convert OUString 0==compareToAscii to equalsAscii

Convert code like:
   0 == aStr.compareToAscii("XXX")
to
   aStr.equalsAscii("XXX")
which is both clearer and faster.

Change-Id: I2e906d7d38494db38eb292702fadb781b1251e07

40 files changed, 200 insertions, 207 deletions

diff --git a/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/dlg_ChartType_UNO.cxx b/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/dlg_ChartType_UNO.cxx
index e2323de4799e..b212b598efac 100644
--- a/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/dlg_ChartType_UNO.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/controller/dialogs/dlg_ChartType_UNO.cxx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void ChartTypeUnoDlg::implInitialize(const uno::Any& _rValue)
     beans::PropertyValue aProperty;
     if (_rValue >>= aProperty)
     {
-        if (0 == aProperty.Name.compareToAscii("ChartModel"))
+        if (aProperty.Name.equalsAscii("ChartModel"))
             m_xChartModel.set(aProperty.Value,uno::UNO_QUERY);
         else
             ChartTypeUnoDlg_BASE::implInitialize(_rValue);
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/file/FConnection.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/file/FConnection.cxx
index 91beb1414048..3b37bec8c87a 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/file/FConnection.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/file/FConnection.cxx
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ void OConnection::construct(const OUString& url,const Sequence< PropertyValue >&
     const PropertyValue *pEnd    = pIter + info.getLength();
     for(;pIter != pEnd;++pIter)
     {
-        if(0 == pIter->Name.compareToAscii("Extension"))
+        if( pIter->Name.equalsAscii("Extension"))
             OSL_VERIFY( pIter->Value >>= aExt );
-        else if(0 == pIter->Name.compareToAscii("CharSet"))
+        else if( pIter->Name.equalsAscii("CharSet"))
         {
             OUString sIanaName;
             OSL_VERIFY( pIter->Value >>= sIanaName );
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ void OConnection::construct(const OUString& url,const Sequence< PropertyValue >&
             else
                 m_nTextEncoding = RTL_TEXTENCODING_DONTKNOW;
         }
-        else if (0 == pIter->Name.compareToAscii("ShowDeleted"))
+        else if( pIter->Name.equalsAscii("ShowDeleted"))
         {
             OSL_VERIFY( pIter->Value >>= m_bShowDeleted );
         }
-        else if (0 == pIter->Name.compareToAscii("EnableSQL92Check"))
+        else if( pIter->Name.equalsAscii("EnableSQL92Check"))
         {
             pIter->Value >>= m_bCheckSQL92;
         }
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MConnection.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MConnection.cxx
index 8112a537b748..685c13e84722 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MConnection.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/mozab/MConnection.cxx
@@ -196,21 +196,21 @@ void OConnection::construct(const OUString& url,const Sequence< PropertyValue >&
         m_sPassword = OUString( "");
         m_bUseSSL   = sal_False;
 
-    if ( aAddrbookScheme.compareToAscii( getSdbcScheme( SDBC_MOZILLA ) ) == 0 ) {
+    if ( aAddrbookScheme.equalsAscii( getSdbcScheme( SDBC_MOZILLA ) ) ) {
         m_sMozillaURI = OUString::createFromAscii( getSchemeURI( SCHEME_MOZILLA ) );
         m_eSDBCAddressType = SDBCAddress::Mozilla;
         if(!sAdditionalInfo.isEmpty())
             m_sMozillaProfile = sAdditionalInfo;
     }
     else
-    if ( aAddrbookScheme.compareToAscii( getSdbcScheme( SDBC_THUNDERBIRD ) ) == 0 ) {
+    if ( aAddrbookScheme.equalsAscii( getSdbcScheme( SDBC_THUNDERBIRD ) ) ) {
         //Yes. I am sure it is SCHEME_MOZILLA
         m_sMozillaURI = OUString::createFromAscii( getSchemeURI( SCHEME_MOZILLA ) );
         m_eSDBCAddressType = SDBCAddress::ThunderBird;
         if(!sAdditionalInfo.isEmpty())
             m_sMozillaProfile = sAdditionalInfo;
     }
-    else if ( aAddrbookScheme.compareToAscii( getSdbcScheme( SDBC_LDAP ) ) == 0 ) {
+    else if ( aAddrbookScheme.equalsAscii( getSdbcScheme( SDBC_LDAP ) ) ) {
         OUString sBaseDN;
         sal_Int32     nPortNumber = -1;
 
@@ -243,31 +243,31 @@ void OConnection::construct(const OUString& url,const Sequence< PropertyValue >&
         {
             OSL_TRACE( "info[%d].Name = %s", pInfo - info.getConstArray(), OUtoCStr( pInfo->Name ) );
 
-            if ( 0 == pInfo->Name.compareToAscii("HostName") )
+            if ( pInfo->Name.equalsAscii("HostName") )
             {
                 pInfo->Value >>= m_sHostName;
             }
-            else if ( 0 == pInfo->Name.compareToAscii("BaseDN") )
+            else if ( pInfo->Name.equalsAscii("BaseDN") )
             {
                 pInfo->Value >>= sBaseDN;
             }
-            else if ( 0 == pInfo->Name.compareToAscii("user") )
+            else if ( pInfo->Name.equalsAscii("user") )
             {
                 pInfo->Value >>= m_sBindDN;
             }
-            else if ( 0 == pInfo->Name.compareToAscii("password") )
+            else if ( pInfo->Name.equalsAscii("password") )
             {
                 pInfo->Value >>= m_sPassword;
             }
-            else if ( 0 == pInfo->Name.compareToAscii("UseSSL") )
+            else if ( pInfo->Name.equalsAscii("UseSSL") )
             {
                 pInfo->Value >>= m_bUseSSL;
             }
-            else if ( 0 == pInfo->Name.compareToAscii("PortNumber") )
+            else if ( pInfo->Name.equalsAscii("PortNumber") )
             {
                 OSL_VERIFY( pInfo->Value >>= nPortNumber );
             }
-            else if ( 0 == pInfo->Name.compareToAscii("MaxRowCount") )
+            else if ( pInfo->Name.equalsAscii("MaxRowCount") )
             {
                 pInfo->Value >>= m_nMaxResultRecords;
             }
@@ -295,11 +295,11 @@ void OConnection::construct(const OUString& url,const Sequence< PropertyValue >&
         m_sMozillaURI += OUString( "?(or(DisplayName,=,DontDoThisAtHome)))");
 
     }
-    else if ( aAddrbookScheme.compareToAscii( getSdbcScheme( SDBC_OUTLOOK_MAPI ) ) == 0 ) {
+    else if ( aAddrbookScheme.equalsAscii( getSdbcScheme( SDBC_OUTLOOK_MAPI ) ) ) {
         m_sMozillaURI       = OUString::createFromAscii( getSchemeURI( SCHEME_OUTLOOK_MAPI ) );
         m_eSDBCAddressType = SDBCAddress::Outlook;
     }
-    else if ( aAddrbookScheme.compareToAscii( getSdbcScheme( SDBC_OUTLOOK_EXPRESS ) ) == 0 ) {
+    else if ( aAddrbookScheme.equalsAscii( getSdbcScheme( SDBC_OUTLOOK_EXPRESS ) ) ) {
         m_sMozillaURI       = OUString::createFromAscii( getSchemeURI( SCHEME_OUTLOOK_EXPRESS ) );
         m_eSDBCAddressType = SDBCAddress::OutlookExp;
     }
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/odbcbase/OConnection.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/odbcbase/OConnection.cxx
index 2e09b8287714..0a35a58e849f 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/odbcbase/OConnection.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/odbcbase/OConnection.cxx
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ SQLRETURN OConnection::OpenConnection(const OUString& aConnectStr,sal_Int32 nTim
     {
         OUString aVal;
         OTools::GetInfo(this,m_aConnectionHandle,SQL_DATA_SOURCE_READ_ONLY,aVal,*this,getTextEncoding());
-        m_bReadOnly = !aVal.compareToAscii("Y");
+        m_bReadOnly = aVal.equalsAscii("Y");
     }
     catch(Exception&)
     {
@@ -210,49 +210,49 @@ SQLRETURN OConnection::Construct(const OUString& url,const Sequence< PropertyVal
     const PropertyValue *pEnd   = pBegin + info.getLength();
     for(;pBegin != pEnd;++pBegin)
     {
-        if(!pBegin->Name.compareToAscii(pTimeout))
+        if( pBegin->Name.equalsAscii(pTimeout))
             OSL_VERIFY( pBegin->Value >>= nTimeout );
-        else if(!pBegin->Name.compareToAscii(pSilent))
+        else if( pBegin->Name.equalsAscii(pSilent))
             OSL_VERIFY( pBegin->Value >>= bSilent );
-        else if(!pBegin->Name.compareToAscii(pPrivName))
+        else if( pBegin->Name.equalsAscii(pPrivName))
             OSL_VERIFY( pBegin->Value >>= m_bIgnoreDriverPrivileges );
-        else if(!pBegin->Name.compareToAscii(pVerColName))
+        else if( pBegin->Name.equalsAscii(pVerColName))
             OSL_VERIFY( pBegin->Value >>= m_bPreventGetVersionColumns );
-        else if(!pBegin->Name.compareToAscii(pParaName))
+        else if( pBegin->Name.equalsAscii(pParaName))
             OSL_VERIFY( pBegin->Value >>= m_bParameterSubstitution );
-        else if(!pBegin->Name.compareToAscii(pRetrieving))
+        else if( pBegin->Name.equalsAscii(pRetrieving))
         {
             sal_Bool bAutoRetrievingEnabled = sal_False;
             OSL_VERIFY( pBegin->Value >>= bAutoRetrievingEnabled );
             enableAutoRetrievingEnabled(bAutoRetrievingEnabled);
         }
-        else if(!pBegin->Name.compareToAscii(pRetriStmt))
+        else if( pBegin->Name.equalsAscii(pRetriStmt))
         {
             OUString sGeneratedValueStatement;
             OSL_VERIFY( pBegin->Value >>= sGeneratedValueStatement );
             setAutoRetrievingStatement(sGeneratedValueStatement);
         }
-        else if(!pBegin->Name.compareToAscii(pUser))
+        else if( pBegin->Name.equalsAscii(pUser))
         {
             OSL_VERIFY( pBegin->Value >>= aUID );
             aDSN = aDSN + ";UID=" + aUID;
         }
-        else if(!pBegin->Name.compareToAscii(pPwd))
+        else if( pBegin->Name.equalsAscii(pPwd))
         {
             OSL_VERIFY( pBegin->Value >>= aPWD );
             aDSN = aDSN + ";PWD=" + aPWD;
         }
-        else if(!pBegin->Name.compareToAscii(pUseCatalog))
+        else if( pBegin->Name.equalsAscii(pUseCatalog))
         {
              OSL_VERIFY( pBegin->Value >>= m_bUseCatalog );
         }
-        else if(!pBegin->Name.compareToAscii(pSysDrv))
+        else if( pBegin->Name.equalsAscii(pSysDrv))
         {
             OSL_VERIFY( pBegin->Value >>= aSysDrvSettings );
             aDSN += ";";
             aDSN += aSysDrvSettings;
         }
-        else if(0 == pBegin->Name.compareToAscii(pCharSet))
+        else if( pBegin->Name.equalsAscii(pCharSet))
         {
             OUString sIanaName;
             OSL_VERIFY( pBegin->Value >>= sIanaName );
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/postgresql/pq_databasemetadata.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/postgresql/pq_databasemetadata.cxx
index 295784fb0f4c..69d764427945 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/postgresql/pq_databasemetadata.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/postgresql/pq_databasemetadata.cxx
@@ -1186,9 +1186,9 @@ sal_Bool DatabaseMetaData::dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions(  ) throw (SQLExc
         row[1] <<= xRow->getString( 1 );
         row[2] <<= xRow->getString( 2 );
         OUString type = xRow->getString(3);
-        if( 0 == type.compareToAscii( "r" ) )
+        if( type.equalsAscii( "r" ) )
         {
-            if( 0 == xRow->getString(1).compareToAscii( "pg_catalog" ) )
+            if( xRow->getString(1).equalsAscii( "pg_catalog" ) )
             {
                 row[3] <<= statics.SYSTEM_TABLE;
             }
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ sal_Bool DatabaseMetaData::dataDefinitionIgnoredInTransactions(  ) throw (SQLExc
                 row[3] <<= statics.TABLE;
             }
         }
-        else if( 0 == type.compareToAscii( "v" ) )
+        else if( type.equalsAscii( "v" ) )
         {
             row[3] <<= statics.VIEW;
         }
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ sal_Int32 typeNameToDataType( const OUString &typeName, const OUString &typtype
     // string representation. Additionally, the edit-table-type-selection-box
     // is not so unuseable anymore.
     sal_Int32 ret = com::sun::star::sdbc::DataType::LONGVARCHAR;
-    if( 0 == typtype.compareToAscii( "b" ) )
+    if( typtype.equalsAscii( "b" ) )
     {
         // as long as the OOo framework does not support arrays,
         // the user is better of with interpreting arrays as strings !
@@ -1342,11 +1342,11 @@ sal_Int32 typeNameToDataType( const OUString &typeName, const OUString &typtype
             ret = ii->second;
         }
     }
-    else if( 0 == typtype.compareToAscii( "c" ) )
+    else if( typtype.equalsAscii( "c" ) )
     {
         ret = com::sun::star::sdbc::DataType::STRUCT;
     }
-    else if( 0 == typtype.compareToAscii( "d" ) )
+    else if( typtype.equalsAscii( "d" ) )
     {
         ret = com::sun::star::sdbc::DataType::LONGVARCHAR;
     }
diff --git a/connectivity/source/drivers/postgresql/pq_driver.cxx b/connectivity/source/drivers/postgresql/pq_driver.cxx
index 98206bed7ae3..5f1fedb72e36 100644
--- a/connectivity/source/drivers/postgresql/pq_driver.cxx
+++ b/connectivity/source/drivers/postgresql/pq_driver.cxx
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ SAL_DLLPUBLIC_EXPORT void * SAL_CALL postgresql_sdbc_component_getFactory(
     for( sal_Int32 i = 0 ; g_entries[i].create ; i ++ )
     {
         OUString implName = g_entries[i].getImplementationName();
-        if( 0 == implName.compareToAscii( pImplName ) )
+        if( implName.equalsAscii( pImplName ) )
         {
             Reference< XComponentContext > defaultContext(
                 comphelper::getComponentContext( xSmgr ) );
diff --git a/cppuhelper/source/implementationentry.cxx b/cppuhelper/source/implementationentry.cxx
index 7a84d45ff8cd..aa587fc59d29 100644
--- a/cppuhelper/source/implementationentry.cxx
+++ b/cppuhelper/source/implementationentry.cxx
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void * component_getFactoryHelper(
     for( sal_Int32 i = 0 ; entries[i].create ; i ++ )
     {
         OUString implName = entries[i].getImplementationName();
-        if( 0 == implName.compareToAscii( pImplName ) )
+        if( implName.equalsAscii( pImplName ) )
         {
             xFactory = entries[i].createFactory(
                 entries[i].create,
diff --git a/dbaccess/source/ui/browser/genericcontroller.cxx b/dbaccess/source/ui/browser/genericcontroller.cxx
index 064670ccaf5f..07ec8087c0e8 100644
--- a/dbaccess/source/ui/browser/genericcontroller.cxx
+++ b/dbaccess/source/ui/browser/genericcontroller.cxx
@@ -282,11 +282,11 @@ void SAL_CALL OGenericUnoController::initialize( const Sequence< Any >& aArgumen
 
     for ( ; pIter != pEnd; ++pIter )
     {
-        if ( ( *pIter >>= aValue ) && ( 0 == aValue.Name.compareToAscii( "Frame" ) ) )
+        if ( ( *pIter >>= aValue ) && aValue.Name.equalsAscii( "Frame" ) )
         {
             xFrame.set(aValue.Value,UNO_QUERY_THROW);
         }
-        else if ( ( *pIter >>= aValue ) && ( 0 == aValue.Name.compareToAscii( "Preview" ) ) )
+        else if ( ( *pIter >>= aValue ) && aValue.Name.equalsAscii( "Preview" ) )
         {
             aValue.Value >>= m_bPreview;
             m_bReadOnly = sal_True;
diff --git a/dbaccess/source/ui/dlg/DbAdminImpl.cxx b/dbaccess/source/ui/dlg/DbAdminImpl.cxx
index 8f9dae0c4529..43abe7e4602c 100644
--- a/dbaccess/source/ui/dlg/DbAdminImpl.cxx
+++ b/dbaccess/source/ui/dlg/DbAdminImpl.cxx
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ void ODbDataSourceAdministrationHelper::translateProperties(const Reference< XPr
         PropertyValueSet aInfos;
         for (sal_Int32 i=0; i<aAdditionalInfo.getLength(); ++i, ++pAdditionalInfo)
         {
-            if (0 == pAdditionalInfo->Name.compareToAscii("JDBCDRV"))
+            if( pAdditionalInfo->Name.equalsAscii("JDBCDRV"))
             {   // compatibility
                 PropertyValue aCompatibility(*pAdditionalInfo);
                 aCompatibility.Name = "JavaDriverClass";
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ void ODbDataSourceAdministrationHelper::fillDatasourceInfo(const SfxItemSet& _rS
                 *pInfo = *aOverwrittenSetting;
             aRelevantSettings.erase(aOverwrittenSetting);
         }
-        else if (0 == pInfo->Name.compareToAscii("JDBCDRV"))
+        else if( pInfo->Name.equalsAscii("JDBCDRV"))
         {   // this is a compatibility setting, remove it from the sequence (it's replaced by JavaDriverClass)
             nObsoleteSetting = i;
         }
diff --git a/dbaccess/source/ui/uno/unoDirectSql.cxx b/dbaccess/source/ui/uno/unoDirectSql.cxx
index 47c92fd2ee49..ac3ead395dfd 100644
--- a/dbaccess/source/ui/uno/unoDirectSql.cxx
+++ b/dbaccess/source/ui/uno/unoDirectSql.cxx
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ DBG_NAME(ODirectSQLDialog)
         PropertyValue aProperty;
         if (_rValue >>= aProperty)
         {
-            if (0 == aProperty.Name.compareToAscii("InitialSelection"))
+            if (aProperty.Name.equalsAscii("InitialSelection"))
             {
                 OSL_VERIFY( aProperty.Value >>= m_sInitialSelection );
                 return;
             }
-            else if (0 == aProperty.Name.compareToAscii("ActiveConnection"))
+            else if (aProperty.Name.equalsAscii("ActiveConnection"))
             {
                 m_xActiveConnection.set( aProperty.Value, UNO_QUERY );
                 OSL_ENSURE( m_xActiveConnection.is(), "ODirectSQLDialog::implInitialize: invalid connection!" );
diff --git a/dbaccess/source/ui/uno/unoadmin.cxx b/dbaccess/source/ui/uno/unoadmin.cxx
index b4ae0a336f44..e88e253aead7 100644
--- a/dbaccess/source/ui/uno/unoadmin.cxx
+++ b/dbaccess/source/ui/uno/unoadmin.cxx
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ void ODatabaseAdministrationDialog::implInitialize(const Any& _rValue)
     PropertyValue aProperty;
     if (_rValue >>= aProperty)
     {
-        if (0 == aProperty.Name.compareToAscii("InitialSelection"))
+        if (aProperty.Name.equalsAscii("InitialSelection"))
         {
             m_aInitialSelection = aProperty.Value;
         }
-        else if (0 == aProperty.Name.compareToAscii("ActiveConnection"))
+        else if (aProperty.Name.equalsAscii("ActiveConnection"))
         {
             m_xActiveConnection.set(aProperty.Value,UNO_QUERY);
         }
diff --git a/extensions/source/propctrlr/MasterDetailLinkDialog.cxx b/extensions/source/propctrlr/MasterDetailLinkDialog.cxx
index 712f41d4a48c..a664a61f4405 100644
--- a/extensions/source/propctrlr/MasterDetailLinkDialog.cxx
+++ b/extensions/source/propctrlr/MasterDetailLinkDialog.cxx
@@ -114,27 +114,27 @@ namespace pcr
         PropertyValue aProperty;
         if (_rValue >>= aProperty)
         {
-            if (0 == aProperty.Name.compareToAscii("Detail"))
+            if (aProperty.Name.equalsAscii("Detail"))
             {
                 OSL_VERIFY( aProperty.Value >>= m_xDetail );
                 return;
             }
-            else if (0 == aProperty.Name.compareToAscii("Master"))
+            else if (aProperty.Name.equalsAscii("Master"))
             {
                 OSL_VERIFY( aProperty.Value >>= m_xMaster );
                 return;
             }
-            else if (0 == aProperty.Name.compareToAscii("Explanation"))
+            else if (aProperty.Name.equalsAscii("Explanation"))
             {
                 OSL_VERIFY( aProperty.Value >>= m_sExplanation );
                 return;
             }
-            else if (0 == aProperty.Name.compareToAscii("DetailLabel"))
+            else if (aProperty.Name.equalsAscii("DetailLabel"))
             {
                 OSL_VERIFY( aProperty.Value >>= m_sDetailLabel );
                 return;
             }
-            else if (0 == aProperty.Name.compareToAscii("MasterLabel"))
+            else if (aProperty.Name.equalsAscii("MasterLabel"))
             {
                 OSL_VERIFY( aProperty.Value >>= m_sMasterLabel );
                 return;
diff --git a/forms/source/component/Filter.cxx b/forms/source/component/Filter.cxx
index 6983e8388b1b..8524b1822ed9 100644
--- a/forms/source/component/Filter.cxx
+++ b/forms/source/component/Filter.cxx
@@ -792,19 +792,19 @@ namespace frm
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if ( 0 == pName->compareToAscii( "MessageParent" ) )
+            if ( pName->equalsAscii( "MessageParent" ) )
             {
                 // the message parent
                 *pValue >>= m_xMessageParent;
                 OSL_ENSURE( m_xMessageParent.is(), "OFilterControl::initialize: invalid MessageParent!" );
             }
-            else if ( 0 == pName->compareToAscii( "NumberFormatter" ) )
+            else if ( pName->equalsAscii( "NumberFormatter" ) )
             {
                 // the number format. This argument is optional.
                 *pValue >>= m_xFormatter;
                 OSL_ENSURE( m_xFormatter.is(), "OFilterControl::initialize: invalid NumberFormatter!" );
             }
-            else if ( 0 == pName->compareToAscii( "ControlModel" ) )
+            else if ( pName->equalsAscii( "ControlModel" ) )
             {
                 // the control model for which we act as filter control
                 if ( !(*pValue >>= xControlModel ) )
diff --git a/forms/source/misc/InterfaceContainer.cxx b/forms/source/misc/InterfaceContainer.cxx
index 9e91c2b8738b..bab4df85f176 100644
--- a/forms/source/misc/InterfaceContainer.cxx
+++ b/forms/source/misc/InterfaceContainer.cxx
@@ -363,15 +363,15 @@ struct TransformEventTo52Format : public ::std::unary_function< ScriptEventDescr
 {
     void operator()( ScriptEventDescriptor& _rDescriptor )
     {
-        if ( 0 == _rDescriptor.ScriptType.compareToAscii( "StarBasic" ) )
+        if ( _rDescriptor.ScriptType.equalsAscii( "StarBasic" ) )
         {   // it's a starbasic macro
             sal_Int32 nPrefixLength = _rDescriptor.ScriptCode.indexOf( ':' );
             if ( 0 <= nPrefixLength )
             {   // the macro name does not already contain a :
 #ifdef DBG_UTIL
                 const OUString sPrefix = _rDescriptor.ScriptCode.copy( 0, nPrefixLength );
-                DBG_ASSERT( 0 == sPrefix.compareToAscii( "document" )
-                        ||  0 == sPrefix.compareToAscii( "application" ),
+                DBG_ASSERT( sPrefix.equalsAscii( "document" )
+                        ||  sPrefix.equalsAscii( "application" ),
                         "TransformEventTo52Format: invalid (unknown) prefix!" );
 #endif
                 // cut the prefix
@@ -386,14 +386,12 @@ struct TransformEventTo60Format : public ::std::unary_function< ScriptEventDescr
 {
     void operator()( ScriptEventDescriptor& _rDescriptor )
     {
-        if ( 0 == _rDescriptor.ScriptType.compareToAscii( "StarBasic" ) )
+        if ( _rDescriptor.ScriptType.equalsAscii( "StarBasic" ) )
         {   // it's a starbasic macro
             if ( _rDescriptor.ScriptCode.indexOf( ':' ) < 0 )
             {   // the macro name does not already contain a :
                 // -> default the type to "document"
-                OUString sNewScriptCode( "document:" );
-                sNewScriptCode += _rDescriptor.ScriptCode;
-                _rDescriptor.ScriptCode = sNewScriptCode;
+                _rDescriptor.ScriptCode = "document:" + _rDescriptor.ScriptCode;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/io/test/stm/datatest.cxx b/io/test/stm/datatest.cxx
index 3e80f09e382e..b556aab6192c 100644
--- a/io/test/stm/datatest.cxx
+++ b/io/test/stm/datatest.cxx
@@ -462,28 +462,28 @@ void MyPersistObject::setPropertyValue(
             WrappedTargetException,
             RuntimeException)
 {
-    if( 0 == aPropertyName.compareToAscii("long")  ) {
+    if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("long")  ) {
         aValue >>= m_l;
     }
-    else if ( 0 == aPropertyName.compareToAscii("float") ) {
+    else if ( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("float") ) {
         aValue >>= m_f;
     }
-    else if( 0 == aPropertyName.compareToAscii("double") ) {
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("double") ) {
         aValue >>= m_d;
     }
-    else if( 0  == aPropertyName.compareToAscii("bool") ) {
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("bool") ) {
         aValue >>= m_b;
     }
-    else if( 0 == aPropertyName.compareToAscii("byte" ) ) {
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("byte" ) ) {
         aValue >>= m_byte;
     }
-    else if( 0 == aPropertyName.compareToAscii("char") ) {
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("char") ) {
         aValue >>= m_c;
     }
-    else if( 0 == aPropertyName.compareToAscii("string") ) {
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("string") ) {
         aValue >>= m_s;
     }
-    else if( 0 == aPropertyName.compareToAscii("object") ) {
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("object") ) {
         if( aValue.getValueType() == getCppuType( (Reference< XPersistObject> *)0 ) )
         {
             aValue >>= m_ref;
@@ -502,28 +502,28 @@ Any MyPersistObject::getPropertyValue(const OUString& aPropertyName)
             RuntimeException)
 {
     Any aValue;
-    if( 0 == aPropertyName.compareToAscii("long" )  ) {
+    if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("long" )  ) {
         aValue <<= m_l;
     }
-    else if ( 0 == aPropertyName.compareToAscii("float") ) {
+    else if ( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("float") ) {
         aValue <<= m_f;
     }
-    else if( 0 == aPropertyName.compareToAscii("double") ) {
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("double") ) {
         aValue <<= m_d;
     }
-    else if( 0 == aPropertyName.compareToAscii("bool") ) {
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("bool") ) {
         aValue <<= m_b;
     }
-    else if( 0 == aPropertyName.compareToAscii("byte") ) {
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("byte") ) {
         aValue <<= m_byte;
     }
-    else if( 0 == aPropertyName.compareToAscii("char" ) ) {
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("char" ) ) {
         aValue <<= m_c;
     }
-    else if( 0 == aPropertyName.compareToAscii("string") ) {
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("string") ) {
         aValue <<= m_s;
     }
-    else if( 0 == aPropertyName.compareToAscii("object" ) )
+    else if( aPropertyName.equalsAscii("object" ) )
     {
         aValue <<= m_ref;
     }
@@ -699,8 +699,8 @@ sal_Int32 OObjectStreamTest::test(  const OUString& TestName,
     throw ( IllegalArgumentException,
             RuntimeException)
 {
-    if( 0 == TestName.compareToAscii("com.sun.star.io.ObjectInputStream") ||
-        0 == TestName.compareToAscii("com.sun.star.io.ObjectOutputStream" ) )  {
+    if( TestName.equalsAscii("com.sun.star.io.ObjectInputStream") ||
+        TestName.equalsAscii("com.sun.star.io.ObjectOutputStream") )  {
 
         try
         {
diff --git a/linguistic/source/lngsvcmgr.cxx b/linguistic/source/lngsvcmgr.cxx
index 51dc1708dff8..99df1e999b7e 100644
--- a/linguistic/source/lngsvcmgr.cxx
+++ b/linguistic/source/lngsvcmgr.cxx
@@ -1550,22 +1550,22 @@ uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL
     uno::Sequence< OUString > aRes;
     const SvcInfoArray *pInfoArray = 0;
 
-    if (0 == rServiceName.compareToAscii( SN_SPELLCHECKER ))
+    if (rServiceName.equalsAscii( SN_SPELLCHECKER ))
     {
         GetAvailableSpellSvcs_Impl();
         pInfoArray = pAvailSpellSvcs;
     }
-    else if (0 == rServiceName.compareToAscii( SN_GRAMMARCHECKER ))
+    else if (rServiceName.equalsAscii( SN_GRAMMARCHECKER ))
     {
         GetAvailableGrammarSvcs_Impl();
         pInfoArray = pAvailGrammarSvcs;
     }
-    else if (0 == rServiceName.compareToAscii( SN_HYPHENATOR ))
+    else if (rServiceName.equalsAscii( SN_HYPHENATOR ))
     {
         GetAvailableHyphSvcs_Impl();
         pInfoArray = pAvailHyphSvcs;
     }
-    else if (0 == rServiceName.compareToAscii( SN_THESAURUS ))
+    else if (rServiceName.equalsAscii( SN_THESAURUS ))
     {
         GetAvailableThesSvcs_Impl();
         pInfoArray = pAvailThesSvcs;
@@ -1609,13 +1609,13 @@ uno::Sequence< lang::Locale > SAL_CALL
     uno::Sequence< lang::Locale > aRes;
 
     uno::Sequence< lang::Locale >  *pAvailLocales     = NULL;
-    if (0 == rServiceName.compareToAscii( SN_SPELLCHECKER ))
+    if (rServiceName.equalsAscii( SN_SPELLCHECKER ))
         pAvailLocales       = &aAvailSpellLocales;
-    else if (0 == rServiceName.compareToAscii( SN_GRAMMARCHECKER ))
+    else if (rServiceName.equalsAscii( SN_GRAMMARCHECKER ))
         pAvailLocales       = &aAvailGrammarLocales;
-    else if (0 == rServiceName.compareToAscii( SN_HYPHENATOR ))
+    else if (rServiceName.equalsAscii( SN_HYPHENATOR ))
         pAvailLocales       = &aAvailHyphLocales;
-    else if (0 == rServiceName.compareToAscii( SN_THESAURUS ))
+    else if (rServiceName.equalsAscii( SN_THESAURUS ))
         pAvailLocales       = &aAvailThesLocales;
 
     // Nowadays (with OOo lingu in SO) we want to know immediately about
@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@ void SAL_CALL
     LanguageType nLanguage = LinguLocaleToLanguage( rLocale );
     if (!LinguIsUnspecified( nLanguage))
     {
-        if (0 == rServiceName.compareToAscii( SN_SPELLCHECKER ))
+        if (rServiceName.equalsAscii( SN_SPELLCHECKER ))
         {
             if (!xSpellDsp.is())
                 GetSpellCheckerDsp_Impl();
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ void SAL_CALL
                             linguistic2::LinguServiceEventFlags::SPELL_WRONG_WORDS_AGAIN );
             }
         }
-        else if (0 == rServiceName.compareToAscii( SN_GRAMMARCHECKER ))
+        else if (rServiceName.equalsAscii( SN_GRAMMARCHECKER ))
         {
             if (!xGrammarDsp.is())
                 GetGrammarCheckerDsp_Impl();
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ void SAL_CALL
                             linguistic2::LinguServiceEventFlags::PROOFREAD_AGAIN );
             }
         }
-        else if (0 == rServiceName.compareToAscii( SN_HYPHENATOR ))
+        else if (rServiceName.equalsAscii( SN_HYPHENATOR ))
         {
             if (!xHyphDsp.is())
                 GetHyphenatorDsp_Impl();
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ void SAL_CALL
                             linguistic2::LinguServiceEventFlags::HYPHENATE_AGAIN );
             }
         }
-        else if (0 == rServiceName.compareToAscii( SN_THESAURUS ))
+        else if (rServiceName.equalsAscii( SN_THESAURUS ))
         {
             if (!xThesDsp.is())
                 GetThesaurusDsp_Impl();
@@ -1910,7 +1910,7 @@ uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL
     uno::Sequence< uno::Any > aValues;
     uno::Sequence< OUString > aNames( 1 );
     OUString *pNames = aNames.getArray();
-    if ( 0 == rServiceName.compareToAscii( SN_SPELLCHECKER ) )
+    if ( rServiceName.equalsAscii( SN_SPELLCHECKER ) )
     {
         OUString aNode( "ServiceManager/SpellCheckerList");
         const uno::Sequence< OUString > aNodeEntries( GetNodeNames( aNode ) );
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL
                 aSvcImplNames = GetLangSvcList( aValues.getConstArray()[0] );
         }
     }
-    else if ( 0 == rServiceName.compareToAscii( SN_GRAMMARCHECKER ) )
+    else if ( rServiceName.equalsAscii( SN_GRAMMARCHECKER ) )
     {
         OUString aNode( "ServiceManager/GrammarCheckerList");
         const uno::Sequence< OUString > aNodeEntries( GetNodeNames( aNode ) );
@@ -1940,7 +1940,7 @@ uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL
                 aSvcImplNames = GetLangSvc( aValues.getConstArray()[0] );
         }
     }
-    else if ( 0 == rServiceName.compareToAscii( SN_HYPHENATOR ) )
+    else if ( rServiceName.equalsAscii( SN_HYPHENATOR ) )
     {
         OUString aNode( "ServiceManager/HyphenatorList");
         const uno::Sequence< OUString > aNodeEntries( GetNodeNames( aNode ) );
@@ -1955,7 +1955,7 @@ uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL
                 aSvcImplNames = GetLangSvc( aValues.getConstArray()[0] );
         }
     }
-    else if ( 0 == rServiceName.compareToAscii( SN_THESAURUS ) )
+    else if ( rServiceName.equalsAscii( SN_THESAURUS ) )
     {
         OUString aNode( "ServiceManager/ThesaurusList");
         const uno::Sequence< OUString > aNodeEntries( GetNodeNames( aNode ) );
@@ -2093,7 +2093,7 @@ void * SAL_CALL LngSvcMgr_getFactory(
 {
 
     void * pRet = 0;
-    if ( !LngSvcMgr::getImplementationName_Static().compareToAscii( pImplName ) )
+    if ( LngSvcMgr::getImplementationName_Static().equalsAscii( pImplName ) )
     {
         uno::Reference< lang::XSingleServiceFactory > xFactory =
             cppu::createOneInstanceFactory(
diff --git a/padmin/source/desktopcontext.cxx b/padmin/source/desktopcontext.cxx
index 01ba6dee1f09..6a3878a932c0 100644
--- a/padmin/source/desktopcontext.cxx
+++ b/padmin/source/desktopcontext.cxx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Any SAL_CALL DesktopContext::getValueByName( const OUString& Name) throw (Runtim
 {
     Any retVal;
 
-    if ( 0 == Name.compareToAscii( DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_NAME ) )
+    if ( Name.equalsAscii( DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_NAME ) )
     {
         retVal = makeAny( Application::GetDesktopEnvironment() );
     }
diff --git a/pyuno/source/module/pyuno_adapter.cxx b/pyuno/source/module/pyuno_adapter.cxx
index 41a2e242aad1..9b79492826d2 100644
--- a/pyuno/source/module/pyuno_adapter.cxx
+++ b/pyuno/source/module/pyuno_adapter.cxx
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ Any Adapter::invoke( const OUString &aFunctionName,
 
     // special hack for the uno object identity concept. The XUnoTunnel.getSomething() call is
     // always handled by the adapter directly.
-    if( aParams.getLength() == 1 && 0 == aFunctionName.compareToAscii( "getSomething" ) )
+    if( aParams.getLength() == 1 && aFunctionName.equalsAscii( "getSomething" ) )
     {
         Sequence< sal_Int8 > id;
         if( aParams[0] >>= id )
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ Any Adapter::invoke( const OUString &aFunctionName,
 
             if( ret.hasValue() &&
                 ret.getValueTypeClass() == com::sun::star::uno::TypeClass_SEQUENCE &&
-                0 != aFunctionName.compareToAscii( "getTypes" ) &&  // needed by introspection itself !
-                0 != aFunctionName.compareToAscii( "getImplementationId" ) ) // needed by introspection itself !
+                ! aFunctionName.equalsAscii( "getTypes" ) &&  // needed by introspection itself !
+                ! aFunctionName.equalsAscii( "getImplementationId" ) ) // needed by introspection itself !
             {
                 // the sequence can either be
                 // 1)  a simple sequence return value
diff --git a/sdext/source/pdfimport/services.cxx b/sdext/source/pdfimport/services.cxx
index 75c6e0649e0f..156244fc5677 100644
--- a/sdext/source/pdfimport/services.cxx
+++ b/sdext/source/pdfimport/services.cxx
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ extern "C" SAL_DLLPUBLIC_EXPORT void* SAL_CALL pdfimport_component_getFactory(
     const ComponentDescription* pComponents = lcl_getComponents();
     while ( pComponents->pAsciiServiceName != NULL )
     {
-        if ( 0 == sImplementationName.compareToAscii( pComponents->pAsciiImplementationName ) )
+        if ( sImplementationName.equalsAscii( pComponents->pAsciiImplementationName ) )
         {
             Sequence< OUString > sServices(1);
             sServices[0] = OUString::createFromAscii( pComponents->pAsciiServiceName );
diff --git a/sfx2/source/appl/helpdispatch.cxx b/sfx2/source/appl/helpdispatch.cxx
index 5ce49523ee0c..ee6b5d207078 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/appl/helpdispatch.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/appl/helpdispatch.cxx
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ void SAL_CALL HelpDispatch_Impl::dispatch(
     const PropertyValue* pEnd   = pBegin + aArgs.getLength();
     for ( ; pBegin != pEnd; ++pBegin )
     {
-        if ( 0 == ( *pBegin ).Name.compareToAscii( "HelpKeyword" ) )
+        if ( pBegin->Name.equalsAscii( "HelpKeyword" ) )
         {
             OUString sHelpKeyword;
-            if ( ( ( *pBegin ).Value >>= sHelpKeyword ) && !sHelpKeyword.isEmpty() )
+            if ( ( pBegin->Value >>= sHelpKeyword ) && !sHelpKeyword.isEmpty() )
             {
                 sKeyword = sHelpKeyword;
                 bHasKeyword = !sKeyword.isEmpty();
diff --git a/shell/source/cmdmail/cmdmailmsg.cxx b/shell/source/cmdmail/cmdmailmsg.cxx
index fa080d92f9a6..b5cfbf0d75d9 100644
--- a/shell/source/cmdmail/cmdmailmsg.cxx
+++ b/shell/source/cmdmail/cmdmailmsg.cxx
@@ -132,25 +132,25 @@ Any SAL_CALL CmdMailMsg::getByName( const OUString& aName )
 {
     MutexGuard aGuard( m_aMutex );
 
-    if( 0 == aName.compareToAscii( "body" ) &&  !m_aBody.isEmpty() )
+    if( aName.equalsAscii( "body" ) &&  !m_aBody.isEmpty() )
         return makeAny( m_aBody );
 
-    if( 0 == aName.compareToAscii( "from" ) &&  !m_aOriginator.isEmpty() )
+    if( aName.equalsAscii( "from" ) &&  !m_aOriginator.isEmpty() )
         return makeAny( m_aOriginator );
 
-    else if( 0 == aName.compareToAscii( "to" ) &&  !m_aRecipient.isEmpty() )
+    else if( aName.equalsAscii( "to" ) &&  !m_aRecipient.isEmpty() )
         return makeAny( m_aRecipient );
 
-    else if( 0 == aName.compareToAscii( "cc" ) &&  m_CcRecipients.getLength() )
+    else if( aName.equalsAscii( "cc" ) &&  m_CcRecipients.getLength() )
         return makeAny( m_CcRecipients );
 
-    else if( 0 == aName.compareToAscii( "bcc" ) &&  m_BccRecipients.getLength() )
+    else if( aName.equalsAscii( "bcc" ) &&  m_BccRecipients.getLength() )
         return makeAny( m_BccRecipients );
 
-    else if( 0 == aName.compareToAscii( "subject" ) &&  !m_aSubject.isEmpty() )
+    else if( aName.equalsAscii( "subject" ) &&  !m_aSubject.isEmpty() )
         return makeAny( m_aSubject );
 
-    else if( 0 == aName.compareToAscii( "attachment" ) &&  m_Attachments.getLength() )
+    else if( aName.equalsAscii( "attachment" ) &&  m_Attachments.getLength() )
         return makeAny( m_Attachments );
 
    throw NoSuchElementException("key not found: " + aName,
@@ -195,25 +195,25 @@ Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL CmdMailMsg::getElementNames(  )
 {
     MutexGuard aGuard( m_aMutex );
 
-    if( 0 == aName.compareToAscii( "body" ) &&  !m_aBody.isEmpty() )
+    if( aName.equalsAscii( "body" ) &&  !m_aBody.isEmpty() )
         return sal_True;
 
-    if( 0 == aName.compareToAscii( "from" ) &&  !m_aOriginator.isEmpty() )
+    if( aName.equalsAscii( "from" ) &&  !m_aOriginator.isEmpty() )
         return sal_True;
 
-    else if( 0 == aName.compareToAscii( "to" ) &&  !m_aRecipient.isEmpty() )
+    else if( aName.equalsAscii( "to" ) &&  !m_aRecipient.isEmpty() )
         return sal_True;
 
-    else if( 0 == aName.compareToAscii( "cc" ) &&  m_CcRecipients.getLength() )
+    else if( aName.equalsAscii( "cc" ) &&  m_CcRecipients.getLength() )
         return sal_True;
 
-    else if( 0 == aName.compareToAscii( "bcc" ) &&  m_BccRecipients.getLength() )
+    else if( aName.equalsAscii( "bcc" ) &&  m_BccRecipients.getLength() )
         return sal_True;
 
-    else if( 0 == aName.compareToAscii( "subject" ) &&  !m_aSubject.isEmpty() )
+    else if( aName.equalsAscii( "subject" ) &&  !m_aSubject.isEmpty() )
         return sal_True;
 
-    else if( 0 == aName.compareToAscii( "attachment" ) &&  m_Attachments.getLength() )
+    else if( aName.equalsAscii( "attachment" ) &&  m_Attachments.getLength() )
         return sal_True;
 
     return sal_False;
diff --git a/svtools/source/graphic/provider.cxx b/svtools/source/graphic/provider.cxx
index ea051c7446e3..8c0be63be0d3 100644
--- a/svtools/source/graphic/provider.cxx
+++ b/svtools/source/graphic/provider.cxx
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ uno::Reference< ::graphic::XGraphic > GraphicProvider::implLoadMemory( const OUS
     uno::Reference< ::graphic::XGraphic >   xRet;
     sal_Int32                               nIndex = 0;
 
-    if( ( 0 == rResourceURL.getToken( 0, '/', nIndex ).compareToAscii( "private:memorygraphic" ) ) )
+    if( rResourceURL.getToken( 0, '/', nIndex ).equalsAscii( "private:memorygraphic" ) )
     {
         sal_Int64 nGraphicAddress = rResourceURL.getToken( 0, '/', nIndex ).toInt64();
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ uno::Reference< ::graphic::XGraphic > GraphicProvider::implLoadRepositoryImage(
     uno::Reference< ::graphic::XGraphic >   xRet;
     sal_Int32                               nIndex = 0;
 
-    if( ( 0 == rResourceURL.getToken( 0, '/', nIndex ).compareToAscii( "private:graphicrepository" ) ) )
+    if( rResourceURL.getToken( 0, '/', nIndex ).equalsAscii( "private:graphicrepository" ) )
     {
         OUString sPathName( rResourceURL.copy( nIndex ) );
         BitmapEx aBitmap;
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ uno::Reference< ::graphic::XGraphic > GraphicProvider::implLoadStandardImage( co
     uno::Reference< ::graphic::XGraphic >   xRet;
     sal_Int32                               nIndex = 0;
 
-    if( ( 0 == rResourceURL.getToken( 0, '/', nIndex ).compareToAscii( "private:standardimage" ) ) )
+    if( rResourceURL.getToken( 0, '/', nIndex ).equalsAscii( "private:standardimage" ) )
     {
         OUString sImageName( rResourceURL.copy( nIndex ) );
         if ( sImageName == "info" )
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ uno::Reference< ::graphic::XGraphic > GraphicProvider::implLoadResource( const O
     uno::Reference< ::graphic::XGraphic >   xRet;
     sal_Int32                               nIndex = 0;
 
-    if( ( 0 == rResourceURL.getToken( 0, '/', nIndex ).compareToAscii( "private:resource" ) ) )
+    if( rResourceURL.getToken( 0, '/', nIndex ).equalsAscii( "private:resource" ) )
     {
         OString aResMgrName(OUStringToOString(
             rResourceURL.getToken(0, '/', nIndex), RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US));
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ uno::Reference< ::graphic::XGraphic > GraphicProvider::implLoadResource( const O
             {
                 BitmapEx aBmpEx;
 
-                if( ( 0 == aResourceType.compareToAscii( "bitmap" ) ) ||
-                    ( 0 == aResourceType.compareToAscii( "bitmapex" ) ) )
+                if( aResourceType.equalsAscii( "bitmap" ) ||
+                    aResourceType.equalsAscii( "bitmapex" ) )
                 {
                     aResId.SetRT( RSC_BITMAP );
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ uno::Reference< ::graphic::XGraphic > GraphicProvider::implLoadResource( const O
                         aBmpEx = BitmapEx( aResId );
                     }
                 }
-                else if( 0 == aResourceType.compareToAscii( "image" ) )
+                else if( aResourceType.equalsAscii( "image" ) )
                 {
                     aResId.SetRT( RSC_IMAGE );
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ uno::Reference< ::graphic::XGraphic > GraphicProvider::implLoadResource( const O
                         aBmpEx = aImage.GetBitmapEx();
                     }
                 }
-                else if( 0 == aResourceType.compareToAscii( "imagelist" ) )
+                else if( aResourceType.equalsAscii( "imagelist" ) )
                 {
                     aResId.SetRT( RSC_IMAGELIST );
 
diff --git a/svtools/source/java/javacontext.cxx b/svtools/source/java/javacontext.cxx
index 93e42e3c3a1a..e51d2ca450e5 100644
--- a/svtools/source/java/javacontext.cxx
+++ b/svtools/source/java/javacontext.cxx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Any SAL_CALL JavaContext::getValueByName( const OUString& Name) throw (RuntimeEx
 {
     Any retVal;
 
-    if ( 0 == Name.compareToAscii( JAVA_INTERACTION_HANDLER_NAME ))
+    if ( Name.equalsAscii( JAVA_INTERACTION_HANDLER_NAME ))
     {
         {
             osl::MutexGuard aGuard(osl::Mutex::getGlobalMutex());
diff --git a/svtools/source/uno/addrtempuno.cxx b/svtools/source/uno/addrtempuno.cxx
index 691c278e0369..7ae18f496459 100644
--- a/svtools/source/uno/addrtempuno.cxx
+++ b/svtools/source/uno/addrtempuno.cxx
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ namespace svt
         PropertyValue aVal;
         if (_rValue >>= aVal)
         {
-            if (0 == aVal.Name.compareToAscii("DataSource"))
+            if (aVal.Name.equalsAscii("DataSource"))
             {
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0
                 sal_Bool bSuccess =
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ namespace svt
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (0 == aVal.Name.compareToAscii("DataSourceName"))
+            if (aVal.Name.equalsAscii("DataSourceName"))
             {
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0
                 sal_Bool bSuccess =
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ namespace svt
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (0 == aVal.Name.compareToAscii("Command"))
+            if (aVal.Name.equalsAscii("Command"))
             {
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0
                 sal_Bool bSuccess =
diff --git a/svtools/source/uno/miscservices.cxx b/svtools/source/uno/miscservices.cxx
index a62b248cfcdb..afd04f4919bc 100644
--- a/svtools/source/uno/miscservices.cxx
+++ b/svtools/source/uno/miscservices.cxx
@@ -130,14 +130,14 @@ SAL_DLLPUBLIC_EXPORT void * SAL_CALL svt_component_getFactory (
                 SvFilterOptionsDialog_CreateInstance,
                 aServiceNames);
         }
-        else if( 0 == GraphicProvider::getImplementationName_Static().compareToAscii( pImplementationName ) )
+        else if( GraphicProvider::getImplementationName_Static().equalsAscii( pImplementationName ) )
         {
             xFactory =  ::cppu::createOneInstanceFactory(xSMgr,
                 GraphicProvider::getImplementationName_Static(),
                 GraphicProvider_CreateInstance,
                 GraphicProvider::getSupportedServiceNames_Static() );
         }
-        else if( 0 == GraphicRendererVCL::getImplementationName_Static().compareToAscii( pImplementationName ) )
+        else if( GraphicRendererVCL::getImplementationName_Static().equalsAscii( pImplementationName ) )
         {
             xFactory = ::cppu::createOneInstanceFactory(xSMgr,
                 GraphicRendererVCL::getImplementationName_Static(),
diff --git a/svtools/source/uno/unoevent.cxx b/svtools/source/uno/unoevent.cxx
index d5c5240db20e..9a4870e6b1fd 100644
--- a/svtools/source/uno/unoevent.cxx
+++ b/svtools/source/uno/unoevent.cxx
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ sal_uInt16 SvBaseEventDescriptor::mapNameToEventID(const OUString& rName) const
     // iterate over known event names
     for(sal_Int16 i = 0; i < mnMacroItems; i++)
     {
-        if (0 == rName.compareToAscii(mpSupportedMacroItems[i].mpEventName))
+        if( rName.equalsAscii(mpSupportedMacroItems[i].mpEventName))
         {
             return mpSupportedMacroItems[i].mnEvent;
         }
diff --git a/svx/source/form/fmscriptingenv.cxx b/svx/source/form/fmscriptingenv.cxx
index 7696f882dc42..070cdb8dd60e 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/fmscriptingenv.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/fmscriptingenv.cxx
@@ -974,8 +974,8 @@ namespace svxform
             {
                 // and it has such a prefix
                 sMacroLocation = sScriptCode.copy( 0, nPrefixLen );
-                DBG_ASSERT( 0 == sMacroLocation.compareToAscii( "document" )
-                        ||  0 == sMacroLocation.compareToAscii( "application" ),
+                DBG_ASSERT( sMacroLocation.equalsAscii( "document" )
+                        ||  sMacroLocation.equalsAscii( "application" ),
                         "FormScriptingEnvironment::doFireScriptEvent: invalid (unknown) prefix!" );
 
                 // strip the prefix: the SfxObjectShell::CallScript knows nothing about such prefixes
diff --git a/svx/source/form/fmshimp.cxx b/svx/source/form/fmshimp.cxx
index a18e92969462..fbcc2675cf7c 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/fmshimp.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/fmshimp.cxx
@@ -3595,7 +3595,7 @@ void FmXFormShell::Notify( const com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString >& _rPr
     const OUString* pSearch = _rPropertyNames.getConstArray();
     const OUString* pSearchTil = pSearch + _rPropertyNames.getLength();
     for (;pSearch < pSearchTil; ++pSearch)
-        if (0 == pSearch->compareToAscii("FormControlPilotsEnabled"))
+        if (pSearch->equalsAscii("FormControlPilotsEnabled"))
         {
             implAdjustConfigCache();
             InvalidateSlot( SID_FM_USE_WIZARDS, sal_True );
diff --git a/svx/source/form/fmsrccfg.cxx b/svx/source/form/fmsrccfg.cxx
index c74e4df31265..a013b3b47dbb 100644
--- a/svx/source/form/fmsrccfg.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/form/fmsrccfg.cxx
@@ -109,18 +109,13 @@ namespace svxform
         const Ascii2Int16* pSearch = _pMap;
         while ( pSearch && pSearch->pAscii )
         {
-            if ( 0 == _rAsciiValue.compareToAscii( pSearch->pAscii ) )
+            if ( _rAsciiValue.equalsAscii( pSearch->pAscii ) )
                 // found
                 return pSearch->nValue;
             ++pSearch;
         }
 
-        OSL_FAIL(
-            (   OString( "lcl_implMapAsciiValue: could not convert the ascii value " )
-            +=  OString( _rAsciiValue.getStr(), _rAsciiValue.getLength(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US )
-            +=  OString( " !" )
-            ).getStr()
-        );
+        OSL_FAIL("lcl_implMapAsciiValue: could not convert the ascii value " + _rAsciiValue + " !");
         return -1;
     }
 
diff --git a/sw/source/ui/envelp/mailmrge.cxx b/sw/source/ui/envelp/mailmrge.cxx
index fbddd97bf583..52e142c0673c 100644
--- a/sw/source/ui/envelp/mailmrge.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/ui/envelp/mailmrge.cxx
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ SwMailMergeDlg::SwMailMergeDlg(Window* pParent, SwWrtShell& rShell,
             const beans::PropertyValue* pFilterProperties = aFilterProperties.getConstArray();
             for(int nProp = 0; nProp < aFilterProperties.getLength(); nProp++)
             {
-                if(!pFilterProperties[nProp].Name.compareToAscii("UIName"))
+                if(pFilterProperties[nProp].Name.equalsAscii("UIName"))
                 {
                     pFilterProperties[nProp].Value >>= sUIName2;
                     break;
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ SwMailMergeDlg::SwMailMergeDlg(Window* pParent, SwWrtShell& rShell,
             if( !sUIName2.isEmpty() )
             {
                 sal_uInt16 nFilter = aFilterLB.InsertEntry( sUIName2 );
-                if( 0 == sFilter.compareToAscii("writer8") )
+                if( sFilter.equalsAscii("writer8") )
                     nODT = nFilter;
                 aFilterLB.SetEntryData( nFilter, new OUString( sFilter ) );
             }
diff --git a/testtools/source/bridgetest/bridgetest.cxx b/testtools/source/bridgetest/bridgetest.cxx
index ef5ee55b05cc..a82bfc28f795 100644
--- a/testtools/source/bridgetest/bridgetest.cxx
+++ b/testtools/source/bridgetest/bridgetest.cxx
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ static sal_Bool raiseException( const Reference< XBridgeTest > & xLBT )
                 if (rExc.ArgumentPosition == 5 &&
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL == 0
                     // java stack traces trash Message
-                    rExc.Message.compareToAscii( STRING_TEST_CONSTANT ) == 0 &&
+                    rExc.Message.equalsAscii( STRING_TEST_CONSTANT ) &&
 #endif
                     rExc.Context == xLBT->getInterface())
                 {
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ static sal_Bool raiseException( const Reference< XBridgeTest > & xLBT )
             if (rExc.Context == xLBT->getInterface()
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL == 0
                     // java stack traces trash Message
-                && rExc.Message.compareToAscii( STRING_TEST_CONSTANT ) == 0
+                && rExc.Message.equalsAscii( STRING_TEST_CONSTANT )
 #endif
                 )
             {
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ static sal_Bool raiseException( const Reference< XBridgeTest > & xLBT )
         if (rExc.Context == xLBT->getInterface()
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL == 0
             // java stack traces trash Message
-            && rExc.Message.compareToAscii( STRING_TEST_CONSTANT ) == 0
+            && rExc.Message.equalsAscii( STRING_TEST_CONSTANT )
 #endif
             )
         {
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ sal_Int32 TestBridgeImpl::run( const Sequence< OUString > & rArgs )
         Reference< XInterface > xOriginal;
         bool remote;
         sal_Int32 i;
-        if( rArgs.getLength() > 1 && 0 == rArgs[0].compareToAscii( "-u" ) )
+        if( rArgs.getLength() > 1 && rArgs[0].equalsAscii( "-u" ) )
         {
             remote = true;
             i = 2;
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/controlmodelcontainerbase.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/controlmodelcontainerbase.cxx
index 0d7ba626f0f4..6f1674460355 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/controlmodelcontainerbase.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/controlmodelcontainerbase.cxx
@@ -330,61 +330,61 @@ Reference< XInterface > ControlModelContainerBase::createInstance( const OUStrin
 
     OGeometryControlModel_Base* pNewModel = NULL;
 
-    if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlEditModel ) == 0 )
+    if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlEditModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlEditModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlFormattedFieldModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlFormattedFieldModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlFormattedFieldModel >( m_xContext);
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlFileControlModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlFileControlModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlFileControlModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlButtonModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlButtonModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlButtonModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlImageControlModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlImageControlModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlImageControlModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlRadioButtonModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlRadioButtonModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlRadioButtonModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlCheckBoxModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlCheckBoxModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlCheckBoxModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlFixedHyperlinkModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlFixedHyperlinkModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlFixedHyperlinkModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlFixedTextModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlFixedTextModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlFixedTextModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlGroupBoxModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlGroupBoxModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlGroupBoxModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlListBoxModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlListBoxModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlListBoxModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlComboBoxModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlComboBoxModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlComboBoxModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlDateFieldModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlDateFieldModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlDateFieldModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlTimeFieldModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlTimeFieldModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlTimeFieldModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlNumericFieldModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlNumericFieldModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlNumericFieldModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlCurrencyFieldModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlCurrencyFieldModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlCurrencyFieldModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlPatternFieldModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlPatternFieldModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlPatternFieldModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlProgressBarModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlProgressBarModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlProgressBarModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlScrollBarModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlScrollBarModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlScrollBarModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlFixedLineModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlFixedLineModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlFixedLineModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlRoadmapModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlRoadmapModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlRoadmapModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName_TreeControlModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName_TreeControlModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoTreeModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName_GridControlModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName_GridControlModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoGridModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlTabPageContainerModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlTabPageContainerModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlTabPageContainerModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName_UnoMultiPageModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName_UnoMultiPageModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoMultiPageModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlTabPageModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlTabPageModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoControlTabPageModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName_UnoPageModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName_UnoPageModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoPageModel >( m_xContext );
-    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.compareToAscii( szServiceName_UnoFrameModel ) == 0 )
+    else if ( aServiceSpecifier.equalsAscii( szServiceName_UnoFrameModel ) )
         pNewModel = new OGeometryControlModel< UnoFrameModel >( m_xContext );
 
     if ( !pNewModel )
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::propertyChange( const PropertyChangeEve
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    DBG_ASSERT( 0 == _rEvent.PropertyName.compareToAscii( "TabIndex" ),
+    DBG_ASSERT( _rEvent.PropertyName.equalsAscii( "TabIndex" ),
         "UnoControlDialogModel::propertyChange: not listening for this property!" );
 
     // the accessor for the changed element
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/lingucfg.cxx b/unotools/source/config/lingucfg.cxx
index 0f0344a50b49..066697291c91 100644
--- a/unotools/source/config/lingucfg.cxx
+++ b/unotools/source/config/lingucfg.cxx
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ sal_Bool SvtLinguConfigItem::GetHdlByName(
     {
         while (pEntry && pEntry->pFullPropName != NULL)
         {
-            if (0 == rPropertyName.compareToAscii( pEntry->pFullPropName ))
+            if (rPropertyName.equalsAscii( pEntry->pFullPropName ))
             {
                 rnHdl = pEntry->nHdl;
                 break;
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ sal_Bool SvtLinguConfigItem::GetHdlByName(
     {
         while (pEntry && pEntry->pPropName != NULL)
         {
-            if (0 == rPropertyName.compareToAscii( pEntry->pPropName ))
+            if (rPropertyName.equalsAscii( pEntry->pPropName ))
             {
                 rnHdl = pEntry->nHdl;
                 break;
diff --git a/unotools/source/ucbhelper/tempfile.cxx b/unotools/source/ucbhelper/tempfile.cxx
index 0ffae6db625a..86438df125c6 100644
--- a/unotools/source/ucbhelper/tempfile.cxx
+++ b/unotools/source/ucbhelper/tempfile.cxx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ OUString getParentName( const OUString& aFileName )
     if( aParent.endsWith(":") && aParent.getLength() == 6 )
         aParent += "/";
 
-    if( 0 == aParent.compareToAscii( "file://" ) )
+    if( aParent.equalsAscii( "file://" ) )
         aParent = "file:///";
 
     return aParent;
diff --git a/xmloff/source/draw/ximpshap.cxx b/xmloff/source/draw/ximpshap.cxx
index d75147c1e00a..427d1d8fc3b4 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/draw/ximpshap.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/draw/ximpshap.cxx
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static bool ImpIsEmptyURL( const OUString& rURL )
 
     // #i13140# Also compare against 'toplevel' URLs. which also
     // result in empty filename strings.
-    if( 0 == rURL.compareToAscii( "#./" ) )
+    if( rURL.equalsAscii( "#./" ) )
         return true;
 
     return false;
@@ -2942,7 +2942,7 @@ void SdXMLPluginShapeContext::StartElement( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Referen
 
         if( nPrefix == XML_NAMESPACE_DRAW && IsXMLToken( aLocalName, XML_MIME_TYPE ) )
         {
-            if( 0 == xAttrList->getValueByIndex( n ).compareToAscii( "application/vnd.sun.star.media" ) )
+            if( xAttrList->getValueByIndex( n ).equalsAscii( "application/vnd.sun.star.media" ) )
                 mbMedia = true;
 
             // leave this loop
@@ -3089,49 +3089,49 @@ void SdXMLPluginShapeContext::EndElement()
             {
                 const OUString& rName = maParams[ nParam ].Name;
 
-                if( 0 == rName.compareToAscii( "Loop" ) )
+                if( rName.equalsAscii( "Loop" ) )
                 {
                     OUString aValueStr;
                     maParams[ nParam ].Value >>= aValueStr;
                     xProps->setPropertyValue("Loop",
-                        uno::makeAny( static_cast< sal_Bool >( 0 == aValueStr.compareToAscii( "true" ) ) ) );
+                        uno::makeAny( static_cast< sal_Bool >( aValueStr.equalsAscii( "true" ) ) ) );
                 }
-                else if( 0 == rName.compareToAscii( "Mute" ) )
+                else if( rName.equalsAscii( "Mute" ) )
                 {
                     OUString aValueStr;
                     maParams[ nParam ].Value >>= aValueStr;
                     xProps->setPropertyValue("Mute",
-                        uno::makeAny( static_cast< sal_Bool >( 0 == aValueStr.compareToAscii( "true" ) ) ) );
+                        uno::makeAny( static_cast< sal_Bool >( aValueStr.equalsAscii( "true" ) ) ) );
                 }
-                else if( 0 == rName.compareToAscii( "VolumeDB" ) )
+                else if( rName.equalsAscii( "VolumeDB" ) )
                 {
                     OUString aValueStr;
                     maParams[ nParam ].Value >>= aValueStr;
                     xProps->setPropertyValue("VolumeDB",
                                                 uno::makeAny( static_cast< sal_Int16 >( aValueStr.toInt32() ) ) );
                 }
-                else if( 0 == rName.compareToAscii( "Zoom" ) )
+                else if( rName.equalsAscii( "Zoom" ) )
                 {
                     OUString            aZoomStr;
                     media::ZoomLevel    eZoomLevel;
 
                     maParams[ nParam ].Value >>= aZoomStr;
 
-                    if( 0 == aZoomStr.compareToAscii( "25%" ) )
+                    if( aZoomStr.equalsAscii( "25%" ) )
                         eZoomLevel = media::ZoomLevel_ZOOM_1_TO_4;
-                    else if( 0 == aZoomStr.compareToAscii( "50%" ) )
+                    else if( aZoomStr.equalsAscii( "50%" ) )
                         eZoomLevel = media::ZoomLevel_ZOOM_1_TO_2;
-                    else if( 0 == aZoomStr.compareToAscii( "100%" ) )
+                    else if( aZoomStr.equalsAscii( "100%" ) )
                         eZoomLevel = media::ZoomLevel_ORIGINAL;
-                    else if( 0 == aZoomStr.compareToAscii( "200%" ) )
+                    else if( aZoomStr.equalsAscii( "200%" ) )
                         eZoomLevel = media::ZoomLevel_ZOOM_2_TO_1;
-                    else if( 0 == aZoomStr.compareToAscii( "400%" ) )
+                    else if( aZoomStr.equalsAscii( "400%" ) )
                         eZoomLevel = media::ZoomLevel_ZOOM_4_TO_1;
-                    else if( 0 == aZoomStr.compareToAscii( "fit" ) )
+                    else if( aZoomStr.equalsAscii( "fit" ) )
                         eZoomLevel = media::ZoomLevel_FIT_TO_WINDOW;
-                    else if( 0 == aZoomStr.compareToAscii( "fixedfit" ) )
+                    else if( aZoomStr.equalsAscii( "fixedfit" ) )
                         eZoomLevel = media::ZoomLevel_FIT_TO_WINDOW_FIXED_ASPECT;
-                    else if( 0 == aZoomStr.compareToAscii( "fullscreen" ) )
+                    else if( aZoomStr.equalsAscii( "fullscreen" ) )
                         eZoomLevel = media::ZoomLevel_FULLSCREEN;
                     else
                         eZoomLevel = media::ZoomLevel_NOT_AVAILABLE;
diff --git a/xmloff/source/forms/elementimport.cxx b/xmloff/source/forms/elementimport.cxx
index 834da3d6fdd8..afe1e72439ed 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/forms/elementimport.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/forms/elementimport.cxx
@@ -1286,8 +1286,8 @@ namespace xmloff
         // * it's the image-data attribute
         // * it's the target-location attribute, and we're dealign with an object which has the respective property
         sal_Bool bMakeAbsolute =
-                ( 0 == _rLocalName.compareToAscii( s_pImageDataAttributeName ) )
-            ||  (   ( 0 == _rLocalName.compareToAscii( s_pTargetLocationAttributeName ) )
+                _rLocalName.equalsAscii( s_pImageDataAttributeName )
+            ||  (   _rLocalName.equalsAscii( s_pTargetLocationAttributeName )
                 &&  (   ( OControlElement::BUTTON == m_eElementType )
                     ||  ( OControlElement::IMAGE == m_eElementType )
                     )
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ namespace xmloff
             // only resolve image related url
             // we don't want say form url targets to be resolved
             // using ResolveGraphicObjectURL
-            if ( 0 == _rLocalName.compareToAscii( s_pImageDataAttributeName ) )
+            if ( _rLocalName.equalsAscii( s_pImageDataAttributeName ) )
                 sAdjustedValue = m_rContext.getGlobalContext().ResolveGraphicObjectURL( _rValue, sal_False );
             else
                 sAdjustedValue = m_rContext.getGlobalContext().GetAbsoluteReference( _rValue );
diff --git a/xmloff/source/forms/layerimport.cxx b/xmloff/source/forms/layerimport.cxx
index d115e5ba571a..6dcfff2935d4 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/forms/layerimport.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/forms/layerimport.cxx
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ OFormLayerXMLImport_Impl::OFormLayerXMLImport_Impl(SvXMLImport& _rImporter)
 
     // properties not added because they're already present in another form
     OSL_ENSURE(
-        0 == OUString::createFromAscii(OAttributeMetaData::getCommonControlAttributeName(CCA_TARGET_LOCATION)).compareToAscii(
+        OUString::createFromAscii(OAttributeMetaData::getCommonControlAttributeName(CCA_TARGET_LOCATION)).equalsAscii(
             OAttributeMetaData::getFormAttributeName(faAction)),
         "OFormLayerXMLImport_Impl::OFormLayerXMLImport_Impl: invalid attribute names (1)!");
         // if this fails, we would have to add a translation from faAction->PROPERTY_TARGETURL
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ OFormLayerXMLImport_Impl::OFormLayerXMLImport_Impl(SvXMLImport& _rImporter)
         // and CCA_TARGET_LOCATION and faAction should be represented by the same attribute
 
     OSL_ENSURE(
-        0 == OUString::createFromAscii(OAttributeMetaData::getCommonControlAttributeName(CCA_NAME)).compareToAscii(
+        OUString::createFromAscii(OAttributeMetaData::getCommonControlAttributeName(CCA_NAME)).equalsAscii(
             OAttributeMetaData::getFormAttributeName(faName)),
         "OFormLayerXMLImport_Impl::OFormLayerXMLImport_Impl: invalid attribute names (2)!");
         // the same for faName, CCA_NAME and PROPERTY_NAME
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ SvXMLImportContext* OFormLayerXMLImport_Impl::createContext(const sal_uInt16 _nP
     const Reference< xml::sax::XAttributeList >&)
 {
     SvXMLImportContext* pContext = NULL;
-    if ( 0 == _rLocalName.compareToAscii( "form" ) )
+    if ( _rLocalName.equalsAscii( "form" ) )
     {
         if ( m_xCurrentPageFormsSupp.is() )
             pContext = new OFormImport(*this, *this, _nPrefix, _rLocalName, m_xCurrentPageFormsSupp->getForms() );
diff --git a/xmloff/source/style/xmlprmap.cxx b/xmloff/source/style/xmlprmap.cxx
index 7ad12d57d1ab..b74e4f2b5292 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/style/xmlprmap.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/style/xmlprmap.cxx
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ sal_Int32 XMLPropertySetMapper::FindEntryIndex(
         const XMLPropertySetMapperEntry_Impl& rEntry = aMapEntries[nIndex];
         if( rEntry.nXMLNameSpace == nNameSpace &&
             rEntry.sXMLAttributeName.equals( sXMLName ) &&
-            0 == rEntry.sAPIPropertyName.compareToAscii( sApiName ) )
+            rEntry.sAPIPropertyName.equalsAscii( sApiName ) )
             return nIndex;
         else
             nIndex++;
diff --git a/xmloff/source/text/XMLTextFrameContext.cxx b/xmloff/source/text/XMLTextFrameContext.cxx
index a8edd774cf1b..686f771ab610 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/text/XMLTextFrameContext.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/text/XMLTextFrameContext.cxx
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ SvXMLImportContext *XMLTextFrameContext::CreateChildContext(
 
                         if( nPrefix == XML_NAMESPACE_DRAW && IsXMLToken( aLocalName, XML_MIME_TYPE ) )
                         {
-                            if( 0 == xAttrList->getValueByIndex( n ).compareToAscii( "application/vnd.sun.star.media" ) )
+                            if( xAttrList->getValueByIndex( n ).equalsAscii( "application/vnd.sun.star.media" ) )
                                 bMedia = true;
 
                             // leave this loop
diff --git a/xmloff/source/text/txtflde.cxx b/xmloff/source/text/txtflde.cxx
index d1d485b366ab..18cea9fb8060 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/text/txtflde.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/text/txtflde.cxx
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ void XMLTextFieldExport::ExportFieldDeclarations(
         aAny >>= xPropSet;
 
         // save interesting field masters
-        if (0 == sFieldMasterType.compareToAscii(FIELD_SERVICE_SETEXP))
+        if (sFieldMasterType.equalsAscii(FIELD_SERVICE_SETEXP))
         {
             sal_Int32 nType = GetIntProperty(sPropertySubType, xPropSet);
 
@@ -1964,11 +1964,11 @@ void XMLTextFieldExport::ExportFieldDeclarations(
                 aVarName.push_back( sFieldMaster );
             }
         }
-        else if (0 == sFieldMasterType.compareToAscii(FIELD_SERVICE_USER))
+        else if (sFieldMasterType.equalsAscii(FIELD_SERVICE_USER))
         {
             aUserName.push_back( sFieldMaster );
         }
-        else if (0 == sFieldMasterType.compareToAscii(FIELD_SERVICE_DDE))
+        else if (sFieldMasterType.equalsAscii(FIELD_SERVICE_DDE))
         {
             aDdeName.push_back( sFieldMaster );
         }