From e7bddf732798508e347221590110486e97bb45e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Olivier Hallot <olivier.hallot@alta.org.br>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:23:14 -0200
Subject: Fix for fdo43460 Part XVII getLength() to isEmpty()

Part XVII
Module
fileaccess and filter
---
 fileaccess/source/FileAccess.cxx                   |  2 +-
 filter/source/config/cache/basecontainer.cxx       |  6 ++--
 filter/source/config/cache/cacheitem.cxx           |  4 +--
 filter/source/config/cache/cacheupdatelistener.cxx |  2 +-
 filter/source/config/cache/filtercache.cxx         | 28 +++++++--------
 filter/source/config/cache/filterfactory.cxx       |  6 ++--
 filter/source/config/cache/querytokenizer.cxx      |  2 +-
 filter/source/config/cache/typedetection.cxx       | 42 +++++++++++-----------
 filter/source/filtertracer/filtertracer.cxx        |  2 +-
 filter/source/msfilter/escherex.cxx                | 18 +++++-----
 filter/source/msfilter/eschesdo.cxx                |  2 +-
 filter/source/msfilter/msdffimp.cxx                |  8 ++---
 filter/source/msfilter/msfiltertracer.cxx          | 14 ++++----
 filter/source/msfilter/mstoolbar.cxx               |  6 ++--
 filter/source/msfilter/msvbahelper.cxx             | 16 ++++-----
 filter/source/pdf/impdialog.cxx                    | 10 +++---
 filter/source/pdf/pdfexport.cxx                    | 16 ++++-----
 filter/source/placeware/exporter.cxx               |  8 ++---
 filter/source/placeware/tempfile.cxx               |  2 +-
 filter/source/placeware/zip.cxx                    |  4 +--
 filter/source/svg/svgexport.cxx                    |  8 ++---
 filter/source/svg/svgfontexport.cxx                |  4 +--
 filter/source/svg/svgreader.cxx                    |  4 +--
 filter/source/svg/svgwriter.cxx                    |  6 ++--
 .../source/xmlfilteradaptor/XmlFilterAdaptor.cxx   |  2 +-
 filter/source/xmlfilterdetect/filterdetect.cxx     |  8 ++---
 filter/source/xsltdialog/typedetectionexport.cxx   |  6 ++--
 filter/source/xsltdialog/typedetectionimport.cxx   |  8 ++---
 filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfileview.cxx           |  4 +--
 filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfilterjar.cxx          | 12 +++----
 .../source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltersettingsdialog.cxx  | 14 ++++----
 filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertabdialog.cxx    | 10 +++---
 filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertabpagebasic.cxx |  4 +--
 filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertabpagexslt.cxx  |  2 +-
 filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertestdialog.cxx   | 16 ++++-----
 filter/source/xsltfilter/XSLTFilter.cxx            |  4 +--
 36 files changed, 155 insertions(+), 155 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fileaccess/source/FileAccess.cxx b/fileaccess/source/FileAccess.cxx
index 15867f8e24fa..58521835dbcf 100644
--- a/fileaccess/source/FileAccess.cxx
+++ b/fileaccess/source/FileAccess.cxx
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ void OFileAccess::createFolder( const rtl::OUString& NewFolderURL )
     throw(CommandAbortedException, Exception, RuntimeException)
 {
     // Does the folder already exist?
-    if( !NewFolderURL.getLength() || isFolder( NewFolderURL ) )
+    if( NewFolderURL.isEmpty() || isFolder( NewFolderURL ) )
         return;
 
     // SfxContentHelper::MakeFolder
diff --git a/filter/source/config/cache/basecontainer.cxx b/filter/source/config/cache/basecontainer.cxx
index ea47575cc80c..7fa2faac3dcf 100644
--- a/filter/source/config/cache/basecontainer.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/config/cache/basecontainer.cxx
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ void SAL_CALL BaseContainer::insertByName(const ::rtl::OUString& sItem ,
            css::lang::WrappedTargetException    ,
            css::uno::RuntimeException           )
 {
-    if (!sItem.getLength())
+    if (sItem.isEmpty())
         throw css::lang::IllegalArgumentException(
             ::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "empty value not allowed as item name." )),
             static_cast< css::container::XNameContainer* >(this),
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void SAL_CALL BaseContainer::replaceByName(const ::rtl::OUString& sItem ,
            css::lang::WrappedTargetException     ,
            css::uno::RuntimeException            )
 {
-    if (!sItem.getLength())
+    if (sItem.isEmpty())
         throw css::lang::IllegalArgumentException(
             ::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "empty value not allowed as item name." )),
             static_cast< css::container::XNameContainer* >(this),
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ css::uno::Any SAL_CALL BaseContainer::getByName(const ::rtl::OUString& sItem)
            css::lang::WrappedTargetException     ,
            css::uno::RuntimeException            )
 {
-    if (!sItem.getLength())
+    if (sItem.isEmpty())
         throw css::container::NoSuchElementException(
                 ::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "An empty item cant be part of this cache!" )),
                 css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface >(static_cast< css::container::XNameAccess* >(this), css::uno::UNO_QUERY));
diff --git a/filter/source/config/cache/cacheitem.cxx b/filter/source/config/cache/cacheitem.cxx
index 36211bee0a94..88153a092ada 100644
--- a/filter/source/config/cache/cacheitem.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/config/cache/cacheitem.cxx
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void CacheItem::update(const CacheItem& rUpdateItem)
 
 void CacheItem::validateUINames(const ::rtl::OUString& sActLocale)
 {
-    if (!sActLocale.getLength())
+    if (sActLocale.isEmpty())
         return;
 
     // 1) check UINames first
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void CacheItem::validateUINames(const ::rtl::OUString& sActLocale)
     if (pUIName != end())
         pUIName->second >>= sUIName;
 
-    if (sUIName.getLength())
+    if (!sUIName.isEmpty())
     {
         // 1a) set UIName inside list of UINames for current locale
         lUINames[sActLocale] <<= sUIName;
diff --git a/filter/source/config/cache/cacheupdatelistener.cxx b/filter/source/config/cache/cacheupdatelistener.cxx
index bf5f964e2f6a..09997222e1fe 100644
--- a/filter/source/config/cache/cacheupdatelistener.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/config/cache/cacheupdatelistener.cxx
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void SAL_CALL  CacheUpdateListener::changesOccurred(const css::util::ChangesEven
             }
         }
 
-        if ( ! sNode.getLength() )
+        if ( sNode.isEmpty() )
             continue;
 
         OUStringList::const_iterator pIt = ::std::find(lChangedItems.begin(), lChangedItems.end(), sNode);
diff --git a/filter/source/config/cache/filtercache.cxx b/filter/source/config/cache/filtercache.cxx
index 31a61b120b1f..b623e136f7d2 100644
--- a/filter/source/config/cache/filtercache.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/config/cache/filtercache.cxx
@@ -232,24 +232,24 @@ void FilterCache::load(EFillState eRequired,
     if (m_eFillState == E_CONTAINS_NOTHING)
     {
         impl_getDirectCFGValue(CFGDIRECTKEY_OFFICELOCALE) >>= m_sActLocale;
-        if (!m_sActLocale.getLength())
+        if (m_sActLocale.isEmpty())
         {
             _FILTER_CONFIG_LOG_1_("FilterCache::ctor() ... could not specify office locale => use default \"%s\"\n", _FILTER_CONFIG_TO_ASCII_(DEFAULT_OFFICELOCALE));
             m_sActLocale = DEFAULT_OFFICELOCALE;
         }
 
         impl_getDirectCFGValue(CFGDIRECTKEY_FORMATNAME) >>= m_sFormatName;
-        if (!m_sFormatName.getLength())
+        if (m_sFormatName.isEmpty())
             impl_getDirectCFGValue(CFGDIRECTKEY_PRODUCTNAME) >>= m_sFormatName;
 
-        if (!m_sFormatName.getLength())
+        if (m_sFormatName.isEmpty())
         {
             _FILTER_CONFIG_LOG_1_("FilterCache::ctor() ... could not specify format name => use default \"%s\"\n", _FILTER_CONFIG_TO_ASCII_(DEFAULT_FORMATNAME));
             m_sFormatName = DEFAULT_FORMATNAME;
         }
 
         impl_getDirectCFGValue(CFGDIRECTKEY_FORMATVERSION) >>= m_sFormatVersion;
-        if (!m_sFormatVersion.getLength())
+        if (m_sFormatVersion.isEmpty())
         {
             _FILTER_CONFIG_LOG_1_("FilterCache::ctor() ... could not specify format version => use default \"%s\"\n", _FILTER_CONFIG_TO_ASCII_(DEFAULT_FORMATVERSION));
             m_sFormatVersion = DEFAULT_FORMATVERSION;
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ void FilterCache::addStatePropsToItem(      EItemType        eType,
                 ::rtl::OUString sDefaultFrameLoader;
                 if (
                     (aDirectValue >>= sDefaultFrameLoader) &&
-                    (sDefaultFrameLoader.getLength()     ) &&
+                    (!sDefaultFrameLoader.isEmpty()      ) &&
                     (sItem.equals(sDefaultFrameLoader)   )
                    )
                 {
@@ -911,8 +911,8 @@ css::uno::Any FilterCache::impl_getDirectCFGValue(const ::rtl::OUString& sDirect
 
     if (
         (!::utl::splitLastFromConfigurationPath(sDirectKey, sRoot, sKey)) ||
-        (!sRoot.getLength()                                             ) ||
-        (!sKey.getLength()                                              )
+        (sRoot.isEmpty()                                             ) ||
+        (sKey.isEmpty()                                              )
        )
         return css::uno::Any();
 
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ void FilterCache::impl_validateAndOptimize()
         // Because these informations are available as type properties!
         ::rtl::OUString sDetectService;
         aType[PROPNAME_DETECTSERVICE ] >>= sDetectService;
-        if (sDetectService.getLength())
+        if (!sDetectService.isEmpty())
             impl_resolveItem4TypeRegistration(&m_lDetectServices, sDetectService, sType);
 
         // get its registration for file Extensions AND(!) URLPattern ...
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ void FilterCache::impl_validateAndOptimize()
 
         ::rtl::OUString sPrefFilter;
         aType[PROPNAME_PREFERREDFILTER] >>= sPrefFilter;
-        if (!sPrefFilter.getLength())
+        if (sPrefFilter.isEmpty())
         {
             // OK - there is no filter for this type. But thats not an error.
             // May be it can be handled by a ContentHandler ...
@@ -1166,10 +1166,10 @@ void FilterCache::impl_validateAndOptimize()
             sal_Bool bReferencedByLoader  = sal_True;
             sal_Bool bReferencedByHandler = sal_True;
             if (bAllLoadersShouldExist)
-                bReferencedByLoader = (impl_searchFrameLoaderForType(sType).getLength()!=0);
+                bReferencedByLoader = !impl_searchFrameLoaderForType(sType).isEmpty();
 
             if (bAllHandlersShouldExist)
-                bReferencedByHandler = (impl_searchContentHandlerForType(sType).getLength()!=0);
+                bReferencedByHandler = !impl_searchContentHandlerForType(sType).isEmpty();
 
             if (
                 (!bReferencedByLoader ) &&
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ void FilterCache::impl_validateAndOptimize()
             }
         }
 
-        if (sPrefFilter.getLength())
+        if (!sPrefFilter.isEmpty())
         {
             CacheItemList::const_iterator pIt2 = m_lFilters.find(sPrefFilter);
             if (pIt2 == m_lFilters.end())
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ void FilterCache::impl_validateAndOptimize()
 
     if (
         (!(aDirectValue >>= sDefaultFrameLoader)) ||
-        (!sDefaultFrameLoader.getLength()       )
+        (sDefaultFrameLoader.isEmpty()       )
        )
     {
         sLog.appendAscii("error\t:\t"                                );
@@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ CacheItem FilterCache::impl_readOldItem(const css::uno::Reference< css::containe
     xItem->getByName(::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "Data" ))) >>= sData;
     lData = impl_tokenizeString(sData, (sal_Unicode)',');
     if (
-        (!sData.getLength()) ||
+        (sData.isEmpty()) ||
         (lData.size()<1    )
        )
     {
diff --git a/filter/source/config/cache/filterfactory.cxx b/filter/source/config/cache/filterfactory.cxx
index f2b138e929ee..4620b3e4b4f3 100644
--- a/filter/source/config/cache/filterfactory.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/config/cache/filterfactory.cxx
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface > SAL_CALL FilterFactory::createInstan
 
     // create service instance
     css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface > xFilter;
-    if (sFilterService.getLength())
+    if (!sFilterService.isEmpty())
         xFilter = m_xSMGR->createInstance(sFilterService);
 
     // initialize filter
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ OUStringList FilterFactory::impl_queryMatchByDocumentService(const QueryTokenize
             // "matchByDocumentService=com.sun.star..."     => only filter matching this document service will be adressed
             ::rtl::OUString sCheckValue = aFilter.getUnpackedValueOrDefault(PROPNAME_DOCUMENTSERVICE, ::rtl::OUString());
             if (
-                ( sDocumentService.getLength()                 ) &&
+                (!sDocumentService.isEmpty()                   ) &&
                 (!sDocumentService.equals(QUERY_CONSTVALUE_ALL)) &&
                 (!sCheckValue.equals(sDocumentService)         )
             )
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ OUStringList FilterFactory::impl_getSortedFilterList(const QueryTokenizer& lToke
 
     // simple search for filters of one specific module.
     OUStringList lFilterList;
-    if (sModule.getLength())
+    if (!sModule.isEmpty())
         lFilterList = impl_getSortedFilterListForModule(sModule, nIFlags, nEFlags);
     else
     {
diff --git a/filter/source/config/cache/querytokenizer.cxx b/filter/source/config/cache/querytokenizer.cxx
index 9e2157e5771f..273b4d425652 100644
--- a/filter/source/config/cache/querytokenizer.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/config/cache/querytokenizer.cxx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ QueryTokenizer::QueryTokenizer(const ::rtl::OUString& sQuery)
     while(token != -1)
     {
         ::rtl::OUString sToken = sQuery.getToken(0, ':', token);
-        if (sToken.getLength())
+        if (!sToken.isEmpty())
         {
             sal_Int32 equal = sToken.indexOf('=');
 
diff --git a/filter/source/config/cache/typedetection.cxx b/filter/source/config/cache/typedetection.cxx
index cc91746c2b37..f1a835dbd266 100644
--- a/filter/source/config/cache/typedetection.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/config/cache/typedetection.cxx
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ TypeDetection::~TypeDetection()
         // the might needed input stream, start detection
         // which uses all registered deep detection services.
         if (
-            (!sType.getLength()) &&
+            (sType.isEmpty()) &&
             (bAllowDeep        )
            )
         {
@@ -192,13 +192,13 @@ TypeDetection::~TypeDetection()
         // pure deep detection failed
         // => ask might existing InteractionHandler
         // means: ask user for it's decision
-        if (!sType.getLength())
+        if (sType.isEmpty())
             sType = impl_askUserForTypeAndFilterIfAllowed(stlDescriptor);
 
         //*******************************************
         // no real detected type - but a might valid one.
         // update descriptor and set last chance for return.
-        if (!sType.getLength() && sLastChance.getLength())
+        if (sType.isEmpty() && !sLastChance.isEmpty())
         {
             OSL_FAIL("set first flat detected type without a registered deep detection service as \"last chance\" ... nevertheless some other deep detections said \"NO\". I TRY IT!");
             sType = sLastChance;
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ void TypeDetection::impl_checkResultsAndAddBestFilter(::comphelper::MediaDescrip
     ::rtl::OUString sFilter = rDescriptor.getUnpackedValueOrDefault(
                                 ::comphelper::MediaDescriptor::PROP_FILTERNAME(),
                                 ::rtl::OUString());
-    if (sFilter.getLength())
+    if (!sFilter.isEmpty())
         return;
 
     // b)
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void TypeDetection::impl_checkResultsAndAddBestFilter(::comphelper::MediaDescrip
     ::rtl::OUString sDocumentService = rDescriptor.getUnpackedValueOrDefault(
                                             ::comphelper::MediaDescriptor::PROP_DOCUMENTSERVICE(),
                                             ::rtl::OUString());
-    if (sDocumentService.getLength())
+    if (!sDocumentService.isEmpty())
     {
         try
         {
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ void TypeDetection::impl_checkResultsAndAddBestFilter(::comphelper::MediaDescrip
                 // <- SAFE
             }
 
-            if (sFilter.getLength() > 0)
+            if (!sFilter.isEmpty())
             {
                 rDescriptor[::comphelper::MediaDescriptor::PROP_TYPENAME()  ] <<= sRealType;
                 rDescriptor[::comphelper::MediaDescriptor::PROP_FILTERNAME()] <<= sFilter;
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ void TypeDetection::impl_checkResultsAndAddBestFilter(::comphelper::MediaDescrip
             sFilter = ::rtl::OUString();
         }
 
-        if (sFilter.getLength())
+        if (!sFilter.isEmpty())
         {
             rDescriptor[::comphelper::MediaDescriptor::PROP_TYPENAME()  ] <<= sType  ;
             rDescriptor[::comphelper::MediaDescriptor::PROP_FILTERNAME()] <<= sFilter;
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ sal_Bool TypeDetection::impl_getPreselectionForType(const ::rtl::OUString& sPreS
     }
 
     // if its a valid type - set it on all return values!
-    if (sType.getLength())
+    if (!sType.isEmpty())
     {
         FlatDetectionInfo aInfo;
         aInfo.sType              = sType;
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ sal_Bool TypeDetection::impl_getPreselectionForFilter(const ::rtl::OUString& sPr
         rInfo.bPreselectedByFilter = sal_True;
     }
 
-    if (sFilter.getLength())
+    if (!sFilter.isEmpty())
         return sal_True;
     else
         return sal_False;
@@ -687,15 +687,15 @@ void TypeDetection::impl_getPreselection(const css::util::URL&                aP
     */
 
     ::rtl::OUString sSelectedType = rDescriptor.getUnpackedValueOrDefault(::comphelper::MediaDescriptor::PROP_TYPENAME(), ::rtl::OUString());
-    if (sSelectedType.getLength())
+    if (!sSelectedType.isEmpty())
         impl_getPreselectionForType(sSelectedType, aParsedURL, rFlatTypes);
 
     ::rtl::OUString sSelectedFilter = rDescriptor.getUnpackedValueOrDefault(::comphelper::MediaDescriptor::PROP_FILTERNAME(), ::rtl::OUString());
-    if (sSelectedFilter.getLength())
+    if (!sSelectedFilter.isEmpty())
         impl_getPreselectionForFilter(sSelectedFilter, aParsedURL, rFlatTypes);
 
     ::rtl::OUString sSelectedDoc = rDescriptor.getUnpackedValueOrDefault(::comphelper::MediaDescriptor::PROP_DOCUMENTSERVICE(), ::rtl::OUString());
-    if (sSelectedDoc.getLength())
+    if (!sSelectedDoc.isEmpty())
         impl_getPreselectionForDocumentService(sSelectedDoc, aParsedURL, rFlatTypes);
 }
 
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ void TypeDetection::impl_getPreselection(const css::util::URL&                aP
             aType[PROPNAME_DETECTSERVICE] >>= sDetectService;
 
             // c)
-            if (!sDetectService.getLength())
+            if (sDetectService.isEmpty())
             {
                 // accept or not accept flat types without deep detection: that's the question :-)
                 // May be there exists some states, where we have to use our LastChance feature instead
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ void TypeDetection::impl_getPreselection(const css::util::URL&                aP
                 // preselected by the user can be used as LAST CHANCE in case no other type could
                 // be detected. Of course only the first type without deep detector can be used.
                 // Further ones has to be ignored.
-                if (rLastChance.getLength() < 1)
+                if (rLastChance.isEmpty())
                     rLastChance = sFlatType;
 
                 continue;
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ void TypeDetection::impl_getPreselection(const css::util::URL&                aP
             ::rtl::OUString sDeepType = impl_askDetectService(sDetectService, rDescriptor);
 
             // d)
-            if (sDeepType.getLength())
+            if (!sDeepType.isEmpty())
                 return sDeepType;
         }
         catch(const css::container::NoSuchElementException&)
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ namespace
     {
         const ::rtl::OUString& sDetectService = *pIt;
               ::rtl::OUString  sDeepType      = impl_askDetectService(sDetectService, rDescriptor);
-        if (sDeepType.getLength())
+        if (!sDeepType.isEmpty())
             return sDeepType;
         lInsideUsedDetectors.push_back(sDetectService);
     }
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ namespace
     ::rtl::OUString sPreselDocumentService = rDescriptor.getUnpackedValueOrDefault(
                                                 ::comphelper::MediaDescriptor::PROP_DOCUMENTSERVICE(),
                                                 ::rtl::OUString());
-    if (sPreselDocumentService.getLength())
+    if (!sPreselDocumentService.isEmpty())
     {
         for (  pIt  = lDetectors.begin();
                pIt != lDetectors.end()  ;
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ namespace
             if (bMatchDetectorToDocumentService)
             {
                 ::rtl::OUString sDeepType = impl_askDetectService(sDetectService, rDescriptor);
-                if (sDeepType.getLength())
+                if (!sDeepType.isEmpty())
                     return sDeepType;
                 lInsideUsedDetectors.push_back(sDetectService);
             }
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ namespace
             continue;
 
         ::rtl::OUString sDeepType = impl_askDetectService(sDetectService, rDescriptor);
-        if (sDeepType.getLength())
+        if (!sDeepType.isEmpty())
             return sDeepType;
     }
 
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ void TypeDetection::impl_seekStreamToZero(comphelper::MediaDescriptor& rDescript
     // and not for "missing files". Especialy if detection is done by a stream only
     // we cant check if the stream points to an "existing content"!
     if (
-        (!sURL.getLength()                                     ) || // "non existing file" ?
+        (sURL.isEmpty()                                     ) || // "non existing file" ?
         (!xStream.is()                                         ) || // non existing file !
         (sURL.equalsIgnoreAsciiCaseAsciiL("private:stream", 14))    // not a good idea .-)
        )
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ void TypeDetection::impl_openStream(::comphelper::MediaDescriptor& rDescriptor)
     sal_Bool bSuccess = sal_False;
     ::rtl::OUString sURL = rDescriptor.getUnpackedValueOrDefault( ::comphelper::MediaDescriptor::PROP_URL(), ::rtl::OUString() );
     sal_Bool bRequestedReadOnly = rDescriptor.getUnpackedValueOrDefault( ::comphelper::MediaDescriptor::PROP_READONLY(), sal_False );
-    if ( sURL.getLength() && ::utl::LocalFileHelper::IsLocalFile( INetURLObject( sURL ).GetMainURL( INetURLObject::NO_DECODE ) ) )
+    if ( !sURL.isEmpty() && ::utl::LocalFileHelper::IsLocalFile( INetURLObject( sURL ).GetMainURL( INetURLObject::NO_DECODE ) ) )
     {
         // OOo uses own file locking mechanics in case of local file
         bSuccess = rDescriptor.addInputStreamOwnLock();
diff --git a/filter/source/filtertracer/filtertracer.cxx b/filter/source/filtertracer/filtertracer.cxx
index 00ca6fc8b3c7..5cfa62950805 100644
--- a/filter/source/filtertracer/filtertracer.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/filtertracer/filtertracer.cxx
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void SAL_CALL FilterTracer::initialize( const SEQ( NMSP_UNO::Any )& aArguments )
     }
 
     // check if we have to create the XOutputStream
-    if ( !mxOutputStream.is() && msURL.getLength() )
+    if ( !(mxOutputStream.is() || msURL.isEmpty()) )
     {
         mpStream = ::utl::UcbStreamHelper::CreateStream( msURL, STREAM_WRITE | STREAM_TRUNC | STREAM_SHARE_DENYNONE );
         if ( mpStream )
diff --git a/filter/source/msfilter/escherex.cxx b/filter/source/msfilter/escherex.cxx
index 10f17706357d..b8d64f794097 100644
--- a/filter/source/msfilter/escherex.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/msfilter/escherex.cxx
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ sal_Bool EscherPropertyContainer::GetLineArrow( const sal_Bool bLineStart,
                 sal_Int16       nWhich = bLineStart ? XATTR_LINESTART : XATTR_LINEEND;
 
                 SvxUnogetApiNameForItem( nWhich, aArrowStartName, aApiName );
-                if ( aApiName.getLength() )
+                if ( !aApiName.isEmpty() )
                 {
 
                     /* todo:
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ sal_Bool EscherPropertyContainer::CreateOLEGraphicProperties(
             {
                 GraphicObject aGraphicObject( *pGraphic );
                 rtl::OString aUniqueId( aGraphicObject.GetUniqueID() );
-                if ( aUniqueId.getLength() )
+                if ( !aUniqueId.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     AddOpt( ESCHER_Prop_fillType, ESCHER_FillPicture );
                     uno::Reference< beans::XPropertySet > aXPropSet( rXShape, uno::UNO_QUERY );
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ sal_Bool EscherPropertyContainer::CreateOLEGraphicProperties(
 
 sal_Bool EscherPropertyContainer::ImplCreateEmbeddedBmp( const rtl::OString& rUniqueId )
 {
-    if( rUniqueId.getLength() > 0 )
+    if( !rUniqueId.isEmpty() )
     {
         EscherGraphicProvider aProvider;
         SvMemoryStream aMemStrm;
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ sal_Bool EscherPropertyContainer::CreateGraphicProperties(
                         delete pIn;
                     }
                 }
-                if ( !aUniqueId.getLength() )
+                if ( aUniqueId.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     if ( pGraphicProvider )
                     {
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ sal_Bool EscherPropertyContainer::CreateGraphicProperties(
                         {
                             rtl::OUString aRelUrl( INetURLObject::GetRelURL( rBaseURI, aGraphicUrl,
                                                     INetURLObject::WAS_ENCODED, INetURLObject::DECODE_TO_IURI, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8, INetURLObject::FSYS_DETECT ) );
-                            if ( aRelUrl.getLength() )
+                            if ( !aRelUrl.isEmpty() )
                                 aGraphicUrl = aRelUrl;
                         }
                     }
@@ -1427,7 +1427,7 @@ sal_Bool EscherPropertyContainer::CreateGraphicProperties(
             }
         }
 
-        if ( aGraphicUrl.Len() || aUniqueId.getLength() )
+        if ( aGraphicUrl.Len() || !aUniqueId.isEmpty() )
         {
             if ( bMirrored || nAngle )
             {
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ sal_Bool EscherPropertyContainer::CreateGraphicProperties(
             else
                 AddOpt( ESCHER_Prop_fillType, ESCHER_FillPicture );
 
-            if ( aUniqueId.getLength() )
+            if ( !aUniqueId.isEmpty() )
             {
                 // write out embedded graphic
                 if ( pGraphicProvider && pPicOutStrm && pShapeBoundRect )
@@ -2960,7 +2960,7 @@ void EscherPropertyContainer::CreateCustomShapeProperties( const MSO_SPT eShapeT
                             uno::Reference< text::XSimpleText > xText( rXShape, uno::UNO_QUERY );
                             if ( xText.is() )
                                 aText = xText->getString();
-                            if ( !aText.getLength() )
+                            if ( aText.isEmpty() )
                                 aText = ::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "your text" ));   // todo: moving into a resource
                             AddOpt( DFF_Prop_gtextUNICODE, aText );
 
@@ -2969,7 +2969,7 @@ void EscherPropertyContainer::CreateCustomShapeProperties( const MSO_SPT eShapeT
                             const rtl::OUString sCharFontName           ( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "CharFontName" ) );
                             uno::Any aAny = aXPropSet->getPropertyValue( sCharFontName );
                             aAny >>= aFontName;
-                            if ( !aFontName.getLength() )
+                            if ( aFontName.isEmpty() )
                                 aFontName = ::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "Arial Black" ));
                             AddOpt( DFF_Prop_gtextFont, aFontName );
 
diff --git a/filter/source/msfilter/eschesdo.cxx b/filter/source/msfilter/eschesdo.cxx
index 96e81d9dd037..256b06a1249d 100644
--- a/filter/source/msfilter/eschesdo.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/msfilter/eschesdo.cxx
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ sal_uInt32 ImplEESdrObject::ImplGetText()
 sal_Bool ImplEESdrObject::ImplHasText() const
 {
     Reference< XText > xXText( mXShape, UNO_QUERY );
-    return xXText.is() && xXText->getString().getLength();
+    return xXText.is() && !xXText->getString().isEmpty();
 }
 
 /* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/filter/source/msfilter/msdffimp.cxx b/filter/source/msfilter/msdffimp.cxx
index 4b3decedb737..038dcbe0b12f 100644
--- a/filter/source/msfilter/msdffimp.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/msfilter/msdffimp.cxx
@@ -5125,7 +5125,7 @@ SdrObject* SvxMSDffManager::ImportShape( const DffRecordHeader& rHd, SvStream& r
     if( pRet )
     {
         ::rtl::OUString aObjName = GetPropertyString( DFF_Prop_wzName, rSt );
-        if( aObjName.getLength() > 0 )
+        if( !aObjName.isEmpty() )
             pRet->SetName( aObjName );
     }
 
@@ -7337,14 +7337,14 @@ com::sun::star::uno::Reference < com::sun::star::embed::XEmbeddedObject >  SvxMS
             else
                 aFilterName = GetFilterNameFromClassID_Impl( aStgNm );
 
-            uno::Sequence < beans::PropertyValue > aMedium( aFilterName.getLength() ? 3 : 2);
+            uno::Sequence < beans::PropertyValue > aMedium( aFilterName.isEmpty() ? 2 : 3);
             aMedium[0].Name = ::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "InputStream" ) );
             uno::Reference < io::XInputStream > xStream = new ::utl::OSeekableInputStreamWrapper( *pStream );
             aMedium[0].Value <<= xStream;
             aMedium[1].Name = ::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "URL" ) );
             aMedium[1].Value <<= ::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "private:stream" ) );
 
-            if ( aFilterName.getLength() )
+            if ( !aFilterName.isEmpty() )
             {
                 aMedium[2].Name = ::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "FilterName" ) );
                 aMedium[2].Value <<= aFilterName;
@@ -7356,7 +7356,7 @@ com::sun::star::uno::Reference < com::sun::star::embed::XEmbeddedObject >  SvxMS
 
             if ( !xObj.is() )
             {
-                if( aFilterName.getLength() )
+                if( !aFilterName.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     // throw the filter parameter away as workaround
                     aMedium.realloc( 2 );
diff --git a/filter/source/msfilter/msfiltertracer.cxx b/filter/source/msfilter/msfiltertracer.cxx
index f4840bc074de..0bc2ccbbf2c5 100644
--- a/filter/source/msfilter/msfiltertracer.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/msfilter/msfiltertracer.cxx
@@ -71,20 +71,20 @@ MSFilterTracer::MSFilterTracer( const ::rtl::OUString& rConfigPath, uno::Sequenc
             rtl::OUString aName( mpCfgItem->ReadString( rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "Name" )), aEmptyString ) );
             rtl::OUString aDocumentURL( mpCfgItem->ReadString( rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "DocumentURL" )), aEmptyString ) );
             INetURLObject aLogFile( aDocumentURL );
-            if ( aLogFile.GetMainURL( INetURLObject::NO_DECODE ).getLength() )
+            if ( !aLogFile.GetMainURL( INetURLObject::NO_DECODE ).isEmpty() )
             {
-                if ( aPath.getLength() )
+                if ( !aPath.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     String aOldName( aLogFile.getName( INetURLObject::LAST_SEGMENT, true, INetURLObject::NO_DECODE ) );
                     aLogFile = INetURLObject( aPath );
                     aLogFile.insertName( aOldName );
                 }
-                if ( aName.getLength() )
+                if ( !aName.isEmpty() )
                     aLogFile.setName( aName );
             }
             else
             {
-                if ( aPath.getLength() )
+                if ( !aPath.isEmpty() )
                     aLogFile = INetURLObject( aPath );
                 else
                 {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ MSFilterTracer::MSFilterTracer( const ::rtl::OUString& rConfigPath, uno::Sequenc
                         aLogFile .removeFinalSlash();
                     }
                 }
-                if ( !aName.getLength() )
+                if ( aName.isEmpty() )
                     aName = rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "tracer" ));
                 aLogFile.insertName( aName );
             }
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void MSFilterTracer::Trace( const rtl::OUString& rElement, const rtl::OUString&
     if ( mbEnabled && mxLogger.is() )
     {
         sal_Bool bFilter = sal_False;
-        if ( rMessage.getLength() && mxTextSearch.is() )
+        if ( !rMessage.isEmpty() && mxTextSearch.is() )
         {
             maSearchOptions.searchString = rMessage;
             mxTextSearch->setOptions(  maSearchOptions );
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void MSFilterTracer::Trace( const rtl::OUString& rElement, const rtl::OUString&
             uno::Reference < xml::sax::XAttributeList > xAttrList( new SvXMLAttributeList( *mpAttributeList ) );
             if ( mxHandler.is() )
                 mxHandler->startElement( rElement, xAttrList );
-            if ( rMessage.getLength() )
+            if ( !rMessage.isEmpty() )
             {
                 rtl::OUString aEmpty;
                 mxLogger->logp( 0, aEmpty, aEmpty, rMessage );
diff --git a/filter/source/msfilter/mstoolbar.cxx b/filter/source/msfilter/mstoolbar.cxx
index ed1c986dd2c7..044c6910b946 100644
--- a/filter/source/msfilter/mstoolbar.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/msfilter/mstoolbar.cxx
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ bool TBCData::ImportToolBarControl( CustomToolBarImportHelper& helper, std::vect
             if ( TBCBitMap* pIcon = pSpecificInfo->getIcon() )
             {
                 // Without a command openoffice won't display the icon
-                if ( sCommand.getLength() )
+                if ( !sCommand.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     BitmapEx aBitEx( pIcon->getBitMap() );
                     if ( pSpecificInfo->getIconMask() )
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ bool TBCData::ImportToolBarControl( CustomToolBarImportHelper& helper, std::vect
             {
 
                 rtl::OUString sBuiltInCmd = helper.MSOTCIDToOOCommand(  *pSpecificInfo->getBtnFace() );
-                if ( sBuiltInCmd.getLength() )
+                if ( !sBuiltInCmd.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     uno::Sequence< rtl::OUString> sCmds(1);
                     sCmds[ 0 ] = sBuiltInCmd;
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ TBCGeneralInfo::ImportToolBarControlData( CustomToolBarImportHelper& helper, std
         beans::PropertyValue aProp;
         // probably access to the header would be a better test than seeing if there is an action, e.g.
         // if ( rHeader.getTct() == 0x01 && rHeader.getTcID() == 0x01 ) // not defined, probably this is a command
-        if ( extraInfo.getOnAction().getLength() )
+        if ( !extraInfo.getOnAction().isEmpty() )
         {
             aProp.Name = rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("CommandURL") );
             ooo::vba::MacroResolvedInfo aMacroInf = ooo::vba::resolveVBAMacro( &helper.GetDocShell(), extraInfo.getOnAction(), true );
diff --git a/filter/source/msfilter/msvbahelper.cxx b/filter/source/msfilter/msvbahelper.cxx
index ca7f34d22c76..07a40c05092b 100644
--- a/filter/source/msfilter/msvbahelper.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/msfilter/msvbahelper.cxx
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ SfxObjectShell* findShellForUrl( const rtl::OUString& sMacroURLOrPath )
                 , rtl::OUStringToOString( aURL, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8 ).getStr()
             );
             ::rtl::OUString aName = xModel->getURL() ;
-            if (0 == aName.getLength())
+            if (aName.isEmpty())
                 {
 
                     const static rtl::OUString sTitle( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("Title" ) );
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ SfxObjectShell* findShellForUrl( const rtl::OUString& sMacroURLOrPath )
                 // sometimes just the name of the document ( without the path
                 // is used
                 bool bDocNameNoPathMatch = false;
-                if ( aURL.getLength() && aURL.indexOf( '/' ) == -1 )
+                if ( !aURL.isEmpty() && aURL.indexOf( '/' ) == -1 )
                 {
                     sal_Int32 lastSlashIndex = xModel->getURL().lastIndexOf( '/' );
                     if ( lastSlashIndex > -1 )
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ bool hasMacro( SfxObjectShell* pShell, const String& sLibrary, String& sMod, con
     if( BasicManager* pBasicMgr = pShell ? pShell->GetBasicManager() : 0 )
     {
         aPrjName = pBasicMgr->GetName();
-        if( aPrjName.getLength() == 0 )
+        if( aPrjName.isEmpty() )
             aPrjName = ::rtl::OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "Standard" ) );
     }
     return aPrjName;
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ void parseMacro( const rtl::OUString& sMacro, String& sContainer, String& sModul
 {
     if( pShell )
     {
-        ::rtl::OUString aLibName = (rLibName.getLength() > 0) ? rLibName : getDefaultProjectName( pShell );
+        ::rtl::OUString aLibName = rLibName.isEmpty() ?  getDefaultProjectName( pShell ) : rLibName ;
         String aModuleName = rModuleName;
         if( hasMacro( pShell, aLibName, aModuleName, rMacroName ) )
             return ::rtl::OUStringBuffer( aLibName ).append( sal_Unicode( '.' ) ).append( aModuleName ).append( sal_Unicode( '.' ) ).append( rMacroName ).makeStringAndClear();
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ MacroResolvedInfo resolveVBAMacro( SfxObjectShell* pShell, const rtl::OUString&
             uno::Reference< document::XDocumentProperties > xDocProps( xDocPropSupp->getDocumentProperties(), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
 
             rtl::OUString sCreatedFrom = xDocProps->getTemplateURL();
-            if ( sCreatedFrom.getLength() )
+            if ( !sCreatedFrom.isEmpty() )
             {
                 INetURLObject aObj;
                 aObj.SetURL( sCreatedFrom );
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ MacroResolvedInfo resolveVBAMacro( SfxObjectShell* pShell, const rtl::OUString&
                 sCreatedFrom = sCreatedFrom.copy( 0, nIndex );
 
             rtl::OUString sPrj;
-            if ( sCreatedFrom.getLength() && xPrjNameCache->hasByName( sCreatedFrom ) )
+            if ( !sCreatedFrom.isEmpty() && xPrjNameCache->hasByName( sCreatedFrom ) )
             {
                 xPrjNameCache->getByName( sCreatedFrom ) >>= sPrj;
                 // Make sure we don't double up with this project
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ void SAL_CALL VBAMacroResolver::initialize( const uno::Sequence< uno::Any >& rAr
         throw uno::RuntimeException();
 
     // second argument: VBA project name
-    if( !(rArgs[ 1 ] >>= maProjectName) || (maProjectName.getLength() == 0) )
+    if( !(rArgs[ 1 ] >>= maProjectName) || (maProjectName.isEmpty()) )
         throw uno::RuntimeException();
 }
 
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ void SAL_CALL VBAMacroResolver::initialize( const uno::Sequence< uno::Any >& rAr
 
     // the name may be enclosed in apostrophs
     ::rtl::OUString aMacroName = trimMacroName( rVBAMacroName );
-    if( aMacroName.getLength() == 0 )
+    if( aMacroName.isEmpty() )
         throw lang::IllegalArgumentException();
 
     // external references not supported here (syntax is "url!macroname" or "[url]!macroname" or "[url]macroname")
diff --git a/filter/source/pdf/impdialog.cxx b/filter/source/pdf/impdialog.cxx
index 650f07b1efc2..2f0682c78640 100644
--- a/filter/source/pdf/impdialog.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/pdf/impdialog.cxx
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ ImpPDFTabDialog::ImpPDFTabDialog( Window* pParent,
                 else if ( nLen == 1 )
                 {
                     Reference< text::XTextRange > xTextRange( xIndexAccess->getByIndex( 0 ), UNO_QUERY );
-                    if ( xTextRange.is() && ( xTextRange->getString().getLength() == 0 ) )
+                    if ( xTextRange.is() && ( xTextRange->getString().isEmpty() ) )
                         mbSelectionPresent = sal_False;
                 }
             }
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ ImpPDFTabDialog::ImpPDFTabDialog( Window* pParent,
 
 //change text on the Ok button: get the relevant string from resources, update it on the button
 //according to the exported pdf file destination: send as e-mail or write to file?
-    GetOKButton().SetText( ( sOkButtonText.getLength() > 0 ) ?
-                            sOkButtonText : OUString( String( PDFFilterResId( STR_PDF_EXPORT ) ) ));
+    GetOKButton().SetText( ( sOkButtonText.isEmpty() ) ?
+                            OUString( String( PDFFilterResId( STR_PDF_EXPORT ) ) ) : sOkButtonText );
 
     GetCancelButton().SetClickHdl(LINK(this, ImpPDFTabDialog, CancelHdl));
 
@@ -1217,8 +1217,8 @@ IMPL_LINK( ImpPDFTabSecurityPage, ClickmaPbSetPwdHdl, void*, EMPTYARG )
         rtl::OUString aUserPW( aPwdDialog.GetPassword() );
         rtl::OUString aOwnerPW( aPwdDialog.GetPassword2() );
 
-        mbHaveUserPassword = (aUserPW.getLength() != 0);
-        mbHaveOwnerPassword = (aOwnerPW.getLength() != 0);
+        mbHaveUserPassword = !aUserPW.isEmpty();
+        mbHaveOwnerPassword = !aOwnerPW.isEmpty();
 
         mxPreparedPasswords = vcl::PDFWriter::InitEncryption( aOwnerPW, aUserPW, true );
 
diff --git a/filter/source/pdf/pdfexport.cxx b/filter/source/pdf/pdfexport.cxx
index f023f04e463b..a027f7479e68 100644
--- a/filter/source/pdf/pdfexport.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/pdf/pdfexport.cxx
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static OUString getMimetypeForDocument( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory >&
     if( xModuleManager.is() && xStore.is() )
     {
         OUString aDocServiceName = xModuleManager->identify( Reference< XInterface >( xStore, uno::UNO_QUERY ) );
-        if ( aDocServiceName.getLength() )
+        if ( !aDocServiceName.isEmpty() )
         {
             // get the actual filter name
             OUString aFilterName;
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static OUString getMimetypeForDocument( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory >&
             if ( xApplConfig.is() )
             {
                 xApplConfig->getByName( OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "ooSetupFactoryActualFilter" ) ) ) >>= aFilterName;
-                if( aFilterName.getLength() )
+                if( !aFilterName.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     // find the related type name
                     OUString aTypeName;
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static OUString getMimetypeForDocument( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory >&
                         if ( aFilterData[nInd].Name.equalsAsciiL( RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM( "Type" ) ) )
                             aFilterData[nInd].Value >>= aTypeName;
 
-                    if ( aTypeName.getLength() )
+                    if ( !aTypeName.isEmpty() )
                     {
                         // find the mediatype
                         Reference< container::XNameAccess > xTypeDetection(
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ sal_Bool PDFExport::Export( const OUString& rFile, const Sequence< PropertyValue
 
 //set check for permission change password
 // if not enabled and no permission password, force permissions to default as if PDF where without encryption
-                if( mbRestrictPermissions && (xEnc.is() || aPermissionPassword.getLength() > 0) )
+                if( mbRestrictPermissions && (xEnc.is() || !aPermissionPassword.isEmpty()) )
                 {
                     mbEncrypt = sal_True;
 //permission set as desired, done after
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ sal_Bool PDFExport::Export( const OUString& rFile, const Sequence< PropertyValue
                 aContext.Encryption.CanExtractForAccessibility  = mbCanExtractForAccessibility;
                 if( mbEncrypt && ! xEnc.is() )
                     xEnc = PDFWriter::InitEncryption( aPermissionPassword, aOpenPassword, aContext.Encryption.Security128bit );
-                if( mbEncrypt && aPermissionPassword.getLength() && ! aPreparedPermissionPassword.getLength() )
+                if( mbEncrypt && !aPermissionPassword.isEmpty() && ! aPreparedPermissionPassword.getLength() )
                     aPreparedPermissionPassword = comphelper::OStorageHelper::CreatePackageEncryptionData( aPermissionPassword );
             }
             // after this point we don't need the legacy clear passwords anymore
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ sal_Bool PDFExport::Export( const OUString& rFile, const Sequence< PropertyValue
                 aRenderOptions[ 5 ].Name = OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "PageRange" ) );
                 aRenderOptions[ 5 ].Value <<= aPageRange;
 
-                if( aPageRange.getLength() || !aSelection.hasValue() )
+                if( !aPageRange.isEmpty() || !aSelection.hasValue() )
                 {
                     aSelection = Any();
                     aSelection <<= mxSrcDoc;
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ sal_Bool PDFExport::Export( const OUString& rFile, const Sequence< PropertyValue
                         bSecondPassForImpressNotes = sal_True;      // the export notes checkbox needs to be disabled
                 }
 
-                if( !aPageRange.getLength() )
+                if( aPageRange.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     aPageRange = OUStringBuffer()
                         .append( static_cast< sal_Int32 >( 1 ) )
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ sal_Bool PDFExport::Export( const OUString& rFile, const Sequence< PropertyValue
 
                 // if during the export the doc locale was set copy it to PDF writer
                 const com::sun::star::lang::Locale& rLoc( pPDFExtOutDevData->GetDocumentLocale() );
-                if( rLoc.Language.getLength() )
+                if( !rLoc.Language.isEmpty() )
                     pPDFWriter->SetDocumentLocale( rLoc );
 
                 if( bRet )
diff --git a/filter/source/placeware/exporter.cxx b/filter/source/placeware/exporter.cxx
index b925b655de5f..8473e3885713 100644
--- a/filter/source/placeware/exporter.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/placeware/exporter.cxx
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static void createSlideFile( Reference< XComponent > xDoc, ZipFile& rZipFile, co
     Reference< XDocumentProperties > xDocProps( xDPS->getDocumentProperties() );
 
     aTemp = xDocProps->getTitle();
-    if( 0 == aTemp.getLength() )
+    if( aTemp.isEmpty() )
     {
         sal_Int32 nPos1 = rURL.lastIndexOf( (sal_Unicode)'/' );
         if( -1 != nPos1 )
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static void createSlideFile( Reference< XComponent > xDoc, ZipFile& rZipFile, co
 
     aTemp = xDocProps->getAuthor();
 
-    if( aTemp.getLength() )
+    if( !aTemp.isEmpty() )
     {
         aInfo += OString( "PresenterName: " );
         aInfo += convertString( aTemp );
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static void createSlideFile( Reference< XComponent > xDoc, ZipFile& rZipFile, co
         PageEntry* pEntry = (*aIter++);
 
         aInfo += OString( "slide: " );
-        if( pEntry->getTitle().getLength() )
+        if( !pEntry->getTitle().isEmpty() )
         {
             aInfo += convertString( pEntry->getTitle() );
         }
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static void createSlideFile( Reference< XComponent > xDoc, ZipFile& rZipFile, co
         aInfo += aNewLine;
 
 
-        if( pEntry->getNotes().getLength() )
+        if( !pEntry->getNotes().isEmpty() )
         {
             aInfo += OString( "notes: " );
             aInfo += convertString( pEntry->getNotes() );
diff --git a/filter/source/placeware/tempfile.cxx b/filter/source/placeware/tempfile.cxx
index ad41465c8791..eab253fc9f2d 100644
--- a/filter/source/placeware/tempfile.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/placeware/tempfile.cxx
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ TempFile::~TempFile()
 {
     close();
 
-    if( maURL.getLength() )
+    if( !maURL.isEmpty() )
         osl::File::remove( maURL );
 }
 
diff --git a/filter/source/placeware/zip.cxx b/filter/source/placeware/zip.cxx
index 32d819a62c4c..549bfcaafb8c 100644
--- a/filter/source/placeware/zip.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/placeware/zip.cxx
@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@ bool ZipFile::addFile( osl::File& rFile, const OString& rName )
     if( !mbOpen )
         return false;
 
-    OSL_ASSERT( 0 != rName.getLength() );
+    OSL_ASSERT( !rName.isEmpty() );
 
-    if(0 == rName.getLength())
+    if(rName.isEmpty())
         return false;
 
     mnRC = rFile.open( osl_File_OpenFlag_Read );
diff --git a/filter/source/svg/svgexport.cxx b/filter/source/svg/svgexport.cxx
index d22c700b8e3b..6149ddf2960d 100644
--- a/filter/source/svg/svgexport.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/svg/svgexport.cxx
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ sal_Bool SVGFilter::implExportPages( const SVGFilter::XDrawPageSequence & rxPage
                 mpSVGExport->AddAttribute( XML_NAMESPACE_NONE, "id", sPageId );
 
                 OUString sPageName = implGetInterfaceName( rxPages[i] );
-                if( sPageName.getLength() && !mbSinglePage )
+                if( !(sPageName.isEmpty() || mbSinglePage ))
                     mpSVGExport->AddAttribute( XML_NAMESPACE_NONE, aOOOAttrName, sPageName );
 
                 {
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ sal_Bool SVGFilter::implExportShape( const Reference< XShape >& rxShape )
 
                     OUString aTitle;
                     xShapePropSet->getPropertyValue( B2UCONST( "Title" ) ) >>= aTitle;
-                    if( aTitle.getLength() )
+                    if( !aTitle.isEmpty() )
                     {
                         SvXMLElementExport aExp2( *mpSVGExport, XML_NAMESPACE_NONE, "title", sal_True, sal_True );
                         xExtDocHandler->characters( aTitle );
@@ -1573,7 +1573,7 @@ sal_Bool SVGFilter::implExportShape( const Reference< XShape >& rxShape )
 
                     OUString aDescription;
                     xShapePropSet->getPropertyValue( B2UCONST( "Description" ) ) >>= aDescription;
-                    if( aDescription.getLength() )
+                    if( !aDescription.isEmpty() )
                     {
                         SvXMLElementExport aExp2( *mpSVGExport, XML_NAMESPACE_NONE, "desc", sal_True, sal_True );
                         xExtDocHandler->characters( aDescription );
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ sal_Bool SVGFilter::implExportShape( const Reference< XShape >& rxShape )
 
                     Reference< XInterface > xRef( rxShape, UNO_QUERY );
                     const OUString& rShapeId = implGetValidIDFromInterface( xRef );
-                    if( rShapeId.getLength() )
+                    if( !rShapeId.isEmpty() )
                     {
                         mpSVGExport->AddAttribute( XML_NAMESPACE_NONE, "id", rShapeId );
                         //mpSVGExport->AddAttributeIdLegacy( XML_NAMESPACE_DRAW, rShapeId );
diff --git a/filter/source/svg/svgfontexport.cxx b/filter/source/svg/svgfontexport.cxx
index 4b374c059afa..eef0e6f43832 100644
--- a/filter/source/svg/svgfontexport.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/svg/svgfontexport.cxx
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void SVGFontExport::implCollectGlyphs()
                     break;
                 }
 
-                if( aText.getLength() )
+                if( !aText.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     GlyphSet& rGlyphSet = implGetGlyphSet( aVDev.GetFont() );
                     ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::i18n::XBreakIterator > xBI(
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void SVGFontExport::implEmbedGlyph( OutputDevice& rOut, const ::rtl::OUString& r
         mrExport.AddAttribute( XML_NAMESPACE_NONE, "horiz-adv-x", ::rtl::OUString::valueOf( aBoundRect.GetWidth() ) );
 
         const ::rtl::OUString aPathString( SVGActionWriter::GetPathString( aPolyPoly, sal_False ) );
-        if( aPathString.getLength() )
+        if( !aPathString.isEmpty() )
         {
             mrExport.AddAttribute( XML_NAMESPACE_NONE, "d", aPathString );
         }
diff --git a/filter/source/svg/svgreader.cxx b/filter/source/svg/svgreader.cxx
index cfeaaf4c892b..c25bdbc16c7c 100644
--- a/filter/source/svg/svgreader.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/svg/svgreader.cxx
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ struct AnnotatingVisitor
         {
             aCurrToken=sValue.getToken(0,';',nIndex);
 
-            if( aCurrToken.getLength() )
+            if( !aCurrToken.isEmpty() )
             {
                 // split attrib & value
                 nDummyIndex=0;
@@ -1621,7 +1621,7 @@ struct ShapeWritingVisitor
 
         if (rShearX != 0.0f)
             sTransformValue += USTR("skewX(")+::rtl::OUString::valueOf(rShearX)+USTR(") ");
-        if (!sTransformValue.getLength())
+        if (sTransformValue.isEmpty())
             return;
         xAttrs->AddAttribute( USTR("draw:transform"), sTransformValue);
     }
diff --git a/filter/source/svg/svgwriter.cxx b/filter/source/svg/svgwriter.cxx
index 6a3c0b0e5fe7..9f70046dfe7f 100644
--- a/filter/source/svg/svgwriter.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/svg/svgwriter.cxx
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void SVGAttributeWriter::AddColorAttr( const char* pColorAttrName,
 
     mrExport.AddAttribute( XML_NAMESPACE_NONE, pColorAttrName, aColor );
 
-    if( aColorOpacity.getLength() && mrExport.IsUseOpacity() )
+    if( !aColorOpacity.isEmpty() && mrExport.IsUseOpacity() )
         mrExport.AddAttribute( XML_NAMESPACE_NONE, pColorOpacityAttrName, aColorOpacity );
 }
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void SVGAttributeWriter::AddPaintAttr( const Color& rLineColor, const Color& rFi
 
         AddGradientDef( *pObjBoundRect, *pFillGradient, aGradientId );
 
-        if( aGradientId.getLength() )
+        if( !aGradientId.isEmpty() )
         {
             ::rtl::OUString aGradientURL( B2UCONST( "url(#" ) );
             mrExport.AddAttribute( XML_NAMESPACE_NONE, aXMLAttrFill, ( aGradientURL += aGradientId ) += B2UCONST( ")" ) );
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ void SVGActionWriter::ImplWriteShape( const SVGShapeDescriptor& rShape, sal_Bool
 
     mpContext->AddPaintAttr( rShape.maShapeLineColor, rShape.maShapeFillColor, &aBoundRect, rShape.mapShapeGradient.get() );
 
-    if( rShape.maId.getLength() )
+    if( !rShape.maId.isEmpty() )
         mrExport.AddAttribute( XML_NAMESPACE_NONE, aXMLAttrId, rShape.maId );
 
     if( rShape.mnStrokeWidth )
diff --git a/filter/source/xmlfilteradaptor/XmlFilterAdaptor.cxx b/filter/source/xmlfilteradaptor/XmlFilterAdaptor.cxx
index 78fcd893dfd9..3e3abb02d09c 100644
--- a/filter/source/xmlfilteradaptor/XmlFilterAdaptor.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/xmlfilteradaptor/XmlFilterAdaptor.cxx
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ sal_Bool SAL_CALL XmlFilterAdaptor::importImpl( const Sequence< ::com::sun::star
      //********************
     //Template Loading if Required
     //********************
-    if (msTemplateName.getLength()){
+    if (!msTemplateName.isEmpty()){
         Reference< XStyleFamiliesSupplier > xstylefamiliessupplier(mxDoc, UNO_QUERY);
 
         Reference< XNameAccess >xName;
diff --git a/filter/source/xmlfilterdetect/filterdetect.cxx b/filter/source/xmlfilterdetect/filterdetect.cxx
index cb68f5747257..b70194bfa12c 100644
--- a/filter/source/xmlfilterdetect/filterdetect.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/xmlfilterdetect/filterdetect.cxx
@@ -198,17 +198,17 @@ bool isXMLStream(const ::rtl::OString& aHeaderStrm)
 
         sal_Int32 new_nlength=0;
         sal_Int32 i = 0 ;
-        while ((i < nLength) && (sTypeName.getLength() == 0))
+        while ((i < nLength) && (sTypeName.isEmpty()))
         {
             Any elem = xTypeCont->getByName(myTypes[i]);
             elem >>=lProps;
             new_nlength = lProps.getLength();
             sal_Int32 j =0;
-            while (j < new_nlength && (sTypeName.getLength() == 0))
+            while (j < new_nlength && (sTypeName.isEmpty()))
             {
                 ::rtl::OUString tmpStr;
                 lProps[j].Value >>=tmpStr;
-                if ((lProps[j].Name.equalsAsciiL(RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("ClipboardFormat"))) && tmpStr.getLength())
+                if ((lProps[j].Name.equalsAsciiL(RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("ClipboardFormat"))) && !tmpStr.isEmpty())
                 {
                     sTypeName = supportedByType(tmpStr,resultString, myTypes[i]);
                 }
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ bool isXMLStream(const ::rtl::OString& aHeaderStrm)
         OSL_FAIL( "An Exception occurred while opening File stream" );
     }
 
-    if (sTypeName.getLength())
+    if (!sTypeName.isEmpty())
     {
         if (location == aArguments.getLength())
         {
diff --git a/filter/source/xsltdialog/typedetectionexport.cxx b/filter/source/xsltdialog/typedetectionexport.cxx
index d373fe4898be..a01b462c440e 100644
--- a/filter/source/xsltdialog/typedetectionexport.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/xsltdialog/typedetectionexport.cxx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ TypeDetectionExporter::TypeDetectionExporter( Reference< XMultiServiceFactory >&
 
 static OUString createRelativeURL( const OUString& rFilterName, const OUString& rURL )
 {
-    if( rURL.getLength() &&
+    if( !rURL.isEmpty() &&
         (rURL.compareToAscii( RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("http:") ) != 0) &&
         (rURL.compareToAscii( RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("shttp:") ) != 0) &&
         (rURL.compareToAscii( RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("jar:") ) != 0) &&
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static OUString createRelativeURL( const OUString& rFilterName, const OUString&
     {
         INetURLObject aURL( rURL );
         OUString aName( aURL.GetName() );
-        if( aName.getLength() == 0 )
+        if( aName.isEmpty() )
         {
             sal_Int32 nPos = rURL.lastIndexOf( sal_Unicode( '/' ) );
             if( nPos == -1 )
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void TypeDetectionExporter::doExport( Reference< XOutputStream > xOS,  const XML
                 OUString sValue( sal_Unicode('0') );
                 sValue += sComma;
                 sValue += sComma;
-                if( pFilter->maDocType.getLength() )
+                if( !pFilter->maDocType.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     sValue += sDocTypePrefix;
                     sValue += pFilter->maDocType;
diff --git a/filter/source/xsltdialog/typedetectionimport.cxx b/filter/source/xsltdialog/typedetectionimport.cxx
index b370414dd1cd..218434840900 100644
--- a/filter/source/xsltdialog/typedetectionimport.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/xsltdialog/typedetectionimport.cxx
@@ -207,13 +207,13 @@ filter_info_impl* TypeDetectionImporter::createFilterForNode( Node * pNode )
     if( pTypeNode == NULL )
         bOk = false;
 
-    if( pFilter->maFilterName.getLength() == 0 )
+    if( pFilter->maFilterName.isEmpty() )
         bOk = false;
 
-    if( pFilter->maInterfaceName.getLength() == 0 )
+    if( pFilter->maInterfaceName.isEmpty() )
         bOk = false;
 
-    if( pFilter->maType.getLength() == 0 )
+    if( pFilter->maType.isEmpty() )
         bOk = false;
 
     if( pFilter->maFlags == 0 )
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ filter_info_impl* TypeDetectionImporter::createFilterForNode( Node * pNode )
     if( aAdapterService != sXSLTFilterService )
         bOk = false;
 
-    if( pFilter->maExtension.getLength() == 0 )
+    if( pFilter->maExtension.isEmpty() )
         bOk = false;
 
     if( !bOk )
diff --git a/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfileview.cxx b/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfileview.cxx
index 899a0a8b9c74..c38dfc932c18 100644
--- a/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfileview.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfileview.cxx
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ XMLSourceFileDialog::XMLSourceFileDialog( Window* pParent, ResMgr& rResMgr, cons
 
 XMLSourceFileDialog::~XMLSourceFileDialog()
 {
-    if( maFileURL.getLength() )
+    if( !maFileURL.isEmpty() )
         osl::File::remove( maFileURL );
 
     delete mpTextWindow;
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ XMLSourceFileDialog::~XMLSourceFileDialog()
 void XMLSourceFileDialog::ShowWindow( const rtl::OUString& rFileName, const filter_info_impl* pFilterInfo )
 {
     EnterWait();
-    if( maFileURL.getLength() )
+    if( !maFileURL.isEmpty() )
     {
         osl::File::remove( maFileURL );
         delete mpTextWindow;
diff --git a/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfilterjar.cxx b/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfilterjar.cxx
index 8c4863aa032e..078b62cb774b 100644
--- a/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfilterjar.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfilterjar.cxx
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static void addFile( Reference< XInterface > xRootFolder, Reference< XSingleServ
 
 void XMLFilterJarHelper::addFile( Reference< XInterface > xRootFolder, Reference< XSingleServiceFactory > xFactory, const OUString& rSourceFile ) throw( Exception )
 {
-    if( rSourceFile.getLength() &&
+    if( !rSourceFile.isEmpty() &&
         (rSourceFile.compareToAscii( RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("http:") ) != 0) &&
         (rSourceFile.compareToAscii( RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("shttp:") ) != 0) &&
         (rSourceFile.compareToAscii( RTL_CONSTASCII_STRINGPARAM("jar:") ) != 0) &&
@@ -209,14 +209,14 @@ bool XMLFilterJarHelper::savePackage( const OUString& rPackageURL, const XMLFilt
 
                 if( xFilterRoot.is() )
                 {
-                    if( pFilter->maDTD.getLength() )
+                    if( !pFilter->maDTD.isEmpty() )
                         addFile( xFilterRoot, xFactory, pFilter->maDTD );
 
-                    if( pFilter->maExportXSLT.getLength() )
+                    if( !pFilter->maExportXSLT.isEmpty() )
                         addFile( xFilterRoot, xFactory, pFilter->maExportXSLT );
                     try
                     {
-                        if( pFilter->maImportXSLT.getLength() )
+                        if( !pFilter->maImportXSLT.isEmpty() )
                             addFile( xFilterRoot, xFactory, pFilter->maImportXSLT );
                     }
                     catch(const com::sun::star::container::ElementExistException&)
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ bool XMLFilterJarHelper::savePackage( const OUString& rPackageURL, const XMLFilt
                         OSL_FAIL( "XMLFilterJarHelper::same named xslt filter exception!" );
                     }
 
-                    if( pFilter->maImportTemplate.getLength() )
+                    if( !pFilter->maImportTemplate.isEmpty() )
                         addFile( xFilterRoot, xFactory, pFilter->maImportTemplate );
                 }
 
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ bool XMLFilterJarHelper::copyFile( Reference< XHierarchicalNameAccess > xIfc, OU
 
                 rURL = URIHelper::SmartRel2Abs( aBaseURL, szPackagePath, Link(), false );
 
-                if( rURL.getLength() )
+                if( !rURL.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     // create output directory if needed
                     if( !createDirectory( rURL ) )
diff --git a/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltersettingsdialog.cxx b/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltersettingsdialog.cxx
index 306fe595dee8..4a04257e2efa 100644
--- a/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltersettingsdialog.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltersettingsdialog.cxx
@@ -503,12 +503,12 @@ bool XMLFilterSettingsDialog::insertOrEdit( filter_info_impl* pNewInfo, const fi
     }
 
     // check if we need to copy the template
-    if( pFilterEntry->maImportTemplate.getLength() )
+    if( !pFilterEntry->maImportTemplate.isEmpty() )
     {
         if( !pFilterEntry->maImportTemplate.matchIgnoreAsciiCase( sTemplatePath ) )
         {
             INetURLObject aSourceURL( pFilterEntry->maImportTemplate );
-            if( aSourceURL.GetName().getLength() != 0 )
+            if( !aSourceURL.GetName().isEmpty() )
             {
                 OUString aDestURL( sTemplatePath );
                 aDestURL += pFilterEntry->maFilterName;
@@ -531,13 +531,13 @@ bool XMLFilterSettingsDialog::insertOrEdit( filter_info_impl* pNewInfo, const fi
 
     if( bOk )
     {
-        if( pFilterEntry->maType.getLength() == 0 )
+        if( pFilterEntry->maType.isEmpty() )
         {
             pFilterEntry->maType = createUniqueTypeName( pNewInfo->maFilterName );
         }
 
         // update import/export flags
-        if( pFilterEntry->maImportXSLT.getLength() )
+        if( !pFilterEntry->maImportXSLT.isEmpty() )
         {
             pFilterEntry->maFlags |= 1;
         }
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ bool XMLFilterSettingsDialog::insertOrEdit( filter_info_impl* pNewInfo, const fi
             pFilterEntry->maFlags &= ~1;
         }
 
-        if( pFilterEntry->maExportXSLT.getLength() )
+        if( !pFilterEntry->maExportXSLT.isEmpty() )
         {
             pFilterEntry->maFlags |= 2;
         }
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ OUString getApplicationUIName( const OUString& rServiceName )
     else
     {
         OUString aRet = String( RESID( STR_UNKNOWN_APPLICATION ) );
-        if( rServiceName.getLength() )
+        if( !rServiceName.isEmpty() )
         {
             aRet += OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( " (" ));
             aRet += rServiceName;
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ String XMLFilterListBox::getEntryString( const filter_info_impl* pInfo ) const
     String aEntryStr( pInfo->maFilterName );
     aEntryStr += '\t';
     // aEntryStr += String( getApplicationUIName( pInfo->maDocumentService ) );
-    if ( pInfo->maExportService.getLength() > 0 )
+    if ( !pInfo->maExportService.isEmpty() )
         aEntryStr += String( getApplicationUIName( pInfo->maExportService ) );
     else
         aEntryStr += String( getApplicationUIName( pInfo->maImportService ) );
diff --git a/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertabdialog.cxx b/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertabdialog.cxx
index 8b046f93706d..242ef898ced6 100644
--- a/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertabdialog.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertabdialog.cxx
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ bool XMLFilterTabDialog::onOk()
     String aReplace2;
 
     // 1. see if the filter name is ok
-    if( (mpNewInfo->maFilterName.getLength() == 0) || (mpNewInfo->maFilterName != mpOldInfo->maFilterName) )
+    if( (mpNewInfo->maFilterName.isEmpty()) || (mpNewInfo->maFilterName != mpOldInfo->maFilterName) )
     {
         // if the user deleted the filter name, we reset the original filter name
-        if( mpNewInfo->maFilterName.getLength() == 0 )
+        if( mpNewInfo->maFilterName.isEmpty() )
         {
             mpNewInfo->maFilterName = mpOldInfo->maFilterName;
         }
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ bool XMLFilterTabDialog::onOk()
     }
 
     // 2. see if the interface name is ok
-    if( (mpNewInfo->maInterfaceName.getLength() == 0) || (mpNewInfo->maInterfaceName != mpOldInfo->maInterfaceName) )
+    if( (mpNewInfo->maInterfaceName.isEmpty()) || (mpNewInfo->maInterfaceName != mpOldInfo->maInterfaceName) )
     {
         // if the user deleted the interface name, we reset the original filter name
-        if( mpNewInfo->maInterfaceName.getLength() == 0 )
+        if( mpNewInfo->maInterfaceName.isEmpty() )
         {
             mpNewInfo->maInterfaceName = mpOldInfo->maInterfaceName;
         }
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ bool XMLFilterTabDialog::onOk()
     }
 
     // see if we have at least an import or an export dtd
-    if((mpNewInfo->maImportXSLT.getLength() == 0) && (mpNewInfo->maExportXSLT.getLength() == 0) )
+    if((mpNewInfo->maImportXSLT.isEmpty()) && (mpNewInfo->maExportXSLT.isEmpty()) )
     {
         nErrorId = STR_ERROR_EXPORT_XSLT_NOT_FOUND;
         nErrorPage = RID_XML_FILTER_TABPAGE_XSLT;
diff --git a/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertabpagebasic.cxx b/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertabpagebasic.cxx
index 847087e0c929..8042a2c7000f 100644
--- a/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertabpagebasic.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertabpagebasic.cxx
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ bool XMLFilterTabPageBasic::FillInfo( filter_info_impl* pInfo )
 
         pInfo->maComment = string_encode( maEDDescription.GetText() );
 
-        if( pInfo->maDocumentService.getLength() )
+        if( !pInfo->maDocumentService.isEmpty() )
         {
             std::vector< application_info_impl* >& rInfos = getApplicationInfos();
             std::vector< application_info_impl* >::iterator aIter( rInfos.begin() );
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void XMLFilterTabPageBasic::SetInfo(const filter_info_impl* pInfo)
         if( pInfo->maDocumentService.getLength() )
             maCBApplication.SetText( getApplicationUIName( pInfo->maDocumentService ) );
         */
-        if( pInfo->maExportService.getLength() )
+        if( !pInfo->maExportService.isEmpty() )
             maCBApplication.SetText( getApplicationUIName( pInfo->maExportService ) );
         else
             maCBApplication.SetText( getApplicationUIName( pInfo->maImportService ) );
diff --git a/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertabpagexslt.cxx b/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertabpagexslt.cxx
index 30442a3bd141..9df711f327b6 100644
--- a/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertabpagexslt.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertabpagexslt.cxx
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void XMLFilterTabPageXSLT::SetURL( SvtURLBox& rURLBox, const OUString& rURL )
         rURLBox.SetBaseURL( rURL );
         rURLBox.SetText( rURL );
     }
-    else if( rURL.getLength() )
+    else if( !rURL.isEmpty() )
     {
         rtl::OUString aURL( rURL );
         aURL = URIHelper::SmartRel2Abs( sInstPath, aURL, Link(), false );
diff --git a/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertestdialog.cxx b/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertestdialog.cxx
index aaf274fa8e17..0c341aadddbc 100644
--- a/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertestdialog.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/xsltdialog/xmlfiltertestdialog.cxx
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ void XMLFilterTestDialog::updateCurrentDocumentButtonState( Reference< XComponen
             }
         }
 
-        if( 0 == aTitle.getLength() )
+        if( aTitle.isEmpty() )
         {
             Reference< XStorable > xStorable( xCurrentDocument, UNO_QUERY );
             if( xStorable.is() )
@@ -307,13 +307,13 @@ void XMLFilterTestDialog::initDialog()
     maFLImport.Enable( bImport );
     maFTImportXSLT.Enable( bImport );
     maFTImportXSLTFile.Enable( bImport );
-    maFTImportTemplate.Enable( bImport && mpFilterInfo->maImportTemplate.getLength() );
-    maFTImportTemplateFile.Enable( bImport && mpFilterInfo->maImportTemplate.getLength() );
+    maFTImportTemplate.Enable( bImport && !mpFilterInfo->maImportTemplate.isEmpty() );
+    maFTImportTemplateFile.Enable( bImport && !mpFilterInfo->maImportTemplate.isEmpty() );
     maFTTransformFile.Enable( bImport );
     maCBXDisplaySource.Enable( bImport );
     maPBImportBrowse.Enable( bImport );
-    maPBRecentDocument.Enable( bImport && maImportRecentFile.getLength() );
-    maFTNameOfRecentFile.Enable( bImport && maImportRecentFile.getLength() );
+    maPBRecentDocument.Enable( bImport && !maImportRecentFile.isEmpty() );
+    maFTNameOfRecentFile.Enable( bImport && !maImportRecentFile.isEmpty() );
 
     maFTImportXSLTFile.SetText( getFileNameFromURL( mpFilterInfo->maImportXSLT ) );
     maFTImportTemplateFile.SetText( getFileNameFromURL( mpFilterInfo->maImportTemplate ) );
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ void XMLFilterTestDialog::onExportBrowse()
 
                 }
 
-                if( (nFound == 15) && (aType.getLength() && aService == mpFilterInfo->maDocumentService) )
+                if( (nFound == 15) && (!aType.isEmpty() && aService == mpFilterInfo->maDocumentService) )
                 {
                     // see if this filter is not supressed in dialog
                     if( (nFlags & 0x1000) == 0 )
@@ -484,8 +484,8 @@ void XMLFilterTestDialog::doExport( Reference< XComponent > xComp )
                 // create xslt exporter
                 Reference< XOutputStream > xIS( new comphelper::OSLOutputStreamWrapper( aOutputFile ) );
 
-                int bUseDTD = (mpFilterInfo->maDTD.getLength() != 0) ? 1 : 0 ;
-                int bUseDocType = (mpFilterInfo->maDocType.getLength() != 0 ) ? 1 : 0;
+                int bUseDTD = mpFilterInfo->maDTD.isEmpty() ? 0 : 1 ;
+                int bUseDocType = mpFilterInfo->maDocType.isEmpty()  ? 0 : 1;
                 Sequence< PropertyValue > aSourceData( 2 + bUseDTD + bUseDocType );
                 int i = 0;
 
diff --git a/filter/source/xsltfilter/XSLTFilter.cxx b/filter/source/xsltfilter/XSLTFilter.cxx
index e272ecdab4bc..c61fe17f306c 100644
--- a/filter/source/xsltfilter/XSLTFilter.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/xsltfilter/XSLTFilter.cxx
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ m_rServiceFactory(r), m_bTerminated(sal_False), m_bError(sal_False)
         args[2] <<= nv;
 
         OUString serviceName(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("com.sun.star.comp.documentconversion.LibXSLTTransformer"));
-        if (msUserData[1].getLength() != 0)
+        if (!msUserData[1].isEmpty())
             serviceName = msUserData[1];
 
         m_tcontrol = Reference<XActiveDataControl> (m_rServiceFactory->createInstanceWithArguments(serviceName, args), UNO_QUERY);
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ m_rServiceFactory(r), m_bTerminated(sal_False), m_bError(sal_False)
         args[3] <<= nv;
 
         OUString serviceName(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("com.sun.star.comp.documentconversion.LibXSLTTransformer"));
-        if (msUserData[1].getLength() != 0)
+        if (!msUserData[1].isEmpty())
             serviceName = msUserData[1];
 
         m_tcontrol = Reference<XActiveDataControl> (m_rServiceFactory->createInstanceWithArguments(serviceName, args), UNO_QUERY);
-- 
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