Add Short-String Optimization to plString

Sources/Plasma/Apps/plClient/winmain.cpp

@@ -968,8 +968,9 @@ BOOL CALLBACK UruTOSDialogProc( HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM l
                 memset(eulaData, 0, dataLen + 1);
                 stream.Read(dataLen, eulaData);
 
-                plString str = plString::Steal(eulaData);
-                SetDlgItemTextW(hwndDlg, IDC_URULOGIN_EULATEXT, _TEMP_CONVERT_TO_WCHAR_T(str));
+                plString str = plString::FromUtf8(eulaData);
+                delete [] eulaData;
+                SetDlgItemTextW(hwndDlg, IDC_URULOGIN_EULATEXT, str.ToWchar());
             }
             else // no TOS found, go ahead
                 EndDialog(hwndDlg, true);

Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.cpp

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ size_t wcsnlen(const wchar_t *s, size_t maxlen)
 
 #define BADCHAR_REPLACEMENT (0xFFFDul)
 
-void plString::IConvertFromUtf8(const char *utf8, size_t size, bool steal)
+void plString::IConvertFromUtf8(const char *utf8, size_t size)
 {
     if (utf8 == nil) {
         fUtf8Buffer = plStringBuffer<char>();
@@ -118,16 +118,14 @@ void plString::IConvertFromUtf8(const char *utf8, size_t size, bool steal)
     }
 #endif
 
-    fUtf8Buffer = steal ? plStringBuffer<char>::Steal(utf8, size)
-                        : plStringBuffer<char>(utf8, size);
+    fUtf8Buffer = plStringBuffer<char>(utf8, size);
 }
 
 void plString::IConvertFromUtf16(const uint16_t *utf16, size_t size)
 {
-    if (utf16 == nil) {
-        fUtf8Buffer = plStringBuffer<char>();
+    fUtf8Buffer = plStringBuffer<char>();
+    if (utf16 == nil)
         return;
-    }
 
     if ((int32_t)size < 0)
         size = u16slen(utf16, -(int32_t)size);
@@ -151,7 +149,7 @@ void plString::IConvertFromUtf16(const uint16_t *utf16, size_t size)
     }
 
     // And perform the actual conversion
-    char *utf8 = new char[convlen + 1];
+    char *utf8 = fUtf8Buffer.CreateWritableBuffer(convlen);
     char *dp = utf8;
     sp = utf16;
     while (sp < utf16 + size) {
@@ -190,8 +188,6 @@ void plString::IConvertFromUtf16(const uint16_t *utf16, size_t size)
         ++sp;
     }
     utf8[convlen] = 0;
-
-    fUtf8Buffer = plStringBuffer<char>::Steal(utf8, convlen);
 }
 
 void plString::IConvertFromWchar(const wchar_t *wstr, size_t size)
@@ -200,10 +196,9 @@ void plString::IConvertFromWchar(const wchar_t *wstr, size_t size)
     // We assume that if sizeof(wchar_t) == 2, the data is UTF-16 already
     IConvertFromUtf16((const uint16_t *)wstr, size);
 #else
-    if (wstr == nil) {
-        fUtf8Buffer = plStringBuffer<char>();
+    fUtf8Buffer = plStringBuffer<char>();
+    if (wstr == nil)
         return;
-    }
 
     if ((int32_t)size < 0)
         size = wcsnlen(wstr, -(int32_t)size);
@@ -228,7 +223,7 @@ void plString::IConvertFromWchar(const wchar_t *wstr, size_t size)
     }
 
     // And perform the actual conversion
-    char *utf8 = new char[convlen + 1];
+    char *utf8 = fUtf8Buffer.CreateWritableBuffer(convlen);
     char *dp = utf8;
     sp = wstr;
     while (sp < wstr + size) {
@@ -255,17 +250,14 @@ void plString::IConvertFromWchar(const wchar_t *wstr, size_t size)
         ++sp;
     }
     utf8[convlen] = 0;
-
-    fUtf8Buffer = plStringBuffer<char>::Steal(utf8, convlen);
 #endif
 }
 
 void plString::IConvertFromIso8859_1(const char *astr, size_t size)
 {
-    if (astr == nil) {
-        fUtf8Buffer = plStringBuffer<char>();
+    fUtf8Buffer = plStringBuffer<char>();
+    if (astr == nil)
         return;
-    }
 
     if ((int32_t)size < 0)
         size = strnlen(astr, -(int32_t)size);
@@ -281,7 +273,7 @@ void plString::IConvertFromIso8859_1(const char *astr, size_t size)
     }
 
     // And perform the actual conversion
-    char *utf8 = new char[convlen + 1];
+    char *utf8 = fUtf8Buffer.CreateWritableBuffer(convlen);
     char *dp = utf8;
     sp = astr;
     while (sp < astr + size) {
@@ -294,14 +286,13 @@ void plString::IConvertFromIso8859_1(const char *astr, size_t size)
         ++sp;
     }
     utf8[convlen] = 0;
-
-    fUtf8Buffer = plStringBuffer<char>::Steal(utf8, convlen);
 }
 
 plStringBuffer<uint16_t> plString::ToUtf16() const
 {
-    if (IsNull())
-        return plStringBuffer<uint16_t>();
+    plStringBuffer<uint16_t> result;
+    if (IsEmpty())
+        return result;
 
     // Calculate the UTF-16 size
     size_t convlen = 0;
@@ -324,7 +315,7 @@ plStringBuffer<uint16_t> plString::ToUtf16() const
     }
 
     // And perform the actual conversion
-    uint16_t *ustr = new uint16_t[convlen + 1];
+    uint16_t *ustr = result.CreateWritableBuffer(convlen);
     uint16_t *dp = ustr;
     sp = utf8;
     while (sp < utf8 + srcSize) {
@@ -352,7 +343,7 @@ plStringBuffer<uint16_t> plString::ToUtf16() const
     }
     ustr[convlen] = 0;
 
-    return plStringBuffer<uint16_t>::Steal(ustr, convlen);
+    return result;
 }
 
 plStringBuffer<wchar_t> plString::ToWchar() const
@@ -362,8 +353,9 @@ plStringBuffer<wchar_t> plString::ToWchar() const
     plStringBuffer<uint16_t> utf16 = ToUtf16();
     return *reinterpret_cast<plStringBuffer<wchar_t>*>(&utf16);
 #else
-    if (IsNull())
-        return plStringBuffer<wchar_t>();
+    plStringBuffer<uint16_t> result;
+    if (IsEmpty())
+        return result;
 
     // Calculate the UCS-4 size
     size_t convlen = 0;
@@ -383,7 +375,7 @@ plStringBuffer<wchar_t> plString::ToWchar() const
     }
 
     // And perform the actual conversion
-    wchar_t *wstr = new wchar_t[convlen + 1];
+    wchar_t *wstr = result.CreateWritableBuffer(convlen);
     wchar_t *dp = wstr;
     sp = utf8;
     while (sp < utf8 + srcSize) {
@@ -407,14 +399,15 @@ plStringBuffer<wchar_t> plString::ToWchar() const
     }
     wstr[convlen] = 0;
 
-    return plStringBuffer<wchar_t>::Steal(wstr, convlen);
+    return result;
 #endif
 }
 
 plStringBuffer<char> plString::ToIso8859_1() const
 {
-    if (IsNull())
-        return plStringBuffer<char>();
+    plStringBuffer<char> result;
+    if (IsEmpty())
+        return result;
 
     // Calculate the ASCII size
     size_t convlen = 0;
@@ -434,7 +427,7 @@ plStringBuffer<char> plString::ToIso8859_1() const
     }
 
     // And perform the actual conversion
-    char *astr = new char[convlen + 1];
+    char *astr = result.CreateWritableBuffer(convlen);
     char *dp = astr;
     sp = utf8;
     while (sp < utf8 + srcSize) {
@@ -458,45 +451,45 @@ plStringBuffer<char> plString::ToIso8859_1() const
     }
     astr[convlen] = 0;
 
-    return plStringBuffer<char>::Steal(astr, convlen);
+    return result;
 }
 
 plStringBuffer<UniChar> plString::GetUnicodeArray() const
 {
-    static UniChar empty[1] = {0};
-
-    if (IsNull())
-        return plStringBuffer<UniChar>(empty, 0);
+    plStringBuffer<UniChar> result;
+    if (IsEmpty())
+        return result;
 
     size_t convlen = GetUniCharCount();
-    UniChar *ustr = new UniChar[convlen + 1];
+    UniChar *ustr = result.CreateWritableBuffer(convlen);
     iterator iter = GetIterator();
     size_t dp = 0;
     while (!iter.AtEnd())
         ustr[dp++] = *iter++;
     ustr[convlen] = 0;
-    return plStringBuffer<UniChar>::Steal(ustr, convlen);
+
+    return result;
 }
 
 int plString::ToInt(int base) const
 {
-    return static_cast<int>(strtol(s_str(), nil, base));
+    return static_cast<int>(strtol(c_str(), nil, base));
 }
 
 unsigned int plString::ToUInt(int base) const
 {
-    return static_cast<unsigned int>(strtoul(s_str(), nil, base));
+    return static_cast<unsigned int>(strtoul(c_str(), nil, base));
 }
 
 float plString::ToFloat() const
 {
     // strtof is C99, which MS doesn't support...
-    return (float)strtod(s_str(), nil);
+    return (float)strtod(c_str(), nil);
 }
 
 double plString::ToDouble() const
 {
-    return strtod(s_str(), nil);
+    return strtod(c_str(), nil);
 }
 
 // Microsoft doesn't provide this for us
@@ -517,22 +510,21 @@ plString plString::IFormat(const char *fmt, va_list vptr)
         int size = 4096;
         for ( ;; ) {
             va_copy(vptr, vptr_save);
-            char *bigbuffer = new char[size];
-            chars = vsnprintf(bigbuffer, size, fmt, vptr);
+            std::auto_ptr<char> bigbuffer(new char[size]);
+            chars = vsnprintf(bigbuffer.get(), size, fmt, vptr);
             if (chars >= 0)
-                return plString::Steal(bigbuffer);
+                return plString::FromUtf8(bigbuffer.get(), chars);
 
-            delete [] bigbuffer;
             size *= 2;
         }
     } else if (chars >= 256) {
         va_copy(vptr, vptr_save);
-        char *bigbuffer = new char[chars+1];
-        vsnprintf(bigbuffer, chars+1, fmt, vptr);
-        return plString::Steal(bigbuffer);
+        std::auto_ptr<char> bigbuffer(new char[chars+1]);
+        vsnprintf(bigbuffer.get(), chars+1, fmt, vptr);
+        return plString::FromUtf8(bigbuffer.get(), chars);
     }
 
-    return plString::FromUtf8(buffer);
+    return plString::FromUtf8(buffer, chars);
 }
 
 plString plString::Format(const char *fmt, ...)
@@ -547,11 +539,10 @@ plString plString::Format(const char *fmt, ...)
 int plString::Find(char ch, CaseSensitivity sense) const
 {
     if (sense == kCaseSensitive) {
-        const char *cp = strchr(s_str(), ch);
+        const char *cp = strchr(c_str(), ch);
         return cp ? (cp - c_str()) : -1;
     } else {
-        // No need to check for null, since s_str() will return { 0 } if it is null
-        const char *cp = s_str();
+        const char *cp = c_str();
         while (*cp) {
             if (tolower(*cp) == tolower(ch))
                 return cp - c_str();
@@ -566,7 +557,7 @@ int plString::FindLast(char ch, CaseSensitivity sense) const
         return -1;
 
     if (sense == kCaseSensitive) {
-        const char *cp = strrchr(s_str(), ch);
+        const char *cp = strrchr(c_str(), ch);
         return cp ? (cp - c_str()) : -1;
     } else {
         const char *cp = c_str();
@@ -586,7 +577,7 @@ int plString::Find(const char *str, CaseSensitivity sense) const
         return -1;
 
     if (sense == kCaseSensitive) {
-        const char *cp = strstr(s_str(), str);
+        const char *cp = strstr(c_str(), str);
         return cp ? (cp - c_str()) : -1;
     } else {
         // The easy way
@@ -667,69 +658,49 @@ plString plString::Substr(int start, size_t size) const
     if (start == 0 && size == maxSize)
         return *this;
 
-    char *substr = new char[size + 1];
+    plString sub;
+    char *substr = sub.fUtf8Buffer.CreateWritableBuffer(size);
     memcpy(substr, c_str() + start, size);
     substr[size] = 0;
 
-    // Don't re-check UTF-8 on this
-    plString str;
-    str.fUtf8Buffer = plStringBuffer<char>::Steal(substr, size);
-    return str;
+    return sub;
 }
 
 plString plString::ToUpper() const
 {
     // TODO:  Unicode-aware case conversion
-    size_t size = GetSize();
-    char *dupe = new char[size + 1];
+    plString str;
+    char *dupe = str.fUtf8Buffer.CreateWritableBuffer(fUtf8Buffer.GetSize());
     const char *self = c_str();
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i)
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < fUtf8Buffer.GetSize(); ++i)
         dupe[i] = toupper(self[i]);
+    dupe[fUtf8Buffer.GetSize()] = 0;
 
-    // Don't re-check UTF-8 on this
-    plString str;
-    str.fUtf8Buffer = plStringBuffer<char>::Steal(dupe, size);
     return str;
 }
 
 plString plString::ToLower() const
 {
     // TODO:  Unicode-aware case conversion
-    size_t size = GetSize();
-    char *dupe = new char[size + 1];
+    plString str;
+    char *dupe = str.fUtf8Buffer.CreateWritableBuffer(fUtf8Buffer.GetSize());
     const char *self = c_str();
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i)
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < fUtf8Buffer.GetSize(); ++i)
         dupe[i] = tolower(self[i]);
+    dupe[fUtf8Buffer.GetSize()] = 0;
 
-    // Don't re-check UTF-8 on this
-    plString str;
-    str.fUtf8Buffer = plStringBuffer<char>::Steal(dupe, size);
     return str;
 }
 
-plString &plString::operator+=(const plString &str)
-{
-    size_t catsize = GetSize() + str.GetSize();
-    char *catstr = new char[catsize + 1];
-    memcpy(catstr, s_str(), GetSize());
-    memcpy(catstr + GetSize(), str.s_str(), str.GetSize());
-    catstr[catsize] = 0;
-    fUtf8Buffer = plStringBuffer<char>::Steal(catstr, catsize);
-    return *this;
-}
-
 plString operator+(const plString &left, const plString &right)
 {
-    size_t catsize = left.GetSize() + right.GetSize();
-    char *catstr = new char[catsize + 1];
-    memcpy(catstr, left.s_str(), left.GetSize());
-    memcpy(catstr + left.GetSize(), right.s_str(), right.GetSize());
-    catstr[catsize] = 0;
+    plString cat;
+    char *catstr = cat.fUtf8Buffer.CreateWritableBuffer(left.GetSize() + right.GetSize());
+    memcpy(catstr, left.c_str(), left.GetSize());
+    memcpy(catstr + left.GetSize(), right.c_str(), right.GetSize());
+    catstr[cat.fUtf8Buffer.GetSize()] = 0;
 
-    // Don't re-check UTF-8 on this
-    plString str;
-    str.fUtf8Buffer = plStringBuffer<char>::Steal(catstr, catsize);
-    return str;
+    return cat;
 }
 
 plStringStream &plStringStream::append(const char *data, size_t length)

Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/plString.h

@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 
 typedef unsigned int UniChar;
 
+#define SSO_CHARS (16)
+
 template <typename _Ch>
 class plStringBuffer
 {
@@ -67,10 +69,9 @@ private:
     {
         unsigned int fRefs;
         const _Ch *fStringData;
-        const size_t fSize;
 
-        StringRef(const _Ch *data, const size_t size)
-            : fRefs(1), fStringData(data), fSize(size) { }
+        StringRef(const _Ch *data)
+            : fRefs(1), fStringData(data) { }
 
         inline void AddRef() { ++fRefs; }
         inline void DecRef()
@@ -82,54 +83,74 @@ private:
         }
     };
 
-    StringRef *fData;
+    union {
+        StringRef *fData;
+        _Ch fShort[SSO_CHARS];
+    };
+    size_t fSize;
+
+    bool IHaveACow() const { return fSize >= SSO_CHARS; }
 
 public:
-    plStringBuffer() : fData(nil) { }
+    plStringBuffer() : fSize(0) { memset(fShort, 0, sizeof(fShort)); }
 
-    plStringBuffer(const plStringBuffer<_Ch> &copy)
+    plStringBuffer(const plStringBuffer<_Ch> &copy) : fSize(copy.fSize)
     {
-        fData = copy.fData;
-        if (fData)
+        memcpy(fShort, copy.fShort, sizeof(fShort));
+        if (IHaveACow())
             fData->AddRef();
     }
 
-    plStringBuffer(const _Ch *data, size_t size)
+    plStringBuffer(const _Ch *data, size_t size) : fSize(size)
     {
-        _Ch *copyData = new _Ch[size + 1];
+        memset(fShort, 0, sizeof(fShort));
+        _Ch *copyData = IHaveACow() ? new _Ch[size + 1] : fShort;
         memcpy(copyData, data, size);
         copyData[size] = 0;
 
-        fData = new StringRef(copyData, size);
+        if (IHaveACow())
+            fData = new StringRef(copyData);
     }
 
     ~plStringBuffer<_Ch>()
     {
-        if (fData)
+        if (IHaveACow())
             fData->DecRef();
     }
 
-    static plStringBuffer<_Ch> Steal(const _Ch *data, size_t size)
-    {
-        plStringBuffer<_Ch> string;
-        string.fData = new StringRef(data, size);
-        return string;
-    }
-
     plStringBuffer<_Ch> &operator=(const plStringBuffer<_Ch> &copy)
     {
-        if (copy.fData)
+        if (copy.IHaveACow())
             copy.fData->AddRef();
-        if (fData)
+        if (IHaveACow())
             fData->DecRef();
-        fData = copy.fData;
+
+        memcpy(fShort, copy.fShort, sizeof(fShort));
+        fSize = copy.fSize;
         return *this;
     }
 
-    const _Ch *GetData() const { return fData ? fData->fStringData : 0; }
-    size_t GetSize() const { return fData ? fData->fSize : 0; }
+    const _Ch *GetData() const { return IHaveACow() ? fData->fStringData : fShort; }
+    size_t GetSize() const { return fSize; }
 
     operator const _Ch *() const { return GetData(); }
+
+    // From Haxxia with love
+    // NOTE:  The client is expected to nul-terminate the returned buffer!
+    _Ch *CreateWritableBuffer(size_t size)
+    {
+        if (IHaveACow())
+            fData->DecRef();
+
+        fSize = size;
+        if (IHaveACow()) {
+            _Ch *writable = new _Ch[fSize + 1];
+            fData = new StringRef(writable);
+            return writable;
+        } else {
+            return fShort;
+        }
+    }
 };
 
 
@@ -145,7 +166,7 @@ public:
 private:
     plStringBuffer<char> fUtf8Buffer;
 
-    void IConvertFromUtf8(const char *utf8, size_t size, bool steal);
+    void IConvertFromUtf8(const char *utf8, size_t size);
     void IConvertFromUtf16(const uint16_t *utf16, size_t size);
     void IConvertFromWchar(const wchar_t *wstr, size_t size);
     void IConvertFromIso8859_1(const char *astr, size_t size);
@@ -161,12 +182,12 @@ public:
     //plString &operator=(const wchar_t *wstr) { IConvertFromWchar(wstr, kSizeAuto); return *this; }
     plString &operator=(const plString &copy) { fUtf8Buffer = copy.fUtf8Buffer; return *this; }
 
-    plString &operator+=(const plString &str);
+    plString &operator+=(const plString &str) { return operator=(*this + str); }
 
     static inline plString FromUtf8(const char *utf8, size_t size = kSizeAuto)
     {
         plString str;
-        str.IConvertFromUtf8(utf8, size, false);
+        str.IConvertFromUtf8(utf8, size);
         return str;
     }
 
@@ -191,8 +212,9 @@ public:
         return str;
     }
 
-    const char *c_str() const { return fUtf8Buffer.GetData(); }
-    const char *s_str(const char *safe = "") const { return c_str() ? c_str() : safe; }
+    const char *c_str(const char *substitute = "") const
+    { return IsEmpty() ? substitute : fUtf8Buffer.GetData(); }
+
     char CharAt(size_t position) const { return c_str()[position]; }
 
     plStringBuffer<char> ToUtf8() const { return fUtf8Buffer; }
@@ -205,7 +227,10 @@ public:
 
     size_t GetSize() const { return fUtf8Buffer.GetSize(); }
     bool IsEmpty() const { return fUtf8Buffer.GetSize() == 0; }
-    bool IsNull() const { return fUtf8Buffer.GetData() == 0; }
+
+    // TODO: Evaluate whether Plasma actually needs to distinguish between
+    // empty and NULL strings.  Ideally, only IsEmpty should be required.
+    bool IsNull() const { return IsEmpty(); }
 
     int ToInt(int base = 0) const;
     unsigned int ToUInt(int base = 0) const;
@@ -214,12 +239,6 @@ public:
 
     static plString Format(const char *fmt, ...);
     static plString IFormat(const char *fmt, va_list vptr);
-    static plString Steal(const char *utf8, size_t size = kSizeAuto)
-    {
-        plString str;
-        str.IConvertFromUtf8(utf8, size, true);
-        return str;
-    }
 
     enum CaseSensitivity {
         kCaseSensitive, kCaseInsensitive
@@ -227,32 +246,26 @@ public:
 
     int Compare(const plString &str, CaseSensitivity sense = kCaseSensitive) const
     {
-        if (c_str() == str.c_str())
-            return 0;
-
-        return (sense == kCaseSensitive) ? strcmp(s_str(), str.s_str())
-                                         : stricmp(s_str(), str.s_str());
+        return (sense == kCaseSensitive) ? strcmp(c_str(), str.c_str())
+                                         : stricmp(c_str(), str.c_str());
     }
 
     int Compare(const char *str, CaseSensitivity sense = kCaseSensitive) const
     {
-        return (sense == kCaseSensitive) ? strcmp(s_str(), str)
-                                         : stricmp(s_str(), str);
+        return (sense == kCaseSensitive) ? strcmp(c_str(), str)
+                                         : stricmp(c_str(), str);
     }
 
     int CompareN(const plString &str, size_t count, CaseSensitivity sense = kCaseSensitive) const
     {
-        if (c_str() == str.c_str())
-            return 0;
-
-        return (sense == kCaseSensitive) ? strncmp(s_str(), str.s_str(), count)
-                                         : strnicmp(s_str(), str.s_str(), count);
+        return (sense == kCaseSensitive) ? strncmp(c_str(), str.c_str(), count)
+                                         : strnicmp(c_str(), str.c_str(), count);
     }
 
     int CompareN(const char *str, size_t count, CaseSensitivity sense = kCaseSensitive) const
     {
-        return (sense == kCaseSensitive) ? strncmp(s_str(), str, count)
-                                         : strnicmp(s_str(), str, count);
+        return (sense == kCaseSensitive) ? strncmp(c_str(), str, count)
+                                         : strnicmp(c_str(), str, count);
     }
 
     bool operator<(const plString &other) const { return Compare(other) < 0; }
@@ -393,7 +406,7 @@ public:
         const char *m_end;
     };
 
-    iterator GetIterator() const { return iterator(s_str(), GetSize()); }
+    iterator GetIterator() const { return iterator(c_str(), GetSize()); }
 
     size_t GetUniCharCount() const
     {
@@ -431,7 +444,7 @@ public:
 
     plStringStream &operator<<(const plString &text)
     {
-        return append(text.s_str(), text.GetSize());
+        return append(text.c_str(), text.GetSize());
     }
 
     size_t GetLength() const { return fLength; }

Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfConsole/pfConsole.cpp

@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ bool    pfConsole::MsgReceive( plMessage *msg )
             case kSrv2Cli_GameMgr_InviteReceived: {
                 const Srv2Cli_GameMgr_InviteReceived & gmMsg = *(const Srv2Cli_GameMgr_InviteReceived *)gameMgrMsg->netMsg;
                 const plString & inviterName = plNetClientMgr::GetInstance()->GetPlayerNameById(gmMsg.inviterId);
-                AddLineF("[GameMgr] Invite received: %S, %u. Inviter: %s", pfGameMgr::GetInstance()->GetGameNameByTypeId(gmMsg.gameTypeId), gmMsg.newGameId, inviterName.s_str("<Unknown>"));
+                AddLineF("[GameMgr] Invite received: %S, %u. Inviter: %s", pfGameMgr::GetInstance()->GetGameNameByTypeId(gmMsg.gameTypeId), gmMsg.newGameId, inviterName.c_str("<Unknown>"));
             }
             return true;
 
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ bool    pfConsole::MsgReceive( plMessage *msg )
             case kSrv2Cli_GameMgr_InviteRevoked: {
                 const Srv2Cli_GameMgr_InviteRevoked & gmMsg = *(const Srv2Cli_GameMgr_InviteRevoked *)gameMgrMsg->netMsg;
                 const plString & inviterName = plNetClientMgr::GetInstance()->GetPlayerNameById(gmMsg.inviterId);
-                AddLineF("[GameMgr] Invite revoked: %S, %u. Inviter: %s", pfGameMgr::GetInstance()->GetGameNameByTypeId(gmMsg.gameTypeId), gmMsg.newGameId, inviterName.s_str("<Unknown>"));
+                AddLineF("[GameMgr] Invite revoked: %S, %u. Inviter: %s", pfGameMgr::GetInstance()->GetGameNameByTypeId(gmMsg.gameTypeId), gmMsg.newGameId, inviterName.c_str("<Unknown>"));
             }
             return true;
             

Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/cyMiscGlue.cpp

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ PYTHON_GLOBAL_METHOD_DEFINITION(PtGetClientName, args, "Params: avatarKey=None\n
             PYTHON_RETURN_ERROR;
         }
         pyKey* key = pyKey::ConvertFrom(keyObj);
-        return PyString_FromString(cyMisc::GetClientName(*key).s_str());
+        return PyString_FromString(cyMisc::GetClientName(*key).c_str());
     }
     else
         return PyString_FromString(cyMisc::GetLocalClientName().c_str());

Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/plPythonParameter.h

@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ public:
                     char *buffer = new char[count];
                     stream->ReadLE(count, buffer);
                     buffer[count-1] = 0;
-                    fString = plString::Steal(buffer, count);
+                    fString = plString::FromUtf8(buffer, count);
+                    delete [] buffer;
                 }
                 else
                     fString = plString::Null;
@@ -433,8 +434,7 @@ public:
                 else
                     count = 0;
                 stream->WriteLE(count);
-                if ( count != 0 )
-                    stream->WriteLE(count, fString.c_str());
+                stream->WriteLE(count, fString.c_str());
                 break;
 
             case kSceneObject:

Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/plPythonSDLModifier.cpp

@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ const plPythonSDLModifier* plPythonSDLModifier::FindAgeSDL()
                     return sdlMod;
                 
                 plNetClientApp::StaticErrorMsg("pfmod %s has a nil python SDL modifier for age sdl %s", 
-                    pfmod->GetKeyName().s_str("?"), ageName);
+                    pfmod->GetKeyName().c_str("?"), ageName);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -616,11 +616,11 @@ const plPythonSDLModifier* plPythonSDLModifier::FindAgeSDL()
                 else
                 if (!key->ObjectIsLoaded())
                     plNetClientApp::StaticErrorMsg("key %s not loaded for age sdl %s", 
-                        key->GetName().s_str("?"), ageName);
+                        key->GetName().c_str("?"), ageName);
                 else
                 if (!plPythonFileMod::ConvertNoRef(key->ObjectIsLoaded()))
                     plNetClientApp::StaticErrorMsg("key %s is not a python file mod for age sdl %s", 
-                        key->GetName().s_str("?"), ageName);
+                        key->GetName().c_str("?"), ageName);
             }
         }
         else

Sources/Plasma/NucleusLib/pnKeyedObject/hsKeyedObject.cpp

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void hsKeyedObject::UnRegisterAsManual(plUoid& inUoid)
 #if !HS_BUILD_FOR_UNIX      // disable for unix servers
             hsAssert(false,
                 plString::Format("Request to Unregister wrong FixedKey, keyName=%s, inUoid=%s, myUoid=%s",
-                    fpKey->GetName().s_str("?"), inUoid.StringIze().c_str(), myUoid.StringIze().c_str()).c_str());
+                    fpKey->GetName().c_str("?"), inUoid.StringIze().c_str(), myUoid.StringIze().c_str()).c_str());
 #endif
         }
         ((plKeyImp*)fpKey)->UnRegister();

Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plDrawable/plDrawableSpansExport.cpp

@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static void ILogSpan(plStatusLog* statusLog, plGeometrySpan* geo, plVertexSpan*
             uint32_t ptr = cell->fVtxStart + span->fCellOffset * stride;
 
             statusLog->AddLineF("From obj <%s> mat <%s> size %d bytes grp=%d (%d offset)",
-                geo->fMaxOwner.s_str("<unknown>"),
+                geo->fMaxOwner.c_str("<unknown>"),
                 geo->fMaterial ? geo->fMaterial->GetKey()->GetName().c_str() : "<unknown>",
                 geo->GetVertexSize(geo->fFormat) * geo->fNumVerts + sizeof(uint16_t) * geo->fNumIndices,
                 span->fGroupIdx,
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static void ILogSpan(plStatusLog* statusLog, plGeometrySpan* geo, plVertexSpan*
         else
         {
             statusLog->AddLineF("Instanced obj <%s> mat <%s> grp=%d (%d/%d/%d/%d/%d/%d/%d/%d)",
-                geo->fMaxOwner.s_str("<unknown>"),
+                geo->fMaxOwner.c_str("<unknown>"),
                 geo->fMaterial ? geo->fMaterial->GetKey()->GetName().c_str() : "<unknown>",
                 span->fGroupIdx,
                 span->fVBufferIdx,
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ static void ILogSpan(plStatusLog* statusLog, plGeometrySpan* geo, plVertexSpan*
         if( geo->fProps & plGeometrySpan::kFirstInstance )
         {
             statusLog->AddLineF("From obj <%s> mat <%s> size %d bytes grp=%d (%d/%d/%d/%d/%d)",
-                geo->fMaxOwner.s_str("<unknown>"),
+                geo->fMaxOwner.c_str("<unknown>"),
                 geo->fMaterial ? geo->fMaterial->GetKey()->GetName().c_str() : "<unknown>",
                 geo->GetVertexSize(geo->fFormat) * geo->fNumVerts + sizeof(uint16_t) * geo->fNumIndices,
                 span->fGroupIdx,
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static void ILogSpan(plStatusLog* statusLog, plGeometrySpan* geo, plVertexSpan*
         else
         {
             statusLog->AddLineF("Instanced obj <%s> mat <%s> grp=%d (%d/%d/%d/%d/%d)",
-                geo->fMaxOwner.s_str("<unknown>"),
+                geo->fMaxOwner.c_str("<unknown>"),
                 geo->fMaterial ? geo->fMaterial->GetKey()->GetName().c_str() : "<unknown>",
                 span->fGroupIdx,
                 span->fVBufferIdx,

Sources/Tools/MaxConvert/hsMaterialConverter.cpp

@@ -4951,7 +4951,7 @@ void hsMaterialConverter::IPrintDoneMat(hsStream* stream, const char* prefix, Do
         stream->WriteString(buff);
 
         sprintf(buff, "\t\t\tTexture %s\n", layer->GetTexture() && layer->GetTexture()->GetKey()
-            ? layer->GetTexture()->GetKey()->GetName().s_str("None")
+            ? layer->GetTexture()->GetKey()->GetName().c_str("None")
             : "None");
         stream->WriteString(buff);
 

Sources/Tools/MaxPlasmaMtls/Materials/plAnimStealthNode.cpp

@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ plString    plAnimStealthNode::GetLoopName( void ) const                { return
 void        plAnimStealthNode::SetLoop( bool b, const plString &name )
 {
     fParamBlock->SetValue( (ParamID)kPBLoop, 0, (int)b );
-    fParamBlock->SetValue( (ParamID)kPBLoopName, 0, (char *)name.s_str() );
+    fParamBlock->SetValue( (ParamID)kPBLoopName, 0, (char *)name.c_str() );
 }
 
 uint8_t       plAnimStealthNode::GetEaseInType( void ) const      { return (uint8_t)fParamBlock->GetInt( (ParamID)kPBEaseInType ); }