6 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/vcl/inc/image.h b/vcl/inc/image.h
index 6fb19bd615da..633c38c4a34e 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/image.h
+++ b/vcl/inc/image.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public:
         return maStockName.getLength() > 0;
     }
 
-    OUString getStock() const
+    const OUString & getStock() const
     {
         return maStockName;
     }
diff --git a/vcl/inc/impgraph.hxx b/vcl/inc/impgraph.hxx
index 6287be0df1b1..a9b75697d399 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/impgraph.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/impgraph.hxx
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ private:
     void                setDummyContext( bool value ) { mbDummyContext = value; }
     bool                isDummyContext() const { return mbDummyContext; }
     void                setGfxLink( const std::shared_ptr<GfxLink>& );
-    std::shared_ptr<GfxLink> getSharedGfxLink() const;
+    const std::shared_ptr<GfxLink> & getSharedGfxLink() const;
     GfxLink             getGfxLink();
     bool                isGfxLink() const;
 
diff --git a/vcl/inc/sft.hxx b/vcl/inc/sft.hxx
index 6a844002711d..aabdfdb7368f 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/sft.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/sft.hxx
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ public:
     sal_uInt32 horzMetricCount() const { return m_nHorzMetrics; }
     sal_uInt32 vertMetricCount() const { return m_nVertMetrics; }
     sal_uInt32 unitsPerEm() const { return m_nUnitsPerEm; }
-    FontCharMapRef GetCharMap() const { return m_xCharMap; }
+    const FontCharMapRef & GetCharMap() const { return m_xCharMap; }
 
     virtual bool hasTable(sal_uInt32 ord) const = 0;
     virtual const sal_uInt8* table(sal_uInt32 ord, sal_uInt32& size) const = 0;
diff --git a/vcl/inc/unx/freetype_glyphcache.hxx b/vcl/inc/unx/freetype_glyphcache.hxx
index 4586c6fd2e6d..625f7c828d80 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/unx/freetype_glyphcache.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/unx/freetype_glyphcache.hxx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public:
 
     void                  AnnounceFont( PhysicalFontCollection* );
 
-    FontCharMapRef GetFontCharMap() const;
+    const FontCharMapRef & GetFontCharMap() const;
     bool GetFontCapabilities(vcl::FontCapabilities&) const;
 
 private:
diff --git a/vcl/inc/unx/glyphcache.hxx b/vcl/inc/unx/glyphcache.hxx
index 21b196623f30..b41076844df2 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/unx/glyphcache.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/unx/glyphcache.hxx
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public:
 
     void                    GetFontMetric(ImplFontMetricDataRef const &) const;
     const unsigned char*    GetTable( const char* pName, sal_uLong* pLength ) const;
-    FontCharMapRef          GetFontCharMap() const;
+    const FontCharMapRef &  GetFontCharMap() const;
     bool                    GetFontCapabilities(vcl::FontCapabilities &) const;
 
     bool                    GetGlyphBoundRect(sal_GlyphId, tools::Rectangle&, bool) const;
diff --git a/vcl/inc/verticaltabctrl.hxx b/vcl/inc/verticaltabctrl.hxx
index 1152d702ea60..f3522c2fe697 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/verticaltabctrl.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/verticaltabctrl.hxx
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ public:
 
     sal_uInt16 GetPageCount() const { return m_xChooser->GetEntryCount(); }
 
-    OString GetCurPageId() const { return m_sCurrentPageId; }
+    const OString& GetCurPageId() const { return m_sCurrentPageId; }
     void SetCurPageId(const OString& rId);
 
     sal_uInt16 GetPagePos(std::string_view rPageId) const;
-    OString GetPageId(sal_uInt16 nIndex) const;
+    const OString& GetPageId(sal_uInt16 nIndex) const;
     VclPtr<vcl::Window> GetPage(std::string_view rPageId);
 
     void RemovePage(std::string_view rPageId);