3 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/vcl/inc/font/EmphasisMark.hxx b/vcl/inc/font/EmphasisMark.hxx
index 5e902da26294..2b1ed7f9c472 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/font/EmphasisMark.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/font/EmphasisMark.hxx
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ class VCL_DLLPUBLIC EmphasisMark
 public:
     EmphasisMark(FontEmphasisMark eEmphasis, tools::Long nHeight, sal_Int32 nDPIY);
 
-    tools::PolyPolygon GetShape() const { return maPolyPoly; }
+    const tools::PolyPolygon& GetShape() const { return maPolyPoly; }
     bool IsShapePolyLine() const { return mbIsPolyLine; }
-    tools::Rectangle GetRect1() const { return maRect1; }
-    tools::Rectangle GetRect2() const { return maRect2; }
+    const tools::Rectangle& GetRect1() const { return maRect1; }
+    const tools::Rectangle& GetRect2() const { return maRect2; }
     tools::Long GetYOffset() const { return mnYOff; }
     tools::Long GetWidth() const { return mnWidth; }
 
diff --git a/vcl/inc/ppdparser.hxx b/vcl/inc/ppdparser.hxx
index ef62c8778e2f..8782d9b8cca1 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/ppdparser.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/ppdparser.hxx
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public:
 
     const ::std::vector< PPDConstraint >& getConstraints() const { return m_aConstraints; }
 
-    OUString        getDefaultPaperDimension() const;
+    const OUString & getDefaultPaperDimension() const;
     void            getDefaultPaperDimension( int& rWidth, int& rHeight ) const
     { getPaperDimension( getDefaultPaperDimension(), rWidth, rHeight ); }
     bool getPaperDimension( std::u16string_view rPaperName,
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public:
 
     // values int pt
 
-    OUString        getDefaultInputSlot() const;
+    const OUString & getDefaultInputSlot() const;
 
     void            getDefaultResolution( int& rXRes, int& rYRes ) const;
     // values in dpi
diff --git a/vcl/inc/qt5/QtHyperlinkLabel.hxx b/vcl/inc/qt5/QtHyperlinkLabel.hxx
index f188f2ba9e18..a10f148fb448 100644
--- a/vcl/inc/qt5/QtHyperlinkLabel.hxx
+++ b/vcl/inc/qt5/QtHyperlinkLabel.hxx
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ class QtHyperlinkLabel : public QLabel
 public:
     QtHyperlinkLabel(QWidget* pParent);
 
-    QString displayText() const { return m_sDisplayText; }
+    const QString& displayText() const { return m_sDisplayText; }
     void setDisplayText(const QString& rDisplayText);
 
-    QString uri() const { return m_sUri; }
+    const QString& uri() const { return m_sUri; }
     void setUri(const QString& rUri);
 
 private: