java: no need to instantiate String objects directly

Change-Id: I7610774c94bf673ed3b574ffce04c4ee6ca93c03

28 files changed, 74 insertions, 75 deletions

diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/BasicAndDialogs/CreatingDialogs/SampleDialog.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/BasicAndDialogs/CreatingDialogs/SampleDialog.java
index c455e5ff9f2d..2b25f21fba1b 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/BasicAndDialogs/CreatingDialogs/SampleDialog.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/BasicAndDialogs/CreatingDialogs/SampleDialog.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public class SampleDialog extends WeakBase implements XServiceInfo, XJobExecutor
         xPSetDialog.setPropertyValue( "PositionY", Integer.valueOf( 100 ) );
         xPSetDialog.setPropertyValue( "Width", Integer.valueOf( 150 ) );
         xPSetDialog.setPropertyValue( "Height", Integer.valueOf( 100 ) );
-        xPSetDialog.setPropertyValue( "Title", new String( "Runtime Dialog Demo" ) );
+        xPSetDialog.setPropertyValue( "Title", "Runtime Dialog Demo" );
 
         // get the service manager from the dialog model
         XMultiServiceFactory xMultiServiceFactory = ( XMultiServiceFactory )UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public class SampleDialog extends WeakBase implements XServiceInfo, XJobExecutor
         xPSetButton.setPropertyValue( "Height", Integer.valueOf( 14 ) );
         xPSetButton.setPropertyValue( "Name", _buttonName );
         xPSetButton.setPropertyValue( "TabIndex", Short.valueOf( (short)0 ) );
-        xPSetButton.setPropertyValue( "Label", new String( "Click Me" ) );
+        xPSetButton.setPropertyValue( "Label", "Click Me" );
 
         // create the label model and set the properties
         Object labelModel = xMultiServiceFactory.createInstance(
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public class SampleDialog extends WeakBase implements XServiceInfo, XJobExecutor
         xPSetCancelButton.setPropertyValue( "Name", _cancelButtonName );
         xPSetCancelButton.setPropertyValue( "TabIndex", Short.valueOf( (short)2 ) );
         xPSetCancelButton.setPropertyValue( "PushButtonType", Short.valueOf( (short)2 ) );
-        xPSetCancelButton.setPropertyValue( "Label", new String( "Cancel" ) );
+        xPSetCancelButton.setPropertyValue( "Label", "Cancel" );
 
         // insert the control models into the dialog model
         XNameContainer xNameCont = ( XNameContainer )UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Charts/CalcHelper.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Charts/CalcHelper.java
index fa02dc398ac0..ca9ea94438d3 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Charts/CalcHelper.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Charts/CalcHelper.java
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ public class CalcHelper
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        aFormula = new String( "=" );
+                        aFormula = "=";
                         if( nCol % 2 == 0 )
                             aFormula += "SIN";
                         else
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Charts/JavaSampleChartAddIn.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Charts/JavaSampleChartAddIn.java
index 8d15ff9d95d5..31b3cf888598 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Charts/JavaSampleChartAddIn.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Charts/JavaSampleChartAddIn.java
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ public class JavaSampleChartAddIn extends WeakBase implements
     // XServiceName
     public String getServiceName() throws RuntimeException
     {
-        return new String( smServiceName );
+        return smServiceName;
     }
 
     // XServiceInfo
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ public class JavaSampleChartAddIn extends WeakBase implements
     // XDiagram
     public String getDiagramType() throws RuntimeException
     {
-        return new String( smServiceName );
+        return smServiceName;
     }
 
     public XPropertySet getDataRowProperties( int nRow )
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public class JavaSampleChartAddIn extends WeakBase implements
     // XShapeDescriptor : XShape : XDiagram
     public String getShapeType() throws RuntimeException
     {
-        return new String( "com.sun.star.comp.Chart.JavaSampleDiagramShape" );
+        return "com.sun.star.comp.Chart.JavaSampleDiagramShape";
     }
 
 
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Charts/ListenAtCalcRangeInDraw.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Charts/ListenAtCalcRangeInDraw.java
index 60ac0b0d5b26..30700ed90faf 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Charts/ListenAtCalcRangeInDraw.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Charts/ListenAtCalcRangeInDraw.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public class ListenAtCalcRangeInDraw implements XChartDataChangeEventListener
     public void chartDataChanged( ChartDataChangeEvent aEvent )
     {
         // update subtitle
-        String aTitle = new String( "Last Update: " + new java.util.Date( System.currentTimeMillis() ));
+        String aTitle = "Last Update: " + new java.util.Date();
 
         try
         {
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Components/Addons/ProtocolHandlerAddon_java/ProtocolHandlerAddon.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Components/Addons/ProtocolHandlerAddon_java/ProtocolHandlerAddon.java
index bb1cdb86109d..8c2e95af56f5 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Components/Addons/ProtocolHandlerAddon_java/ProtocolHandlerAddon.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Components/Addons/ProtocolHandlerAddon_java/ProtocolHandlerAddon.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class ProtocolHandlerAddon {
                 // describe window properties.
                 WindowDescriptor aDescriptor = new WindowDescriptor();
                 aDescriptor.Type              = WindowClass.MODALTOP;
-                aDescriptor.WindowServiceName = new String( "infobox" );
+                aDescriptor.WindowServiceName = "infobox";
                 aDescriptor.ParentIndex       = -1;
                 aDescriptor.Parent            = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
                     XWindowPeer.class, m_xFrame.getContainerWindow());
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Components/dialogcomponent/DialogComponent.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Components/dialogcomponent/DialogComponent.java
index 7376fddab860..4004a50a9c3e 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Components/dialogcomponent/DialogComponent.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Components/dialogcomponent/DialogComponent.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class DialogComponent {
                 // describe window properties.
                 WindowDescriptor aDescriptor = new WindowDescriptor();
                 aDescriptor.Type              = WindowClass.MODALTOP;
-                aDescriptor.WindowServiceName = new String( "infobox" );
+                aDescriptor.WindowServiceName = "infobox";
                 aDescriptor.ParentIndex       = -1;
                 aDescriptor.Parent            = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
                     XWindowPeer.class, m_xFrame.getContainerWindow());
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/DataAwareness.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/DataAwareness.java
index 1386aa316385..f831d63fa86c 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/DataAwareness.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/DataAwareness.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class PrintComponentTree extends ComponentTreeTraversal
 
     public PrintComponentTree()
     {
-        m_sPrefix = new String();
+        m_sPrefix = "";
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -186,11 +186,11 @@ public class DataAwareness extends DocumentBasedExample implements XPropertyChan
 
         XNamed xNameAcc = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XNamed.class, xContainer );
         if ( null == xNameAcc )
-            sObjectName = new String( "<unnamed>" );
+            sObjectName = "<unnamed>";
         else
             sObjectName = xNameAcc.getName();
-        System.out.println( new String( "enumerating the container named \"" ) + sObjectName +
-            new String( "\"\n" ) );
+        System.out.println( "enumerating the container named \"" + sObjectName +
+            "\"\n" );
 
         PrintComponentTree aPrinter = new PrintComponentTree();
         aPrinter.handle( xContainer );
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ public class DataAwareness extends DocumentBasedExample implements XPropertyChan
         xSalesFormProps.setPropertyValue( "DataSourceName", m_database.getDocumentURL() );
         xSalesFormProps.setPropertyValue( "CommandType", Integer.valueOf( CommandType.COMMAND ) );
 
-        String sCommand = new String( "SELECT * FROM " );
+        String sCommand = "SELECT * FROM ";
         sCommand += s_tableNameSales;
         sCommand += " WHERE " + s_tableNameSales + ".SNR = :salesmen";
         xSalesFormProps.setPropertyValue( "Command", sCommand );
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/DocumentViewHelper.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/DocumentViewHelper.java
index 9cac2a864ca7..148eecd2f91e 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/DocumentViewHelper.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/DocumentViewHelper.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class DocumentViewHelper
                     XURLTransformer.class, m_orb.createInstance( "com.sun.star.util.URLTransformer" ) );
             xTransformer.parseStrict( aURL );
 
-            xReturn = xProvider.queryDispatch( aURL[0], new String( ), 0 );
+            xReturn = xProvider.queryDispatch( aURL[0], "", 0 );
         }
         return xReturn;
     }
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class DocumentViewHelper
     {
         // get a dispatcher for the toggle URL
         URL[] aToggleURL = new URL[] { new URL() };
-        aToggleURL[0].Complete = new String( ".uno:SwitchControlDesignMode" );
+        aToggleURL[0].Complete = ".uno:SwitchControlDesignMode";
         XDispatch xDispatcher = getDispatcher( aToggleURL );
 
         // dispatch the URL - this will result in toggling the mode
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/GridFieldValidator.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/GridFieldValidator.java
index aa5a63d65e6e..2a3d92466923 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/GridFieldValidator.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/GridFieldValidator.java
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ class GridFieldValidator implements XUpdateListener
             sMessage += "\" is not allowed to contain empty strings.";
 
             SQLContext aError = new SQLContext(
-                new String( "Invalid Value Entered" ),
+                "Invalid Value Entered",
                 null,
-                new String( "S1000" ),
+                "S1000",
                 0,
                 new Any( new Type(), null ),
                 sMessage
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/KeyGenerator.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/KeyGenerator.java
index 2e00c842ce81..1b1157b91c1e 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/KeyGenerator.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/KeyGenerator.java
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ class UniqueColumnValue
     */
     private String composeUniqueyKeyStatement( XPropertySet xForm, String sFieldName ) throws com.sun.star.uno.Exception
     {
-        String sStatement = new String( "SELECT MAX( " );
+        String sStatement = "SELECT MAX( ";
         sStatement += sFieldName;
-        sStatement += new String( ") + 1 FROM " );
+        sStatement += ") + 1 FROM ";
         // the table name is a property of the form
         sStatement += extractTableName( xForm );
 
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/SalesFilter.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/SalesFilter.java
index ee2aedf1c99d..5a1b46cfc9ec 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/SalesFilter.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/SalesFilter.java
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class SalesFilter implements XActionListener, XPropertyChangeListener, XResetLis
                 GregorianCalendar aCal = new GregorianCalendar();
                 aCal.setTime( (java.util.Date)aDate );
 
-                sOdbcDate += new String( "{D '" );
+                sOdbcDate += "{D '";
                 sOdbcDate += (Integer.valueOf( aCal.get( Calendar.YEAR ) ) ).toString();
                 sOdbcDate += "-";
 
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/SingleControlValidation.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/SingleControlValidation.java
index 115d4c381bff..a3fe49b7b58f 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/SingleControlValidation.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/SingleControlValidation.java
@@ -103,18 +103,18 @@ public class SingleControlValidation implements XFormComponentValidityListener
 
             controlPos += 4;
             XPropertySet xLabel = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "FixedText", columnPos, controlPos, 70, 4, null );
-            xLabel.setPropertyValue( "Label", new String( "Status:" ) );
+            xLabel.setPropertyValue( "Label", "Status:" );
             controlPos += 4;
             m_statusField = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "FixedText", columnPos, controlPos, 70, 4, null );
-            m_statusField.setPropertyValue( "Label", new String( "" ) );
+            m_statusField.setPropertyValue( "Label", "" );
 
 
             controlPos += 6;
             xLabel = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "FixedText", columnPos, controlPos, 70, 4, null );
-            xLabel.setPropertyValue( "Label", new String( "Explanation for invalidity:" ) );
+            xLabel.setPropertyValue( "Label", "Explanation for invalidity:" );
             controlPos += 4;
             m_explanationField = m_formLayer.createControlAndShape( "FixedText", columnPos, controlPos, 70, 4, null );
-            m_explanationField.setPropertyValue( "Label", new String( "" ) );
+            m_explanationField.setPropertyValue( "Label", "" );
 
             XValidatable xValidatable = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XValidatable.class, m_inputField );
             xValidatable.setValidator( m_validator );
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/TableCellTextBinding.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/TableCellTextBinding.java
index a7daf3550241..0d95df29b127 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/TableCellTextBinding.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/Forms/TableCellTextBinding.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class TableCellTextBinding
     {
         m_cellText = UnoRuntime.queryInterface( XTextRange.class, cell );
 
-        m_newCellText = new String();
+        m_newCellText = "";
         m_listeners = new java.util.LinkedList<XModifyListener>();
 
         start();
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/ContextMenuInterceptor.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/ContextMenuInterceptor.java
index eaecc4c5e44e..bb5a8bd6e1f4 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/ContextMenuInterceptor.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/ContextMenuInterceptor.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class ContextMenuInterceptor implements XContextMenuInterceptor {
             com.sun.star.text.XTextDocument xDoc =UnoRuntime.queryInterface(com.sun.star.text.XTextDocument.class,
                                       xComponent);
 
-            String infoMsg = new String("All context menus of the created document frame contains now a 'Help' entry with the submenus 'Content', 'Help Agent' and 'Tips'.\n\nPress 'Return' in the shell to remove the context menu interceptor and finish the example!");
+            String infoMsg = "All context menus of the created document frame contains now a 'Help' entry with the submenus 'Content', 'Help Agent' and 'Tips'.\n\nPress 'Return' in the shell to remove the context menu interceptor and finish the example!";
             xDoc.getText().setString(infoMsg);
 
             // ensure that the document content is optimal visible
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ public class ContextMenuInterceptor implements XContextMenuInterceptor {
                             "com.sun.star.ui.ActionTriggerContainer" ));
 
                 // intialize root menu entry
-                xRootMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "Text", new String( "Help" ));
-                xRootMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "CommandURL", new String( "slot:5410" ));
-                xRootMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "HelpURL", new String( "5410" ));
+                xRootMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "Text", "Help");
+                xRootMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "CommandURL", "slot:5410");
+                xRootMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "HelpURL", "5410");
                 xRootMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "SubContainer", xSubMenuContainer );
 
                 // create menu entries for the new sub menu
@@ -188,9 +188,9 @@ public class ContextMenuInterceptor implements XContextMenuInterceptor {
                                               XPropertySet.class, xMenuElementFactory.createInstance(
                                                   "com.sun.star.ui.ActionTrigger" ));
 
-                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "Text", new String( "Content" ));
-                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "CommandURL", new String( "slot:5401" ));
-                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "HelpURL", new String( "5401" ));
+                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "Text", "Content" );
+                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "CommandURL", "slot:5401" );
+                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "HelpURL", "5401" );
 
                 // insert menu entry to sub menu
                 xSubMenuContainer.insertByIndex( 0, xMenuEntry );
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ public class ContextMenuInterceptor implements XContextMenuInterceptor {
                                  com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet.class,
                                      xMenuElementFactory.createInstance(
                                          "com.sun.star.ui.ActionTrigger" ));
-                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "Text", new String( "Help Agent" ));
-                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "CommandURL", new String( "slot:5962" ));
-                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "HelpURL", new String( "5962" ));
+                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "Text", "Help Agent" );
+                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "CommandURL", "slot:5962" );
+                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "HelpURL", "5962" );
 
                 // insert menu entry to sub menu
                 xSubMenuContainer.insertByIndex( 1, xMenuEntry );
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ public class ContextMenuInterceptor implements XContextMenuInterceptor {
                                  com.sun.star.beans.XPropertySet.class,
                                      xMenuElementFactory.createInstance(
                                          "com.sun.star.ui.ActionTrigger" ));
-                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "Text", new String( "Tips" ));
-                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "CommandURL", new String( "slot:5404" ));
-                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "HelpURL", new String( "5404" ));
+                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "Text", "Tips" );
+                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "CommandURL", "slot:5404" );
+                xMenuEntry.setPropertyValue( "HelpURL", "5404" );
 
                 // insert menu entry to sub menu
                 xSubMenuContainer.insertByIndex( 2, xMenuEntry );
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/DesktopEnvironment/Desk.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/DesktopEnvironment/Desk.java
index 77779e73be54..d21f8d36705b 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/DesktopEnvironment/Desk.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/DesktopEnvironment/Desk.java
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ public class Desk
     public static void main(String[] lArguments)
     {
         // Analyze command line parameters.
-        String  sMode  = new String("inplace");
-        String  sFile  = new String("private:factory/swriter");
+        String  sMode  = "inplace";
+        String  sFile  = "private:factory/swriter";
 
         for(int i=0; i<lArguments.length; ++i)
         {
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/DesktopEnvironment/FunctionHelper.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/DesktopEnvironment/FunctionHelper.java
index 7439b31fe898..bffa7321678a 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/DesktopEnvironment/FunctionHelper.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/DesktopEnvironment/FunctionHelper.java
@@ -668,13 +668,13 @@ public class FunctionHelper
                 // Find out possible filter name.
                 String sFilter = null;
                 if(xInfo.supportsService("com.sun.star.text.TextDocument")==true)
-                    sFilter = new String("HTML (StarWriter)");
+                    sFilter = "HTML (StarWriter)";
                 else
                 if(xInfo.supportsService("com.sun.star.text.WebDocument")==true)
-                    sFilter = new String("HTML");
+                    sFilter = "HTML";
                 else
                 if(xInfo.supportsService("com.sun.star.sheet.SpreadsheetDocument")==true)
-                    sFilter = new String("HTML (StarCalc)");
+                    sFilter = "HTML (StarCalc)";
 
                 // Check for existing state of this filter.
                 if(sFilter!=null)
@@ -842,23 +842,23 @@ public class FunctionHelper
             for (int i=0; i<nCount; ++i )
             {
                 com.sun.star.frame.XFrame xFrame = (com.sun.star.frame.XFrame)AnyConverter.toObject(new com.sun.star.uno.Type(com.sun.star.frame.XFrame.class), xContainer.getByIndex(i));
-                                        sName  = new String(BASEFRAMENAME+mnViewCount);
+                                        sName  = BASEFRAMENAME+mnViewCount;
                 while(sName.equals(xFrame.getName()))
                 {
                     ++mnViewCount;
-                    sName = new String(BASEFRAMENAME+mnViewCount);
+                    sName = BASEFRAMENAME+mnViewCount;
                 }
             }
         }
         catch(com.sun.star.uno.Exception exCreateFailed)
         {
-            sName = new String(BASEFRAMENAME);
+            sName = BASEFRAMENAME;
         }
 
         if (sName==null)
         {
             System.out.println("invalid name!");
-            sName = new String(BASEFRAMENAME);
+            sName = BASEFRAMENAME;
         }
 
         return sName;
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/DisableCommands/DisableCommandsTest.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/DisableCommands/DisableCommandsTest.java
index 37fbc0988c3c..d600609dc3d9 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/DisableCommands/DisableCommandsTest.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/DisableCommands/DisableCommandsTest.java
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ public class DisableCommandsTest extends java.lang.Object {
      */
     final static private String[] aCommandURLTestSet =
     {
-        new String( "Open" ),
-        new String( "About" ),
-        new String( "SelectAll" ),
-        new String( "Quit" ),
+        "Open",
+        "About",
+        "SelectAll",
+        "Quit",
     };
 
     private static XComponentContext xRemoteContext = null;
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public class DisableCommandsTest extends java.lang.Object {
             new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue[1];
 
         lParams[0] = new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue();
-        lParams[0].Name  = new String("nodepath");
+        lParams[0].Name  = "nodepath";
         lParams[0].Value = "/org.openoffice.Office.Commands/Execute/Disabled";
 
         try {
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ public class DisableCommandsTest extends java.lang.Object {
             new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue[1];
 
         lParams[0] = new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue();
-        lParams[0].Name  = new String("nodepath");
+        lParams[0].Name  = "nodepath";
         lParams[0].Value = "/org.openoffice.Office.Commands/Execute/Disabled";
 
         try {
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ public class DisableCommandsTest extends java.lang.Object {
 
                         if ( xPropertySet != null ) {
                             // Create a unique node name.
-                            String aCmdNodeName = new String( "Command-" );
+                            String aCmdNodeName = "Command-";
                             aCmdNodeName += i;
 
                             // Insert the node into the Disabled set
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/FilterDevelopment/AsciiFilter/AsciiReplaceFilter.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/FilterDevelopment/AsciiFilter/AsciiReplaceFilter.java
index c09e7ce8057d..f12b2cf2d1d8 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/FilterDevelopment/AsciiFilter/AsciiReplaceFilter.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/FilterDevelopment/AsciiFilter/AsciiReplaceFilter.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class AsciiReplaceFilter
             }
 
             // these are safe, thus no errorhandling needed:
-            m_sInternalName    = new String()       ;
+            m_sInternalName    = ""       ;
             m_xDocument        = null               ;
             m_bImport          = true               ;
             m_nFilterProcState = FILTERPROC_STOPPED ;
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/FilterDevelopment/AsciiFilter/FilterOptions.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/FilterDevelopment/AsciiFilter/FilterOptions.java
index 5d6e9a3dda5b..ce221117201a 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/FilterDevelopment/AsciiFilter/FilterOptions.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/FilterDevelopment/AsciiFilter/FilterOptions.java
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ public class FilterOptions
         m_xOutput      = null        ;
         m_bStreamOwner = false       ;
         m_sURL         = null        ;
-        m_sOld         = new String();
-        m_sNew         = new String();
+        m_sOld         = "";
+        m_sNew         = "";
         m_bCaseChange  = false       ;
         m_bLower       = false       ;
 
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/Linguistic/XHyphenatedWord_impl.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/Linguistic/XHyphenatedWord_impl.java
index 01b9acd7f9c9..f0200973dfdc 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/Linguistic/XHyphenatedWord_impl.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/Linguistic/XHyphenatedWord_impl.java
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ public class XHyphenatedWord_impl implements
         //!! none of these cases should ever occur!
         //!! values provided only for safety
         if (this.aWord == null)
-            this.aWord = new String();
+            this.aWord = "";
         if (this.aLang == null)
             this.aLang = new Locale();
         if (this.aHyphenatedWord == null)
-            this.aHyphenatedWord = new String();
+            this.aHyphenatedWord = "";
     }
 
 
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/Linguistic/XMeaning_impl.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/Linguistic/XMeaning_impl.java
index 0df2eb430b09..9f4cf4d5b4bb 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/Linguistic/XMeaning_impl.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/Linguistic/XMeaning_impl.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class XMeaning_impl implements
         //!! none of these cases should ever occur!
         //!! values provided only for safety
         if (this.aMeaning == null)
-            this.aMeaning = new String();
+            this.aMeaning = "";
 
         // a meaning without synonyms may be OK though.
         // still for safety an empty existing array has to be provided.
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/Linguistic/XPossibleHyphens_impl.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/Linguistic/XPossibleHyphens_impl.java
index cf59d407bf13..5ffb37d34dcd 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/Linguistic/XPossibleHyphens_impl.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/Linguistic/XPossibleHyphens_impl.java
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ public class XPossibleHyphens_impl implements
         //!! none of these cases should ever occur!
         //!! values provided only for safety
         if (this.aWord == null)
-            this.aWord = new String();
+            this.aWord = "";
         if (this.aLang == null)
             this.aLang = new Locale();
         if (this.aHyphWord == null)
-            this.aHyphWord = new String();
+            this.aHyphWord = "";
 
         // having no hyphenation positions is OK though.
         // still for safety an empty existing array has to be provided.
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/Linguistic/XSpellAlternatives_impl.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/Linguistic/XSpellAlternatives_impl.java
index ae26a447ce55..aeb0275c978c 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/Linguistic/XSpellAlternatives_impl.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/OfficeDev/Linguistic/XSpellAlternatives_impl.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class XSpellAlternatives_impl implements
         //!! none of these cases should ever occur!
         //!! values provided only for safety
         if (this.aWord == null)
-            this.aWord = new String();
+            this.aWord = "";
         if (this.aLanguage == null)
             this.aLanguage = new Locale();
 
diff --git a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/UCB/Helper.java b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/UCB/Helper.java
index 015e6976e264..0bc7fb1bb7c1 100644
--- a/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/UCB/Helper.java
+++ b/odk/examples/DevelopersGuide/UCB/Helper.java
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public class Helper {
         {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
-        return new String();
+        return "";
     }
 
     public static String prependCurrentDirAsAbsoluteFileURL( String relativeURL )
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ public class Helper {
             try
             {
                 file.createNewFile();
-                String content = new String(
-                    "This is the content of a sample data file." );
+                String content = "This is the content of a sample data file.";
                 FileOutputStream stream = new FileOutputStream( file );
                 stream.write( content.getBytes() );
                 stream.close();
@@ -235,6 +234,6 @@ public class Helper {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
 
-        return new String();
+        return "";
     }
 }
diff --git a/odk/examples/java/EmbedDocument/EmbeddedObject/OwnEmbeddedObject.java b/odk/examples/java/EmbedDocument/EmbeddedObject/OwnEmbeddedObject.java
index 80a09136986b..fda786241ac1 100644
--- a/odk/examples/java/EmbedDocument/EmbeddedObject/OwnEmbeddedObject.java
+++ b/odk/examples/java/EmbedDocument/EmbeddedObject/OwnEmbeddedObject.java
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ public final class OwnEmbeddedObject extends WeakBase
             XInputStream xInStream = xStream.getInputStream();
             byte[][] aData = new byte[1][];
             aData[0] = new byte[0];
-            String aResult = new String();
+            String aResult = "";
 
             int nLen = 0;
             do
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ public final class OwnEmbeddedObject extends WeakBase
         if ( m_bDisposed )
             throw new com.sun.star.lang.DisposedException();
 
-        return new String();
+        return "";
     }
 
 
diff --git a/odk/examples/java/Inspector/ProtocolHandlerAddon.java b/odk/examples/java/Inspector/ProtocolHandlerAddon.java
index 1515759b4000..714593b496c6 100644
--- a/odk/examples/java/Inspector/ProtocolHandlerAddon.java
+++ b/odk/examples/java/Inspector/ProtocolHandlerAddon.java
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public class ProtocolHandlerAddon {
                 // describe window properties.
                 WindowDescriptor aDescriptor = new WindowDescriptor();
                 aDescriptor.Type              = WindowClass.MODALTOP;
-                aDescriptor.WindowServiceName = new String( "infobox" );
+                aDescriptor.WindowServiceName = "infobox";
                 aDescriptor.ParentIndex       = -1;
                 aDescriptor.Parent            = UnoRuntime.queryInterface(
                     XWindowPeer.class, m_xFrame.getContainerWindow());
diff --git a/odk/examples/java/Text/StyleCreation.java b/odk/examples/java/Text/StyleCreation.java
index 2861131aed0e..63f8825acd02 100644
--- a/odk/examples/java/Text/StyleCreation.java
+++ b/odk/examples/java/Text/StyleCreation.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class StyleCreation {
             System.out.println( "create a PropertySet to set the properties for the new Paragraphstyle" );
 
             // set some properties from the Paragraph style
-            xPropertySet.setPropertyValue("CharFontName", new String( "Helvetica" ) );
+            xPropertySet.setPropertyValue("CharFontName", "Helvetica" );
             System.out.println( "set name of the font to 'Helvetica'" );
 
             xPropertySet.setPropertyValue("CharHeight", new Float( 36 ) );
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class StyleCreation {
             // To run the sample with StarOffice 5.2 you'll have to change
             // 'ParaStyleName' to 'ParaStyle' in the next line
             xParagraphPropertySet.setPropertyValue("ParaStyleName",
-                new String( "myheading" ) );
+                "myheading" );
             System.out.println( "apply the new paragraph style");
         }
         catch( Exception e) {
diff --git a/odk/examples/java/Text/StyleInitialization.java b/odk/examples/java/Text/StyleInitialization.java
index 76d498df2173..be65e05bf6fa 100644
--- a/odk/examples/java/Text/StyleInitialization.java
+++ b/odk/examples/java/Text/StyleInitialization.java
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public class StyleInitialization {
 
                     // To run the sample with StarOffice 5.2 you'll have to change 'ParaStyleName'
                     // to 'ParaStyle' in the next line
-                    xPropertySet.setPropertyValue("ParaStyleName", new String( sElementNames[iCounter] ) );
+                    xPropertySet.setPropertyValue("ParaStyleName", sElementNames[iCounter] );
                     System.out.println( "Apply the paragraph style : " + sElementNames[iCounter] );
                     break;
                 }