 }
             }
-            if (!aTableRange.getLength())
+            if (aTableRange.isEmpty())
                 return sal_False;
         }
 
 
-        if (!rTableRange.getLength())
+        if (rTableRange.isEmpty())
             rTableRange = aTableRange;
         else if (rTableRange != aTableRange)
             return sal_False;
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ void OSQLParseTreeIterator::traverseCreateColumns(const OSQLParseNode* pSelectNo
                 aTypeName = ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("VARCHAR"));
             }
 
-            if (aTypeName.getLength())
+            if (!aTypeName.isEmpty())
             {
                 //TODO:Create a new class for create statement to handle field length
                 OParseColumn* pColumn = new OParseColumn(aColumnName,aTypeName,::rtl::OUString(),::rtl::OUString(),
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ bool OSQLParseTreeIterator::traverseSelectColumnNames(const OSQLParseNode* pSele
                 if (SQL_ISRULE(pColumnRef,column_ref))
                 {
                     getColumnRange(pColumnRef,sColumnName,aTableRange);
-                    OSL_ENSURE(sColumnName.getLength(),"Columnname darf nicht leer sein");
+                    OSL_ENSURE(!sColumnName.isEmpty(),"Columnname darf nicht leer sein");
                 }
                 else /*if (SQL_ISRULE(pColumnRef,general_set_fct) || SQL_ISRULE(pColumnRef,set_fct_spec)    ||
                          SQL_ISRULE(pColumnRef,position_exp)    || SQL_ISRULE(pColumnRef,extract_exp)   ||
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ bool OSQLParseTreeIterator::traverseSelectColumnNames(const OSQLParseNode* pSele
                     return;
                 }
                 */
-                if(!aColumnAlias.getLength())
+                if(aColumnAlias.isEmpty())
                     aColumnAlias = sColumnName;
                 setSelectColumnName(m_aSelectColumns,sColumnName,aColumnAlias,aTableRange,bFkt,nType,SQL_ISRULE(pColumnRef,general_set_fct) || SQL_ISRULE(pColumnRef,set_fct_spec));
             }
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ void OSQLParseTreeIterator::traverseByColumnNames(const OSQLParseNode* pSelectNo
             else // eine Expression
                 pColumnRef->parseNodeToStr( sColumnName, m_pImpl->m_xConnection, NULL, sal_False, sal_False );
 
-            OSL_ENSURE(sColumnName.getLength(),"sColumnName darf nicht leer sein");
+            OSL_ENSURE(!sColumnName.isEmpty(),"sColumnName darf nicht leer sein");
         }
         else
         {   // here I found a predicate
@@ -1465,9 +1465,9 @@ void OSQLParseTreeIterator::traverseParameter(const OSQLParseNode* _pParseNode
 
     if (SQL_ISPUNCTUATION(pMark,"?"))
     {
-        sParameterName =    _rColumnAlias.getLength()
+        sParameterName =    !_rColumnAlias.isEmpty()
                         ?   _rColumnAlias
-                        :   _aColumnName.getLength()
+                        :   !_aColumnName.isEmpty()
                         ?   _aColumnName
                         :   ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("?"));
     }
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ void OSQLParseTreeIterator::traverseParameter(const OSQLParseNode* _pParseNode
             m_aParameters->get().push_back(pNewColumn);
             bNotFound = sal_False;
         }
-        else if(_aColumnName.getLength())// search in the tables for the right one
+        else if(!_aColumnName.isEmpty())// search in the tables for the right one
         {
 
             Reference<XPropertySet> xColumn = findColumn( _aColumnName, _aTableRange, true );
@@ -1730,13 +1730,13 @@ void OSQLParseTreeIterator::appendColumns(::rtl::Reference<OSQLColumns>& _rColum
 void OSQLParseTreeIterator::setSelectColumnName(::rtl::Reference<OSQLColumns>& _rColumns,const ::rtl::OUString & rColumnName,const ::rtl::OUString & rColumnAlias, const ::rtl::OUString & rTableRange,sal_Bool bFkt,sal_Int32 _nType,sal_Bool bAggFkt)
 {
     RTL_LOGFILE_CONTEXT_AUTHOR( aLogger, "parse", "Ocke.Janssen@sun.com", "OSQLParseTreeIterator::setSelectColumnName" );
-    if(rColumnName.toChar() == '*' && !rTableRange.getLength())
+    if(rColumnName.toChar() == '*' && rTableRange.isEmpty())
     {   // SELECT * ...
         OSL_ENSURE(_rColumns == m_aSelectColumns,"Invalid columns used here!");
         for(ConstOSQLTablesIterator aIter = m_pImpl->m_pTables->begin(); aIter != m_pImpl->m_pTables->end();++aIter)
             appendColumns(_rColumns,aIter->first,aIter->second);
     }
-    else if( rColumnName.toChar() == '*' && rTableRange.getLength() )
+    else if( rColumnName.toChar() == '*' && !rTableRange.isEmpty() )
     {   // SELECT <table>.*
         OSL_ENSURE(_rColumns == m_aSelectColumns,"Invalid columns used here!");
         ConstOSQLTablesIterator aFind = m_pImpl->m_pTables->find(rTableRange);
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ void OSQLParseTreeIterator::setSelectColumnName(::rtl::Reference<OSQLColumns>& _
         if(aFind != m_pImpl->m_pTables->end())
             appendColumns(_rColumns,rTableRange,aFind->second);
     }
-    else if ( !rTableRange.getLength() )
+    else if ( rTableRange.isEmpty() )
     {   // SELECT <something> ...
         // without table specified
         if ( !bFkt )
@@ -2095,7 +2095,7 @@ Reference< XPropertySet > OSQLParseTreeIterator::findColumn(const OSQLTables& _r
 {
     RTL_LOGFILE_CONTEXT_AUTHOR( aLogger, "parse", "Ocke.Janssen@sun.com", "OSQLParseTreeIterator::findColumn" );
     Reference< XPropertySet > xColumn;
-    if ( rTableRange.getLength() )
+    if ( !rTableRange.isEmpty() )
     {
         ConstOSQLTablesIterator aFind = _rTables.find(rTableRange);
 
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ void OSQLParseTreeIterator::impl_appendError( IParseContext::ErrorCode _eError,
 void OSQLParseTreeIterator::impl_appendError( const SQLException& _rError )
 {
     RTL_LOGFILE_CONTEXT_AUTHOR( aLogger, "parse", "Ocke.Janssen@sun.com", "OSQLParseTreeIterator::impl_appendError" );
-    if ( m_aErrors.Message.getLength() )
+    if ( !m_aErrors.Message.isEmpty() )
     {
         SQLException* pErrorChain = &m_aErrors;
         while ( pErrorChain->NextException.hasValue() )
@@ -2186,7 +2186,7 @@ sal_Int32 OSQLParseTreeIterator::getFunctionReturnType(const OSQLParseNode* _pNo
                 ::rtl::OUString sColumnName;
                 ::rtl::OUString aTableRange;
                 getColumnRange(pValueExp,sColumnName,aTableRange);
-                OSL_ENSURE(sColumnName.getLength(),"Columnname darf nicht leer sein");
+                OSL_ENSURE(!sColumnName.isEmpty(),"Columnname darf nicht leer sein");
                 Reference<XPropertySet> xColumn = findColumn( sColumnName, aTableRange, true );
 
                 if ( xColumn.is() )
diff --git a/connectivity/source/parse/sqlnode.cxx b/connectivity/source/parse/sqlnode.cxx
index 034d44b0fa90..d076f57bbd0c 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/parse/sqlnode.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/parse/sqlnode.cxx
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ namespace
         rNewValue += rValue;
         sal_Int32 nIndex = (sal_Int32)-1;   // Quotes durch zweifache Quotes ersetzen, sonst kriegt der Parser Probleme
 
-        if (rQuot.getLength())
+        if (!rQuot.isEmpty())
         {
             do
             {
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ namespace
 {
     bool lcl_isAliasNamePresent( const OSQLParseNode& _rTableNameNode )
     {
-        return OSQLParseNode::getTableRange(_rTableNameNode.getParent()).getLength() != 0;
+        return !OSQLParseNode::getTableRange(_rTableNameNode.getParent()).isEmpty();
     }
 }
 
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ sal_Bool OSQLParseNode::getTableComponents(const OSQLParseNode* _pTableNode,
             OSL_FAIL("Error in parse tree!");
         }
     }
-    return _rTable.getLength() != 0;
+    return !_rTable.isEmpty();
 }
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void OSQLParser::killThousandSeparator(OSQLParseNode* pLiteral)
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ sal_Int16 OSQLParser::buildPredicateRule(OSQLParseNode*& pAppend,OSQLParseNode*
         if ( pNode1 )
         {
             OSQLParseNode* pNode2 = convertNode(nType,pLiteral2);
-            if ( !m_sErrorMessage.getLength() )
+            if ( m_sErrorMessage.isEmpty() )
                 nErg = buildNode(pAppend,pCompare,pNode1,pNode2);
         }
     }
@@ -1245,9 +1245,9 @@ OSQLParseNode* OSQLParser::predicateTree(::rtl::OUString& rErrorMessage, const :
         m_nFormatKey = 0;
         m_nDateFormatKey = 0;
 
-        if (!m_sErrorMessage.getLength())
+        if (m_sErrorMessage.isEmpty())
             m_sErrorMessage = s_pScanner->getErrorMessage();
-        if (!m_sErrorMessage.getLength())
+        if (m_sErrorMessage.isEmpty())
             m_sErrorMessage = m_pContext->getErrorMessage(IParseContext::ERROR_GENERAL);
 
         rErrorMessage = m_sErrorMessage;
@@ -2471,7 +2471,7 @@ void OSQLParseNode::parseLeaf(::rtl::OUStringBuffer& rString, const SQLParseNode
                     case ' ' :
                     case '.' : break;
                     default  :
-                        if  (   !rParam.aMetaData.getCatalogSeparator().getLength()
+                        if  (   rParam.aMetaData.getCatalogSeparator().isEmpty()
                                 || rString[rString.getLength() - 1] != rParam.aMetaData.getCatalogSeparator().toChar()
                             )
                             rString.appendAscii(" "); break;
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ void OSQLParseNode::parseLeaf(::rtl::OUStringBuffer& rString, const SQLParseNode
                     case ' ' :
                     case '.' : break;
                     default  :
-                        if  (   !rParam.aMetaData.getCatalogSeparator().getLength()
+                        if  (   rParam.aMetaData.getCatalogSeparator().isEmpty()
                             ||  rString[rString.getLength() - 1] != rParam.aMetaData.getCatalogSeparator().toChar()
                             )
                             rString.appendAscii(" "); break;
diff --git a/connectivity/source/sdbcx/VCollection.cxx b/connectivity/source/sdbcx/VCollection.cxx
index 05af673faadd..34caa74efa27 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/sdbcx/VCollection.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/sdbcx/VCollection.cxx
@@ -534,8 +534,8 @@ void OCollection::renameObject(const ::rtl::OUString _sOldName,const ::rtl::OUSt
 {
     OSL_ENSURE(m_pElements->exists(_sOldName),"Element doesn't exist");
     OSL_ENSURE(!m_pElements->exists(_sNewName),"Element already exists");
-    OSL_ENSURE(_sNewName.getLength(),"New name must not be empty!");
-    OSL_ENSURE(_sOldName.getLength(),"New name must not be empty!");
+    OSL_ENSURE(!_sNewName.isEmpty(),"New name must not be empty!");
+    OSL_ENSURE(!_sOldName.isEmpty(),"New name must not be empty!");
 
     if ( m_pElements->rename(_sOldName,_sNewName) )
     {
diff --git a/connectivity/source/sdbcx/VTable.cxx b/connectivity/source/sdbcx/VTable.cxx
index 6b6f785761e4..0cd553cdd208 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/sdbcx/VTable.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/sdbcx/VTable.cxx
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ void SAL_CALL OTable::alterColumnByIndex( sal_Int32 /*index*/, const Reference<
 ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL OTable::getName() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     // this is only correct for tables who haven't a schema or catalog name
-    OSL_ENSURE(!m_CatalogName.getLength(),"getName(): forgot to overload getName()!");
-    OSL_ENSURE(!m_SchemaName.getLength(),"getName(): forgot to overload getName()!");
+    OSL_ENSURE(m_CatalogName.isEmpty(),"getName(): forgot to overload getName()!");
+    OSL_ENSURE(m_SchemaName.isEmpty(),"getName(): forgot to overload getName()!");
     return m_Name;
 }
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------