Bug 16550

Summary: make WebCore::StringImpl objects immutable
Product: WebKit Reporter: Darin Adler <darin>
Component: PlatformAssignee: Darin Adler <darin>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: Minor    
Priority: P3    
Version: 528+ (Nightly build)   
Hardware: Mac   
OS: OS X 10.4   
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patch mjs: review+

Description Darin Adler 2007-12-20 23:22:06 PST 
The rules about when StringImpl objects can be modified are confusing. For the most part they are treated as immutable. Our idea is to now make them all immutable.
Comment 1 Darin Adler 2007-12-21 14:58:59 PST 
Created attachment 18041 [details]
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Comment 2 Mark Rowe (bdash) 2007-12-22 02:31:45 PST 
I suspect this may fix the issue mentioned in bug 11555.
Comment 3 Maciej Stachowiak 2007-12-23 07:18:24 PST 
Comment on attachment 18041 [details]
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r=me
Comment 4 Darin Adler 2007-12-24 17:06:51 PST 
Committed revision 28976.