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

Part XXXVIII
Modules
svx

51 files changed, 150 insertions, 150 deletions

diff --git a/svx/source/accessibility/AccessibleControlShape.cxx b/svx/source/accessibility/AccessibleControlShape.cxx
index 24a124460c80..9f9734be4859 100644
--- a/svx/source/accessibility/AccessibleControlShape.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/accessibility/AccessibleControlShape.cxx
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ void SAL_CALL AccessibleControlShape::grabFocus(void)  throw (RuntimeException)
         {
             // check if we can obtain the "Desc" property from the model
             ::rtl::OUString sDesc( getControlModelStringProperty( lcl_getDescPropertyName() ) );
-            if ( !sDesc.getLength() )
+            if ( sDesc.isEmpty() )
             {   // no -> use the default
                 aDG.Initialize (STR_ObjNameSingulUno);
                 aDG.AddProperty (::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("ControlBackground")),
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ Reference< XAccessibleRelationSet > SAL_CALL AccessibleControlShape::getAccessib
     const ::rtl::OUString& rAccNameProperty = lcl_getPreferredAccNameProperty( m_xModelPropsMeta );
 
     ::rtl::OUString sName( getControlModelStringProperty( rAccNameProperty ) );
-    if ( !sName.getLength() )
+    if ( sName.isEmpty() )
     {   // no -> use the default
         sName = AccessibleShape::CreateAccessibleName();
     }
diff --git a/svx/source/accessibility/AccessibleShape.cxx b/svx/source/accessibility/AccessibleShape.cxx
index 4523f474103c..7ef5c90e1a43 100644
--- a/svx/source/accessibility/AccessibleShape.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/accessibility/AccessibleShape.cxx
@@ -1179,20 +1179,20 @@ void AccessibleShape::UpdateNameAndDescription (void)
 
         // Get the accessible name.
         sString = GetOptionalProperty(xSet, OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("Title")));
-        if (sString.getLength() > 0)
+        if (!sString.isEmpty())
         {
             SetAccessibleName(sString, AccessibleContextBase::FromShape);
         }
         else
         {
             sString = GetOptionalProperty(xSet, OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("Name")));
-            if (sString.getLength() > 0)
+            if (!sString.isEmpty())
                 SetAccessibleName(sString, AccessibleContextBase::FromShape);
         }
 
         // Get the accessible description.
         sString = GetOptionalProperty(xSet, OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("Description")));
-        if (sString.getLength() > 0)
+        if (!sString.isEmpty())
             SetAccessibleDescription(sString, AccessibleContextBase::FromShape);
     }
     catch (uno::RuntimeException&)
diff --git a/svx/source/customshapes/EnhancedCustomShapeFontWork.cxx b/svx/source/customshapes/EnhancedCustomShapeFontWork.cxx
index 890f36934a9e..fa1adb656144 100644
--- a/svx/source/customshapes/EnhancedCustomShapeFontWork.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/customshapes/EnhancedCustomShapeFontWork.cxx
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ void GetTextAreaOutline( const FWData& rFWData, const SdrObject* pCustomShape, F
     while( aParagraphIter != aParagraphIEnd )
     {
         const rtl::OUString& rText = aParagraphIter->aString;
-        if ( rText.getLength() )
+        if ( !rText.isEmpty() )
         {
             // generating vcl/font
             sal_uInt16 nScriptType = i18n::ScriptType::LATIN;
diff --git a/svx/source/customshapes/tbxcustomshapes.cxx b/svx/source/customshapes/tbxcustomshapes.cxx
index 9d22b4cd246d..c9a435362141 100644
--- a/svx/source/customshapes/tbxcustomshapes.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/customshapes/tbxcustomshapes.cxx
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ void SvxTbxCtlCustomShapes::StateChanged( sal_uInt16 nSID, SfxItemState eState,
 
 SfxPopupWindowType SvxTbxCtlCustomShapes::GetPopupWindowType() const
 {
-    return( m_aCommand.getLength() == 0 ? SFX_POPUPWINDOW_ONCLICK : SFX_POPUPWINDOW_ONTIMEOUT);
+    return( m_aCommand.isEmpty() ? SFX_POPUPWINDOW_ONCLICK : SFX_POPUPWINDOW_ONTIMEOUT);
 }
 
 /*************************************************************************
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ SfxPopupWindow* SvxTbxCtlCustomShapes::CreatePopupWindow()
 
 void SvxTbxCtlCustomShapes::Select( sal_Bool /*bMod1*/ )
 {
-     if ( m_aCommand.getLength() > 0 )
+     if ( !m_aCommand.isEmpty() )
     {
         com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< com::sun::star::beans::PropertyValue > aParamSeq( 0 );
         Dispatch( m_aCommand, aParamSeq );
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void SAL_CALL SvxTbxCtlCustomShapes::functionSelected( const ::rtl::OUString& rC
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
     if ( !m_bDisposed )
     {
-        if ( m_aCommand.getLength() > 0 )
+        if ( !m_aCommand.isEmpty() )
         {
             ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::frame::XFrame > xFrame( getFrameInterface());
             Image aImage = GetImage( xFrame, m_aCommand, hasBigImages() );
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void SAL_CALL SvxTbxCtlCustomShapes::updateImage(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::un
     // We should update the button image of our parent (toolbar).
     // Use the stored command to set the correct current image.
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
-    if ( m_aCommand.getLength() > 0 )
+    if ( !m_aCommand.isEmpty() )
     {
         ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::frame::XFrame > xFrame( getFrameInterface());
         Image aImage = GetImage( xFrame, m_aCommand, hasBigImages() );
diff --git a/svx/source/dialog/docrecovery.cxx b/svx/source/dialog/docrecovery.cxx
index 84e46885ee66..e311731a6d23 100644
--- a/svx/source/dialog/docrecovery.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/dialog/docrecovery.cxx
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ sal_Bool RecoveryCore::existsNonRecoveredEntries()
 //===============================================
 sal_Bool RecoveryCore::isBrokenTempEntry(const TURLInfo& rInfo)
 {
-    if (!rInfo.TempURL.getLength())
+    if (rInfo.TempURL.isEmpty())
         return sal_False;
 
     // Note: If the original files was recovery ... but a temp file
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ sal_Bool RecoveryCore::isBrokenTempEntry(const TURLInfo& rInfo)
 //===============================================
 void RecoveryCore::saveBrokenTempEntries(const ::rtl::OUString& sPath)
 {
-    if (!sPath.getLength())
+    if (sPath.isEmpty())
         return;
 
     if (!m_xRealCore.is())
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void RecoveryCore::saveBrokenTempEntries(const ::rtl::OUString& sPath)
 //===============================================
 void RecoveryCore::saveAllTempEntries(const ::rtl::OUString& sPath)
 {
-    if (!sPath.getLength())
+    if (sPath.isEmpty())
         return;
 
     if (!m_xRealCore.is())
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ void RecoveryCore::saveAllTempEntries(const ::rtl::OUString& sPath)
          ++pIt                 )
     {
         const TURLInfo& rInfo = *pIt;
-        if (!rInfo.TempURL.getLength())
+        if (rInfo.TempURL.isEmpty())
             continue;
 
         lCopyArgs[2].Value <<= rInfo.ID;
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ void BrokenRecoveryDialog::impl_refresh()
         {
             // "Cancel" before recovery ->
             // search for any temp files!
-            if (!rInfo.TempURL.getLength())
+            if (rInfo.TempURL.isEmpty())
                 continue;
         }
         else
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ IMPL_LINK( BrokenRecoveryDialog, OkButtonHdl, void*, EMPTYARG )
     rtl::OUString sURL;
     ::utl::LocalFileHelper::ConvertPhysicalNameToURL( sPhysicalPath, sURL );
     m_sSavePath = sURL;
-    while (!m_sSavePath.getLength())
+    while (m_sSavePath.isEmpty())
         impl_askForSavePath();
 
     EndDialog(DLG_RET_OK);
diff --git a/svx/source/dialog/fntctrl.cxx b/svx/source/dialog/fntctrl.cxx
index 2dc1930b0f90..6e2c2bd251bc 100644
--- a/svx/source/dialog/fntctrl.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/dialog/fntctrl.cxx
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ void SvxFontPrevWindow::SetFromItemSet( const SfxItemSet &rSet,
     {
         const SfxStringItem& rItem = ( SfxStringItem& ) rSet.Get( nWhich );
         ::rtl::OUString aString = rItem.GetValue();
-        if( aString.getLength() != 0 )
+        if( !aString.isEmpty() )
             SetPreviewText( aString );
         else
             SetFontNameAsPreviewText();
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ void SvxFontPrevWindow::Init( const SfxItemSet& rSet )
     {
         const SfxStringItem& rItem = ( SfxStringItem& ) rSet.Get( nWhich );
         ::rtl::OUString aString = rItem.GetValue();
-        if( aString.getLength() != 0 )
+        if( !aString.isEmpty() )
             SetPreviewText( aString );
         else
             SetFontNameAsPreviewText();
diff --git a/svx/source/dialog/imapdlg.cxx b/svx/source/dialog/imapdlg.cxx
index e2c56dcdcab5..0aff9136cd91 100644
--- a/svx/source/dialog/imapdlg.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/dialog/imapdlg.cxx
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ sal_Bool SvxIMapDlg::DoSave()
         }
         else
         {
-            if( !aURL.getExtension().getLength() )
+            if( aURL.getExtension().isEmpty() )
                 aURL.setExtension( aExt );
 
             SvStream* pOStm = ::utl::UcbStreamHelper::CreateStream( aURL.GetMainURL( INetURLObject::NO_DECODE ), STREAM_WRITE | STREAM_TRUNC );
diff --git a/svx/source/dialog/rubydialog.cxx b/svx/source/dialog/rubydialog.cxx
index ab548adc15c9..2959670cc771 100644
--- a/svx/source/dialog/rubydialog.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/dialog/rubydialog.cxx
@@ -356,10 +356,10 @@ void SvxRubyDialog::Activate()
                             if(xNamed.is())
                             {
                                 sCoreName = xNamed->getName();
-                                if(!sName.getLength())
+                                if(sName.isEmpty())
                                     sName = sCoreName;
                             }
-                            if(sName.getLength())
+                            if(!sName.isEmpty())
                             {
                                 sal_uInt16 nPos = aCharStyleLB.InsertEntry(sName);
                                 aCharStyleLB.SetEntryData( nPos, new OUString(sCoreName) );
@@ -502,9 +502,9 @@ void SvxRubyDialog::Update()
         aAdjustLB.SetNoSelection();
     if(nPosition > -1)
         aPositionLB.SelectEntryPos(nPosition ? 1 : 0);
-    if(!nLen || (bCharStyleEqual && !sCharStyleName.getLength()))
+    if(!nLen || (bCharStyleEqual && sCharStyleName.isEmpty()))
         sCharStyleName = C2U(cRubies);
-    if(sCharStyleName.getLength())
+    if(!sCharStyleName.isEmpty())
     {
         for(sal_uInt16 i = 0; i < aCharStyleLB.GetEntryCount(); i++)
         {
diff --git a/svx/source/dialog/svxbmpnumvalueset.cxx b/svx/source/dialog/svxbmpnumvalueset.cxx
index 132834d48fcb..a450f134ac14 100644
--- a/svx/source/dialog/svxbmpnumvalueset.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/dialog/svxbmpnumvalueset.cxx
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ void  SvxNumValueSet::UserDraw( const UserDrawEvent& rUDEvt )
                     }
 
                     aLeft.Y() -= (pDev->GetTextHeight()/2);
-                    if(sPrefixes[i].getLength() &&
+                    if(!sPrefixes[i].isEmpty() &&
                         !sPrefixes[i].equalsAsciiL(" ", 1) &&
                         sPrefixes[i].getStr()[0] != 0)
                     {
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ void  SvxNumValueSet::UserDraw( const UserDrawEvent& rUDEvt )
                                     aLeft,
                                     aRuleFont,
                                     aFont);
-                    if(sSuffixes[i].getLength()&&
+                    if(!sSuffixes[i].isEmpty()&&
                         !sSuffixes[i].equalsAsciiL(" ", 1) &&
                         sSuffixes[i].getStr()[0] != 0)
                     {
diff --git a/svx/source/fmcomp/dbaexchange.cxx b/svx/source/fmcomp/dbaexchange.cxx
index cc40926de3f9..8987e41f94d2 100644
--- a/svx/source/fmcomp/dbaexchange.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/fmcomp/dbaexchange.cxx
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace svx
 
 
         implConstruct(
-            sDataSource.getLength() ? sDataSource : sDatabaseLocation,
+            sDataSource.isEmpty() ? sDatabaseLocation : sDataSource,
             sConnectionResource, nCommandType, sCommand, sFieldName );
 
         if ( m_nFormatFlags & CTF_COLUMN_DESCRIPTOR )
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ namespace svx
         if ((m_nFormatFlags & CTF_COLUMN_DESCRIPTOR) == CTF_COLUMN_DESCRIPTOR)
         {
             m_aDescriptor.setDataSource(_rDatasource);
-            if ( _rConnectionResource.getLength() )
+            if ( !_rConnectionResource.isEmpty() )
                 m_aDescriptor[daConnectionResource] <<= _rConnectionResource;
 
             m_aDescriptor[daCommand]        <<= _rCommand;
@@ -309,11 +309,11 @@ namespace svx
         if (extractColumnDescriptor(_rData, sDatasource, sDatabaseLocation,sConnectionResource,nCommandType, sCommand, sFieldName))
         {
             // and build an own descriptor
-            if ( sDatasource.getLength() )
+            if ( !sDatasource.isEmpty() )
                 aDescriptor[daDataSource]   <<= sDatasource;
-            if ( sDatabaseLocation.getLength() )
+            if ( !sDatabaseLocation.isEmpty() )
                 aDescriptor[daDatabaseLocation] <<= sDatabaseLocation;
-            if ( sConnectionResource.getLength() )
+            if ( !sConnectionResource.isEmpty() )
                 aDescriptor[daConnectionResource]   <<= sConnectionResource;
 
             aDescriptor[daCommand]      <<= sCommand;
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ namespace svx
     {
         m_aDescriptor.setDataSource(_rDatasource);
         // build the descriptor (the property sequence)
-        if ( _rConnectionResource.getLength() )
+        if ( !_rConnectionResource.isEmpty() )
             m_aDescriptor[daConnectionResource] <<= _rConnectionResource;
         if ( _rxConnection.is() )
             m_aDescriptor[daConnection]     <<= _rxConnection;
diff --git a/svx/source/fmcomp/fmgridcl.cxx b/svx/source/fmcomp/fmgridcl.cxx
index ec44cf17f4ae..4d387b0458ac 100644
--- a/svx/source/fmcomp/fmgridcl.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/fmcomp/fmgridcl.cxx
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ void FmGridHeader::RequestHelp( const HelpEvent& rHEvt )
                 Reference< ::com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet >  xColumn(xColumns->getByIndex(nPos),UNO_QUERY);
                 ::rtl::OUString aHelpText;
                 xColumn->getPropertyValue(FM_PROP_HELPTEXT) >>= aHelpText;
-                if ( !aHelpText.getLength() )
+                if ( aHelpText.isEmpty() )
                     xColumn->getPropertyValue(FM_PROP_DESCRIPTION) >>= aHelpText;
-                if ( aHelpText.getLength() )
+                if ( !aHelpText.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     if ( rHEvt.GetMode() & HELPMODE_BALLOON )
                         Help::ShowBalloon( this, aItemRect.Center(), aItemRect, aHelpText );
@@ -275,10 +275,10 @@ sal_Int8 FmGridHeader::ExecuteDrop( const ExecuteDropEvent& _rEvt )
     if (aColumn.has(daColumnObject))aColumn[daColumnObject] >>= xField;
     if (aColumn.has(daConnection))  aColumn[daConnection]   >>= xConnection;
 
-    if  (   !sFieldName.getLength()
-        ||  !sCommand.getLength()
-        ||  (   !sDatasouce.getLength()
-            &&  !sDatabaseLocation.getLength()
+    if  (   sFieldName.isEmpty()
+        ||  sCommand.isEmpty()
+        ||  (   sDatasouce.isEmpty()
+            &&  sDatabaseLocation.isEmpty()
             &&  !xConnection.is()
             )
         )
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ sal_Int8 FmGridHeader::ExecuteDrop( const ExecuteDropEvent& _rEvt )
         {   // the transferable did not contain the connection -> build an own one
             try
             {
-                ::rtl::OUString sSignificantSource( sDatasouce.getLength() ? sDatasouce : sDatabaseLocation );
+                ::rtl::OUString sSignificantSource( sDatasouce.isEmpty() ? sDatabaseLocation : sDatasouce );
                 xConnection = OStaticDataAccessTools().getConnection_withFeedback(sSignificantSource, ::rtl::OUString(),::rtl::OUString(),static_cast<FmGridControl*>(GetParent())->getServiceManager());
             }
             catch(NoSuchElementException&)
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ IMPL_LINK( FmGridHeader, OnAsyncExecuteDrop, void*, /*NOTINTERESTEDIN*/ )
     Reference< XConnection >    xConnection;
 
     ::rtl::OUString sDatasouce = m_pImpl->aDropData.getDataSource();
-    if ( !sDatasouce.getLength() && m_pImpl->aDropData.has(daConnectionResource) )
+    if ( sDatasouce.isEmpty() && m_pImpl->aDropData.has(daConnectionResource) )
         m_pImpl->aDropData[daConnectionResource]    >>= sURL;
     m_pImpl->aDropData[daCommand]       >>= sCommand;
     m_pImpl->aDropData[daCommandType]   >>= nCommandType;
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ IMPL_LINK( FmGridHeader, OnAsyncExecuteDrop, void*, /*NOTINTERESTEDIN*/ )
 
                 sFieldService = FieldServiceFromId(nPreferedType);
                 Reference< XPropertySet >  xThisRoundCol;
-                if ( sFieldService.getLength() )
+                if ( !sFieldService.isEmpty() )
                     xThisRoundCol = xFactory->createColumn(sFieldService);
                 if (nColCount)
                     xSecondCol = xThisRoundCol;
@@ -605,15 +605,15 @@ IMPL_LINK( FmGridHeader, OnAsyncExecuteDrop, void*, /*NOTINTERESTEDIN*/ )
         Reference< XPropertySet >  xForm(xFormCp->getParent(), UNO_QUERY);
         if (xForm.is())
         {
-            if (!::comphelper::getString(xForm->getPropertyValue(FM_PROP_DATASOURCE)).getLength())
+            if (::comphelper::getString(xForm->getPropertyValue(FM_PROP_DATASOURCE)).isEmpty())
             {
-                if ( sDatasouce.getLength() )
+                if ( !sDatasouce.isEmpty() )
                     xForm->setPropertyValue(FM_PROP_DATASOURCE, makeAny(sDatasouce));
                 else
                     xForm->setPropertyValue(FM_PROP_URL, makeAny(sURL));
             }
 
-            if (!::comphelper::getString(xForm->getPropertyValue(FM_PROP_COMMAND)).getLength())
+            if (::comphelper::getString(xForm->getPropertyValue(FM_PROP_COMMAND)).isEmpty())
             {
                 xForm->setPropertyValue(FM_PROP_COMMAND, makeAny(sCommand));
                 Any aCommandType;
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ void FmGridHeader::PostExecuteColumnContextMenu(sal_uInt16 nColId, const PopupMe
             break;
     }
 
-    if ( aFieldType.getLength() )
+    if ( !aFieldType.isEmpty() )
     {
         try
         {
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ namespace
                 if ( xProp.is() )
                 {
                     xProp->getPropertyValue(FM_PROP_HELPTEXT) >>= sRetText;
-                    if ( !sRetText.getLength() )
+                    if ( sRetText.isEmpty() )
                         xProp->getPropertyValue(FM_PROP_DESCRIPTION) >>= sRetText;
                 }
             }
@@ -1976,7 +1976,7 @@ namespace
                 GetModelColumnPos(
                     sal::static_int_cast< sal_uInt16 >(_nPosition)),
                 FM_PROP_HELPTEXT);
-            if ( !sRetText.getLength() )
+            if ( sRetText.isEmpty() )
                 sRetText = getColumnPropertyFromPeer(
                             GetPeer(),
                             GetModelColumnPos(
diff --git a/svx/source/fmcomp/gridcell.cxx b/svx/source/fmcomp/gridcell.cxx
index 1d039012a17a..d4272f55224e 100644
--- a/svx/source/fmcomp/gridcell.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/fmcomp/gridcell.cxx
@@ -3128,7 +3128,7 @@ void DbFilterField::Update()
                 aStatement.AssignAscii("SELECT DISTINCT ");
 
                 aStatement += String(quoteName(aQuote, aName));
-                if (aFieldName.getLength() && aName != aFieldName)
+                if (!aFieldName.isEmpty() && aName != aFieldName)
                 {
                     aStatement.AppendAscii(" AS ");
                     aStatement += quoteName(aQuote, aFieldName).getStr();
diff --git a/svx/source/fmcomp/gridcols.cxx b/svx/source/fmcomp/gridcols.cxx
index afa82f17d7f1..284e6a7b5820 100644
--- a/svx/source/fmcomp/gridcols.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/fmcomp/gridcols.cxx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
 const ::comphelper::StringSequence& getColumnTypes()
 {
     static ::comphelper::StringSequence aColumnTypes(10);
-    if (!aColumnTypes.getConstArray()[0].getLength())
+    if (aColumnTypes.getConstArray()[0].isEmpty())
     {
         ::rtl::OUString* pNames = aColumnTypes.getArray();
         pNames[TYPE_CHECKBOX] = FM_COL_CHECKBOX;
diff --git a/svx/source/form/dataaccessdescriptor.cxx b/svx/source/form/dataaccessdescriptor.cxx
index 1d4df4efaf2a..720ca54d2671 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/dataaccessdescriptor.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/dataaccessdescriptor.cxx
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ namespace svx
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
     void ODataAccessDescriptor::setDataSource(const ::rtl::OUString& _sDataSourceNameOrLocation)
     {
-        if ( _sDataSourceNameOrLocation.getLength() )
+        if ( !_sDataSourceNameOrLocation.isEmpty() )
         {
             INetURLObject aURL(_sDataSourceNameOrLocation);
             (*this)[ (( aURL.GetProtocol() == INET_PROT_FILE ) ? daDatabaseLocation : daDataSource)] <<= _sDataSourceNameOrLocation;
diff --git a/svx/source/form/databaselocationinput.cxx b/svx/source/form/databaselocationinput.cxx
index 4e148eccc868..14a6bcbf1c3e 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/databaselocationinput.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/databaselocationinput.cxx
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ namespace svx
     bool DatabaseLocationInputController_Impl::prepareCommit()
     {
         ::rtl::OUString sURL( impl_getCurrentURL() );
-        if ( !sURL.getLength() )
+        if ( sURL.isEmpty() )
             return false;
 
         // check if the name exists
diff --git a/svx/source/form/datanavi.cxx b/svx/source/form/datanavi.cxx
index bb9218260d12..6ea99e1e4705 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/datanavi.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/datanavi.cxx
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ namespace svxform
                     }
 
                     ::rtl::OUString sName = m_xUIHelper->getNodeDisplayName( xChild, bShowDetails );
-                    if ( sName.getLength() > 0 )
+                    if ( !sName.isEmpty() )
                     {
                         ItemNode* pNode = new ItemNode( xChild );
                         SvLBoxEntry* pEntry = m_aItemList.InsertEntry(
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@ namespace svxform
                     #endif
                         ::rtl::OUString sNodeName =
                             m_xUIHelper->getNodeDisplayName( xRoot, m_pNaviWin->IsShowDetails() );
-                        if ( sNodeName.getLength() == 0 )
+                        if ( sNodeName.isEmpty() )
                             sNodeName = xRoot->getNodeName();
                         if ( xRoot->hasChildNodes() )
                             AddChildren( NULL, _rImgLst, xRoot );
@@ -2234,7 +2234,7 @@ namespace svxform
         }
 
         sal_uInt16 nPageId = GetNewPageId();
-        if ( sInstName.getLength() == 0 )
+        if ( sInstName.isEmpty() )
         {
             DBG_ERRORFILE( "DataNavigatorWindow::CreateInstancePage(): instance without name" );
             String sTemp = String::CreateFromAscii( "untitled" );
@@ -2591,9 +2591,9 @@ namespace svxform
                 sPropName = PN_CALCULATE_EXPR;
             bool bIsChecked = ( pBox->IsChecked() != sal_False );
             m_xTempBinding->getPropertyValue( sPropName ) >>= sTemp;
-            if ( bIsChecked && sTemp.getLength() == 0 )
+            if ( bIsChecked && sTemp.isEmpty() )
                 sTemp = TRUE_VALUE;
-            else if ( !bIsChecked && sTemp.getLength() > 0 )
+            else if ( !bIsChecked && !sTemp.isEmpty() )
                 sTemp = ::rtl::OUString();
             m_xTempBinding->setPropertyValue( sPropName, makeAny( sTemp ) );
         }
@@ -2625,7 +2625,7 @@ namespace svxform
         else
         {
             m_xTempBinding->getPropertyValue( sPropName ) >>= sTemp;
-            if ( sTemp.getLength() == 0 )
+            if ( sTemp.isEmpty() )
                 sTemp = TRUE_VALUE;
             sCondition = sTemp;
         }
@@ -2688,7 +2688,7 @@ namespace svxform
         ::rtl::OUString sNewName( m_aNameED.GetText() );
 
         if ( ( !bIsHandleBinding && !bIsHandleText && !m_xUIHelper->isValidXMLName( sNewName ) ) ||
-             ( bIsHandleBinding && sNewName.getLength() == 0 ) )
+             ( bIsHandleBinding && sNewName.isEmpty() ) )
         {
             // Error and don't close the dialog
             ErrorBox aErrBox( this, SVX_RES( RID_ERR_INVALID_XMLNAME ) );
@@ -2880,19 +2880,19 @@ namespace svxform
                 try
                 {
                     if ( ( m_xTempBinding->getPropertyValue( PN_REQUIRED_EXPR ) >>= sTemp )
-                        && sTemp.getLength() > 0 )
+                        && !sTemp.isEmpty() )
                         m_aRequiredCB.Check( sal_True );
                     if ( ( m_xTempBinding->getPropertyValue( PN_RELEVANT_EXPR ) >>= sTemp )
-                        && sTemp.getLength() > 0 )
+                        && !sTemp.isEmpty() )
                         m_aRelevantCB.Check( sal_True );
                     if ( ( m_xTempBinding->getPropertyValue( PN_CONSTRAINT_EXPR ) >>= sTemp )
-                        && sTemp.getLength() > 0 )
+                        && !sTemp.isEmpty() )
                         m_aConstraintCB.Check( sal_True );
                     if ( ( m_xTempBinding->getPropertyValue( PN_READONLY_EXPR ) >>= sTemp )
-                        && sTemp.getLength() > 0 )
+                        && !sTemp.isEmpty() )
                         m_aReadonlyCB.Check( sal_True );
                     if ( ( m_xTempBinding->getPropertyValue( PN_CALCULATE_EXPR ) >>= sTemp )
-                        && sTemp.getLength() > 0 )
+                        && !sTemp.isEmpty() )
                         m_aCalculateCB.Check( sal_True );
                 }
                 catch ( Exception& )
@@ -3041,13 +3041,13 @@ namespace svxform
         m_aResultTimer.SetTimeout( 500 );
         m_aResultTimer.SetTimeoutHdl( LINK( this, AddConditionDialog, ResultHdl ) );
 
-        if ( m_sPropertyName.getLength() > 0 )
+        if ( !m_sPropertyName.isEmpty() )
         {
             try
             {
                 rtl::OUString sTemp;
                 if ( ( m_xBinding->getPropertyValue( m_sPropertyName ) >>= sTemp )
-                    && sTemp.getLength() > 0 )
+                    && !sTemp.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     m_aConditionED.SetText( sTemp );
                 }
@@ -3446,7 +3446,7 @@ namespace svxform
     IMPL_LINK( AddSubmissionDialog, OKHdl, OKButton *, EMPTYARG )
     {
         rtl::OUString sName(m_aNameED.GetText());
-        if(!sName.getLength()) {
+        if(sName.isEmpty()) {
 
             ErrorBox aErrorBox(this,SVX_RES(RID_ERR_EMPTY_SUBMISSIONNAME));
             aErrorBox.SetText( Application::GetDisplayName() );
@@ -3601,7 +3601,7 @@ namespace svxform
 
                 m_xSubmission->getPropertyValue( PN_SUBMISSION_REPLACE ) >>= sTemp;
                 sTemp = lcl_ReplaceString::get().toUI( sTemp );
-                if ( sTemp.getLength() == 0 )
+                if ( sTemp.isEmpty() )
                     sTemp = m_aReplaceLB.GetEntry(0); // first entry == "none"
                 nPos = m_aReplaceLB.GetEntryPos( String( sTemp ) );
                 if ( LISTBOX_ENTRY_NOTFOUND == nPos )
diff --git a/svx/source/form/filtnav.cxx b/svx/source/form/filtnav.cxx
index fecd212ec40a..bc19a1c39cec 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/filtnav.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/filtnav.cxx
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ void FmFilterAdapter::predicateExpressionChanged( const FilterEvent& _Event ) th
     FmFilterItem* pFilterItem = pFilter->Find( _Event.FilterComponent );
     if ( pFilterItem )
     {
-        if ( _Event.PredicateExpression.getLength())
+        if ( !_Event.PredicateExpression.isEmpty())
         {
             pFilterItem->SetText( _Event.PredicateExpression );
             // UI benachrichtigen
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ void FmFilterModel::Update(const Reference< XIndexAccess > & xControllers, FmPar
                         ++pDisjunctiveTerm
                     )
                 {
-                    if ( pDisjunctiveTerm->getLength() == 0 )
+                    if ( pDisjunctiveTerm->isEmpty() )
                         // no condition for this particular component in this particular conjunction term
                         continue;
 
diff --git a/svx/source/form/fmPropBrw.cxx b/svx/source/form/fmPropBrw.cxx
index 4219f1fa91e0..21564935bdfa 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/fmPropBrw.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/fmPropBrw.cxx
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ FmPropBrw::~FmPropBrw()
             OSL_VERIFY( m_xBrowserController->getViewData() >>= sCurrentPage );
         }
 
-        if ( !sCurrentPage.getLength() )
+        if ( sCurrentPage.isEmpty() )
             sCurrentPage = m_sLastActivePage;
     }
     catch( const Exception& )
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ void FmPropBrw::StateChanged(sal_uInt16 nSID, SfxItemState eState, const SfxPool
 
                 // and additionally, we want to show the page which was active during
                 // our previous incarnation
-                if ( m_sLastActivePage.getLength() )
+                if ( !m_sLastActivePage.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     try
                     {
diff --git a/svx/source/form/fmcontrollayout.cxx b/svx/source/form/fmcontrollayout.cxx
index 5b9eb041d367..1a94658027b3 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/fmcontrollayout.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/fmcontrollayout.cxx
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ namespace svxform
                     OSL_VERIFY( xStyle->getPropertyValue( sCharLocalePropertyName ) >>= aDocumentCharLocale );
                 }
                 // fall back to CharLocale property at the style
-                if ( !aDocumentCharLocale.Language.getLength() )
+                if ( aDocumentCharLocale.Language.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     sCharLocalePropertyName = ::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "CharLocale" ) );
                     if ( xStylePSI->hasPropertyByName( sCharLocalePropertyName ) )
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ namespace svxform
                     }
                 }
                 // fall back to the system locale
-                if ( !aDocumentCharLocale.Language.getLength() )
+                if ( aDocumentCharLocale.Language.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     aDocumentCharLocale = rSysLocaleData.getLocale();
                 }
diff --git a/svx/source/form/fmobjfac.cxx b/svx/source/form/fmobjfac.cxx
index 44afd89e0c46..36fd7d2bd779 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/fmobjfac.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/fmobjfac.cxx
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ IMPL_LINK(FmFormObjFactory, MakeObject, SdrObjFactory*, pObjFactory)
         }
 
         // create the actual object
-        if ( sServiceSpecifier.getLength() )
+        if ( !sServiceSpecifier.isEmpty() )
             pObjFactory->pNewObj = new FmFormObj( sServiceSpecifier, pObjFactory->nIdentifier );
         else
             pObjFactory->pNewObj = new FmFormObj( pObjFactory->nIdentifier );
diff --git a/svx/source/form/fmpgeimp.cxx b/svx/source/form/fmpgeimp.cxx
index b5bd00041d3b..b71ed1c0f710 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/fmpgeimp.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/fmpgeimp.cxx
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ Reference< ::com::sun::star::form::XForm >  FmFormPageImpl::findPlaceInFormCompo
     // Wenn Datenbank und CursorSource gesetzt sind, dann wird
     // die Form anhand dieser Kriterien gesucht, ansonsten nur aktuelle
     // und die StandardForm
-    if (rDatabase.is() && rCursorSource.getLength())
+    if (rDatabase.is() && !rCursorSource.isEmpty())
     {
         validateCurForm();
 
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ Reference< ::com::sun::star::form::XForm >  FmFormPageImpl::findPlaceInFormCompo
             try { xFormProps->setPropertyValue(FM_PROP_COMMANDTYPE, makeAny(sal_Int32(CommandType::TABLE))); }
             catch(Exception&) { }
 
-            if (rDBTitle.getLength())
+            if (!rDBTitle.isEmpty())
                 xFormProps->setPropertyValue(FM_PROP_DATASOURCE,makeAny(rDBTitle));
             else
             {
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ Reference< XForm >  FmFormPageImpl::findFormForDataSource(
         xFormProps->getPropertyValue(FM_PROP_DATASOURCE) >>= sFormDataSourceName;
         // if there's no DataSourceName set at the form, check whether we can deduce one from its
         // ActiveConnection
-        if (0 == sFormDataSourceName.getLength())
+        if (sFormDataSourceName.isEmpty())
         {
             Reference< XConnection > xFormConnection;
             xFormProps->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_ACTIVE_CONNECTION ) >>= xFormConnection;
@@ -628,11 +628,11 @@ Reference< XForm >  FmFormPageImpl::findFormForDataSource(
         // jetzt noch ueberpruefen ob CursorSource und Type uebereinstimmen
         ::rtl::OUString aCursorSource = ::comphelper::getString(xFormProps->getPropertyValue(FM_PROP_COMMAND));
         sal_Int32 nType = ::comphelper::getINT32(xFormProps->getPropertyValue(FM_PROP_COMMANDTYPE));
-        if (!aCursorSource.getLength() || ((nType == nCommandType) && (aCursorSource == _rCursorSource))) // found the form
+        if (aCursorSource.isEmpty() || ((nType == nCommandType) && (aCursorSource == _rCursorSource))) // found the form
         {
             xResultForm = rForm;
             // Ist noch keine Datenquelle gesetzt, wird dieses hier nachgeholt
-            if (!aCursorSource.getLength())
+            if (aCursorSource.isEmpty())
             {
                 xFormProps->setPropertyValue(FM_PROP_COMMAND, makeAny(_rCursorSource));
                 xFormProps->setPropertyValue(FM_PROP_COMMANDTYPE, makeAny((sal_Int32)nCommandType));
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ Reference< XForm >  FmFormPageImpl::findFormForDataSource(
         sName = ::comphelper::getString( xSet->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_NAME ) );
         Reference< ::com::sun::star::container::XNameAccess >  xNameAcc(xControls, UNO_QUERY);
 
-        if (!sName.getLength() || xNameAcc->hasByName(sName))
+        if (sName.isEmpty() || xNameAcc->hasByName(sName))
         {
             // setzen eines default Namens ueber die ClassId
             sal_Int16 nClassId( FormComponentType::CONTROL );
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ Reference< XForm >  FmFormPageImpl::findFormForDataSource(
                 Reference< XNameAccess >( xControls, UNO_QUERY ), xSet );
 
             // bei Radiobuttons, die einen Namen haben, diesen nicht ueberschreiben!
-            if (!sName.getLength() || nClassId != ::com::sun::star::form::FormComponentType::RADIOBUTTON)
+            if (sName.isEmpty() || nClassId != ::com::sun::star::form::FormComponentType::RADIOBUTTON)
             {
                 xSet->setPropertyValue(FM_PROP_NAME, makeAny(sDefaultName));
             }
diff --git a/svx/source/form/fmscriptingenv.cxx b/svx/source/form/fmscriptingenv.cxx
index 0b47c5c22f61..d604cb22bc4e 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/fmscriptingenv.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/fmscriptingenv.cxx
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ namespace svxform
                 sScriptCode = sScriptCode.copy( nPrefixLen + 1 );
             }
 
-            if ( !sMacroLocation.getLength() )
+            if ( sMacroLocation.isEmpty() )
             {
                 // legacy format: use the app-wide Basic, if it has a respective method, otherwise fall back to the doc's Basic
                 if ( SFX_APP()->GetBasicManager()->HasMacro( sScriptCode ) )
diff --git a/svx/source/form/fmshimp.cxx b/svx/source/form/fmshimp.cxx
index d6c2e078c6bb..95d177a92fa2 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/fmshimp.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/fmshimp.cxx
@@ -2173,7 +2173,7 @@ void FmXFormShell::startListening()
             // a "has command value"? Finally, the command value only means that it was
             // intended to be loaded, not that it actually *is* loaded
             ::rtl::OUString aSource = ::comphelper::getString(xActiveFormSet->getPropertyValue(FM_PROP_COMMAND));
-            if (aSource.getLength())
+            if (!aSource.isEmpty())
             {
                 m_bDatabaseBar = sal_True;
 
@@ -2467,7 +2467,7 @@ IMPL_LINK(FmXFormShell, OnSearchContextRequest, FmSearchContext*, pfmscContextIn
         while ( xSearchable.is() )
         {
             sControlSource = iter.getCurrentValue();
-            if ( sControlSource.getLength() == 0 )
+            if ( sControlSource.isEmpty() )
             {
                 // the current element has no ControlSource, so it is a GridControl (that
                 // is the only thing that still permits the SearchableControlIteratore)
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ IMPL_LINK(FmXFormShell, OnSearchContextRequest, FmSearchContext*, pfmscContextIn
             }
             else
             {
-                if (sControlSource.getLength() && xValidFormFields->hasByName(sControlSource))
+                if (!sControlSource.isEmpty() && xValidFormFields->hasByName(sControlSource))
                 {
                     // now I need the Control to SdrObject
                     if (!xControl.is())
@@ -2987,7 +2987,7 @@ void FmXFormShell::impl_collectFormSearchContexts_nothrow( const Reference< XInt
 
             // the name of the current form
             ::rtl::OUStringBuffer sCompleteCurrentName( sCurrentFormName );
-            if ( _rCurrentLevelPrefix.getLength() )
+            if ( !_rCurrentLevelPrefix.isEmpty() )
             {
                 sCompleteCurrentName.appendAscii( " (" );
                 sCompleteCurrentName.append     ( _rCurrentLevelPrefix );
@@ -2996,7 +2996,7 @@ void FmXFormShell::impl_collectFormSearchContexts_nothrow( const Reference< XInt
 
             // the prefix for the next level
             aNextLevelPrefix = _rCurrentLevelPrefix;
-            if ( _rCurrentLevelPrefix.getLength() )
+            if ( !_rCurrentLevelPrefix.isEmpty() )
                 aNextLevelPrefix.append( (sal_Unicode)'/' );
             aNextLevelPrefix.append( sCurrentFormName );
 
@@ -3892,11 +3892,11 @@ namespace
 
             ::rtl::OUString sPropertyValue;
             OSL_VERIFY( xSet->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_DATASOURCE ) >>= sPropertyValue );
-            if ( sPropertyValue.getLength() )
+            if ( !sPropertyValue.isEmpty() )
                 return sal_True;
 
             OSL_VERIFY( xSet->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_URL ) >>= sPropertyValue );
-            if ( sPropertyValue.getLength() )
+            if ( !sPropertyValue.isEmpty() )
                 return sal_True;
         }
         catch(const Exception&)
diff --git a/svx/source/form/fmtextcontrolshell.cxx b/svx/source/form/fmtextcontrolshell.cxx
index bf179edc91c5..154ebe5215a7 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/fmtextcontrolshell.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/fmtextcontrolshell.cxx
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ namespace svx
                         sError += "\n  UNO name: ";
 
                         ::rtl::OUString sUnoSlotName = lcl_getUnoSlotName( *SFX_APP(), nSlotForItemSet );
-                        if ( sUnoSlotName.getLength() )
+                        if ( !sUnoSlotName.isEmpty() )
                             sError += ::rtl::OString( sUnoSlotName.getStr(), sUnoSlotName.getLength(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
                         else
                             sError += "unknown (no SfxSlot)";
diff --git a/svx/source/form/fmtools.cxx b/svx/source/form/fmtools.cxx
index c68cfefe421f..6a1650c689ce 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/fmtools.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/fmtools.cxx
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ sal_Int32 getElementPos(const Reference< ::com::sun::star::container::XIndexAcce
         if (xLabelSet.is() && ::comphelper::hasProperty(FM_PROP_LABEL, xLabelSet))
         {
             Any aLabel( xLabelSet->getPropertyValue(FM_PROP_LABEL) );
-            if ((aLabel.getValueTypeClass() == TypeClass_STRING) && ::comphelper::getString(aLabel).getLength())
+            if ((aLabel.getValueTypeClass() == TypeClass_STRING) && !::comphelper::getString(aLabel).isEmpty())
                 return ::comphelper::getString(aLabel);
         }
     }
diff --git a/svx/source/form/fmundo.cxx b/svx/source/form/fmundo.cxx
index 8047b8cbb5f5..3c2d093aad16 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/fmundo.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/fmundo.cxx
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ void SAL_CALL FmXUndoEnvironment::propertyChange(const PropertyChangeEvent& evt)
                 try
                 {
                     Any aCurrentControlSource = xSet->getPropertyValue(FM_PROP_CONTROLSOURCE);
-                    aNewEntry.bHasEmptyControlSource = !aCurrentControlSource.hasValue() || (::comphelper::getString(aCurrentControlSource).getLength() == 0);
+                    aNewEntry.bHasEmptyControlSource = !aCurrentControlSource.hasValue() || ::comphelper::getString(aCurrentControlSource).isEmpty();
                 }
                 catch(const Exception&)
                 {
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ void SAL_CALL FmXUndoEnvironment::propertyChange(const PropertyChangeEvent& evt)
         {   // is it the DataField property ?
             if (evt.PropertyName.equals(FM_PROP_CONTROLSOURCE))
             {
-                aSetPos->second.bHasEmptyControlSource = !evt.NewValue.hasValue() || (::comphelper::getString(evt.NewValue).getLength() == 0);
+                aSetPos->second.bHasEmptyControlSource = !evt.NewValue.hasValue() || ::comphelper::getString(evt.NewValue).isEmpty();
             }
         }
 
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ void SAL_CALL FmXUndoEnvironment::propertyChange(const PropertyChangeEvent& evt)
             Reference< XPropertySet >  xSet(evt.Source, UNO_QUERY);
             PropertySetInfoCache* pCache = static_cast<PropertySetInfoCache*>(m_pPropertySetCache);
             PropertySetInfo& rSetInfo = (*pCache)[xSet];
-            rSetInfo.bHasEmptyControlSource = !evt.NewValue.hasValue() || (::comphelper::getString(evt.NewValue).getLength() == 0);
+            rSetInfo.bHasEmptyControlSource = !evt.NewValue.hasValue() || ::comphelper::getString(evt.NewValue).isEmpty();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/svx/source/form/fmview.cxx b/svx/source/form/fmview.cxx
index 9abf1cc3a14e..252cb5c18305 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/fmview.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/fmview.cxx
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ SdrObject* FmFormView::CreateFieldControl(const UniString& rFieldDesc) const
     sal_uInt16 nObjectType          = (sal_uInt16)rFieldDesc.GetToken(2,sal_Unicode(11)).ToInt32();
     ::rtl::OUString sFieldName      = rFieldDesc.GetToken(3,sal_Unicode(11));
 
-    if (!sFieldName.getLength() || !sObjectName.getLength() || !sDataSource.getLength())
+    if (sFieldName.isEmpty() || sObjectName.isEmpty() || sDataSource.isEmpty())
         return NULL;
 
     ODataAccessDescriptor aColumnDescriptor;
diff --git a/svx/source/form/fmvwimp.cxx b/svx/source/form/fmvwimp.cxx
index a137968a3ed0..879b537ee4fa 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/fmvwimp.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/fmvwimp.cxx
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ IMPL_LINK(FmXFormView, OnActivate, void*, /*EMPTYTAG*/)
                 ENSURE_OR_CONTINUE( xFormSet.is(), "FmXFormView::OnActivate: a form which does not have properties?" );
 
                 const ::rtl::OUString aSource = ::comphelper::getString( xFormSet->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_COMMAND ) );
-                if ( aSource.getLength() )
+                if ( !aSource.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     FmXFormShell* pShImpl =  m_pView->GetFormShell()->GetImpl();
                     if ( pShImpl )
@@ -1145,9 +1145,9 @@ SdrObject* FmXFormView::implCreateFieldControl( const ::svx::ODataAccessDescript
         xConnection.reset( xExternalConnection, SharedConnection::NoTakeOwnership );
     }
 
-    if  (   !sCommand.getLength()
-        ||  !sFieldName.getLength()
-        ||  (   !sDataSource.getLength()
+    if  (   sCommand.isEmpty()
+        ||  sFieldName.isEmpty()
+        ||  (   sDataSource.isEmpty()
             &&  !xConnection.is()
             )
         )
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ SdrObject* FmXFormView::implCreateFieldControl( const ::svx::ODataAccessDescript
     SQLErrorEvent aError;
     try
     {
-        if ( xConnection.is() && !xDataSource.is() && !sDataSource.getLength() )
+        if ( xConnection.is() && !xDataSource.is() && sDataSource.isEmpty() )
         {
             Reference< XChild > xChild( xConnection, UNO_QUERY );
             if ( xChild.is() )
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ bool FmXFormView::createControlLabelPair( const ::comphelper::ComponentContext&
             ::rtl::OUString sLabel;
             if ( _rxField.is() && _rxField->getPropertySetInfo()->hasPropertyByName(FM_PROP_LABEL) )
                 _rxField->getPropertyValue(FM_PROP_LABEL) >>= sLabel;
-            if ( !sLabel.getLength() )
+            if ( sLabel.isEmpty() )
                 sLabel = sFieldName;
 
             xLabelModel->setPropertyValue( FM_PROP_LABEL, makeAny( sLabel + _rFieldPostfix ) );
diff --git a/svx/source/form/formcontrolfactory.cxx b/svx/source/form/formcontrolfactory.cxx
index b7a7e7511bbe..62d09e7777b9 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/formcontrolfactory.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/formcontrolfactory.cxx
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ namespace svxform
                 xForm->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_DATASOURCE ) >>= sDataSourceName;
 
                 Reference< XPropertySet > xDsProperties;
-                if ( sDataSourceName.getLength() )
+                if ( !sDataSourceName.isEmpty() )
                     xDsProperties = xDsProperties.query( OStaticDataAccessTools().getDataSource( sDataSourceName, _rContext.getLegacyServiceFactory() ) );
                 if ( xDsProperties.is() )
                     xDsProperties->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "Info" ) ) ) >>= aInfo;
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ namespace svxform
             {
                 ::rtl::OUString sExistingLabel;
                 OSL_VERIFY( _rxControlModel->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_LABEL ) >>= sExistingLabel );
-                if ( !sExistingLabel.getLength() )
+                if ( sExistingLabel.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     ::rtl::OUString sInitialLabel;
                     OSL_VERIFY( _rxControlModel->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_NAME ) >>= sInitialLabel );
diff --git a/svx/source/form/formcontroller.cxx b/svx/source/form/formcontroller.cxx
index 7c854bf9f20b..c6471c95b722 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/formcontroller.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/formcontroller.cxx
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ void SAL_CALL FormController::setPredicateExpression( ::sal_Int32 _Component, ::
     xText->setText( _PredicateExpression );
 
     FmFilterRow& rFilterRow = m_aFilterRows[ _Term ];
-    if ( _PredicateExpression.getLength() )
+    if ( !_PredicateExpression.isEmpty() )
         rFilterRow[ xText ] = _PredicateExpression;
     else
         rFilterRow.erase( xText );
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ void SAL_CALL FormController::textChanged(const TextEvent& e) throw( RuntimeExce
     FmFilterRow& rRow = m_aFilterRows[ m_nCurrentFilterPosition ];
 
     // do we have a new filter
-    if (aText.getLength())
+    if (!aText.isEmpty())
         rRow[xText] = aText;
     else
     {
@@ -2240,7 +2240,7 @@ void FormController::setControlLock(const Reference< XControl > & xControl)
     // b.) wenn das zugehoerige Feld gespeert ist
     Reference< XBoundControl >  xBound(xControl, UNO_QUERY);
     if (xBound.is() && (( (bLocked && bLocked != xBound->getLock()) ||
-                         !bLocked)))    // beim entlocken immer einzelne Felder ueberpr�fen
+                         !bLocked)))    // beim entlocken immer einzelne Felder ueberpr�fen
     {
         // gibt es eine Datenquelle
         Reference< XPropertySet >  xSet(xControl->getModel(), UNO_QUERY);
@@ -2953,7 +2953,7 @@ void SAL_CALL FormController::elementRemoved(const ContainerEvent& evt) throw( R
     if (xModel.is() && m_xModelAsIndex == xModel->getParent())
     {
         removeControl(xControl);
-        // TabOrder nicht neu berechnen, da das intern schon funktionieren mu�!
+        // TabOrder nicht neu berechnen, da das intern schon funktionieren mu�!
     }
     // are we in filtermode and a XModeSelector has inserted an element
     else if (m_bFiltering && Reference< XModeSelector > (evt.Source, UNO_QUERY).is())
@@ -3792,7 +3792,7 @@ sal_Bool SAL_CALL FormController::approveRowChange(const RowChangeEvent& _rEvent
                 continue;
 
             // TODO: in case of binary fields, this "getString" below is extremely expensive
-            if ( rColInfo.xColumn->getString().getLength() || !rColInfo.xColumn->wasNull() )
+            if ( !rColInfo.xColumn->getString().isEmpty() || !rColInfo.xColumn->wasNull() )
                 continue;
 
             String sMessage( SVX_RES( RID_ERR_FIELDREQUIRED ) );
diff --git a/svx/source/form/formcontrolling.cxx b/svx/source/form/formcontrolling.cxx
index cbe35b8d2543..35e87b547ce1 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/formcontrolling.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/formcontrolling.cxx
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ namespace svx
             bool bInsertOnlyForm( false );
             OSL_VERIFY( xCursorProperties->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_INSERTONLY ) >>= bInsertOnlyForm );
 
-            bCanDo = bEscapeProcessing && ( sActiveCommand.getLength() > 0 ) && !bInsertOnlyForm;
+            bCanDo = bEscapeProcessing && !sActiveCommand.isEmpty() && !bInsertOnlyForm;
         }
         catch( const Exception& )
         {
diff --git a/svx/source/form/tabwin.cxx b/svx/source/form/tabwin.cxx
index 820d2408cf29..b63eb0e0cbf5 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/tabwin.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/tabwin.cxx
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void lcl_addToList( SvTreeListBox& _rListBox, const uno::Reference< container::X
         ::rtl::OUString sLabel;
         if ( xColumn->getPropertySetInfo()->hasPropertyByName(FM_PROP_LABEL) )
             xColumn->getPropertyValue(FM_PROP_LABEL) >>= sLabel;
-        if ( sLabel.getLength() )
+        if ( !sLabel.isEmpty() )
             _rListBox.InsertEntry( sLabel,NULL,sal_False,LIST_APPEND,new ColumnInfo(*pEntries,sLabel) );
         else
             _rListBox.InsertEntry( *pEntries,NULL,sal_False,LIST_APPEND,new ColumnInfo(*pEntries,sLabel) );
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ void FmFieldWin::UpdateContent(const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::su
 
         // get the fields of the object
 
-        if ( m_aConnection.is() && m_aObjectName.getLength() )
+        if ( m_aConnection.is() && !m_aObjectName.isEmpty() )
         {
             Reference< XComponent > xKeepFieldsAlive;
             Reference< XNameAccess > xColumns = getFieldsByCommandDescriptor( m_aConnection, m_nObjectType, m_aObjectName,xKeepFieldsAlive );
diff --git a/svx/source/form/xfm_addcondition.cxx b/svx/source/form/xfm_addcondition.cxx
index 0f6706e4bfb1..98a66b587c00 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/xfm_addcondition.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/xfm_addcondition.cxx
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ namespace svxform
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Dialog* OAddConditionDialog::createDialog(Window* _pParent)
     {
-        if ( !m_xBinding.is() || !m_sFacetName.getLength() )
+        if ( !m_xBinding.is() || m_sFacetName.isEmpty() )
             throw RuntimeException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this );
 
         return new AddConditionDialog( _pParent, m_sFacetName, m_xBinding );
diff --git a/svx/source/gallery2/gallery1.cxx b/svx/source/gallery2/gallery1.cxx
index 7a26e0dee8c5..64a94ab2980d 100644
--- a/svx/source/gallery2/gallery1.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/gallery2/gallery1.cxx
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ GalleryThemeEntry::GalleryThemeEntry( const INetURLObject& rBaseURL, const Strin
     if( nId && bThemeNameFromResource )
         aName = String( GAL_RESID( RID_GALLERYSTR_THEME_START + (sal_uInt16) nId ) );
 
-    if( !aName.getLength() )
+    if( aName.isEmpty() )
         aName = rName;
 }
 
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ void Gallery::ImplLoadSubDirs( const INetURLObject& rBaseURL, sal_Bool& rbDirIsR
                             {
                             }
 
-                            if( aTitle.getLength() )
+                            if( !aTitle.isEmpty() )
                             {
                                 try
                                 {
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ void Gallery::ImplLoadSubDirs( const INetURLObject& rBaseURL, sal_Bool& rbDirIsR
                                     {
                                     }
 
-                                    if( aTitle.getLength() )
+                                    if( !aTitle.isEmpty() )
                                     {
                                         try
                                         {
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ void Gallery::ImplLoadSubDirs( const INetURLObject& rBaseURL, sal_Bool& rbDirIsR
                                     {
                                     }
 
-                                    if( aTitle.getLength() )
+                                    if( !aTitle.isEmpty() )
                                     {
                                         try
                                         {
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ GalleryThemeEntry* Gallery::ImplGetThemeEntry( const rtl::OUString& rThemeName )
 {
     GalleryThemeEntry* pFound = NULL;
 
-    if( rThemeName.getLength() )
+    if( !rThemeName.isEmpty() )
     {
         for ( size_t i = 0, n = aThemeList.size(); i < n && !pFound; ++i )
             if( rThemeName == aThemeList[ i ]->GetThemeName() )
diff --git a/svx/source/gallery2/galmisc.cxx b/svx/source/gallery2/galmisc.cxx
index aa4c1ee74629..b7262c1073ac 100644
--- a/svx/source/gallery2/galmisc.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/gallery2/galmisc.cxx
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ sal_Bool FileExists( const INetURLObject& rURL )
             OUString    aTitle;
 
             aCnt.getPropertyValue( OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("Title")) ) >>= aTitle;
-            bRet = ( aTitle.getLength() > 0 );
+            bRet = ( !aTitle.isEmpty() );
         }
         catch( const ucb::ContentCreationException& )
         {
diff --git a/svx/source/svdraw/svdoashp.cxx b/svx/source/svdraw/svdoashp.cxx
index b810dbdf49a8..97a4caddb78c 100644
--- a/svx/source/svdraw/svdoashp.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/svdraw/svdoashp.cxx
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static MSO_SPT ImpGetCustomShapeType( const SdrObjCustomShape& rCustoShape )
     MSO_SPT eRetValue = mso_sptNil;
 
     rtl::OUString aEngine( ( (SdrCustomShapeEngineItem&)rCustoShape.GetMergedItem( SDRATTR_CUSTOMSHAPE_ENGINE ) ).GetValue() );
-    if ( !aEngine.getLength() || aEngine.equalsAsciiL( RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM( "com.sun.star.drawing.EnhancedCustomShapeEngine" ) ) )
+    if ( aEngine.isEmpty() || aEngine.equalsAsciiL( RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM( "com.sun.star.drawing.EnhancedCustomShapeEngine" ) ) )
     {
         rtl::OUString sShapeType;
         const rtl::OUString sType( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM ( "Type" ) );
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ void SdrObjCustomShape::MergeDefaultAttributes( const rtl::OUString* pType )
     rtl::OUString sShapeType;
     const rtl::OUString sType( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM ( "Type" ) );
     SdrCustomShapeGeometryItem aGeometryItem( (SdrCustomShapeGeometryItem&)GetMergedItem( SDRATTR_CUSTOMSHAPE_GEOMETRY ) );
-    if ( pType && pType->getLength() )
+    if ( pType && !pType->isEmpty() )
     {
         sal_Int32 nType = pType->toInt32();
         if ( nType )
diff --git a/svx/source/svdraw/svdoole2.cxx b/svx/source/svdraw/svdoole2.cxx
index 904d590607f4..8e7c3fefee3f 100644
--- a/svx/source/svdraw/svdoole2.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/svdraw/svdoole2.cxx
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ void SdrOle2Obj::SetModel(SdrModel* pNewModel)
                 mpImpl->aPersistName = aTmp;
                 xObjRef.AssignToContainer( &pDestPers->getEmbeddedObjectContainer(), aTmp );
             }
-            DBG_ASSERT( aTmp.getLength(), "Copying embedded object failed!" );
+            DBG_ASSERT( !aTmp.isEmpty(), "Copying embedded object failed!" );
         }
         catch( ::com::sun::star::uno::Exception& )
         {
diff --git a/svx/source/tbxctrls/tbcontrl.cxx b/svx/source/tbxctrls/tbcontrl.cxx
index b5c50a52036e..9d9745b98a1c 100644
--- a/svx/source/tbxctrls/tbcontrl.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/tbxctrls/tbcontrl.cxx
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ struct SvxStyleToolBoxControl::Impl
                         xParaStyles->getByName( rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( aWriterStyles[nStyle] )) >>= xStyle;
                         ::rtl::OUString sName;
                         xStyle->getPropertyValue(::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("DisplayName"))) >>= sName;
-                        if( sName.getLength() )
+                        if( !sName.isEmpty() )
                             aDefaultStyles.push_back(sName);
                     }
                     catch( const uno::Exception& )
@@ -1593,7 +1593,7 @@ struct SvxStyleToolBoxControl::Impl
                             Reference< beans::XPropertySet > xStyle( xCellStyles->getByName( sStyleName), UNO_QUERY_THROW );
                             ::rtl::OUString sName;
                             xStyle->getPropertyValue(::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("DisplayName"))) >>= sName;
-                            if( sName.getLength() )
+                            if( !sName.isEmpty() )
                                 aDefaultStyles.push_back(sName);
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/svx/source/tbxctrls/tbunocontroller.cxx b/svx/source/tbxctrls/tbunocontroller.cxx
index e6247b928f81..2546935a6303 100644
--- a/svx/source/tbxctrls/tbunocontroller.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/tbxctrls/tbunocontroller.cxx
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void SvxFontSizeBox_Impl::UpdateFont( const ::com::sun::star::awt::FontDescripto
     ::std::auto_ptr<FontList> aHold( new FontList( this ));
     _pFontList = aHold.get();
 
-    if ( rCurrentFont.Name.getLength() > 0 )
+    if ( !rCurrentFont.Name.isEmpty() )
     {
         FontInfo _aFontInfo;
         _aFontInfo.SetName( rCurrentFont.Name );
diff --git a/svx/source/tbxctrls/tbunosearchcontrollers.cxx b/svx/source/tbxctrls/tbunosearchcontrollers.cxx
index a7b3ff5a2d30..16d4d55f4f59 100644
--- a/svx/source/tbxctrls/tbunosearchcontrollers.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/tbxctrls/tbunosearchcontrollers.cxx
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void impl_executeSearch( const css::uno::Reference< css::lang::XMultiServiceFact
         if ( xDispatchProvider.is() )
         {
             css::uno::Reference< css::frame::XDispatch > xDispatch = xDispatchProvider->queryDispatch( aURL, ::rtl::OUString(), 0 );
-            if ( xDispatch.is() && aURL.Complete.getLength() > 0 )
+            if ( xDispatch.is() && !aURL.Complete.isEmpty() )
                 xDispatch->dispatch( aURL, lArgs );
         }
     }
diff --git a/svx/source/tbxctrls/tbxalign.cxx b/svx/source/tbxctrls/tbxalign.cxx
index 9ba0df43abb0..8761e8accfd9 100644
--- a/svx/source/tbxctrls/tbxalign.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/tbxctrls/tbxalign.cxx
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void SAL_CALL SvxTbxCtlAlign::functionSelected( const ::rtl::OUString& aCommand
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
     if ( !m_bDisposed )
     {
-        if ( aCommand.getLength() > 0 )
+        if ( !aCommand.isEmpty() )
         {
             ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::frame::XFrame > xFrame( getFrameInterface());
             Image aImage = GetImage( xFrame, aCommand, hasBigImages() );
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void SAL_CALL SvxTbxCtlAlign::updateImage() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::Runtim
     // We should update the button image of our parent (toolbar). Use the stored
     // command to set the correct current image.
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
-    if ( m_aCommand.getLength() > 0 )
+    if ( !m_aCommand.isEmpty() )
     {
         ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::frame::XFrame > xFrame( getFrameInterface());
         Image aImage = GetImage( xFrame, m_aCommand, hasBigImages() );
diff --git a/svx/source/toolbars/fontworkbar.cxx b/svx/source/toolbars/fontworkbar.cxx
index 9bac46fd7198..bd6b5ba50733 100644
--- a/svx/source/toolbars/fontworkbar.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/toolbars/fontworkbar.cxx
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void SetFontWorkShapeTypeState( SdrView* pSdrView, SfxItemSet& rSet )
                 rtl::OUString aType;
                 if ( *pAny >>= aType )
                 {
-                    if ( aFontWorkShapeType.getLength() )
+                    if ( !aFontWorkShapeType.isEmpty() )
                     {
                         if ( !aFontWorkShapeType.equals( aType ) )  // different FontWorkShapeTypes selected ?
                         {
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ void FontworkBar::execute( SdrView* pSdrView, SfxRequest& rReq, SfxBindings& rBi
                 const SfxStringItem& rItm = (const SfxStringItem&)pArgs->Get( rReq.GetSlot() );
                 aCustomShape = rItm.GetValue();
             }
-            if ( aCustomShape.getLength() )
+            if ( !aCustomShape.isEmpty() )
             {
                 const SdrMarkList& rMarkList = pSdrView->GetMarkedObjectList();
                 sal_uInt32 nCount = rMarkList.GetMarkCount(), i;
diff --git a/svx/source/unodraw/UnoGraphicExporter.cxx b/svx/source/unodraw/UnoGraphicExporter.cxx
index 5f222036a62a..6a661765605f 100644
--- a/svx/source/unodraw/UnoGraphicExporter.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/unodraw/UnoGraphicExporter.cxx
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ sal_Bool SAL_CALL GraphicExporter::filter( const Sequence< PropertyValue >& aDes
     ExportSettings aSettings( mpDoc );
     ParseSettings( aDescriptor, aSettings );
 
-    const sal_uInt16    nFilter = aSettings.maMediaType.getLength()
+    const sal_uInt16    nFilter = !aSettings.maMediaType.isEmpty()
                             ? rFilter.GetExportFormatNumberForMediaType( aSettings.maMediaType )
                             : rFilter.GetExportFormatNumberForShortName( aSettings.maFilterName );
     sal_Bool            bVectorType = !rFilter.IsExportPixelFormat( nFilter );
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL GraphicExporter::getSupportedMimeTypeNames(  ) thr
     for( nFilter = 0; nFilter < nCount; nFilter++ )
     {
         OUString aMimeType( rFilter.GetExportFormatMediaType( nFilter ) );
-        if( aMimeType.getLength() )
+        if( !aMimeType.isEmpty() )
         {
             *pStr++ = aMimeType;
             nFound++;
diff --git a/svx/source/unodraw/unomtabl.cxx b/svx/source/unodraw/unomtabl.cxx
index 1e7f1c3666a8..bcbca448e56e 100644
--- a/svx/source/unodraw/unomtabl.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/unodraw/unomtabl.cxx
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ sal_Bool SAL_CALL SvxUnoMarkerTable::hasByName( const OUString& aName )
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    if( aName.getLength() == 0 )
+    if( aName.isEmpty() )
         return sal_False;
 
     String aSearchName;
diff --git a/svx/source/unodraw/unoshap2.cxx b/svx/source/unodraw/unoshap2.cxx
index c1cd7b440b05..34fd6c55fe3b 100644
--- a/svx/source/unodraw/unoshap2.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/unodraw/unoshap2.cxx
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ namespace
             }
             ++i;
         }
-        return rInternalName.getLength() > 0;
+        return !rInternalName.isEmpty();
     }
 
     struct EnumConversionMap
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@ bool SvxGraphicObject::getPropertyValueImpl( const ::rtl::OUString& rName, const
     case OWN_ATTR_GRAFSTREAMURL:
     {
         const OUString  aStreamURL( ( (SdrGrafObj*) mpObj.get() )->GetGrafStreamURL() );
-        if( aStreamURL.getLength() )
+        if( !aStreamURL.isEmpty() )
             rValue <<= aStreamURL;
         break;
     }
diff --git a/svx/source/unodraw/unoshap4.cxx b/svx/source/unodraw/unoshap4.cxx
index ad517c25a17e..ea2d969961c3 100644
--- a/svx/source/unodraw/unoshap4.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/unodraw/unoshap4.cxx
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ bool SvxOle2Shape::getPropertyValueImpl( const ::rtl::OUString& rName, const Sfx
         if( pOle )
         {
             aPersistName = pOle->GetPersistName();
-            if( aPersistName.getLength() )
+            if( !aPersistName.isEmpty() )
             {
                 ::comphelper::IEmbeddedHelper *pPersist = mpObj->GetModel()->GetPersist();
                 if( (NULL == pPersist) || !pPersist->getEmbeddedObjectContainer().HasEmbeddedObject( pOle->GetPersistName() ) )
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ const SvGlobalName SvxOle2Shape::GetClassName_Impl(rtl::OUString& rHexCLSID)
             }
         }
 
-        if (!rHexCLSID.getLength())
+        if (rHexCLSID.isEmpty())
         {
             uno::Reference < embed::XEmbeddedObject > xObj( pOle2Obj->GetObjRef() );
             if ( xObj.is() )
diff --git a/svx/source/unodraw/unoshape.cxx b/svx/source/unodraw/unoshape.cxx
index f2314b315c4a..2b575105cc06 100644
--- a/svx/source/unodraw/unoshape.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/unodraw/unoshape.cxx
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ void SvxShape::Create( SdrObject* pNewObj, SvxDrawPage* /*pNewPage*/ )
         mpObj->SetUserCall( pUser );
 
         // if this shape was already named, use this name
-        if( maShapeName.getLength() )
+        if( !maShapeName.isEmpty() )
         {
             mpObj->SetName( maShapeName );
             maShapeName = OUString();
diff --git a/svx/source/xml/xmleohlp.cxx b/svx/source/xml/xmleohlp.cxx
index f20158c4662e..09282e1f8ec1 100644
--- a/svx/source/xml/xmleohlp.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/xml/xmleohlp.cxx
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ sal_Bool SvXMLEmbeddedObjectHelper::ImplGetStorageNames(
     if( pOasisFormat )
         *pOasisFormat = sal_True; // the default value
 
-    if( !rURLStr.getLength() )
+    if( rURLStr.isEmpty() )
         return sal_False;
 
     // get rid of arguments
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ uno::Reference < embed::XStorage > SvXMLEmbeddedObjectHelper::ImplGetContainerSt
         ( rStorageName != maCurContainerStorageName ) )
     {
         if( mxContainerStorage.is() &&
-            maCurContainerStorageName.getLength() > 0 &&
+            !maCurContainerStorageName.isEmpty() &&
             EMBEDDEDOBJECTHELPER_MODE_WRITE == meCreateMode )
         {
             uno::Reference < embed::XTransactedObject > xTrans( mxContainerStorage, uno::UNO_QUERY );
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ uno::Reference < embed::XStorage > SvXMLEmbeddedObjectHelper::ImplGetContainerSt
                 xTrans->commit();
         }
 
-        if( rStorageName.getLength() > 0 && mxRootStorage.is() )
+        if( !rStorageName.isEmpty() && mxRootStorage.is() )
         {
             sal_Int32 nMode = EMBEDDEDOBJECTHELPER_MODE_WRITE == meCreateMode
                                     ? ::embed::ElementModes::READWRITE
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ sal_Bool SvXMLEmbeddedObjectHelper::ImplReadObject(
     {
         // Objects are written using ::comphelper::IEmbeddedHelper::SaveAs
         sRetURL = ::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("./") );
-        if( aContainerStorageName.getLength() )
+        if( !aContainerStorageName.isEmpty() )
         {
             sRetURL += aContainerStorageName;
             sRetURL += ::rtl::OUString( '/' );
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ sal_Bool SAL_CALL SvXMLEmbeddedObjectHelper::hasByName( const ::rtl::OUString& r
             return sal_False;
 
         comphelper::EmbeddedObjectContainer& rContainer = mpDocPersist->getEmbeddedObjectContainer();
-        return aObjectStorageName.getLength() > 0 &&
+        return !aObjectStorageName.isEmpty() &&
                rContainer.HasEmbeddedObject( aObjectStorageName );
     }
 }
diff --git a/svx/source/xml/xmlgrhlp.cxx b/svx/source/xml/xmlgrhlp.cxx
index e3555467f43a..d73c19e475d3 100644
--- a/svx/source/xml/xmlgrhlp.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/xml/xmlgrhlp.cxx
@@ -591,13 +591,13 @@ sal_Bool SvXMLGraphicHelper::ImplWriteGraphic( const ::rtl::OUString& rPictureSt
             uno::Reference < beans::XPropertySet > xProps( aStream.xStream, uno::UNO_QUERY );
 
             // set stream properties (MediaType/Compression)
-            if( aMimeType.getLength() )
+            if( !aMimeType.isEmpty() )
             {
                 aAny <<= aMimeType;
                 xProps->setPropertyValue( String( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "MediaType" ) ), aAny );
             }
 
-            const sal_Bool bCompressed = ( ( 0 == aMimeType.getLength() ) || ( aMimeType == ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("image/tiff")) ) );
+            const sal_Bool bCompressed =  aMimeType.isEmpty() || ( aMimeType == ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("image/tiff")) ) ;
             aAny <<= bCompressed;
             xProps->setPropertyValue( String( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "Compressed" ) ), aAny );
 
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ void SvXMLGraphicHelper::ImplInsertGraphicURL( const ::rtl::OUString& rURLStr, s
                 rtl::OUString aURLEntry;
                 const String sPictures( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "Pictures/" ) );
 
-                if ( rRequestedFileName.getLength() )
+                if ( !rRequestedFileName.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     aURLEntry = sPictures;
                     aURLEntry += rRequestedFileName;
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ void SvXMLGraphicHelper::Destroy( SvXMLGraphicHelper* pSvXMLGraphicHelper )
         nUser++;
         aUserData = rURL.copy( nUser, rURL.getLength() - nUser );
     }
-    if ( aUserData.getLength() )
+    if ( !aUserData.isEmpty() )
     {
         sal_Int32 nIndex2 = 0;
         do
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ Reference< XOutputStream > SAL_CALL SvXMLGraphicHelper::createOutputStream()
                 const ::rtl::OUString aId(::rtl::OStringToOUString(
                     rGrfObj.GetUniqueID(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US));
 
-                if( aId.getLength() )
+                if( !aId.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     aRet = ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( XML_GRAPHICOBJECT_URL_BASE ));
                     aRet += aId;
diff --git a/svx/source/xml/xmlxtimp.cxx b/svx/source/xml/xmlxtimp.cxx
index 45ff09c7d335..98b5d6002215 100644
--- a/svx/source/xml/xmlxtimp.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/xml/xmlxtimp.cxx
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ SvXMLImportContext *SvxXMLTableImportContext::CreateChildContext( sal_uInt16 nPr
                     IsXMLToken( aLocalName, XML_HREF ) )
                 {
                     const OUString rValue = xAttrList->getValueByIndex( i );
-                    if( rValue.getLength() && '#' == rValue[0] )
+                    if( !rValue.isEmpty() && '#' == rValue[0] )
                         pAttrList->SetValueByIndex( i, rValue.copy( 1 ) );
                 }
                 else if( XML_NAMESPACE_DRAW == nPrefix_ &&
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ SvXMLImportContext *SvxXMLTableImportContext::CreateChildContext( sal_uInt16 nPr
                 break;
             }
 
-            if( aName.getLength() && aAny.hasValue() )
+            if( !aName.isEmpty() && aAny.hasValue() )
             {
                 if( mxTable->hasByName( aName ) )
                 {
diff --git a/svx/source/xoutdev/xtable.cxx b/svx/source/xoutdev/xtable.cxx
index 261e5eb1929d..1eedd7a4a557 100644
--- a/svx/source/xoutdev/xtable.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/xoutdev/xtable.cxx
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ bool XPropertyList::Load()
 
         aURL.Append( aName );
 
-        if( !aURL.getExtension().getLength() )
+        if( aURL.getExtension().isEmpty() )
             aURL.setExtension( GetDefaultExt() );
 
         return SvxXMLXTableImport::load( aURL.GetMainURL( INetURLObject::NO_DECODE ),
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ bool XPropertyList::Save()
 
     aURL.Append( aName );
 
-    if( !aURL.getExtension().getLength() )
+    if( aURL.getExtension().isEmpty() )
         aURL.setExtension( GetDefaultExt() );
 
     return SvxXMLXTableExportComponent::save( aURL.GetMainURL( INetURLObject::NO_DECODE ),