mass removal of rtl:: prefixes for O(U)String*

Modules sal, salhelper, cppu, cppuhelper, codemaker (selectively) and odk
have kept them, in order not to break external API (the automatic using declaration
is LO-internal).

Change-Id: I588fc9e0c45b914f824f91c0376980621d730f09

10 files changed, 273 insertions, 281 deletions

diff --git a/jvmfwk/source/elements.cxx b/jvmfwk/source/elements.cxx
index b49a8fb3f655..f9f481f5e0a2 100644
--- a/jvmfwk/source/elements.cxx
+++ b/jvmfwk/source/elements.cxx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ using namespace osl;
 namespace jfw
 {
 
-rtl::OString getElement(::rtl::OString const & docPath,
+OString getElement(OString const & docPath,
                         xmlChar const * pathExpression, bool bThrowIfEmpty)
 {
     //Prepare the xml document and context
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ rtl::OString getElement(::rtl::OString const & docPath,
     if (doc == NULL)
         throw FrameworkException(
             JFW_E_ERROR,
-            rtl::OString("[Java framework] Error in function getElement "
+            OString("[Java framework] Error in function getElement "
                          "(elements.cxx)"));
 
     jfw::CXPathContextPtr context(xmlXPathNewContext(doc));
@@ -55,18 +55,18 @@ rtl::OString getElement(::rtl::OString const & docPath,
         (xmlChar*) NS_JAVA_FRAMEWORK) == -1)
         throw FrameworkException(
             JFW_E_ERROR,
-            rtl::OString("[Java framework] Error in function getElement "
+            OString("[Java framework] Error in function getElement "
                          "(elements.cxx)"));
 
     CXPathObjectPtr pathObj;
     pathObj = xmlXPathEvalExpression(pathExpression, context);
-    rtl::OString sValue;
+    OString sValue;
     if (xmlXPathNodeSetIsEmpty(pathObj->nodesetval))
     {
         if (bThrowIfEmpty)
             throw FrameworkException(
                 JFW_E_ERROR,
-                rtl::OString("[Java framework] Error in function getElement "
+                OString("[Java framework] Error in function getElement "
                              "(elements.cxx)"));
     }
     else
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ rtl::OString getElement(::rtl::OString const & docPath,
     return sValue;
 }
 
-rtl::OString getElementUpdated()
+OString getElementUpdated()
 {
     return getElement(jfw::getVendorSettingsPath(),
                       (xmlChar*)"/jf:javaSelection/jf:updated/text()", true);
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ rtl::OString getElementUpdated()
 
 void createSettingsStructure(xmlDoc * document, bool * bNeedsSave)
 {
-    rtl::OString sExcMsg("[Java framework] Error in function createSettingsStructure "
+    OString sExcMsg("[Java framework] Error in function createSettingsStructure "
                          "(elements.cxx).");
     xmlNode * root = xmlDocGetRootElement(document);
     if (root == NULL)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ VersionInfo::~VersionInfo()
     delete [] arVersions;
 }
 
-void VersionInfo::addExcludeVersion(const rtl::OUString& sVersion)
+void VersionInfo::addExcludeVersion(const OUString& sVersion)
 {
     vecExcludeVersions.push_back(sVersion);
 }
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ rtl_uString** VersionInfo::getExcludeVersions()
 
     arVersions = new rtl_uString*[vecExcludeVersions.size()];
     int j=0;
-    typedef std::vector<rtl::OUString>::const_iterator it;
+    typedef std::vector<OUString>::const_iterator it;
     for (it i = vecExcludeVersions.begin(); i != vecExcludeVersions.end();
          ++i, ++j)
     {
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ NodeJava::NodeJava(Layer layer):
 
 void NodeJava::load()
 {
-    const rtl::OString sExcMsg("[Java framework] Error in function NodeJava::load"
+    const OString sExcMsg("[Java framework] Error in function NodeJava::load"
                              "(elements.cxx).");
     if (SHARED == m_layer)
     {
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void NodeJava::load()
 
 
     //Read the user elements
-    rtl::OString sSettingsPath = getSettingsPath();
+    OString sSettingsPath = getSettingsPath();
     //There must not be a share settings file
     CXmlDocPtr docUser(xmlParseFile(sSettingsPath.getStr()));
     if (docUser == NULL)
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void NodeJava::load()
             {
                 CXmlCharPtr sUser(xmlNodeListGetString(
                     docUser, cur->children, 1));
-                m_userClassPath = boost::optional<rtl::OUString>(rtl::OUString(sUser));
+                m_userClassPath = boost::optional<OUString>(OUString(sUser));
             }
         }
         else if (xmlStrcmp(cur->name, (xmlChar*) "javaInfo") == 0)
@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ void NodeJava::load()
             if (xmlStrcmp(sNil, (xmlChar*) "false") == 0)
             {
                 if ( ! m_vmParameters)
-                    m_vmParameters = boost::optional<std::vector<rtl::OUString> >(
-                        std::vector<rtl::OUString> ());
+                    m_vmParameters = boost::optional<std::vector<OUString> >(
+                        std::vector<OUString> ());
 
                 xmlNode * pOpt = cur->children;
                 while (pOpt != NULL)
@@ -342,8 +342,8 @@ void NodeJava::load()
             if (xmlStrcmp(sNil, (xmlChar*) "false") == 0)
             {
                 if (! m_JRELocations)
-                    m_JRELocations = boost::optional<std::vector<rtl::OUString> >(
-                        std::vector<rtl::OUString>());
+                    m_JRELocations = boost::optional<std::vector<OUString> >(
+                        std::vector<OUString>());
 
                 xmlNode * pLoc = cur->children;
                 while (pLoc != NULL)
@@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ void NodeJava::load()
     }
 }
 
-::rtl::OString NodeJava::getSettingsPath() const
+OString NodeJava::getSettingsPath() const
 {
-    ::rtl::OString ret;
+    OString ret;
     switch (m_layer)
     {
     case USER: ret = getUserSettingsPath(); break;
@@ -376,9 +376,9 @@ void NodeJava::load()
     return ret;
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString NodeJava::getSettingsURL() const
+OUString NodeJava::getSettingsURL() const
 {
-    ::rtl::OUString ret;
+    OUString ret;
     switch (m_layer)
     {
     case USER: ret = BootParams::getUserData(); break;
@@ -391,14 +391,14 @@ void NodeJava::load()
 
 bool NodeJava::prepareSettingsDocument() const
 {
-    rtl::OString sExcMsg(
+    OString sExcMsg(
         "[Java framework] Error in function prepareSettingsDocument"
         " (elements.cxx).");
     if (!createSettingsDocument())
     {
         return false;
     }
-    rtl::OString sSettings = getSettingsPath();
+    OString sSettings = getSettingsPath();
     CXmlDocPtr doc(xmlParseFile(sSettings.getStr()));
     if (!doc)
         throw FrameworkException(JFW_E_ERROR, sExcMsg);
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ bool NodeJava::prepareSettingsDocument() const
 
 void NodeJava::write() const
 {
-    rtl::OString sExcMsg("[Java framework] Error in function NodeJava::writeSettings "
+    OString sExcMsg("[Java framework] Error in function NodeJava::writeSettings "
                          "(elements.cxx).");
     CXmlDocPtr docUser;
     CXPathContextPtr contextUser;
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ void NodeJava::write() const
     }
 
     //Read the user elements
-    rtl::OString sSettingsPath = getSettingsPath();
+    OString sSettingsPath = getSettingsPath();
     docUser = xmlParseFile(sSettingsPath.getStr());
     if (docUser == NULL)
         throw FrameworkException(JFW_E_ERROR, sExcMsg);
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ void NodeJava::write() const
     //The element must exist
     if (m_enabled)
     {
-        rtl::OString sExpression= rtl::OString(
+        OString sExpression= OString(
             "/jf:java/jf:enabled");
         pathObj = xmlXPathEvalExpression((xmlChar*) sExpression.getStr(),
                                          contextUser);
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ void NodeJava::write() const
     //The element must exist
     if (m_userClassPath)
     {
-        rtl::OString sExpression= rtl::OString(
+        OString sExpression= OString(
             "/jf:java/jf:userClassPath");
         pathObj = xmlXPathEvalExpression((xmlChar*) sExpression.getStr(),
                                          contextUser);
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ void NodeJava::write() const
     //set <javaInfo> element
     if (m_javaInfo)
     {
-        rtl::OString sExpression= rtl::OString(
+        OString sExpression= OString(
             "/jf:java/jf:javaInfo");
         pathObj = xmlXPathEvalExpression((xmlChar*) sExpression.getStr(),
                                                 contextUser);
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ void NodeJava::write() const
     //set <vmParameters> element
     if (m_vmParameters)
     {
-        rtl::OString sExpression= rtl::OString(
+        OString sExpression= OString(
             "/jf:java/jf:vmParameters");
         pathObj = xmlXPathEvalExpression((xmlChar*) sExpression.getStr(),
                                          contextUser);
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ void NodeJava::write() const
             xmlAddChild(vmParameters, nodeCrLf);
         }
 
-        typedef std::vector<rtl::OUString>::const_iterator cit;
+        typedef std::vector<OUString>::const_iterator cit;
         for (cit i = m_vmParameters->begin(); i != m_vmParameters->end(); ++i)
         {
             xmlNewTextChild(vmParameters, NULL, (xmlChar*) "param",
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ void NodeJava::write() const
     //set <jreLocations> element
     if (m_JRELocations)
     {
-        rtl::OString sExpression= rtl::OString(
+        OString sExpression= OString(
             "/jf:java/jf:jreLocations");
         pathObj = xmlXPathEvalExpression((xmlChar*) sExpression.getStr(),
                                          contextUser);
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ void NodeJava::write() const
             xmlAddChild(jreLocationsNode, nodeCrLf);
         }
 
-        typedef std::vector<rtl::OUString>::const_iterator cit;
+        typedef std::vector<OUString>::const_iterator cit;
         for (cit i = m_JRELocations->begin(); i != m_JRELocations->end(); ++i)
         {
             xmlNewTextChild(jreLocationsNode, NULL, (xmlChar*) "location",
@@ -588,9 +588,9 @@ void NodeJava::setEnabled(sal_Bool bEnabled)
 }
 
 
-void NodeJava::setUserClassPath(const rtl::OUString & sClassPath)
+void NodeJava::setUserClassPath(const OUString & sClassPath)
 {
-    m_userClassPath = boost::optional<rtl::OUString>(sClassPath);
+    m_userClassPath = boost::optional<OUString>(sClassPath);
 }
 
 void NodeJava::setJavaInfo(const JavaInfo * pInfo, bool bAutoSelect)
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ void NodeJava::setJavaInfo(const JavaInfo * pInfo, bool bAutoSelect)
     else
     {
         m_javaInfo->m_bEmptyNode = true;
-        rtl::OUString sEmpty;
+        OUString sEmpty;
         m_javaInfo->sVendor = sEmpty;
         m_javaInfo->sLocation = sEmpty;
         m_javaInfo->sVersion = sEmpty;
@@ -627,14 +627,14 @@ void NodeJava::setVmParameters(rtl_uString * * arOptions, sal_Int32 size)
 {
     OSL_ASSERT( !(arOptions == 0 && size != 0));
     if ( ! m_vmParameters)
-        m_vmParameters = boost::optional<std::vector<rtl::OUString> >(
-            std::vector<rtl::OUString>());
+        m_vmParameters = boost::optional<std::vector<OUString> >(
+            std::vector<OUString>());
     m_vmParameters->clear();
     if (arOptions != NULL)
     {
         for (int i  = 0; i < size; i++)
         {
-            const rtl::OUString sOption(static_cast<rtl_uString*>(arOptions[i]));
+            const OUString sOption(static_cast<rtl_uString*>(arOptions[i]));
             m_vmParameters->push_back(sOption);
         }
     }
@@ -644,17 +644,17 @@ void NodeJava::setJRELocations(rtl_uString  * * arLocations, sal_Int32 size)
 {
     OSL_ASSERT( !(arLocations == 0 && size != 0));
     if (! m_JRELocations)
-        m_JRELocations = boost::optional<std::vector<rtl::OUString> > (
-            std::vector<rtl::OUString>());
+        m_JRELocations = boost::optional<std::vector<OUString> > (
+            std::vector<OUString>());
     m_JRELocations->clear();
     if (arLocations != NULL)
     {
         for (int i  = 0; i < size; i++)
         {
-            const rtl::OUString & sLocation = static_cast<rtl_uString*>(arLocations[i]);
+            const OUString & sLocation = static_cast<rtl_uString*>(arLocations[i]);
 
             //only add the path if not already present
-            std::vector<rtl::OUString>::const_iterator it =
+            std::vector<OUString>::const_iterator it =
                 std::find(m_JRELocations->begin(), m_JRELocations->end(),
                           sLocation);
             if (it == m_JRELocations->end())
@@ -667,14 +667,14 @@ void NodeJava::addJRELocation(rtl_uString * sLocation)
 {
     OSL_ASSERT( sLocation);
     if (!m_JRELocations)
-        m_JRELocations = boost::optional<std::vector<rtl::OUString> >(
-            std::vector<rtl::OUString> ());
+        m_JRELocations = boost::optional<std::vector<OUString> >(
+            std::vector<OUString> ());
      //only add the path if not already present
-    std::vector<rtl::OUString>::const_iterator it =
+    std::vector<OUString>::const_iterator it =
         std::find(m_JRELocations->begin(), m_JRELocations->end(),
-                  rtl::OUString(sLocation));
+                  OUString(sLocation));
     if (it == m_JRELocations->end())
-        m_JRELocations->push_back(rtl::OUString(sLocation));
+        m_JRELocations->push_back(OUString(sLocation));
 }
 
 const boost::optional<sal_Bool> & NodeJava::getEnabled() const
@@ -682,18 +682,18 @@ const boost::optional<sal_Bool> & NodeJava::getEnabled() const
     return m_enabled;
 }
 
-const boost::optional<std::vector<rtl::OUString> >&
+const boost::optional<std::vector<OUString> >&
 NodeJava::getJRELocations() const
 {
     return m_JRELocations;
 }
 
-const boost::optional<rtl::OUString> & NodeJava::getUserClassPath() const
+const boost::optional<OUString> & NodeJava::getUserClassPath() const
 {
     return m_userClassPath;
 }
 
-const boost::optional<std::vector<rtl::OUString> > & NodeJava::getVmParameters() const
+const boost::optional<std::vector<OUString> > & NodeJava::getVmParameters() const
 {
     return m_vmParameters;
 }
@@ -740,13 +740,13 @@ jfw::FileStatus NodeJava::checkSettingsFileStatus(OUString const & sURL) const
 
 bool NodeJava::createSettingsDocument() const
 {
-    const rtl::OUString sURL = getSettingsURL();
+    const OUString sURL = getSettingsURL();
     if (sURL.isEmpty())
     {
         return false;
     }
     //make sure there is a user directory
-    rtl::OString sExcMsg("[Java framework] Error in function createSettingsDocument "
+    OString sExcMsg("[Java framework] Error in function createSettingsDocument "
                          "(elements.cxx).");
     // check if javasettings.xml already exist
     if (FILE_OK == checkSettingsFileStatus(sURL))
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ bool NodeJava::createSettingsDocument() const
     if (xmlAddPrevSibling(root, com) == NULL)
         throw FrameworkException(JFW_E_ERROR, sExcMsg);
 
-    const rtl::OString path = getSettingsPath();
+    const OString path = getSettingsPath();
     if (xmlSaveFormatFileEnc(path.getStr(), doc,"UTF-8", 1) == -1)
          throw FrameworkException(JFW_E_ERROR, sExcMsg);
     return true;
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ CNodeJavaInfo::~CNodeJavaInfo()
 
 void CNodeJavaInfo::loadFromNode(xmlDoc * pDoc, xmlNode * pJavaInfo)
 {
-    rtl::OString sExcMsg("[Java framework] Error in function NodeJavaInfo::loadFromNode "
+    OString sExcMsg("[Java framework] Error in function NodeJavaInfo::loadFromNode "
                          "(elements.cxx).");
 
     OSL_ASSERT(pJavaInfo && pDoc);
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ void CNodeJavaInfo::loadFromNode(xmlDoc * pDoc, xmlNode * pJavaInfo)
             CXmlCharPtr xmlFeatures;
             xmlFeatures = xmlNodeListGetString(
                     pDoc, cur->children, 1);
-            rtl::OUString sFeatures = xmlFeatures;
+            OUString sFeatures = xmlFeatures;
             nFeatures = sFeatures.toInt64(16);
         }
         else if (xmlStrcmp(cur->name, (xmlChar*) "requirements") == 0)
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ void CNodeJavaInfo::loadFromNode(xmlDoc * pDoc, xmlNode * pJavaInfo)
             CXmlCharPtr xmlRequire;
             xmlRequire = xmlNodeListGetString(
                 pDoc, cur->children, 1);
-            rtl::OUString sRequire = xmlRequire;
+            OUString sRequire = xmlRequire;
             nRequirements = sRequire.toInt64(16);
 #ifdef MACOSX
             //javaldx is not used anymore in the mac build. In case the Java
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ void CNodeJavaInfo::writeToNode(xmlDoc* pDoc,
 
     //javaInfo@vendorUpdate
     //creates the attribute if necessary
-    rtl::OString sUpdated = getElementUpdated();
+    OString sUpdated = getElementUpdated();
 
     xmlSetProp(pJavaInfoNode, (xmlChar*)"vendorUpdate",
                (xmlChar*) sUpdated.getStr());
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ void CNodeJavaInfo::writeToNode(xmlDoc* pDoc,
     xmlAddChild(pJavaInfoNode, nodeCrLf);
 
     //Create the features element
-    rtl::OUString sFeatures = rtl::OUString::valueOf(
+    OUString sFeatures = OUString::valueOf(
         (sal_Int64)nFeatures, 16);
     xmlNewTextChild(pJavaInfoNode, NULL, (xmlChar*) "features",
                     CXmlCharPtr(sFeatures));
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ void CNodeJavaInfo::writeToNode(xmlDoc* pDoc,
 
 
     //Create the requirements element
-    rtl::OUString sRequirements = rtl::OUString::valueOf(
+    OUString sRequirements = OUString::valueOf(
         (sal_Int64) nRequirements, 16);
     xmlNewTextChild(pJavaInfoNode, NULL, (xmlChar*) "requirements",
                     CXmlCharPtr(sRequirements));
@@ -1097,23 +1097,23 @@ bool MergedSettings::getEnabled() const
 {
     return m_bEnabled;
 }
-const rtl::OUString&  MergedSettings::getUserClassPath() const
+const OUString&  MergedSettings::getUserClassPath() const
 {
     return m_sClassPath;
 }
 
-::std::vector< ::rtl::OString> MergedSettings::getVmParametersUtf8() const
+::std::vector< OString> MergedSettings::getVmParametersUtf8() const
 {
-    ::std::vector< ::rtl::OString> ret;
-    typedef ::std::vector< ::rtl::OUString>::const_iterator cit;
+    ::std::vector< OString> ret;
+    typedef ::std::vector< OUString>::const_iterator cit;
     for (cit i = m_vmParams.begin(); i != m_vmParams.end(); ++i)
     {
-        ret.push_back( ::rtl::OUStringToOString(*i, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8));
+        ret.push_back( OUStringToOString(*i, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8));
     }
     return ret;
 }
 
-const ::rtl::OString  & MergedSettings::getJavaInfoAttrVendorUpdate() const
+const OString  & MergedSettings::getJavaInfoAttrVendorUpdate() const
 {
     return m_javaInfo.sAttrVendorUpdate;
 }
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ void MergedSettings::getVmParametersArray(
         return;
 
     int j=0;
-    typedef std::vector<rtl::OUString>::const_iterator it;
+    typedef std::vector<OUString>::const_iterator it;
     for (it i = m_vmParams.begin(); i != m_vmParams.end();
          ++i, ++j)
     {
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ void MergedSettings::getJRELocations(
         return;
 
     int j=0;
-    typedef std::vector<rtl::OUString>::const_iterator it;
+    typedef std::vector<OUString>::const_iterator it;
     for (it i = m_JRELocations.begin(); i != m_JRELocations.end();
          ++i, ++j)
     {
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ void MergedSettings::getJRELocations(
     }
     *size = m_JRELocations.size();
 }
-const std::vector<rtl::OUString> & MergedSettings::getJRELocations() const
+const std::vector<OUString> & MergedSettings::getJRELocations() const
 {
     return m_JRELocations;
 }
diff --git a/jvmfwk/source/elements.hxx b/jvmfwk/source/elements.hxx
index 8e3e4aa51c2f..0cc213f29a48 100644
--- a/jvmfwk/source/elements.hxx
+++ b/jvmfwk/source/elements.hxx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace jfw
 
 /** gets the value of the updated element from the javavendors.xml.
  */
-rtl::OString getElementUpdated();
+OString getElementUpdated();
 
 /** create the child elements within the root structure for each platform.
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public:
         It is not used, when the javaInfo node is written.
         see writeToNode
      */
-    ::rtl::OString sAttrVendorUpdate;
+    OString sAttrVendorUpdate;
     /** contains the nil value of the /java/javaInfo@xsi:nil attribute.
         Default is true;
      */
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ public:
         jfw_findAndSelectJRE sets the attribute to true.
      */
     bool bAutoSelect;
-    ::rtl::OUString sVendor;
-    ::rtl::OUString sLocation;
-    ::rtl::OUString sVersion;
+    OUString sVendor;
+    OUString sLocation;
+    OUString sVersion;
     sal_uInt64 nFeatures;
     sal_uInt64 nRequirements;
     ::rtl::ByteSequence arVendorData;
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ private:
         depends on the member m_layer and the bootstrap parameters
         UNO_JAVA_JFW_USER_DATA and UNO_JAVA_JFW_SHARED_DATA.
     */
-    ::rtl::OString getSettingsPath() const;
+    OString getSettingsPath() const;
 
     /** returns the file URL to the data file which is to be used. See getSettingsPath.
     */
-    ::rtl::OUString getSettingsURL() const;
+    OUString getSettingsURL() const;
 
     /** Verifies if the respective settings file exist.
      */
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ private:
         If /java/userClassPath@xsi:nil == true then the value is uninitialized
         after a call to load().
     */
-    boost::optional< ::rtl::OUString> m_userClassPath;
+    boost::optional< OUString> m_userClassPath;
     /** User configurable option.  /java/javaInfo
         If /java/javaInfo@xsi:nil == true then the value is uninitialized
         after a call to load.
@@ -172,12 +172,12 @@ private:
         If /java/vmParameters@xsi:nil == true then the value is uninitialized
         after a call to load.
     */
-    boost::optional< ::std::vector< ::rtl::OUString> > m_vmParameters;
+    boost::optional< ::std::vector< OUString> > m_vmParameters;
     /** User configurable option. /java/jreLocations
         If /java/jreLocaltions@xsi:nil == true then the value is uninitialized
         after a call to load.
     */
-    boost::optional< ::std::vector< ::rtl::OUString> > m_JRELocations;
+    boost::optional< ::std::vector< OUString> > m_JRELocations;
 
 public:
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public:
 
     /** sets m_sUserClassPath. See setEnabled.
      */
-    void setUserClassPath(const ::rtl::OUString & sClassPath);
+    void setUserClassPath(const OUString & sClassPath);
 
     /** sets m_aInfo. See setEnabled.
         @param bAutoSelect
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public:
     const boost::optional<sal_Bool> & getEnabled() const;
     /** returns the value of the element /java/userClassPath.
      */
-    const boost::optional< ::rtl::OUString> & getUserClassPath() const;
+    const boost::optional< OUString> & getUserClassPath() const;
 
     /** returns the value of the element /java/javaInfo.
      */
@@ -240,11 +240,11 @@ public:
 
     /** returns the parameters from the element /java/vmParameters/param.
      */
-    const boost::optional< ::std::vector< ::rtl::OUString> > & getVmParameters() const;
+    const boost::optional< ::std::vector< OUString> > & getVmParameters() const;
 
     /** returns the parameters from the element /java/jreLocations/location.
      */
-    const boost::optional< ::std::vector< ::rtl::OUString> > & getJRELocations() const;
+    const boost::optional< ::std::vector< OUString> > & getJRELocations() const;
 };
 
 /** merges the settings for shared, user and installation during construction.
@@ -277,11 +277,11 @@ private:
 
     bool m_bEnabled;
 
-    ::rtl::OUString m_sClassPath;
+    OUString m_sClassPath;
 
-    ::std::vector< ::rtl::OUString> m_vmParams;
+    ::std::vector< OUString> m_vmParams;
 
-    ::std::vector< ::rtl::OUString> m_JRELocations;
+    ::std::vector< OUString> m_JRELocations;
 
     CNodeJavaInfo m_javaInfo;
 
@@ -293,9 +293,9 @@ public:
      */
     bool getEnabled() const;
 
-    const ::rtl::OUString & getUserClassPath() const;
+    const OUString & getUserClassPath() const;
 
-    ::std::vector< ::rtl::OString> getVmParametersUtf8() const;
+    ::std::vector< OString> getVmParametersUtf8() const;
     /** returns a JavaInfo structure representing the node
         /java/javaInfo. Every time a new JavaInfo structure is created
         which needs to be freed by the caller.
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ public:
 
     /** returns the value of the attribute /java/javaInfo[@vendorUpdate].
      */
-    ::rtl::OString const & getJavaInfoAttrVendorUpdate() const;
+    OString const & getJavaInfoAttrVendorUpdate() const;
 
 #ifdef WNT
     /** returns the javaInfo@autoSelect attribute.
@@ -326,23 +326,23 @@ public:
      */
     void getJRELocations(rtl_uString *** parLocations, sal_Int32 * size) const;
 
-    const ::std::vector< ::rtl::OUString> & getJRELocations() const;
+    const ::std::vector< OUString> & getJRELocations() const;
 };
 
 
 class VersionInfo
 {
-    ::std::vector< ::rtl::OUString> vecExcludeVersions;
+    ::std::vector< OUString> vecExcludeVersions;
     rtl_uString ** arVersions;
 
 public:
     VersionInfo();
     ~VersionInfo();
 
-    void addExcludeVersion(const ::rtl::OUString& sVersion);
+    void addExcludeVersion(const OUString& sVersion);
 
-    ::rtl::OUString sMinVersion;
-    ::rtl::OUString sMaxVersion;
+    OUString sMinVersion;
+    OUString sMaxVersion;
 
     /** The caller DOES NOT get ownership of the strings. That is he
         does not need to release the strings.
@@ -358,16 +358,16 @@ struct PluginLibrary
     PluginLibrary()
     {
     }
-    PluginLibrary(rtl::OUString vendor,::rtl::OUString path) :
+    PluginLibrary(OUString vendor,OUString path) :
         sVendor(vendor), sPath(path)
     {
     }
     /** contains the vendor string which is later userd in the xml API
      */
-    ::rtl::OUString sVendor;
+    OUString sVendor;
     /** File URL the plug-in library
      */
-    ::rtl::OUString sPath;
+    OUString sPath;
 };
 
 } //end namespace
diff --git a/jvmfwk/source/framework.cxx b/jvmfwk/source/framework.cxx
index 7a3975b7c18b..ed907d69f494 100644
--- a/jvmfwk/source/framework.cxx
+++ b/jvmfwk/source/framework.cxx
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_findAllJREs(JavaInfo ***pparInfo, sal_Int32 *pSi
         //get the list of paths to jre locations which have been
         //added manually
         const jfw::MergedSettings settings;
-        const std::vector<rtl::OUString>& vecJRELocations =
+        const std::vector<OUString>& vecJRELocations =
             settings.getJRELocations();
         //Use every plug-in library to get Java installations.
         typedef std::vector<jfw::PluginLibrary>::const_iterator ci_pl;
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_findAllJREs(JavaInfo ***pparInfo, sal_Int32 *pSi
 
             if (pluginLib.is() == sal_False)
             {
-                rtl::OString msg = rtl::OUStringToOString(
+                OString msg = OUStringToOString(
                     library.sPath, osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
                 fprintf(stderr,"[jvmfwk] Could not load plugin %s\n" \
                         "Modify the javavendors.xml accordingly!\n", msg.getStr());
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_findAllJREs(JavaInfo ***pparInfo, sal_Int32 *pSi
             }
             jfw_plugin_getAllJavaInfos_ptr getAllJavaFunc =
                 (jfw_plugin_getAllJavaInfos_ptr) pluginLib.getFunctionSymbol(
-                    rtl::OUString("jfw_plugin_getAllJavaInfos"));
+                    OUString("jfw_plugin_getAllJavaInfos"));
 #else
             jfw_plugin_getAllJavaInfos_ptr getAllJavaFunc =
                 jfw_plugin_getAllJavaInfos;
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_findAllJREs(JavaInfo ***pparInfo, sal_Int32 *pSi
 #ifndef DISABLE_DYNLOADING
             jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPath_ptr jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPathFunc =
                 (jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPath_ptr) pluginLib.getFunctionSymbol(
-                    rtl::OUString("jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPath"));
+                    OUString("jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPath"));
             OSL_ASSERT(jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPathFunc);
             if (jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPathFunc == NULL)
                 return JFW_E_ERROR;
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_findAllJREs(JavaInfo ***pparInfo, sal_Int32 *pSi
                 jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPath;
 #endif
 
-            typedef std::vector<rtl::OUString>::const_iterator citLoc;
+            typedef std::vector<OUString>::const_iterator citLoc;
             //Check every manually added location
             for (citLoc ii = vecJRELocations.begin();
                 ii != vecJRELocations.end(); ++ii)
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_startVM(
         if (ppVM == NULL)
             return JFW_E_INVALID_ARG;
 
-        std::vector<rtl::OString> vmParams;
-        rtl::OString sUserClassPath;
+        std::vector<OString> vmParams;
+        OString sUserClassPath;
         jfw::CJavaInfo aInfo;
         if (pInfo == NULL)
         {
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_startVM(
                 }
 #endif
                 //check if the javavendors.xml has changed after a Java was selected
-                rtl::OString sVendorUpdate = jfw::getElementUpdated();
+                OString sVendorUpdate = jfw::getElementUpdated();
 
                 if (sVendorUpdate != settings.getJavaInfoAttrVendorUpdate())
                     return JFW_E_INVALID_SETTINGS;
@@ -385,14 +385,14 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_startVM(
 
         //get the function jfw_plugin_startJavaVirtualMachine
         jfw::VendorSettings aVendorSettings;
-        rtl::OUString sLibPath = aVendorSettings.getPluginLibrary(pInfo->sVendor);
+        OUString sLibPath = aVendorSettings.getPluginLibrary(pInfo->sVendor);
 
 #ifndef DISABLE_DYNLOADING
         osl::Module modulePlugin(sLibPath);
         if ( ! modulePlugin)
             return JFW_E_NO_PLUGIN;
 
-        rtl::OUString sFunctionName("jfw_plugin_startJavaVirtualMachine");
+        OUString sFunctionName("jfw_plugin_startJavaVirtualMachine");
         jfw_plugin_startJavaVirtualMachine_ptr pFunc =
             (jfw_plugin_startJavaVirtualMachine_ptr)
             osl_getFunctionSymbol(modulePlugin, sFunctionName.pData);
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_startVM(
 
         //add the options set by options dialog
         int index = 2;
-        typedef std::vector<rtl::OString>::const_iterator cit;
+        typedef std::vector<OString>::const_iterator cit;
         for (cit i = vmParams.begin(); i != vmParams.end(); ++i)
         {
             arOpt[index].optionString = const_cast<sal_Char*>(i->getStr());
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_findAndSelectJRE(JavaInfo **pInfo)
 
             jfw_plugin_getAllJavaInfos_ptr getAllJavaFunc =
                 (jfw_plugin_getAllJavaInfos_ptr) pluginLib.getFunctionSymbol(
-                    rtl::OUString("jfw_plugin_getAllJavaInfos"));
+                    OUString("jfw_plugin_getAllJavaInfos"));
 #else
             jfw_plugin_getAllJavaInfos_ptr getAllJavaFunc =
                 jfw_plugin_getAllJavaInfos;
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_findAndSelectJRE(JavaInfo **pInfo)
             //get the list of paths to jre locations which have been added manually
             const jfw::MergedSettings settings;
             //node.loadFromSettings();
-            const std::vector<rtl::OUString> & vecJRELocations =
+            const std::vector<OUString> & vecJRELocations =
                 settings.getJRELocations();
             //use every plug-in to determine the JavaInfo objects
             bool bInfoFound = false;
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_findAndSelectJRE(JavaInfo **pInfo)
                 //get the function from the plugin
                 jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPath_ptr jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPathFunc =
                     (jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPath_ptr) pluginLib.getFunctionSymbol(
-                        rtl::OUString("jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPath"));
+                        OUString("jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPath"));
 #else
                 jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPath_ptr jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPathFunc =
                     jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPath;
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_findAndSelectJRE(JavaInfo **pInfo)
                 if (jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPathFunc == NULL)
                     return JFW_E_ERROR;
 
-                typedef std::vector<rtl::OUString>::const_iterator citLoc;
+                typedef std::vector<OUString>::const_iterator citLoc;
                 for (citLoc it = vecJRELocations.begin();
                     it != vecJRELocations.end(); ++it)
                 {
@@ -689,9 +689,9 @@ sal_Bool SAL_CALL jfw_areEqualJavaInfo(
         return sal_True;
     if (pInfoA == NULL || pInfoB == NULL)
         return sal_False;
-    rtl::OUString sVendor(pInfoA->sVendor);
-    rtl::OUString sLocation(pInfoA->sLocation);
-    rtl::OUString sVersion(pInfoA->sVersion);
+    OUString sVendor(pInfoA->sVendor);
+    OUString sLocation(pInfoA->sLocation);
+    OUString sVersion(pInfoA->sVersion);
     rtl::ByteSequence sData(pInfoA->arVendorData);
     if (sVendor.equals(pInfoB->sVendor) == sal_True
         && sLocation.equals(pInfoB->sLocation) == sal_True
@@ -728,14 +728,14 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_getSelectedJRE(JavaInfo **ppInfo)
 
         if (jfw::getMode() == jfw::JFW_MODE_DIRECT)
         {
-            rtl::OUString sJRE = jfw::BootParams::getJREHome();
+            OUString sJRE = jfw::BootParams::getJREHome();
 
             jfw::CJavaInfo aInfo;
             if ((errcode = jfw_getJavaInfoByPath(sJRE.pData, & aInfo.pInfo))
                 != JFW_E_NONE)
                 throw jfw::FrameworkException(
                     JFW_E_CONFIGURATION,
-                    rtl::OString(
+                    OString(
                         "[Java framework] The JRE specified by the bootstrap "
                         "variable UNO_JAVA_JFW_JREHOME  or  UNO_JAVA_JFW_ENV_JREHOME "
                         " could not be recognized. Check the values and make sure that you "
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_getSelectedJRE(JavaInfo **ppInfo)
         //If the javavendors.xml has changed, then the current selected
         //Java is not valid anymore
         // /java/javaInfo/@vendorUpdate != javaSelection/updated (javavendors.xml)
-        rtl::OString sUpdated = jfw::getElementUpdated();
+        OString sUpdated = jfw::getElementUpdated();
 
         if (sUpdated.equals(settings.getJavaInfoAttrVendorUpdate()) == sal_False)
             return JFW_E_INVALID_SETTINGS;
@@ -804,8 +804,8 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_getJavaInfoByPath(
         sarModules.reset(new osl::Module[vecPlugins.size()]);
         osl::Module * arModules = sarModules.get();
 #endif
-        typedef std::vector<rtl::OUString>::const_iterator CIT_VENDOR;
-        std::vector<rtl::OUString> vecVendors =
+        typedef std::vector<OUString>::const_iterator CIT_VENDOR;
+        std::vector<OUString> vecVendors =
             aVendorSettings.getSupportedVendors();
 
         //Use every plug-in library to determine if the path represents a
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_getJavaInfoByPath(
             osl::Module & pluginLib = arModules[cModule];
             if (pluginLib.is() == sal_False)
             {
-                rtl::OString msg = rtl::OUStringToOString(
+                OString msg = OUStringToOString(
                     library.sPath, osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
                 fprintf(stderr,"[jvmfwk] Could not load plugin %s\n" \
                         "Modify the javavendors.xml accordingly!\n", msg.getStr());
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_getJavaInfoByPath(
 
             jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPath_ptr jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPathFunc =
                 (jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPath_ptr) pluginLib.getFunctionSymbol(
-                    rtl::OUString("jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPath"));
+                    OUString("jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPath"));
 #else
             jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPath_ptr jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPathFunc =
                 jfw_plugin_getJavaInfoByPath;
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ javaFrameworkError SAL_CALL jfw_getJavaInfoByPath(
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    rtl::OUString sVendor(pInfo->sVendor);
+                    OUString sVendor(pInfo->sVendor);
                     CIT_VENDOR ivendor = std::find(vecVendors.begin(), vecVendors.end(),
                                                    sVendor);
                     if (ivendor != vecVendors.end())
@@ -1174,11 +1174,11 @@ javaFrameworkError jfw_existJRE(const JavaInfo *pInfo, sal_Bool *exist)
     jfw::CJavaInfo aInfo;
     aInfo = (const ::JavaInfo*) pInfo; //makes a copy of pInfo
 #ifndef DISABLE_DYNLOADING
-    rtl::OUString sLibPath = aVendorSettings.getPluginLibrary(aInfo.getVendor());
+    OUString sLibPath = aVendorSettings.getPluginLibrary(aInfo.getVendor());
     osl::Module modulePlugin(sLibPath);
     if ( ! modulePlugin)
         return JFW_E_NO_PLUGIN;
-    rtl::OUString sFunctionName("jfw_plugin_existJRE");
+    OUString sFunctionName("jfw_plugin_existJRE");
     jfw_plugin_existJRE_ptr pFunc =
         (jfw_plugin_existJRE_ptr)
         osl_getFunctionSymbol(modulePlugin, sFunctionName.pData);
@@ -1314,20 +1314,20 @@ CJavaInfo::operator JavaInfo const * () const
     return pInfo;
 }
 
-rtl::OUString CJavaInfo::getVendor() const
+OUString CJavaInfo::getVendor() const
 {
     if (pInfo)
-        return rtl::OUString(pInfo->sVendor);
+        return OUString(pInfo->sVendor);
     else
-        return rtl::OUString();
+        return OUString();
 }
 
-rtl::OUString CJavaInfo::getLocation() const
+OUString CJavaInfo::getLocation() const
 {
     if (pInfo)
-        return rtl::OUString(pInfo->sLocation);
+        return OUString(pInfo->sLocation);
     else
-        return rtl::OUString();
+        return OUString();
 }
 
 sal_uInt64 CJavaInfo::getFeatures() const
diff --git a/jvmfwk/source/framework.hxx b/jvmfwk/source/framework.hxx
index 4ac6c63af78b..a884cd8ef3ff 100644
--- a/jvmfwk/source/framework.hxx
+++ b/jvmfwk/source/framework.hxx
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ public:
     operator ::JavaInfo const * () const;
     ::JavaInfo* cloneJavaInfo() const;
 
-    rtl::OUString getVendor() const;
-    rtl::OUString getLocation() const;
+    OUString getVendor() const;
+    OUString getLocation() const;
     sal_uInt64 getFeatures() const;
 };
 
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ class FrameworkException
 {
 public:
 
-    FrameworkException(javaFrameworkError err, const rtl::OString& msg):
+    FrameworkException(javaFrameworkError err, const OString& msg):
         errorCode(err), message(msg)
         {
         }
     javaFrameworkError errorCode;
-    rtl::OString message;
+    OString message;
 };
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/jvmfwk/source/fwkbase.cxx b/jvmfwk/source/fwkbase.cxx
index 79bf2d5fb7e0..a9b38ffa5c0d 100644
--- a/jvmfwk/source/fwkbase.cxx
+++ b/jvmfwk/source/fwkbase.cxx
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@
 
 using namespace osl;
 
-using ::rtl::OUString;
-using ::rtl::OUStringBuffer;
-using ::rtl::OString;
-using ::rtl::OUStringToOString;
-using ::rtl::OStringToOUString;
 
 #define UNO_JAVA_JFW_PARAMETER "UNO_JAVA_JFW_PARAMETER_"
 #define UNO_JAVA_JFW_JREHOME "UNO_JAVA_JFW_JREHOME"
@@ -54,29 +49,29 @@ bool  g_bJavaSet = false;
 
 namespace {
 
-rtl::OString getVendorSettingsPath(rtl::OUString const & sURL)
+OString getVendorSettingsPath(OUString const & sURL)
 {
     if (sURL.isEmpty())
-        return rtl::OString();
-    rtl::OUString sSystemPathSettings;
+        return OString();
+    OUString sSystemPathSettings;
     if (osl_getSystemPathFromFileURL(sURL.pData,
         & sSystemPathSettings.pData) != osl_File_E_None)
         throw FrameworkException(
             JFW_E_ERROR,
-            rtl::OString("[Java framework] Error in function "
+            OString("[Java framework] Error in function "
                          "getVendorSettingsPath (fwkbase.cxx) "));
-    rtl::OString osSystemPathSettings =
-        rtl::OUStringToOString(sSystemPathSettings,osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
+    OString osSystemPathSettings =
+        OUStringToOString(sSystemPathSettings,osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
     return osSystemPathSettings;
 }
 
-rtl::OUString getParam(const char * name)
+OUString getParam(const char * name)
 {
-    rtl::OUString retVal;
-    if (Bootstrap::get()->getFrom(rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(name), retVal))
+    OUString retVal;
+    if (Bootstrap::get()->getFrom(OUString::createFromAscii(name), retVal))
     {
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL >=2
-        rtl::OString sValue = rtl::OUStringToOString(retVal, osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
+        OString sValue = OUStringToOString(retVal, osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
         fprintf(stderr,"[Java framework] Using bootstrap parameter %s = %s.\n",
                 name, sValue.getStr());
 #endif
@@ -84,7 +79,7 @@ rtl::OUString getParam(const char * name)
     return retVal;
 }
 
-rtl::OUString getParamFirstUrl(const char * name)
+OUString getParamFirstUrl(const char * name)
 {
     // Some parameters can consist of multiple URLs (separated by space
     // characters, although trim() harmlessly also removes other white-space),
@@ -175,7 +170,7 @@ std::vector<PluginLibrary> VendorSettings::getPluginData()
     return vecPlugins;
 }
 
-VersionInfo VendorSettings::getVersionInformation(const rtl::OUString & sVendor)
+VersionInfo VendorSettings::getVersionInformation(const OUString & sVendor)
 {
     OSL_ASSERT(!sVendor.isEmpty());
     VersionInfo aVersionInfo;
@@ -259,7 +254,7 @@ VersionInfo VendorSettings::getVersionInformation(const rtl::OUString & sVendor)
 
 std::vector<OUString> VendorSettings::getSupportedVendors()
 {
-    std::vector<rtl::OUString> vecVendors;
+    std::vector<OUString> vecVendors;
     //get the nodeset for the library elements
     jfw::CXPathObjectPtr result;
     result = xmlXPathEvalExpression(
@@ -268,7 +263,7 @@ std::vector<OUString> VendorSettings::getSupportedVendors()
     if (xmlXPathNodeSetIsEmpty(result->nodesetval))
         throw FrameworkException(
             JFW_E_ERROR,
-            rtl::OString("[Java framework] Error in function getSupportedVendors (fwkbase.cxx)."));
+            OString("[Java framework] Error in function getSupportedVendors (fwkbase.cxx)."));
 
     //get the values of the library elements + vendor attribute
     xmlNode* cur = result->nodesetval->nodeTab[0];
@@ -337,7 +332,7 @@ OUString VendorSettings::getPluginLibrary(const OUString& sVendor)
                 OUStringToOString(sValue, osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
             vecParams.push_back(sParam);
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL >=2
-            rtl::OString sParamName = rtl::OUStringToOString(sName, osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
+            OString sParamName = OUStringToOString(sName, osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
             fprintf(stderr,"[Java framework] Using bootstrap parameter %s"
                     " = %s.\n", sParamName.getStr(), sParam.getStr());
 #endif
@@ -348,25 +343,25 @@ OUString VendorSettings::getPluginLibrary(const OUString& sVendor)
     return vecParams;
 }
 
-rtl::OUString BootParams::getUserData()
+OUString BootParams::getUserData()
 {
     return getParamFirstUrl(UNO_JAVA_JFW_USER_DATA);
 }
 
-rtl::OUString BootParams::getSharedData()
+OUString BootParams::getSharedData()
 {
     return getParamFirstUrl(UNO_JAVA_JFW_SHARED_DATA);
 }
 
-rtl::OString BootParams::getClasspath()
+OString BootParams::getClasspath()
 {
-    rtl::OString sClassPath;
-    rtl::OUString sCP;
+    OString sClassPath;
+    OUString sCP;
     if (Bootstrap::get()->getFrom(
-        rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(UNO_JAVA_JFW_CLASSPATH)),
+        OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(UNO_JAVA_JFW_CLASSPATH)),
         sCP) == sal_True)
     {
-        sClassPath = rtl::OUStringToOString(
+        sClassPath = OUStringToOString(
             sCP, osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL >=2
         fprintf(stderr,"[Java framework] Using bootstrap parameter "
@@ -374,16 +369,16 @@ rtl::OString BootParams::getClasspath()
 #endif
     }
 
-    rtl::OUString sEnvCP;
+    OUString sEnvCP;
     if (Bootstrap::get()->getFrom(
-        rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(UNO_JAVA_JFW_ENV_CLASSPATH)),
+        OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(UNO_JAVA_JFW_ENV_CLASSPATH)),
         sEnvCP) == sal_True)
     {
         char * pCp = getenv("CLASSPATH");
         if (pCp)
         {
             char szSep[] = {SAL_PATHSEPARATOR,0};
-            sClassPath += rtl::OString(szSep) + rtl::OString(pCp);
+            sClassPath += OString(szSep) + OString(pCp);
         }
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL >=2
         fprintf(stderr,"[Java framework] Using bootstrap parameter "
@@ -394,10 +389,10 @@ rtl::OString BootParams::getClasspath()
     return sClassPath;
 }
 
-rtl::OUString BootParams::getVendorSettings()
+OUString BootParams::getVendorSettings()
 {
-    rtl::OUString sVendor;
-    rtl::OUString sName(
+    OUString sVendor;
+    OUString sName(
         RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(UNO_JAVA_JFW_VENDOR_SETTINGS));
     if (Bootstrap::get()->getFrom(sName ,sVendor) == sal_True)
     {
@@ -406,13 +401,13 @@ rtl::OUString BootParams::getVendorSettings()
         if (s != FILE_OK)
         {
             //This bootstrap parameter can contain a relative URL
-            rtl::OUString sAbsoluteUrl;
-            rtl::OUString sBaseDir = getLibraryLocation();
+            OUString sAbsoluteUrl;
+            OUString sBaseDir = getLibraryLocation();
             if (File::getAbsoluteFileURL(sBaseDir, sVendor, sAbsoluteUrl)
                 != File::E_None)
                 throw FrameworkException(
                     JFW_E_CONFIGURATION,
-                    rtl::OString("[Java framework] Invalid value for bootstrap variable: "
+                    OString("[Java framework] Invalid value for bootstrap variable: "
                              UNO_JAVA_JFW_VENDOR_SETTINGS));
             sVendor = sAbsoluteUrl;
             s = checkFileURL(sVendor);
@@ -420,12 +415,12 @@ rtl::OUString BootParams::getVendorSettings()
             {
                 throw FrameworkException(
                     JFW_E_CONFIGURATION,
-                    rtl::OString("[Java framework] Invalid value for bootstrap variable: "
+                    OString("[Java framework] Invalid value for bootstrap variable: "
                                  UNO_JAVA_JFW_VENDOR_SETTINGS));
             }
         }
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL >=2
-    rtl::OString sValue = rtl::OUStringToOString(sVendor, osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
+    OString sValue = OUStringToOString(sVendor, osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
     fprintf(stderr,"[Java framework] Using bootstrap parameter "
             UNO_JAVA_JFW_VENDOR_SETTINGS" = %s.\n", sValue.getStr());
 #endif
@@ -433,20 +428,20 @@ rtl::OUString BootParams::getVendorSettings()
     return sVendor;
 }
 
-rtl::OUString BootParams::getJREHome()
+OUString BootParams::getJREHome()
 {
-    rtl::OUString sJRE;
-    rtl::OUString sEnvJRE;
+    OUString sJRE;
+    OUString sEnvJRE;
     sal_Bool bJRE = Bootstrap::get()->getFrom(
-        rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(UNO_JAVA_JFW_JREHOME)) ,sJRE);
+        OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(UNO_JAVA_JFW_JREHOME)) ,sJRE);
     sal_Bool bEnvJRE = Bootstrap::get()->getFrom(
-        rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(UNO_JAVA_JFW_ENV_JREHOME)) ,sEnvJRE);
+        OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(UNO_JAVA_JFW_ENV_JREHOME)) ,sEnvJRE);
 
     if (bJRE == sal_True && bEnvJRE == sal_True)
     {
         throw FrameworkException(
             JFW_E_CONFIGURATION,
-            rtl::OString("[Java framework] Both bootstrap parameter "
+            OString("[Java framework] Both bootstrap parameter "
                          UNO_JAVA_JFW_JREHOME" and "
                          UNO_JAVA_JFW_ENV_JREHOME" are set. However only one of them can be set."
                              "Check bootstrap parameters: environment variables, command line "
@@ -459,16 +454,16 @@ rtl::OUString BootParams::getJREHome()
         {
             throw FrameworkException(
             JFW_E_CONFIGURATION,
-            rtl::OString("[Java framework] Both bootstrap parameter "
+            OString("[Java framework] Both bootstrap parameter "
                          UNO_JAVA_JFW_ENV_JREHOME" is set, but the environment variable "
                          "JAVA_HOME is not set."));
         }
-        rtl::OString osJRE(pJRE);
-        rtl::OUString usJRE = rtl::OStringToOUString(osJRE, osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
+        OString osJRE(pJRE);
+        OUString usJRE = OStringToOUString(osJRE, osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
         if (File::getFileURLFromSystemPath(usJRE, sJRE) != File::E_None)
             throw FrameworkException(
                 JFW_E_ERROR,
-                rtl::OString("[Java framework] Error in function BootParams::getJREHome() "
+                OString("[Java framework] Error in function BootParams::getJREHome() "
                              "(fwkbase.cxx)."));
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL >=2
     fprintf(stderr,"[Java framework] Using bootstrap parameter "
@@ -481,7 +476,7 @@ rtl::OUString BootParams::getJREHome()
     {
         throw FrameworkException(
             JFW_E_CONFIGURATION,
-            rtl::OString("[Java framework] The bootstrap parameter "
+            OString("[Java framework] The bootstrap parameter "
                          UNO_JAVA_JFW_ENV_JREHOME" or " UNO_JAVA_JFW_JREHOME
                          " must be set in direct mode."));
     }
@@ -489,7 +484,7 @@ rtl::OUString BootParams::getJREHome()
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL >=2
     if (bJRE == sal_True)
     {
-        rtl::OString sValue = rtl::OUStringToOString(sJRE, osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
+        OString sValue = OUStringToOString(sJRE, osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
         fprintf(stderr,"[Java framework] Using bootstrap parameter "
             UNO_JAVA_JFW_JREHOME" = %s.\n", sValue.getStr());
     }
@@ -497,14 +492,14 @@ rtl::OUString BootParams::getJREHome()
     return sJRE;
 }
 
-rtl::OUString BootParams::getClasspathUrls()
+OUString BootParams::getClasspathUrls()
 {
-    rtl::OUString sParams;
+    OUString sParams;
     Bootstrap::get()->getFrom(
-        rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(UNO_JAVA_JFW_CLASSPATH_URLS)),
+        OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(UNO_JAVA_JFW_CLASSPATH_URLS)),
         sParams);
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL >=2
-    rtl::OString sValue = rtl::OUStringToOString(sParams, osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
+    OString sValue = OUStringToOString(sParams, osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
     fprintf(stderr,"[Java framework] Using bootstrap parameter "
             UNO_JAVA_JFW_CLASSPATH_URLS " = %s.\n", sValue.getStr());
 #endif
@@ -520,27 +515,27 @@ JFW_MODE getMode()
     {
         //check if either of the "direct mode" bootstrap variables is set
         bool bDirectMode = true;
-        rtl::OUString sValue;
+        OUString sValue;
         const rtl::Bootstrap * aBoot = Bootstrap::get();
-        rtl::OUString sJREHome(
+        OUString sJREHome(
             RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(UNO_JAVA_JFW_JREHOME));
         if (aBoot->getFrom(sJREHome, sValue) == sal_False)
         {
-            rtl::OUString sEnvJRE(
+            OUString sEnvJRE(
             RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(UNO_JAVA_JFW_ENV_JREHOME));
             if (aBoot->getFrom(sEnvJRE, sValue) == sal_False)
             {
-                rtl::OUString sClasspath(
+                OUString sClasspath(
                     RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(UNO_JAVA_JFW_CLASSPATH));
                 if (aBoot->getFrom(sClasspath, sValue) == sal_False)
                 {
-                    rtl::OUString sEnvClasspath(
+                    OUString sEnvClasspath(
                         RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(UNO_JAVA_JFW_ENV_CLASSPATH));
                     if (aBoot->getFrom(sEnvClasspath, sValue) == sal_False)
                     {
-                        rtl::OUString sParams = rtl::OUString(
+                        OUString sParams = OUString(
                             RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(UNO_JAVA_JFW_PARAMETER)) +
-                            rtl::OUString::valueOf((sal_Int32)1);
+                            OUString::valueOf((sal_Int32)1);
                         if (aBoot->getFrom(sParams, sValue) == sal_False)
                         {
                             bDirectMode = false;
@@ -560,23 +555,23 @@ JFW_MODE getMode()
     return g_mode;
 }
 
-rtl::OUString getApplicationClassPath()
+OUString getApplicationClassPath()
 {
     OSL_ASSERT(getMode() == JFW_MODE_APPLICATION);
-    rtl::OUString retVal;
-    rtl::OUString sParams = BootParams::getClasspathUrls();
+    OUString retVal;
+    OUString sParams = BootParams::getClasspathUrls();
     if (sParams.isEmpty())
         return retVal;
 
-    rtl::OUStringBuffer buf;
+    OUStringBuffer buf;
     sal_Int32 index = 0;
     char szClassPathSep[] = {SAL_PATHSEPARATOR,0};
     do
     {
-        ::rtl::OUString token( sParams.getToken( 0, ' ', index ).trim() );
+        OUString token( sParams.getToken( 0, ' ', index ).trim() );
         if (!token.isEmpty())
         {
-            ::rtl::OUString systemPathElement;
+            OUString systemPathElement;
             oslFileError rc = osl_getSystemPathFromFileURL(
                 token.pData, &systemPathElement.pData );
             OSL_ASSERT( rc == osl_File_E_None );
@@ -593,11 +588,11 @@ rtl::OUString getApplicationClassPath()
     return buf.makeStringAndClear();
 }
 
-rtl::OString makeClassPathOption(OUString const & sUserClassPath)
+OString makeClassPathOption(OUString const & sUserClassPath)
 {
     //Compose the class path
-    rtl::OString sPaths;
-    rtl::OUStringBuffer sBufCP(4096);
+    OString sPaths;
+    OUStringBuffer sBufCP(4096);
 
     // append all user selected jars to the class path
     if (!sUserClassPath.isEmpty())
@@ -615,38 +610,38 @@ rtl::OString makeClassPathOption(OUString const & sUserClassPath)
         sBufCP.append(sAppCP);
     }
 
-    sPaths = rtl::OUStringToOString(
+    sPaths = OUStringToOString(
         sBufCP.makeStringAndClear(), osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
 
-    rtl::OString sOptionClassPath("-Djava.class.path=");
+    OString sOptionClassPath("-Djava.class.path=");
     sOptionClassPath += sPaths;
     return sOptionClassPath;
 }
 
-rtl::OString getUserSettingsPath()
+OString getUserSettingsPath()
 {
     return getSettingsPath(BootParams::getUserData());
 }
 
-rtl::OString getSharedSettingsPath()
+OString getSharedSettingsPath()
 {
     return getSettingsPath(BootParams::getSharedData());
 }
 
-rtl::OString getSettingsPath( const rtl::OUString & sURL)
+OString getSettingsPath( const OUString & sURL)
 {
     if (sURL.isEmpty())
-        return rtl::OString();
-    rtl::OUString sPath;
+        return OString();
+    OUString sPath;
     if (osl_getSystemPathFromFileURL(sURL.pData,
         & sPath.pData) != osl_File_E_None)
         throw FrameworkException(
-            JFW_E_ERROR, rtl::OString(
+            JFW_E_ERROR, OString(
                 "[Java framework] Error in function ::getSettingsPath (fwkbase.cxx)."));
-    return rtl::OUStringToOString(sPath,osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
+    return OUStringToOString(sPath,osl_getThreadTextEncoding());
 }
 
-rtl::OString getVendorSettingsPath()
+OString getVendorSettingsPath()
 {
     return getVendorSettingsPath(BootParams::getVendorSettings());
 }
diff --git a/jvmfwk/source/fwkbase.hxx b/jvmfwk/source/fwkbase.hxx
index 9eb0f0648f47..45a7dd2ac8c5 100644
--- a/jvmfwk/source/fwkbase.hxx
+++ b/jvmfwk/source/fwkbase.hxx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace jfw
 
 class VendorSettings
 {
-    ::rtl::OUString m_xmlDocVendorSettingsFileUrl;
+    OUString m_xmlDocVendorSettingsFileUrl;
     CXmlDocPtr m_xmlDocVendorSettings;
     CXPathContextPtr m_xmlPathContextVendorSettings;
 
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ public:
 
     /* returns the file URL to the plugin.
      */
-    ::rtl::OUString getPluginLibrary(const ::rtl::OUString& sVendor);
+    OUString getPluginLibrary(const OUString& sVendor);
 
-    VersionInfo getVersionInformation(const ::rtl::OUString & sVendor);
+    VersionInfo getVersionInformation(const OUString & sVendor);
 
-    ::std::vector< ::rtl::OUString> getSupportedVendors();
+    ::std::vector< OUString> getSupportedVendors();
 };
 
 /* The class offers functions to retrieve verified bootstrap parameters.
@@ -62,24 +62,24 @@ namespace  BootParams
 
    In direct mode either of them must be set. If not an exception is thrown.
 */
-::rtl::OUString getJREHome();
+OUString getJREHome();
 
-::std::vector< ::rtl::OString> getVMParameters();
+::std::vector< OString> getVMParameters();
 
-::rtl::OUString getUserData();
+OUString getUserData();
 
-::rtl::OUString getSharedData();
+OUString getSharedData();
 
 /* returns the file URL to the vendor settings xml file.
  */
-::rtl::OUString getVendorSettings();
+OUString getVendorSettings();
 
 /* User the parameter UNO_JAVA_JFW_CLASSPATH and UNO_JAVA_JFW_ENV_CLASSPATH
    to compose a classpath
  */
-::rtl::OString getClasspath();
+OString getClasspath();
 
-::rtl::OUString getClasspathUrls();
+OUString getClasspathUrls();
 
 } //end namespace
 
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ JFW_MODE getMode();
 /** creates the -Djava.class.path option with the complete classpath, including
     the paths which are set by UNO_JAVA_JFW_CLASSPATH_URLS.
  */
-::rtl::OString makeClassPathOption(::rtl::OUString const & sUserClassPath);
+OString makeClassPathOption(OUString const & sUserClassPath);
 
-::rtl::OString getSettingsPath( const ::rtl::OUString & sURL);
+OString getSettingsPath( const OUString & sURL);
 
 /** Get the system path to the javasettings.xml
     Converts the URL returned from getUserSettingsURL to a
@@ -107,20 +107,20 @@ JFW_MODE getMode();
     does not exist.
    @throws FrameworkException
  */
-::rtl::OString getUserSettingsPath();
+OString getUserSettingsPath();
 
 /** Returns the system path of the share settings file.
     Returns a valid string or throws an exception.
    @throws FrameworkException
  */
-::rtl::OString getSharedSettingsPath();
+OString getSharedSettingsPath();
 
 /* returns a valid string or throws an exception.
    @throws FrameworkException
  */
-::rtl::OString getVendorSettingsPath();
+OString getVendorSettingsPath();
 
-::rtl::OUString buildClassPathFromDirectory(const ::rtl::OUString & relPath);
+OUString buildClassPathFromDirectory(const OUString & relPath);
 
 /** Called from writeJavaInfoData. It sets the process identifier. When
 java is to be started, then the current id is compared to the one set by
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void setJavaSelected();
 bool wasJavaSelectedInSameProcess();
 /* Only for application mode.
  */
-::rtl::OUString getApplicationClassPath();
+OUString getApplicationClassPath();
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/jvmfwk/source/fwkutil.cxx b/jvmfwk/source/fwkutil.cxx
index 8caf06d3741f..36007eda93fd 100644
--- a/jvmfwk/source/fwkutil.cxx
+++ b/jvmfwk/source/fwkutil.cxx
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@
 
 using namespace osl;
 
-using ::rtl::OUString;
-using ::rtl::OUStringToOString;
-using ::rtl::OString;
 
 namespace jfw
 {
@@ -193,13 +190,13 @@ rtl::ByteSequence decodeBase16(const rtl::ByteSequence& data)
     return ret;
 }
 
-rtl::OUString getDirFromFile(const rtl::OUString& usFilePath)
+OUString getDirFromFile(const OUString& usFilePath)
 {
     sal_Int32 index= usFilePath.lastIndexOf('/');
-    return rtl::OUString(usFilePath.getStr(), index);
+    return OUString(usFilePath.getStr(), index);
 }
 
-rtl::OUString getExecutableDirectory()
+OUString getExecutableDirectory()
 {
     rtl_uString* sExe = NULL;
     if (osl_getExecutableFile( & sExe) != osl_Process_E_None)
@@ -207,14 +204,14 @@ rtl::OUString getExecutableDirectory()
             JFW_E_ERROR,
             "[Java framework] Error in function getExecutableDirectory (fwkutil.cxx)");
 
-    rtl::OUString ouExe(sExe, SAL_NO_ACQUIRE);
+    OUString ouExe(sExe, SAL_NO_ACQUIRE);
     return getDirFromFile(ouExe);
 }
 
-rtl::OUString findPlugin(
-    const rtl::OUString & baseUrl, const rtl::OUString & plugin)
+OUString findPlugin(
+    const OUString & baseUrl, const OUString & plugin)
 {
-    rtl::OUString expandedPlugin;
+    OUString expandedPlugin;
     try
     {
         expandedPlugin = cppu::bootstrap_expandUri(plugin);
@@ -223,13 +220,13 @@ rtl::OUString findPlugin(
     {
         throw FrameworkException(
             JFW_E_ERROR,
-            (rtl::OString(
+            (OString(
                 RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM(
                     "[Java framework] IllegalArgumentException in"
                     " findPlugin: "))
-             + rtl::OUStringToOString(e.Message, osl_getThreadTextEncoding())));
+             + OUStringToOString(e.Message, osl_getThreadTextEncoding())));
     }
-    rtl::OUString sUrl;
+    OUString sUrl;
     try
     {
         sUrl = rtl::Uri::convertRelToAbs(baseUrl, expandedPlugin);
@@ -238,20 +235,20 @@ rtl::OUString findPlugin(
     {
         throw FrameworkException(
             JFW_E_ERROR,
-            (rtl::OString(
+            (OString(
                 RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM(
                     "[Java framework] rtl::MalformedUriException in"
                     " findPlugin: "))
-             + rtl::OUStringToOString(
+             + OUStringToOString(
                  e.getMessage(), osl_getThreadTextEncoding())));
     }
     if (checkFileURL(sUrl) == jfw::FILE_OK)
     {
         return sUrl;
     }
-    rtl::OUString retVal;
-    rtl::OUString sProgDir = getExecutableDirectory();
-    sUrl = sProgDir + rtl::OUString("/")
+    OUString retVal;
+    OUString sProgDir = getExecutableDirectory();
+    sUrl = sProgDir + OUString("/")
         + plugin;
     jfw::FileStatus s = checkFileURL(sUrl);
     if (s == jfw::FILE_INVALID || s == jfw::FILE_DOES_NOT_EXIST)
@@ -260,16 +257,16 @@ rtl::OUString findPlugin(
         //use PATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH etc. to locate the plugin
         if (plugin.indexOf('/') == -1)
         {
-            rtl::OUString url;
+            OUString url;
 #ifdef UNX
 #if defined(MACOSX)
-            rtl::OUString path = rtl::OUString("DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH");
+            OUString path = OUString("DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH");
 #elif defined(AIX)
-            rtl::OUString path = rtl::OUString("LIBPATH");
+            OUString path = OUString("LIBPATH");
 #else
-            rtl::OUString path = rtl::OUString("LD_LIBRARY_PATH");
+            OUString path = OUString("LD_LIBRARY_PATH");
 #endif
-            rtl::OUString env_path;
+            OUString env_path;
             oslProcessError err = osl_getEnvironment(path.pData, &env_path.pData);
             if (err != osl_Process_E_None && err != osl_Process_E_NotFound)
                 throw FrameworkException(
@@ -297,11 +294,11 @@ rtl::OUString findPlugin(
     return retVal;
 }
 
-rtl::OUString getLibraryLocation()
+OUString getLibraryLocation()
 {
-    rtl::OString sExcMsg("[Java framework] Error in function getLibraryLocation "
+    OString sExcMsg("[Java framework] Error in function getLibraryLocation "
                          "(fwkutil.cxx).");
-    rtl::OUString libraryFileUrl;
+    OUString libraryFileUrl;
 
     if (!osl::Module::getUrlFromAddress(
             reinterpret_cast< oslGenericFunction >(getLibraryLocation),
@@ -311,7 +308,7 @@ rtl::OUString getLibraryLocation()
     return getDirFromFile(libraryFileUrl);
 }
 
-jfw::FileStatus checkFileURL(const rtl::OUString & sURL)
+jfw::FileStatus checkFileURL(const OUString & sURL)
 {
     jfw::FileStatus ret = jfw::FILE_OK;
     DirectoryItem item;
diff --git a/jvmfwk/source/fwkutil.hxx b/jvmfwk/source/fwkutil.hxx
index 1509fb74e89d..0411869f8b72 100644
--- a/jvmfwk/source/fwkutil.hxx
+++ b/jvmfwk/source/fwkutil.hxx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace jfw
 /** Returns the file URL of the directory where the framework library
     (this library) resides.
 */
-rtl::OUString getLibraryLocation();
+OUString getLibraryLocation();
 
 /** provides a bootstrap class which already knows the values from the
     jvmfkwrc file.
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ rtl::OUString getLibraryLocation();
 struct Bootstrap :
     public ::rtl::StaticWithInit< const rtl::Bootstrap *, Bootstrap > {
         const rtl::Bootstrap * operator () () {
-            ::rtl::OUStringBuffer buf(256);
+            OUStringBuffer buf(256);
             buf.append(getLibraryLocation());
             buf.appendAscii(SAL_CONFIGFILE("/jvmfwk3"));
-            ::rtl::OUString sIni = buf.makeStringAndClear();
+            OUString sIni = buf.makeStringAndClear();
             ::rtl::Bootstrap *  bootstrap = new ::rtl::Bootstrap(sIni);
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL >=2
-        rtl::OString o = rtl::OUStringToOString( sIni , osl_getThreadTextEncoding() );
+        OString o = OUStringToOString( sIni , osl_getThreadTextEncoding() );
         fprintf(stderr, "[Java framework] Using configuration file %s\n" , o.getStr() );
 #endif
         return bootstrap;
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ struct FwkMutex: public ::rtl::Static<osl::Mutex, FwkMutex> {};
 rtl::ByteSequence encodeBase16(const rtl::ByteSequence& rawData);
 rtl::ByteSequence decodeBase16(const rtl::ByteSequence& data);
 
-rtl::OUString getPlatform();
+OUString getPlatform();
 
 
-rtl::OUString getDirFromFile(const rtl::OUString& usFilePath);
+OUString getDirFromFile(const OUString& usFilePath);
 
 /** Returns the file URL of the folder where the executable resides.
  */
-rtl::OUString getExecutableDirectory();
+OUString getExecutableDirectory();
 /** Locates the plugin library and returns the file URL.
 
     First tries to locate plugin relative to baseUrl (if relative);
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ rtl::OUString getExecutableDirectory();
     @param plugin
     The argument is an absolute or relative URL or just the name of the plugin.
  */
-rtl::OUString findPlugin(
-    const rtl::OUString & baseUrl, const rtl::OUString & plugin);
+OUString findPlugin(
+    const OUString & baseUrl, const OUString & plugin);
 
 
 enum FileStatus
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ enum FileStatus
     @exception
     Errors occurred during determining if the file exists
  */
-FileStatus checkFileURL(const rtl::OUString & path);
+FileStatus checkFileURL(const OUString & path);
 
 bool isAccessibilitySupportDesired();
 
-rtl::OUString buildClassPathFromDirectory(const rtl::OUString & relPath);
+OUString buildClassPathFromDirectory(const OUString & relPath);
 
-rtl::OUString retrieveClassPath( ::rtl::OUString const & macro );
+OUString retrieveClassPath( OUString const & macro );
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/jvmfwk/source/libxmlutil.cxx b/jvmfwk/source/libxmlutil.cxx
index a9ea83e24e7c..30b1d078ce2c 100644
--- a/jvmfwk/source/libxmlutil.cxx
+++ b/jvmfwk/source/libxmlutil.cxx
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ CXmlCharPtr::CXmlCharPtr(xmlChar * aChar)
 {
 }
 
-CXmlCharPtr::CXmlCharPtr(const ::rtl::OUString & s):
+CXmlCharPtr::CXmlCharPtr(const OUString & s):
     _object(NULL)
 {
-    ::rtl::OString o = ::rtl::OUStringToOString(s, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8);
+    OString o = OUStringToOString(s, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8);
     _object = xmlCharStrdup(o.getStr());
 }
 CXmlCharPtr::CXmlCharPtr():_object(NULL)
@@ -153,20 +153,20 @@ CXmlCharPtr::operator xmlChar*() const
     return _object;
 }
 
-CXmlCharPtr::operator ::rtl::OUString()
+CXmlCharPtr::operator OUString()
 {
-    ::rtl::OUString ret;
+    OUString ret;
     if (_object != NULL)
     {
-        ::rtl::OString aOStr((sal_Char*)_object);
-        ret = ::rtl::OStringToOUString(aOStr, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8);
+        OString aOStr((sal_Char*)_object);
+        ret = OStringToOUString(aOStr, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8);
     }
     return ret;
 }
 
-CXmlCharPtr::operator ::rtl::OString()
+CXmlCharPtr::operator OString()
 {
-    return ::rtl::OString((sal_Char*) _object);
+    return OString((sal_Char*) _object);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/jvmfwk/source/libxmlutil.hxx b/jvmfwk/source/libxmlutil.hxx
index 7035f2ed9698..4ee92d18c73e 100644
--- a/jvmfwk/source/libxmlutil.hxx
+++ b/jvmfwk/source/libxmlutil.hxx
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ class CXmlCharPtr
 public:
     CXmlCharPtr();
     CXmlCharPtr(xmlChar* aDoc);
-    CXmlCharPtr(const ::rtl::OUString &);
+    CXmlCharPtr(const OUString &);
     ~CXmlCharPtr();
     CXmlCharPtr & operator = (xmlChar* pObj);
     operator xmlChar* () const;
-    operator ::rtl::OUString ();
-    operator ::rtl::OString ();
+    operator OUString ();
+    operator OString ();
 };