Removed const-ness from some return types to take advantage of future c++0x advantages.

extras/Introjucer/Source/Utility/jucer_ValueSourceHelpers.h

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     void valueChanged (Value&)   { sendChangeMessage (true); }
-    const var getValue() const   { return (Type) sourceValue.getValue(); }
+    var getValue() const         { return (Type) sourceValue.getValue(); }
 
     void setValue (const var& newValue)
     {

extras/audio plugin host/Source/InternalFilters.h

@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ public:
     void getAllTypes (OwnedArray <PluginDescription>& results);
 
     //==============================================================================
-    const String getName() const                                { return "Internal"; }
+    String getName() const                                      { return "Internal"; }
     bool fileMightContainThisPluginType (const String&)         { return false; }
-    const FileSearchPath getDefaultLocationsToSearch()          { return FileSearchPath(); }
+    FileSearchPath getDefaultLocationsToSearch()                { return FileSearchPath(); }
     void findAllTypesForFile (OwnedArray <PluginDescription>&, const String&)     {}
     bool doesPluginStillExist (const PluginDescription&)        { return true; }
-    const String getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier)   { return fileOrIdentifier; }
-    const StringArray searchPathsForPlugins (const FileSearchPath&, bool)         { return StringArray(); }
+    String getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier)   { return fileOrIdentifier; }
+    StringArray searchPathsForPlugins (const FileSearchPath&, bool)         { return StringArray(); }
     AudioPluginInstance* createInstanceFromDescription (const PluginDescription& desc);
 
 private:

src/application/juce_Application.h

@@ -239,9 +239,8 @@ public:
     */
     int getApplicationReturnValue() const noexcept                  { return appReturnValue; }
 
-    /** Returns the application's command line params.
-    */
-    const String getCommandLineParameters() const noexcept          { return commandLineParameters; }
+    /** Returns the application's command line parameters. */
+    const String& getCommandLineParameters() const noexcept         { return commandLineParameters; }
 
     /** Returns true if this executable is running as an app (as opposed to being a plugin
         or other kind of shared library. */

src/application/juce_ApplicationCommandManager.cpp

@@ -139,14 +139,14 @@ const ApplicationCommandInfo* ApplicationCommandManager::getCommandForID (const
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-const String ApplicationCommandManager::getNameOfCommand (const CommandID commandID) const noexcept
+String ApplicationCommandManager::getNameOfCommand (const CommandID commandID) const noexcept
 {
     const ApplicationCommandInfo* const ci = getCommandForID (commandID);
 
     return ci != nullptr ? ci->shortName : String::empty;
 }
 
-const String ApplicationCommandManager::getDescriptionOfCommand (const CommandID commandID) const noexcept
+String ApplicationCommandManager::getDescriptionOfCommand (const CommandID commandID) const noexcept
 {
     const ApplicationCommandInfo* const ci = getCommandForID (commandID);
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ StringArray ApplicationCommandManager::getCommandCategories() const
     return s;
 }
 
-const Array <CommandID> ApplicationCommandManager::getCommandsInCategory (const String& categoryName) const
+Array<CommandID> ApplicationCommandManager::getCommandsInCategory (const String& categoryName) const
 {
     Array <CommandID> results;
 

src/application/juce_ApplicationCommandManager.h

@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public:
         An empty string is returned if no command with this ID has been registered.
         @see getDescriptionOfCommand
     */
-    const String getNameOfCommand (CommandID commandID) const noexcept;
+    String getNameOfCommand (CommandID commandID) const noexcept;
 
     /** Returns the description field for a command.
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public:
 
         @see getNameOfCommand
     */
-    const String getDescriptionOfCommand (CommandID commandID) const noexcept;
+    String getDescriptionOfCommand (CommandID commandID) const noexcept;
 
     /** Returns the list of categories.
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public:
 
         @see getCommandCategories()
     */
-    const Array <CommandID> getCommandsInCategory (const String& categoryName) const;
+    Array<CommandID> getCommandsInCategory (const String& categoryName) const;
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Returns the manager's internal set of key mappings.

src/audio/audio_file_formats/juce_AudioCDBurner.h

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
 
         Use openDevice() to open one of the items from this list.
     */
-    static const StringArray findAvailableDevices();
+    static StringArray findAvailableDevices();
 
     /** Tries to open one of the optical drives.
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public:
         Note that if there's no media present in the drive, this value may be unavailable!
         @see setWriteSpeed, getWriteSpeed
     */
-    const Array<int> getAvailableWriteSpeeds() const;
+    Array<int> getAvailableWriteSpeeds() const;
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Tries to enable or disable buffer underrun safety on devices that support it.
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ public:
         @param writeSpeed           one of the write speeds from getAvailableWriteSpeeds(), or
                                     0 or less to mean the fastest speed.
     */
-    const String burn (BurnProgressListener* listener,
-                       bool ejectDiscAfterwards,
-                       bool performFakeBurnForTesting,
-                       int writeSpeed);
+    String burn (BurnProgressListener* listener,
+                 bool ejectDiscAfterwards,
+                 bool performFakeBurnForTesting,
+                 int writeSpeed);
 
     /** If a burn operation is currently in progress, this tells it to stop
         as soon as possible.

src/audio/audio_file_formats/juce_AudioCDReader.h

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public:
 
         @see createReaderForCD
     */
-    static const StringArray getAvailableCDNames();
+    static StringArray getAvailableCDNames();
 
     /** Tries to create an AudioFormatReader that can read from an Audio CD.
 

src/audio/audio_file_formats/juce_AudioFormat.cpp

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ bool AudioFormat::canHandleFile (const File& f)
 const String& AudioFormat::getFormatName() const                { return formatName; }
 const StringArray& AudioFormat::getFileExtensions() const       { return fileExtensions; }
 bool AudioFormat::isCompressed()                                { return false; }
-const StringArray AudioFormat::getQualityOptions()              { return StringArray(); }
+StringArray AudioFormat::getQualityOptions()                    { return StringArray(); }
 
 
 END_JUCE_NAMESPACE

src/audio/audio_file_formats/juce_AudioFormat.h

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public:
         When calling createWriterFor(), an index from this array is passed in to
         tell the format which option is required.
     */
-    virtual const StringArray getQualityOptions();
+    virtual StringArray getQualityOptions();
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Tries to create an object that can read from a stream containing audio

src/audio/audio_file_formats/juce_AudioFormatManager.cpp

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ AudioFormat* AudioFormatManager::findFormatForFileExtension (const String& fileE
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-const String AudioFormatManager::getWildcardForAllFormats() const
+String AudioFormatManager::getWildcardForAllFormats() const
 {
     StringArray allExtensions;
 

src/audio/audio_file_formats/juce_AudioFormatManager.h

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public:
 
         E.g. if might return "*.wav;*.aiff" if it just knows about wavs and aiffs.
     */
-    const String getWildcardForAllFormats() const;
+    String getWildcardForAllFormats() const;
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Searches through the known formats to try to create a suitable reader for

src/audio/audio_file_formats/juce_AudioFormatReader.h

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public:
 
         E.g. "AIFF"
     */
-    const String getFormatName() const noexcept     { return formatName; }
+    const String& getFormatName() const noexcept    { return formatName; }
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Reads samples from the stream.

src/audio/audio_file_formats/juce_AudioFormatWriter.h

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public:
 
         E.g. "AIFF file"
     */
-    const String getFormatName() const noexcept     { return formatName; }
+    const String& getFormatName() const noexcept        { return formatName; }
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Writes a set of samples to the audio stream.
@@ -192,8 +192,9 @@ public:
         */
         void setThumbnailToUpdate (AudioThumbnail* thumbnailToUpdate);
 
-        /** @internal */
+       #ifndef DOXYGEN
         class Buffer; // (only public for VC6 compatibility)
+       #endif
 
     private:
         friend class ScopedPointer<Buffer>;

src/audio/audio_file_formats/juce_FlacAudioFormat.cpp

@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ AudioFormatWriter* FlacAudioFormat::createWriterFor (OutputStream* out,
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-const StringArray FlacAudioFormat::getQualityOptions()
+StringArray FlacAudioFormat::getQualityOptions()
 {
     const char* options[] = { "0 (Fastest)", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5 (Default)","6", "7", "8 (Highest quality)", 0 };
     return StringArray (options);

src/audio/audio_file_formats/juce_FlacAudioFormat.h

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public:
     bool canDoStereo();
     bool canDoMono();
     bool isCompressed();
-    const StringArray getQualityOptions();
+    StringArray getQualityOptions();
 
     //==============================================================================
     AudioFormatReader* createReaderFor (InputStream* sourceStream,

src/audio/audio_file_formats/juce_OggVorbisAudioFormat.cpp

@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ AudioFormatWriter* OggVorbisAudioFormat::createWriterFor (OutputStream* out,
     return w->ok ? w.release() : nullptr;
 }
 
-const StringArray OggVorbisAudioFormat::getQualityOptions()
+StringArray OggVorbisAudioFormat::getQualityOptions()
 {
     const char* options[] = { "64 kbps", "80 kbps", "96 kbps", "112 kbps", "128 kbps", "160 kbps",
                               "192 kbps", "224 kbps", "256 kbps", "320 kbps", "500 kbps", 0 };

src/audio/audio_file_formats/juce_OggVorbisAudioFormat.h

@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ public:
     ~OggVorbisAudioFormat();
 
     //==============================================================================
-    const Array <int> getPossibleSampleRates();
-    const Array <int> getPossibleBitDepths();
+    const Array<int> getPossibleSampleRates();
+    const Array<int> getPossibleBitDepths();
     bool canDoStereo();
     bool canDoMono();
     bool isCompressed();
-    const StringArray getQualityOptions();
+    StringArray getQualityOptions();
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Tries to estimate the quality level of an ogg file based on its size.

src/audio/devices/juce_AudioDeviceManager.cpp

@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ void AudioDeviceManager::createAudioDeviceTypes (OwnedArray <AudioIODeviceType>&
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
-const String AudioDeviceManager::initialise (const int numInputChannelsNeeded,
-                                             const int numOutputChannelsNeeded,
-                                             const XmlElement* const e,
-                                             const bool selectDefaultDeviceOnFailure,
-                                             const String& preferredDefaultDeviceName,
-                                             const AudioDeviceSetup* preferredSetupOptions)
+String AudioDeviceManager::initialise (const int numInputChannelsNeeded,
+                                       const int numOutputChannelsNeeded,
+                                       const XmlElement* const e,
+                                       const bool selectDefaultDeviceOnFailure,
+                                       const String& preferredDefaultDeviceName,
+                                       const AudioDeviceSetup* preferredSetupOptions)
 {
     scanDevicesIfNeeded();
 
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ AudioIODeviceType* AudioDeviceManager::getCurrentDeviceTypeObject() const
     return availableDeviceTypes[0];
 }
 
-const String AudioDeviceManager::setAudioDeviceSetup (const AudioDeviceSetup& newSetup,
-                                                      const bool treatAsChosenDevice)
+String AudioDeviceManager::setAudioDeviceSetup (const AudioDeviceSetup& newSetup,
+                                                const bool treatAsChosenDevice)
 {
     jassert (&newSetup != &currentSetup);    // this will have no effect
 

src/audio/devices/juce_AudioDeviceManager.h

@@ -191,12 +191,12 @@ public:
 
         @returns an error message if anything went wrong, or an empty string if it worked ok.
     */
-    const String initialise (int numInputChannelsNeeded,
-                             int numOutputChannelsNeeded,
-                             const XmlElement* savedState,
-                             bool selectDefaultDeviceOnFailure,
-                             const String& preferredDefaultDeviceName = String::empty,
-                             const AudioDeviceSetup* preferredSetupOptions = 0);
+    String initialise (int numInputChannelsNeeded,
+                       int numOutputChannelsNeeded,
+                       const XmlElement* savedState,
+                       bool selectDefaultDeviceOnFailure,
+                       const String& preferredDefaultDeviceName = String::empty,
+                       const AudioDeviceSetup* preferredSetupOptions = 0);
 
     /** Returns some XML representing the current state of the manager.
 
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ public:
 
         @see getAudioDeviceSetup
     */
-    const String setAudioDeviceSetup (const AudioDeviceSetup& newSetup,
-                                      bool treatAsChosenDevice);
+    String setAudioDeviceSetup (const AudioDeviceSetup& newSetup,
+                                bool treatAsChosenDevice);
 
 
     /** Returns the currently-active audio device. */
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public:
     /** Returns the type of audio device currently in use.
         @see setCurrentAudioDeviceType
     */
-    const String getCurrentAudioDeviceType() const                      { return currentDeviceType; }
+    String getCurrentAudioDeviceType() const                            { return currentDeviceType; }
 
     /** Returns the currently active audio device type object.
         Don't keep a copy of this pointer - it's owned by the device manager and could
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ public:
 
         @see setDefaultMidiOutput, getDefaultMidiOutput
     */
-    const String getDefaultMidiOutputName() const                   { return defaultMidiOutputName; }
+    String getDefaultMidiOutputName() const                         { return defaultMidiOutputName; }
 
     /** Returns the current default midi output device.
 
@@ -496,8 +496,8 @@ private:
     void audioDeviceStoppedInt();
     void handleIncomingMidiMessageInt (MidiInput*, const MidiMessage&);
 
-    const String restartDevice (int blockSizeToUse, double sampleRateToUse,
-                                const BigInteger& ins, const BigInteger& outs);
+    String restartDevice (int blockSizeToUse, double sampleRateToUse,
+                          const BigInteger& ins, const BigInteger& outs);
     void stopDevice();
 
     void updateXml();

src/audio/devices/juce_AudioIODevice.h

@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ public:
     /** Returns the names of all the available output channels on this device.
         To find out which of these are currently in use, call getActiveOutputChannels().
     */
-    virtual const StringArray getOutputChannelNames() = 0;
+    virtual StringArray getOutputChannelNames() = 0;
 
     /** Returns the names of all the available input channels on this device.
         To find out which of these are currently in use, call getActiveInputChannels().
     */
-    virtual const StringArray getInputChannelNames() = 0;
+    virtual StringArray getInputChannelNames() = 0;
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Returns the number of sample-rates this device supports.

src/audio/devices/juce_AudioIODeviceType.h

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public:
                                   into inputs and outputs, this indicates whether to use
                                   the input or output name to refer to a pair of devices.
     */
-    virtual const StringArray getDeviceNames (bool wantInputNames = false) const = 0;
+    virtual StringArray getDeviceNames (bool wantInputNames = false) const = 0;
 
     /** Returns the name of the default device.
 

src/audio/dsp/juce_Decibels.h

@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ public:
         be "-INF dB".
     */
     template <typename Type>
-    static const String toString (const Type decibels,
-                                  const int decimalPlaces = 2,
-                                  const Type minusInfinityDb = (Type) defaultMinusInfinitydB)
+    static String toString (const Type decibels,
+                            const int decimalPlaces = 2,
+                            const Type minusInfinityDb = (Type) defaultMinusInfinitydB)
     {
         String s;
 

src/audio/midi/juce_MidiInput.h

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public:
 
         @see getDefaultDeviceIndex, openDevice
     */
-    static const StringArray getDevices();
+    static StringArray getDevices();
 
     /** Returns the index of the default midi input device to use.
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public:
     static MidiInput* openDevice (int deviceIndex,
                                   MidiInputCallback* callback);
 
-#if JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_MAC || DOXYGEN
+   #if JUCE_LINUX || JUCE_MAC || DOXYGEN
     /** This will try to create a new midi input device (Not available on Windows).
 
         This will attempt to create a new midi input device with the specified name,
@@ -138,20 +138,19 @@ public:
     */
     static MidiInput* createNewDevice (const String& deviceName,
                                        MidiInputCallback* callback);
-#endif
+   #endif
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Destructor. */
     virtual ~MidiInput();
 
-    /** Returns the name of this device.
-    */
-    virtual const String getName() const noexcept                   { return name; }
+    /** Returns the name of this device. */
+    const String& getName() const noexcept                      { return name; }
 
     /** Allows you to set a custom name for the device, in case you don't like the name
         it was given when created.
     */
-    virtual void setName (const String& newName) noexcept           { name = newName; }
+    void setName (const String& newName) noexcept               { name = newName; }
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Starts the device running.

src/audio/midi/juce_MidiOutput.h

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
 
         @see getDefaultDeviceIndex, openDevice
     */
-    static const StringArray getDevices();
+    static StringArray getDevices();
 
     /** Returns the index of the default midi output device to use.
 

src/audio/plugin_client/RTAS/juce_RTAS_Wrapper.cpp

@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ private:
         return new JucePlugInProcess();
     }
 
-    static const String createRTASName()
+    static String createRTASName()
     {
         return String (JucePlugin_Name) + "\n"
                  + String (JucePlugin_Name).substring (0, 4);

src/audio/plugin_host/formats/juce_AudioUnitPluginFormat.h

@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ public:
     ~AudioUnitPluginFormat();
 
     //==============================================================================
-    const String getName() const                { return "AudioUnit"; }
+    String getName() const                { return "AudioUnit"; }
     void findAllTypesForFile (OwnedArray <PluginDescription>& results, const String& fileOrIdentifier);
     AudioPluginInstance* createInstanceFromDescription (const PluginDescription& desc);
     bool fileMightContainThisPluginType (const String& fileOrIdentifier);
-    const String getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier);
-    const StringArray searchPathsForPlugins (const FileSearchPath& directoriesToSearch, bool recursive);
+    String getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier);
+    StringArray searchPathsForPlugins (const FileSearchPath& directoriesToSearch, bool recursive);
     bool doesPluginStillExist (const PluginDescription& desc);
-    const FileSearchPath getDefaultLocationsToSearch();
+    FileSearchPath getDefaultLocationsToSearch();
 
 private:
     //==============================================================================

src/audio/plugin_host/formats/juce_AudioUnitPluginFormat.mm

@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ AudioPluginInstance* AudioUnitPluginFormat::createInstanceFromDescription (const
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-const StringArray AudioUnitPluginFormat::searchPathsForPlugins (const FileSearchPath& /*directoriesToSearch*/,
+StringArray AudioUnitPluginFormat::searchPathsForPlugins (const FileSearchPath& /*directoriesToSearch*/,
                                                                 const bool /*recursive*/)
 {
     StringArray result;
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@ bool AudioUnitPluginFormat::fileMightContainThisPluginType (const String& fileOr
              && f.isDirectory();
 }
 
-const String AudioUnitPluginFormat::getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier)
+String AudioUnitPluginFormat::getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier)
 {
     ComponentDescription desc;
     String name, version, manufacturer;
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ bool AudioUnitPluginFormat::doesPluginStillExist (const PluginDescription& desc)
         return File (desc.fileOrIdentifier).exists();
 }
 
-const FileSearchPath AudioUnitPluginFormat::getDefaultLocationsToSearch()
+FileSearchPath AudioUnitPluginFormat::getDefaultLocationsToSearch()
 {
     return FileSearchPath ("/(Default AudioUnit locations)");
 }

src/audio/plugin_host/formats/juce_DirectXPluginFormat.h

@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ public:
     ~DirectXPluginFormat();
 
     //==============================================================================
-    const String getName() const                { return "DirectX"; }
+    String getName() const                { return "DirectX"; }
     void findAllTypesForFile (OwnedArray <PluginDescription>& results, const String& fileOrIdentifier);
     AudioPluginInstance* createInstanceFromDescription (const PluginDescription& desc);
     bool fileMightContainThisPluginType (const String& fileOrIdentifier);
-    const String getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier)  { return fileOrIdentifier; }
-    const FileSearchPath getDefaultLocationsToSearch();
+    String getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier)  { return fileOrIdentifier; }
+    FileSearchPath getDefaultLocationsToSearch();
 
 private:
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (DirectXPluginFormat);

src/audio/plugin_host/formats/juce_LADSPAPluginFormat.h

@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ public:
     ~LADSPAPluginFormat();
 
     //==============================================================================
-    const String getName() const                { return "LADSPA"; }
+    String getName() const                { return "LADSPA"; }
     void findAllTypesForFile (OwnedArray <PluginDescription>& results, const String& fileOrIdentifier);
     AudioPluginInstance* createInstanceFromDescription (const PluginDescription& desc);
     bool fileMightContainThisPluginType (const String& fileOrIdentifier);
-    const String getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier)  { return fileOrIdentifier; }
-    const FileSearchPath getDefaultLocationsToSearch();
+    String getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier)  { return fileOrIdentifier; }
+    FileSearchPath getDefaultLocationsToSearch();
 
 private:
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (LADSPAPluginFormat);

src/audio/plugin_host/formats/juce_VSTPluginFormat.cpp

@@ -2877,7 +2877,7 @@ bool VSTPluginFormat::fileMightContainThisPluginType (const String& fileOrIdenti
   #endif
 }
 
-const String VSTPluginFormat::getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier)
+String VSTPluginFormat::getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier)
 {
     return fileOrIdentifier;
 }
@@ -2887,7 +2887,7 @@ bool VSTPluginFormat::doesPluginStillExist (const PluginDescription& desc)
     return File (desc.fileOrIdentifier).exists();
 }
 
-const StringArray VSTPluginFormat::searchPathsForPlugins (const FileSearchPath& directoriesToSearch, const bool recursive)
+StringArray VSTPluginFormat::searchPathsForPlugins (const FileSearchPath& directoriesToSearch, const bool recursive)
 {
     StringArray results;
 
@@ -2919,7 +2919,7 @@ void VSTPluginFormat::recursiveFileSearch (StringArray& results, const File& dir
     }
 }
 
-const FileSearchPath VSTPluginFormat::getDefaultLocationsToSearch()
+FileSearchPath VSTPluginFormat::getDefaultLocationsToSearch()
 {
    #if JUCE_MAC
     return FileSearchPath ("~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST;/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST");

src/audio/plugin_host/formats/juce_VSTPluginFormat.h

@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ public:
     ~VSTPluginFormat();
 
     //==============================================================================
-    const String getName() const                { return "VST"; }
+    String getName() const                { return "VST"; }
     void findAllTypesForFile (OwnedArray <PluginDescription>& results, const String& fileOrIdentifier);
     AudioPluginInstance* createInstanceFromDescription (const PluginDescription& desc);
     bool fileMightContainThisPluginType (const String& fileOrIdentifier);
-    const String getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier);
-    const StringArray searchPathsForPlugins (const FileSearchPath& directoriesToSearch, bool recursive);
+    String getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier);
+    StringArray searchPathsForPlugins (const FileSearchPath& directoriesToSearch, bool recursive);
     bool doesPluginStillExist (const PluginDescription& desc);
-    const FileSearchPath getDefaultLocationsToSearch();
+    FileSearchPath getDefaultLocationsToSearch();
 
 private:
     //==============================================================================

src/audio/plugin_host/juce_AudioPluginFormat.h

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public:
 
         E.g. "VST", "AudioUnit", etc.
     */
-    virtual const String getName() const = 0;
+    virtual String getName() const = 0;
 
     /** This tries to create descriptions for all the plugin types available in
         a binary module file.
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public:
 
     /** Returns a readable version of the name of the plugin that this identifier refers to.
     */
-    virtual const String getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier) = 0;
+    virtual String getNameOfPluginFromIdentifier (const String& fileOrIdentifier) = 0;
 
     /** Checks whether this plugin could possibly be loaded.
 
@@ -94,15 +94,15 @@ public:
         The path might be ignored, e.g. by AUs, which are found by the OS rather
         than manually.
     */
-    virtual const StringArray searchPathsForPlugins (const FileSearchPath& directoriesToSearch,
-                                                     bool recursive) = 0;
+    virtual StringArray searchPathsForPlugins (const FileSearchPath& directoriesToSearch,
+                                               bool recursive) = 0;
 
     /** Returns the typical places to look for this kind of plugin.
 
         Note that if this returns no paths, it means that the format can't be scanned-for
         (i.e. it's an internal format that doesn't live in files)
     */
-    virtual const FileSearchPath getDefaultLocationsToSearch() = 0;
+    virtual FileSearchPath getDefaultLocationsToSearch() = 0;
 
 
 protected:

src/audio/plugin_host/juce_KnownPluginList.cpp

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void KnownPluginList::removeType (const int index)
 
 namespace
 {
-    const Time getPluginFileModTime (const String& fileOrIdentifier)
+    Time getPluginFileModTime (const String& fileOrIdentifier)
     {
         if (fileOrIdentifier.startsWithChar ('/') || fileOrIdentifier[1] == ':')
             return File (fileOrIdentifier).getLastModificationTime();

src/audio/plugin_host/juce_PluginDescription.cpp

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ bool PluginDescription::isDuplicateOf (const PluginDescription& other) const
             && uid == other.uid;
 }
 
-const String PluginDescription::createIdentifierString() const
+String PluginDescription::createIdentifierString() const
 {
     return pluginFormatName
             + "-" + name

src/audio/plugin_host/juce_PluginDescription.h

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public:
         plugin's file location, so can be used to store a plugin ID for use
         across different machines.
     */
-    const String createIdentifierString() const;
+    String createIdentifierString() const;
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Creates an XML object containing these details.

src/audio/synthesisers/juce_Synthesiser.h

@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ public:
 
         Returns a value less than 0 if no note is playing.
     */
-    int getCurrentlyPlayingNote() const                                     { return currentlyPlayingNote; }
+    int getCurrentlyPlayingNote() const                               { return currentlyPlayingNote; }
 
     /** Returns the sound that this voice is currently playing.
 
         Returns 0 if it's not playing.
     */
-    const SynthesiserSound::Ptr getCurrentlyPlayingSound() const            { return currentlyPlayingSound; }
+    SynthesiserSound::Ptr getCurrentlyPlayingSound() const            { return currentlyPlayingSound; }
 
     /** Must return true if this voice object is capable of playing the given sound.
 

src/containers/juce_DynamicObject.cpp

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ bool DynamicObject::hasProperty (const Identifier& propertyName) const
     return v != nullptr && ! v->isMethod();
 }
 
-const var DynamicObject::getProperty (const Identifier& propertyName) const
+var DynamicObject::getProperty (const Identifier& propertyName) const
 {
     return properties [propertyName];
 }
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ bool DynamicObject::hasMethod (const Identifier& methodName) const
     return getProperty (methodName).isMethod();
 }
 
-const var DynamicObject::invokeMethod (const Identifier& methodName,
-                                       const var* parameters,
-                                       int numParameters)
+var DynamicObject::invokeMethod (const Identifier& methodName,
+                                 const var* parameters,
+                                 int numParameters)
 {
     return properties [methodName].invokeMethod (this, parameters, numParameters);
 }

src/containers/juce_DynamicObject.h

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public:
 
         This returns a void if no such property exists.
     */
-    virtual const var getProperty (const Identifier& propertyName) const;
+    virtual var getProperty (const Identifier& propertyName) const;
 
     /** Sets a named property. */
     virtual void setProperty (const Identifier& propertyName, const var& newValue);
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ public:
         This method is virtual to allow more dynamic invocation to used for objects
         where the methods may not already be set as properies.
     */
-    virtual const var invokeMethod (const Identifier& methodName,
-                                    const var* parameters,
-                                    int numParameters);
+    virtual var invokeMethod (const Identifier& methodName,
+                              const var* parameters,
+                              int numParameters);
 
     /** Sets up a method.
 

src/containers/juce_Value.cpp

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public:
     {
     }
 
-    const var getValue() const
+    var getValue() const
     {
         return value;
     }

src/containers/juce_Value.h

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public:
         virtual ~ValueSource();
 
         /** Returns the current value of this object. */
-        virtual const var getValue() const = 0;
+        virtual var getValue() const = 0;
 
         /** Changes the current value.
             This must also trigger a change message if the value actually changes.

src/containers/juce_ValueTree.cpp

@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ const var& ValueTree::SharedObject::getProperty (const Identifier& name) const
     return properties [name];
 }
 
-const var ValueTree::SharedObject::getProperty (const Identifier& name, const var& defaultReturnValue) const
+var ValueTree::SharedObject::getProperty (const Identifier& name, const var& defaultReturnValue) const
 {
     return properties.getWithDefault (name, defaultReturnValue);
 }
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ public:
         tree.removeListener (this);
     }
 
-    const var getValue() const
+    var getValue() const
     {
         return tree [property];
     }

src/containers/juce_ValueTree.h

@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ private:
         void sendChildOrderChangedMessage();
         void sendParentChangeMessage();
         const var& getProperty (const Identifier& name) const;
-        const var getProperty (const Identifier& name, const var& defaultReturnValue) const;
+        var getProperty (const Identifier& name, const var& defaultReturnValue) const;
         void setProperty (const Identifier& name, const var& newValue, UndoManager*);
         bool hasProperty (const Identifier& name) const;
         void removeProperty (const Identifier& name, UndoManager*);

src/core/juce_PlatformUtilities.h

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
 #if JUCE_MAC || JUCE_IOS || DOXYGEN
     //==============================================================================
     /** MAC ONLY - Turns a Core CF String into a juce one. */
-    static const String cfStringToJuceString (CFStringRef cfString);
+    static String cfStringToJuceString (CFStringRef cfString);
 
     /** MAC ONLY - Turns a juce string into a Core CF one. */
     static CFStringRef juceStringToCFString (const String& s);
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ public:
     static bool makeFSRefFromPath (FSRef* destFSRef, const String& path);
 
     /** MAC ONLY - Turns an FSRef into a juce string path. */
-    static const String makePathFromFSRef (FSRef* file);
+    static String makePathFromFSRef (FSRef* file);
 
     /** MAC ONLY - Converts any decomposed unicode characters in a string into
         their precomposed equivalents.
     */
-    static const String convertToPrecomposedUnicode (const String& s);
+    static String convertToPrecomposedUnicode (const String& s);
 
     /** MAC ONLY - Gets the type of a file from the file's resources. */
     static OSType getTypeOfFile (const String& filename);
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ public:
         The path is a string for the entire path of a value in the registry,
         e.g. "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\foo\bar"
     */
-    static const String getRegistryValue (const String& regValuePath,
-                                          const String& defaultValue = String::empty);
+    static String getRegistryValue (const String& regValuePath,
+                                    const String& defaultValue = String::empty);
 
     /** WIN32 ONLY - Sets a registry value as a string.
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public:
 
         This is needed to avoid unicode problems with the argc type params.
     */
-    static const String JUCE_CALLTYPE getCurrentCommandLineParams();
+    static String JUCE_CALLTYPE getCurrentCommandLineParams();
 #endif
 
     /** Clears the floating point unit's flags.

src/core/juce_SystemStats.cpp

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const SystemStats::CPUFlags& SystemStats::getCPUFlags()
     return cpuFlags;
 }
 
-const String SystemStats::getJUCEVersion()
+String SystemStats::getJUCEVersion()
 {
     // Some basic tests, to keep an eye on things and make sure these types work ok
     // on all platforms. Let me know if any of these assertions fail on your system!

src/core/juce_SystemStats.h

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
 
         See also the JUCE_VERSION, JUCE_MAJOR_VERSION and JUCE_MINOR_VERSION macros.
     */
-    static const String getJUCEVersion();
+    static String getJUCEVersion();
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** The set of possible results of the getOperatingSystemType() method.
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public:
         @returns a string describing the OS type.
         @see getOperatingSystemType
     */
-    static const String getOperatingSystemName();
+    static String getOperatingSystemName();
 
     /** Returns true if the OS is 64-bit, or false for a 32-bit OS.
     */
@@ -91,16 +91,16 @@ public:
     /** Returns the current user's name, if available.
         @see getFullUserName()
     */
-    static const String getLogonName();
+    static String getLogonName();
 
     /** Returns the current user's full name, if available.
         On some OSes, this may just return the same value as getLogonName().
         @see getLogonName()
     */
-    static const String getFullUserName();
+    static String getFullUserName();
 
     /** Returns the host-name of the computer. */
-    static const String getComputerName();
+    static String getComputerName();
 
     //==============================================================================
     // CPU and memory information..
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public:
 
         Might not be known on some systems.
     */
-    static const String getCpuVendor();
+    static String getCpuVendor();
 
     /** Checks whether Intel MMX instructions are available. */
     static bool hasMMX() noexcept               { return getCPUFlags().hasMMX; }

src/events/juce_InterprocessConnection.cpp

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ bool InterprocessConnection::isConnected() const
             && isThreadRunning();
 }
 
-const String InterprocessConnection::getConnectedHostName() const
+String InterprocessConnection::getConnectedHostName() const
 {
     if (pipe != nullptr)
     {

src/events/juce_InterprocessConnection.h

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public:
         This will return an empty string if the other machine isn't known for
         some reason.
     */
-    const String getConnectedHostName() const;
+    String getConnectedHostName() const;
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Tries to send a message to the other end of this connection.

src/gui/components/buttons/juce_Button.h

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public:
 
         @see setButtonText
     */
-    const String getButtonText() const                      { return text; }
+    const String& getButtonText() const               { return text; }
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Returns true if the button is currently being held down by the mouse.

src/gui/components/code_editor/juce_CPlusPlusCodeTokeniser.cpp

@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ int CPlusPlusCodeTokeniser::readNextToken (CodeDocument::Iterator& source)
     return result;
 }
 
-const StringArray CPlusPlusCodeTokeniser::getTokenTypes()
+StringArray CPlusPlusCodeTokeniser::getTokenTypes()
 {
     const char* const types[] =
     {

src/gui/components/code_editor/juce_CPlusPlusCodeTokeniser.h

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public:
 
     //==============================================================================
     int readNextToken (CodeDocument::Iterator& source);
-    const StringArray getTokenTypes();
+    StringArray getTokenTypes();
     const Colour getDefaultColour (int tokenType);
 
     /** This is a handy method for checking whether a string is a c++ reserved keyword. */

src/gui/components/code_editor/juce_CodeDocument.cpp

@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ const juce_wchar CodeDocument::Position::getCharacter() const
     return l == nullptr ? 0 : l->line [getIndexInLine()];
 }
 
-const String CodeDocument::Position::getLineText() const
+String CodeDocument::Position::getLineText() const
 {
     const CodeDocumentLine* const l = owner->lines [line];
     return l == nullptr ? String::empty : l->line;
@@ -487,13 +487,13 @@ CodeDocument::~CodeDocument()
 {
 }
 
-const String CodeDocument::getAllContent() const
+String CodeDocument::getAllContent() const
 {
     return getTextBetween (Position (this, 0),
                            Position (this, lines.size(), 0));
 }
 
-const String CodeDocument::getTextBetween (const Position& start, const Position& end) const
+String CodeDocument::getTextBetween (const Position& start, const Position& end) const
 {
     if (end.getPosition() <= start.getPosition())
         return String::empty;
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ int CodeDocument::getNumCharacters() const noexcept
     return (lastLine == nullptr) ? 0 : lastLine->lineStartInFile + lastLine->lineLength;
 }
 
-const String CodeDocument::getLine (const int lineIndex) const noexcept
+String CodeDocument::getLine (const int lineIndex) const noexcept
 {
     const CodeDocumentLine* const line = lines [lineIndex];
     return (line == nullptr) ? String::empty : line->line;

src/gui/components/code_editor/juce_CodeDocument.h

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public:
         /** Returns the line from the document that this position is within.
             @see getCharacter, getLineNumber
         */
-        const String getLineText() const;
+        String getLineText() const;
 
         //==============================================================================
     private:
@@ -191,13 +191,13 @@ public:
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Returns the full text of the document. */
-    const String getAllContent() const;
+    String getAllContent() const;
 
     /** Returns a section of the document's text. */
-    const String getTextBetween (const Position& start, const Position& end) const;
+    String getTextBetween (const Position& start, const Position& end) const;
 
     /** Returns a line from the document. */
-    const String getLine (int lineIndex) const noexcept;
+    String getLine (int lineIndex) const noexcept;
 
     /** Returns the number of characters in the document. */
     int getNumCharacters() const noexcept;
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public:
         This will be either "\n", "\r\n", or (rarely) "\r".
         @see setNewLineCharacters
     */
-    const String getNewLineCharacters() const noexcept          { return newLineChars; }
+    String getNewLineCharacters() const noexcept          { return newLineChars; }
 
     /** Sets the new-line characters that the document should use.
         The string must be either "\n", "\r\n", or (rarely) "\r".

src/gui/components/code_editor/juce_CodeTokeniser.h

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
         The index in this list must match the token type numbers that are
         returned by readNextToken().
     */
-    virtual const StringArray getTokenTypes() = 0;
+    virtual StringArray getTokenTypes() = 0;
 
     /** Returns a suggested syntax highlighting colour for a specified
         token type.

src/gui/components/controls/juce_Label.cpp

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void Label::setText (const String& newText,
     }
 }
 
-const String Label::getText (const bool returnActiveEditorContents) const
+String Label::getText (const bool returnActiveEditorContents) const
 {
     return (returnActiveEditorContents && isBeingEdited())
                 ? editor->getText()

src/gui/components/controls/juce_Label.h

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
                                             the user has finished typing and pressed the return
                                             key.
     */
-    const String getText (bool returnActiveEditorContents = false) const;
+    String getText (bool returnActiveEditorContents = false) const;
 
     /** Returns the text content as a Value object.
         You can call Value::referTo() on this object to make the label read and control

src/gui/components/controls/juce_Slider.cpp

@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ void Slider::setTextValueSuffix (const String& suffix)
     }
 }
 
-const String Slider::getTextValueSuffix() const
+String Slider::getTextValueSuffix() const
 {
     return textSuffix;
 }

src/gui/components/controls/juce_Slider.h

@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ public:
     void setTextValueSuffix (const String& suffix);
 
     /** Returns the suffix that was set by setTextValueSuffix(). */
-    const String getTextValueSuffix() const;
+    String getTextValueSuffix() const;
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Allows a user-defined mapping of distance along the slider to its value.

src/gui/components/controls/juce_TableHeaderComponent.cpp

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int TableHeaderComponent::getNumColumns (const bool onlyCountVisibleColumns) con
     }
 }
 
-const String TableHeaderComponent::getColumnName (const int columnId) const
+String TableHeaderComponent::getColumnName (const int columnId) const
 {
     const ColumnInfo* const ci = getInfoForId (columnId);
     return ci != nullptr ? ci->name : String::empty;
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ void TableHeaderComponent::reSortTable()
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
-const String TableHeaderComponent::toString() const
+String TableHeaderComponent::toString() const
 {
     String s;
 

src/gui/components/controls/juce_TableHeaderComponent.h

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public:
     /** Returns the name for a column.
         @see setColumnName
     */
-    const String getColumnName (int columnId) const;
+    String getColumnName (int columnId) const;
 
     /** Changes the name of a column. */
     void setColumnName (int columnId, const String& newName);
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ public:
 
         @see restoreFromString
     */
-    const String toString() const;
+    String toString() const;
 
     /** Restores the state of the table, based on a string previously created with
         toString().

src/gui/components/controls/juce_Toolbar.cpp

@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ void Toolbar::setStyle (const ToolbarItemStyle& newStyle)
     }
 }
 
-const String Toolbar::toString() const
+String Toolbar::toString() const
 {
     String s ("TB:");
 

src/gui/components/controls/juce_Toolbar.h

@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public:
 
         @see restoreFromString
     */
-    const String toString() const;
+    String toString() const;
 
     /** Restores a set of items that was previously stored in a string by the toString()
         method.

src/gui/components/layout/juce_ComponentBuilder.cpp

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ BEGIN_JUCE_NAMESPACE
 //=============================================================================
 namespace ComponentBuilderHelpers
 {
-    const String getStateId (const ValueTree& state)
+    String getStateId (const ValueTree& state)
     {
         return state [ComponentBuilder::idProperty].toString();
     }

src/gui/components/layout/juce_ComponentBuilder.h

@@ -194,12 +194,12 @@ public:
             The image that is returned will be owned by the caller, but it may come
             from the ImageCache.
         */
-        virtual const Image getImageForIdentifier (const var& imageIdentifier) = 0;
+        virtual Image getImageForIdentifier (const var& imageIdentifier) = 0;
 
         /** Returns an identifier to be used to refer to a given image.
             This is used when a reference to an image is stored in a ValueTree.
         */
-        virtual const var getIdentifierForImage (const Image& image) = 0;
+        virtual var getIdentifierForImage (const Image& image) = 0;
     };
 
     //==============================================================================

src/gui/components/layout/juce_GroupComponent.cpp

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void GroupComponent::setText (const String& newText)
     }
 }
 
-const String GroupComponent::getText() const
+String GroupComponent::getText() const
 {
     return text;
 }

src/gui/components/layout/juce_GroupComponent.h

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
     void setText (const String& newText);
 
     /** Returns the currently displayed text label. */
-    const String getText() const;
+    String getText() const;
 
     /** Sets the positioning of the text label.
 

src/gui/components/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.cpp

@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ int TabbedButtonBar::getNumTabs() const
     return tabs.size();
 }
 
-const String TabbedButtonBar::getCurrentTabName() const
+String TabbedButtonBar::getCurrentTabName() const
 {
     TabInfo* tab = tabs [currentTabIndex];
     return tab == nullptr ? String::empty : tab->name;

src/gui/components/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.h

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public:
 
         This could be an empty string if none are selected.
     */
-    const String getCurrentTabName() const;
+    String getCurrentTabName() const;
 
     /** Returns the index of the currently selected tab.
 

src/gui/components/layout/juce_TabbedComponent.cpp

@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ int TabbedComponent::getCurrentTabIndex() const
     return tabs->getCurrentTabIndex();
 }
 
-const String TabbedComponent::getCurrentTabName() const
+String TabbedComponent::getCurrentTabName() const
 {
     return tabs->getCurrentTabName();
 }

src/gui/components/layout/juce_TabbedComponent.h

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public:
 
         @see addTab, TabbedButtonBar::getCurrentTabName()
     */
-    const String getCurrentTabName() const;
+    String getCurrentTabName() const;
 
     /** Returns the current component that's filling the panel.
 

src/gui/components/mouse/juce_DragAndDropContainer.cpp

@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ bool DragAndDropContainer::isDragAndDropActive() const
     return dragImageComponent != nullptr;
 }
 
-const String DragAndDropContainer::getCurrentDragDescription() const
+String DragAndDropContainer::getCurrentDragDescription() const
 {
     return dragImageComponent != nullptr ? currentDragDesc
                                          : String::empty;

src/gui/components/mouse/juce_DragAndDropContainer.h

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public:
 
         @see startDragging
     */
-    const String getCurrentDragDescription() const;
+    String getCurrentDragDescription() const;
 
     /** Utility to find the DragAndDropContainer for a given Component.
 

src/gui/components/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.cpp

@@ -306,12 +306,12 @@ public:
     }
 
     //==============================================================================
-    const Time getLastMouseDownTime() const noexcept
+    Time getLastMouseDownTime() const noexcept
     {
         return Time (mouseDowns[0].time);
     }
 
-    const Point<int> getLastMouseDownPosition() const noexcept
+    Point<int> getLastMouseDownPosition() const noexcept
     {
         return mouseDowns[0].position;
     }
@@ -512,8 +512,8 @@ const ModifierKeys MouseInputSource::getCurrentModifiers() const        { return
 Component* MouseInputSource::getComponentUnderMouse() const             { return pimpl->getComponentUnderMouse(); }
 void MouseInputSource::triggerFakeMove() const                          { pimpl->triggerFakeMove(); }
 int MouseInputSource::getNumberOfMultipleClicks() const noexcept        { return pimpl->getNumberOfMultipleClicks(); }
-const Time MouseInputSource::getLastMouseDownTime() const noexcept      { return pimpl->getLastMouseDownTime(); }
-const Point<int> MouseInputSource::getLastMouseDownPosition() const noexcept    { return pimpl->getLastMouseDownPosition(); }
+Time MouseInputSource::getLastMouseDownTime() const noexcept            { return pimpl->getLastMouseDownTime(); }
+Point<int> MouseInputSource::getLastMouseDownPosition() const noexcept  { return pimpl->getLastMouseDownPosition(); }
 bool MouseInputSource::hasMouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed() const noexcept  { return pimpl->hasMouseMovedSignificantlySincePressed(); }
 bool MouseInputSource::canDoUnboundedMovement() const noexcept          { return isMouse(); }
 void MouseInputSource::enableUnboundedMouseMovement (bool isEnabled, bool keepCursorVisibleUntilOffscreen)    { pimpl->enableUnboundedMouseMovement (isEnabled, keepCursorVisibleUntilOffscreen); }

src/gui/components/mouse/juce_MouseInputSource.h

@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ public:
     int getNumberOfMultipleClicks() const noexcept;
 
     /** Returns the time at which the last mouse-down occurred. */
-    const Time getLastMouseDownTime() const noexcept;
+    Time getLastMouseDownTime() const noexcept;
 
     /** Returns the screen position at which the last mouse-down occurred. */
-    const Point<int> getLastMouseDownPosition() const noexcept;
+    Point<int> getLastMouseDownPosition() const noexcept;
 
     /** Returns true if this mouse is currently down, and if it has been dragged more
         than a couple of pixels from the place it was pressed.

src/gui/components/positioning/juce_MarkerList.cpp

@@ -204,12 +204,12 @@ int MarkerList::ValueTreeWrapper::getNumMarkers() const
     return state.getNumChildren();
 }
 
-const ValueTree MarkerList::ValueTreeWrapper::getMarkerState (int index) const
+ValueTree MarkerList::ValueTreeWrapper::getMarkerState (int index) const
 {
     return state.getChild (index);
 }
 
-const ValueTree MarkerList::ValueTreeWrapper::getMarkerState (const String& name) const
+ValueTree MarkerList::ValueTreeWrapper::getMarkerState (const String& name) const
 {
     return state.getChildWithProperty (nameProperty, name);
 }
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ bool MarkerList::ValueTreeWrapper::containsMarker (const ValueTree& marker) cons
     return marker.isAChildOf (state);
 }
 
-const MarkerList::Marker MarkerList::ValueTreeWrapper::getMarker (const ValueTree& marker) const
+MarkerList::Marker MarkerList::ValueTreeWrapper::getMarker (const ValueTree& marker) const
 {
     jassert (containsMarker (marker));
 

src/gui/components/positioning/juce_MarkerList.h

@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ public:
 
         ValueTree& getState() noexcept      { return state; }
         int getNumMarkers() const;
-        const ValueTree getMarkerState (int index) const;
-        const ValueTree getMarkerState (const String& name) const;
+        ValueTree getMarkerState (int index) const;
+        ValueTree getMarkerState (const String& name) const;
         bool containsMarker (const ValueTree& state) const;
-        const MarkerList::Marker getMarker (const ValueTree& state) const;
+        MarkerList::Marker getMarker (const ValueTree& state) const;
         void setMarker (const MarkerList::Marker& marker, UndoManager* undoManager);
         void removeMarker (const ValueTree& state, UndoManager* undoManager);
 

src/gui/components/positioning/juce_RelativeCoordinatePositioner.cpp

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RelativeCoordinatePositionerBase::ComponentScope::ComponentScope (Component& com
 {
 }
 
-const Expression RelativeCoordinatePositionerBase::ComponentScope::getSymbolValue (const String& symbol) const
+Expression RelativeCoordinatePositionerBase::ComponentScope::getSymbolValue (const String& symbol) const
 {
     switch (RelativeCoordinate::StandardStrings::getTypeOf (symbol))
     {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void RelativeCoordinatePositionerBase::ComponentScope::visitRelativeScope (const
         Expression::Scope::visitRelativeScope (scopeName, visitor);
 }
 
-const String RelativeCoordinatePositionerBase::ComponentScope::getScopeUID() const
+String RelativeCoordinatePositionerBase::ComponentScope::getScopeUID() const
 {
     return String::toHexString ((int) (pointer_sized_int) (void*) &component);
 }
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public:
     {
     }
 
-    const Expression getSymbolValue (const String& symbol) const
+    Expression getSymbolValue (const String& symbol) const
     {
         if (symbol == RelativeCoordinate::Strings::left || symbol == RelativeCoordinate::Strings::x
              || symbol == RelativeCoordinate::Strings::width || symbol == RelativeCoordinate::Strings::right

src/gui/components/positioning/juce_RelativeCoordinatePositioner.h

@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ public:
     public:
         ComponentScope (Component& component_);
 
-        const Expression getSymbolValue (const String& symbol) const;
+        Expression getSymbolValue (const String& symbol) const;
         void visitRelativeScope (const String& scopeName, Visitor& visitor) const;
-        const String getScopeUID() const;
+        String getScopeUID() const;
 
     protected:
         Component& component;

src/gui/components/positioning/juce_RelativePointPath.cpp

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ RelativePointPath::StartSubPath::StartSubPath (const RelativePoint& pos)
 {
 }
 
-const ValueTree RelativePointPath::StartSubPath::createTree() const
+ValueTree RelativePointPath::StartSubPath::createTree() const
 {
     ValueTree v (DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::startSubPathElement);
     v.setProperty (DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::point1, startPos.toString(), nullptr);
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ RelativePointPath::CloseSubPath::CloseSubPath()
 {
 }
 
-const ValueTree RelativePointPath::CloseSubPath::createTree() const
+ValueTree RelativePointPath::CloseSubPath::createTree() const
 {
     return ValueTree (DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::closeSubPathElement);
 }
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ RelativePointPath::LineTo::LineTo (const RelativePoint& endPoint_)
 {
 }
 
-const ValueTree RelativePointPath::LineTo::createTree() const
+ValueTree RelativePointPath::LineTo::createTree() const
 {
     ValueTree v (DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::lineToElement);
     v.setProperty (DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::point1, endPoint.toString(), nullptr);
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ RelativePointPath::QuadraticTo::QuadraticTo (const RelativePoint& controlPoint,
     controlPoints[1] = endPoint;
 }
 
-const ValueTree RelativePointPath::QuadraticTo::createTree() const
+ValueTree RelativePointPath::QuadraticTo::createTree() const
 {
     ValueTree v (DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::quadraticToElement);
     v.setProperty (DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::point1, controlPoints[0].toString(), nullptr);
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ RelativePointPath::CubicTo::CubicTo (const RelativePoint& controlPoint1, const R
     controlPoints[2] = endPoint;
 }
 
-const ValueTree RelativePointPath::CubicTo::createTree() const
+ValueTree RelativePointPath::CubicTo::createTree() const
 {
     ValueTree v (DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::cubicToElement);
     v.setProperty (DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::point1, controlPoints[0].toString(), nullptr);

src/gui/components/positioning/juce_RelativePointPath.h

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public:
     public:
         ElementBase (ElementType type);
         virtual ~ElementBase() {}
-        virtual const ValueTree createTree() const = 0;
+        virtual ValueTree createTree() const = 0;
         virtual void addToPath (Path& path, Expression::Scope*) const = 0;
         virtual RelativePoint* getControlPoints (int& numPoints) = 0;
         virtual ElementBase* clone() const = 0;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public:
     {
     public:
         StartSubPath (const RelativePoint& pos);
-        const ValueTree createTree() const;
+        ValueTree createTree() const;
         void addToPath (Path& path, Expression::Scope*) const;
         RelativePoint* getControlPoints (int& numPoints);
         ElementBase* clone() const;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public:
     {
     public:
         CloseSubPath();
-        const ValueTree createTree() const;
+        ValueTree createTree() const;
         void addToPath (Path& path, Expression::Scope*) const;
         RelativePoint* getControlPoints (int& numPoints);
         ElementBase* clone() const;
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public:
     {
     public:
         LineTo (const RelativePoint& endPoint);
-        const ValueTree createTree() const;
+        ValueTree createTree() const;
         void addToPath (Path& path, Expression::Scope*) const;
         RelativePoint* getControlPoints (int& numPoints);
         ElementBase* clone() const;
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public:
     {
     public:
         QuadraticTo (const RelativePoint& controlPoint, const RelativePoint& endPoint);
-        const ValueTree createTree() const;
+        ValueTree createTree() const;
         void addToPath (Path& path, Expression::Scope*) const;
         RelativePoint* getControlPoints (int& numPoints);
         ElementBase* clone() const;
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public:
     {
     public:
         CubicTo (const RelativePoint& controlPoint1, const RelativePoint& controlPoint2, const RelativePoint& endPoint);
-        const ValueTree createTree() const;
+        ValueTree createTree() const;
         void addToPath (Path& path, Expression::Scope*) const;
         RelativePoint* getControlPoints (int& numPoints);
         ElementBase* clone() const;

src/gui/components/positioning/juce_RelativeRectangle.cpp

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class RelativeRectangleLocalScope  : public Expression::Scope
 public:
     RelativeRectangleLocalScope (const RelativeRectangle& rect_)  : rect (rect_) {}
 
-    const Expression getSymbolValue (const String& symbol) const
+    Expression getSymbolValue (const String& symbol) const
     {
         switch (RelativeCoordinate::StandardStrings::getTypeOf (symbol))
         {
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ bool RelativeRectangle::isDynamic() const
             || dependsOnSymbolsOtherThanThis (bottom.getExpression());
 }
 
-const String RelativeRectangle::toString() const
+String RelativeRectangle::toString() const
 {
     return left.toString() + ", " + top.toString() + ", " + right.toString() + ", " + bottom.toString();
 }

src/gui/components/positioning/juce_RelativeRectangle.h

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public:
         the string syntax used by the coordinates, see the RelativeCoordinate constructor notes.
         The string that is returned can be passed to the RelativeRectangle constructor to recreate the rectangle.
     */
-    const String toString() const;
+    String toString() const;
 
     /** Renames a symbol if it is used by any of the coordinates.
         This calls Expression::withRenamedSymbol() on the rectangle's coordinates.

src/gui/components/properties/juce_ChoicePropertyComponent.cpp

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public:
 
     ~RemapperValueSource() {}
 
-    const var getValue() const
+    var getValue() const
     {
         return mappings.indexOf (sourceValue.getValue()) + 1;
     }

src/gui/components/special/juce_DirectShowComponent.h

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public:
     /** Returns the file path or URL from which the video file was loaded.
         If there isn't one, this returns an empty string.
     */
-    const File getCurrentMoviePath() const;
+    File getCurrentMoviePath() const;
 
     /** Returns true if there's currently a video open. */
     bool isMovieOpen() const;

src/gui/components/special/juce_QuickTimeMovieComponent.h

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public:
 
         If there isn't one, this returns File::nonexistent
     */
-    const File getCurrentMovieFile() const;
+    File getCurrentMovieFile() const;
 
     /** Returns true if there's currently a movie open. */
     bool isMovieOpen() const;

src/gui/components/windows/juce_ComponentPeer.cpp

@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ void ComponentPeer::addMaskedRegion (int x, int y, int w, int h)
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
-const StringArray ComponentPeer::getAvailableRenderingEngines()
+StringArray ComponentPeer::getAvailableRenderingEngines()
 {
     return StringArray ("Software Renderer");
 }

src/gui/components/windows/juce_ComponentPeer.h

@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ public:
 
 
     //==============================================================================
-    virtual const StringArray getAvailableRenderingEngines();
+    virtual StringArray getAvailableRenderingEngines();
     virtual int getCurrentRenderingEngine() const;
     virtual void setCurrentRenderingEngine (int index);
 

src/gui/graphics/contexts/juce_LowLevelGraphicsSoftwareRenderer.cpp

@@ -1026,19 +1026,19 @@ public:
 
     typedef ReferenceCountedObjectPtr<ClipRegionBase> Ptr;
 
-    virtual const Ptr clone() const = 0;
-    virtual const Ptr applyClipTo (const Ptr& target) const = 0;
+    virtual Ptr clone() const = 0;
+    virtual Ptr applyClipTo (const Ptr& target) const = 0;
 
-    virtual const Ptr clipToRectangle (const Rectangle<int>& r) = 0;
-    virtual const Ptr clipToRectangleList (const RectangleList& r) = 0;
-    virtual const Ptr excludeClipRectangle (const Rectangle<int>& r) = 0;
-    virtual const Ptr clipToPath (const Path& p, const AffineTransform& transform) = 0;
-    virtual const Ptr clipToEdgeTable (const EdgeTable& et) = 0;
-    virtual const Ptr clipToImageAlpha (const Image& image, const AffineTransform& t, const bool betterQuality) = 0;
-    virtual const Ptr translated (const Point<int>& delta) = 0;
+    virtual Ptr clipToRectangle (const Rectangle<int>& r) = 0;
+    virtual Ptr clipToRectangleList (const RectangleList& r) = 0;
+    virtual Ptr excludeClipRectangle (const Rectangle<int>& r) = 0;
+    virtual Ptr clipToPath (const Path& p, const AffineTransform& transform) = 0;
+    virtual Ptr clipToEdgeTable (const EdgeTable& et) = 0;
+    virtual Ptr clipToImageAlpha (const Image& image, const AffineTransform& t, const bool betterQuality) = 0;
+    virtual Ptr translated (const Point<int>& delta) = 0;
 
     virtual bool clipRegionIntersects (const Rectangle<int>& r) const = 0;
-    virtual const Rectangle<int> getClipBounds() const = 0;
+    virtual Rectangle<int> getClipBounds() const = 0;
 
     virtual void fillRectWithColour (Image::BitmapData& destData, const Rectangle<int>& area, const PixelARGB& colour, bool replaceContents) const = 0;
     virtual void fillRectWithColour (Image::BitmapData& destData, const Rectangle<float>& area, const PixelARGB& colour) const = 0;
@@ -1226,23 +1226,23 @@ public:
     ClipRegion_EdgeTable (const Rectangle<int>& bounds, const Path& p, const AffineTransform& t) : edgeTable (bounds, p, t) {}
     ClipRegion_EdgeTable (const ClipRegion_EdgeTable& other) : edgeTable (other.edgeTable) {}
 
-    const Ptr clone() const
+    Ptr clone() const
     {
         return new ClipRegion_EdgeTable (*this);
     }
 
-    const Ptr applyClipTo (const Ptr& target) const
+    Ptr applyClipTo (const Ptr& target) const
     {
         return target->clipToEdgeTable (edgeTable);
     }
 
-    const Ptr clipToRectangle (const Rectangle<int>& r)
+    Ptr clipToRectangle (const Rectangle<int>& r)
     {
         edgeTable.clipToRectangle (r);
         return edgeTable.isEmpty() ? nullptr : this;
     }
 
-    const Ptr clipToRectangleList (const RectangleList& r)
+    Ptr clipToRectangleList (const RectangleList& r)
     {
         RectangleList inverse (edgeTable.getMaximumBounds());
 
@@ -1253,26 +1253,26 @@ public:
         return edgeTable.isEmpty() ? nullptr : this;
     }
 
-    const Ptr excludeClipRectangle (const Rectangle<int>& r)
+    Ptr excludeClipRectangle (const Rectangle<int>& r)
     {
         edgeTable.excludeRectangle (r);
         return edgeTable.isEmpty() ? nullptr : this;
     }
 
-    const Ptr clipToPath (const Path& p, const AffineTransform& transform)
+    Ptr clipToPath (const Path& p, const AffineTransform& transform)
     {
         EdgeTable et (edgeTable.getMaximumBounds(), p, transform);
         edgeTable.clipToEdgeTable (et);
         return edgeTable.isEmpty() ? nullptr : this;
     }
 
-    const Ptr clipToEdgeTable (const EdgeTable& et)
+    Ptr clipToEdgeTable (const EdgeTable& et)
     {
         edgeTable.clipToEdgeTable (et);
         return edgeTable.isEmpty() ? nullptr : this;
     }
 
-    const Ptr clipToImageAlpha (const Image& image, const AffineTransform& transform, const bool betterQuality)
+    Ptr clipToImageAlpha (const Image& image, const AffineTransform& transform, const bool betterQuality)
     {
         const Image::BitmapData srcData (image, Image::BitmapData::readOnly);
 
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ public:
         return edgeTable.isEmpty() ? nullptr : this;
     }
 
-    const Ptr translated (const Point<int>& delta)
+    Ptr translated (const Point<int>& delta)
     {
         edgeTable.translate ((float) delta.getX(), delta.getY());
         return edgeTable.isEmpty() ? nullptr : this;
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ public:
         return edgeTable.getMaximumBounds().intersects (r);
     }
 
-    const Rectangle<int> getClipBounds() const
+    Rectangle<int> getClipBounds() const
     {
         return edgeTable.getMaximumBounds();
     }
@@ -1431,50 +1431,50 @@ public:
     ClipRegion_RectangleList (const RectangleList& r)  : clip (r) {}
     ClipRegion_RectangleList (const ClipRegion_RectangleList& other) : clip (other.clip) {}
 
-    const Ptr clone() const
+    Ptr clone() const
     {
         return new ClipRegion_RectangleList (*this);
     }
 
-    const Ptr applyClipTo (const Ptr& target) const
+    Ptr applyClipTo (const Ptr& target) const
     {
         return target->clipToRectangleList (clip);
     }
 
-    const Ptr clipToRectangle (const Rectangle<int>& r)
+    Ptr clipToRectangle (const Rectangle<int>& r)
     {
         clip.clipTo (r);
         return clip.isEmpty() ? nullptr : this;
     }
 
-    const Ptr clipToRectangleList (const RectangleList& r)
+    Ptr clipToRectangleList (const RectangleList& r)
     {
         clip.clipTo (r);
         return clip.isEmpty() ? nullptr : this;
     }
 
-    const Ptr excludeClipRectangle (const Rectangle<int>& r)
+    Ptr excludeClipRectangle (const Rectangle<int>& r)
     {
         clip.subtract (r);
         return clip.isEmpty() ? nullptr : this;
     }
 
-    const Ptr clipToPath (const Path& p, const AffineTransform& transform)
+    Ptr clipToPath (const Path& p, const AffineTransform& transform)
     {
         return Ptr (new ClipRegion_EdgeTable (clip))->clipToPath (p, transform);
     }
 
-    const Ptr clipToEdgeTable (const EdgeTable& et)
+    Ptr clipToEdgeTable (const EdgeTable& et)
     {
         return Ptr (new ClipRegion_EdgeTable (clip))->clipToEdgeTable (et);
     }
 
-    const Ptr clipToImageAlpha (const Image& image, const AffineTransform& transform, const bool betterQuality)
+    Ptr clipToImageAlpha (const Image& image, const AffineTransform& transform, const bool betterQuality)
     {
         return Ptr (new ClipRegion_EdgeTable (clip))->clipToImageAlpha (image, transform, betterQuality);
     }
 
-    const Ptr translated (const Point<int>& delta)
+    Ptr translated (const Point<int>& delta)
     {
         clip.offsetAll (delta.getX(), delta.getY());
         return clip.isEmpty() ? nullptr : this;
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ public:
         return clip.intersects (r);
     }
 
-    const Rectangle<int> getClipBounds() const
+    Rectangle<int> getClipBounds() const
     {
         return clip.getBounds();
     }
@@ -1934,12 +1934,12 @@ public:
         return false;
     }
 
-    const Rectangle<int> getUntransformedClipBounds() const
+    Rectangle<int> getUntransformedClipBounds() const
     {
         return clip != nullptr ? clip->getClipBounds() : Rectangle<int>();
     }
 
-    const Rectangle<int> getClipBounds() const
+    Rectangle<int> getClipBounds() const
     {
         if (clip != nullptr)
         {

src/gui/graphics/drawables/juce_Drawable.cpp

@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ Drawable::ValueTreeWrapperBase::ValueTreeWrapperBase (const ValueTree& state_)
 {
 }
 
-const String Drawable::ValueTreeWrapperBase::getID() const
+String Drawable::ValueTreeWrapperBase::getID() const
 {
     return state [ComponentBuilder::idProperty];
 }

src/gui/graphics/drawables/juce_Drawable.h

@@ -172,13 +172,13 @@ public:
         If there are any images used in this drawable, you'll need to provide a valid ImageProvider
         object that can be used to create storable representations of them.
     */
-    virtual const ValueTree createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const = 0;
+    virtual ValueTree createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const = 0;
 
     /** Returns the area that this drawble covers.
         The result is expressed in this drawable's own coordinate space, and does not take
         into account any transforms that may be applied to the component.
     */
-    virtual const Rectangle<float> getDrawableBounds() const = 0;
+    virtual Rectangle<float> getDrawableBounds() const = 0;
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Internal class used to manage ValueTrees that represent Drawables. */
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public:
 
         ValueTree& getState() noexcept          { return state; }
 
-        const String getID() const;
+        String getID() const;
         void setID (const String& newID);
 
         ValueTree state;

src/gui/graphics/drawables/juce_DrawableComposite.cpp

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Drawable* DrawableComposite::createCopy() const
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
-const Rectangle<float> DrawableComposite::getDrawableBounds() const
+Rectangle<float> DrawableComposite::getDrawableBounds() const
 {
     Rectangle<float> r;
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ MarkerList* DrawableComposite::getMarkers (bool xAxis)
     return xAxis ? &markersX : &markersY;
 }
 
-const RelativeRectangle DrawableComposite::getContentArea() const
+RelativeRectangle DrawableComposite::getContentArea() const
 {
     jassert (markersX.getNumMarkers() >= 2 && markersX.getMarker (0)->name == contentLeftMarkerName && markersX.getMarker (1)->name == contentRightMarkerName);
     jassert (markersY.getNumMarkers() >= 2 && markersY.getMarker (0)->name == contentTopMarkerName && markersY.getMarker (1)->name == contentBottomMarkerName);
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ ValueTree DrawableComposite::ValueTreeWrapper::getChildListCreating (UndoManager
     return state.getOrCreateChildWithName (childGroupTag, undoManager);
 }
 
-const RelativeParallelogram DrawableComposite::ValueTreeWrapper::getBoundingBox() const
+RelativeParallelogram DrawableComposite::ValueTreeWrapper::getBoundingBox() const
 {
     return RelativeParallelogram (state.getProperty (topLeft, "0, 0"),
                                   state.getProperty (topRight, "100, 0"),
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void DrawableComposite::ValueTreeWrapper::resetBoundingBoxToContentArea (UndoMan
                                            RelativePoint (content.left, content.bottom)), undoManager);
 }
 
-const RelativeRectangle DrawableComposite::ValueTreeWrapper::getContentArea() const
+RelativeRectangle DrawableComposite::ValueTreeWrapper::getContentArea() const
 {
     MarkerList::ValueTreeWrapper markersX (getMarkerList (true));
     MarkerList::ValueTreeWrapper markersY (getMarkerList (false));
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ void DrawableComposite::refreshFromValueTree (const ValueTree& tree, ComponentBu
     builder.updateChildComponents (*this, wrapper.getChildList());
 }
 
-const ValueTree DrawableComposite::createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const
+ValueTree DrawableComposite::createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const
 {
     ValueTree tree (valueTreeType);
     ValueTreeWrapper v (tree);

src/gui/graphics/drawables/juce_DrawableComposite.h

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public:
         "bottom", but this method is a shortcut that returns them all at once.
         @see contentLeftMarkerName, contentRightMarkerName, contentTopMarkerName, contentBottomMarkerName
     */
-    const RelativeRectangle getContentArea() const;
+    RelativeRectangle getContentArea() const;
 
     /** Changes the main content area.
         The content area is actually defined by the markers named "left", "right", "top" and
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ public:
     /** @internal */
     void refreshFromValueTree (const ValueTree& tree, ComponentBuilder& builder);
     /** @internal */
-    const ValueTree createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const;
+    ValueTree createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const;
     /** @internal */
     static const Identifier valueTreeType;
     /** @internal */
-    const Rectangle<float> getDrawableBounds() const;
+    Rectangle<float> getDrawableBounds() const;
     /** @internal */
     void childBoundsChanged (Component*);
     /** @internal */
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ public:
         ValueTree getChildList() const;
         ValueTree getChildListCreating (UndoManager* undoManager);
 
-        const RelativeParallelogram getBoundingBox() const;
+        RelativeParallelogram getBoundingBox() const;
         void setBoundingBox (const RelativeParallelogram& newBounds, UndoManager* undoManager);
         void resetBoundingBoxToContentArea (UndoManager* undoManager);
 
-        const RelativeRectangle getContentArea() const;
+        RelativeRectangle getContentArea() const;
         void setContentArea (const RelativeRectangle& newArea, UndoManager* undoManager);
 
         MarkerList::ValueTreeWrapper getMarkerList (bool xAxis) const;

src/gui/graphics/drawables/juce_DrawableImage.cpp

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void DrawableImage::paint (Graphics& g)
     }
 }
 
-const Rectangle<float> DrawableImage::getDrawableBounds() const
+Rectangle<float> DrawableImage::getDrawableBounds() const
 {
     return image.getBounds().toFloat();
 }
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ DrawableImage::ValueTreeWrapper::ValueTreeWrapper (const ValueTree& state_)
     jassert (state.hasType (valueTreeType));
 }
 
-const var DrawableImage::ValueTreeWrapper::getImageIdentifier() const
+var DrawableImage::ValueTreeWrapper::getImageIdentifier() const
 {
     return state [image];
 }
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ Value DrawableImage::ValueTreeWrapper::getOverlayColourValue (UndoManager* undoM
     return state.getPropertyAsValue (overlay, undoManager);
 }
 
-const RelativeParallelogram DrawableImage::ValueTreeWrapper::getBoundingBox() const
+RelativeParallelogram DrawableImage::ValueTreeWrapper::getBoundingBox() const
 {
     return RelativeParallelogram (state.getProperty (topLeft, "0, 0"),
                                   state.getProperty (topRight, "100, 0"),
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void DrawableImage::refreshFromValueTree (const ValueTree& tree, ComponentBuilde
     }
 }
 
-const ValueTree DrawableImage::createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const
+ValueTree DrawableImage::createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const
 {
     ValueTree tree (valueTreeType);
     ValueTreeWrapper v (tree);

src/gui/graphics/drawables/juce_DrawableImage.h

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
     void setImage (const Image& imageToUse);
 
     /** Returns the current image. */
-    const Image getImage() const                                { return image; }
+    const Image& getImage() const noexcept                      { return image; }
 
     /** Sets the opacity to use when drawing the image. */
     void setOpacity (float newOpacity);
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ public:
     /** @internal */
     Drawable* createCopy() const;
     /** @internal */
-    const Rectangle<float> getDrawableBounds() const;
+    Rectangle<float> getDrawableBounds() const;
     /** @internal */
     void refreshFromValueTree (const ValueTree& tree, ComponentBuilder& builder);
     /** @internal */
-    const ValueTree createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const;
+    ValueTree createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const;
     /** @internal */
     static const Identifier valueTreeType;
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public:
     public:
         ValueTreeWrapper (const ValueTree& state);
 
-        const var getImageIdentifier() const;
+        var getImageIdentifier() const;
         void setImageIdentifier (const var& newIdentifier, UndoManager* undoManager);
         Value getImageIdentifierValue (UndoManager* undoManager);
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public:
         void setOverlayColour (const Colour& newColour, UndoManager* undoManager);
         Value getOverlayColourValue (UndoManager* undoManager);
 
-        const RelativeParallelogram getBoundingBox() const;
+        RelativeParallelogram getBoundingBox() const;
         void setBoundingBox (const RelativeParallelogram& newBounds, UndoManager* undoManager);
 
         static const Identifier opacity, overlay, image, topLeft, topRight, bottomLeft;

src/gui/graphics/drawables/juce_DrawablePath.cpp

@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ int DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::getNumControlPoints() const noexcep
     return 0;
 }
 
-const RelativePoint DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::getControlPoint (const int index) const
+RelativePoint DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::getControlPoint (const int index) const
 {
     jassert (index >= 0 && index < getNumControlPoints());
     return RelativePoint (state [index == 0 ? point1 : (index == 1 ? point2 : point3)].toString());
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ void DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::setControlPoint (const int index,
     state.setProperty (index == 0 ? point1 : (index == 1 ? point2 : point3), point.toString(), undoManager);
 }
 
-const RelativePoint DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::getStartPoint() const
+RelativePoint DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::getStartPoint() const
 {
     const Identifier i (state.getType());
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ const RelativePoint DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::getStartPoint() con
     return getPreviousElement().getEndPoint();
 }
 
-const RelativePoint DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::getEndPoint() const
+RelativePoint DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::getEndPoint() const
 {
     const Identifier i (state.getType());
     if (i == startSubPathElement || i == lineToElement)  return getControlPoint (0);
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ float DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::getLength (Expression::Scope* sco
     return 0;
 }
 
-const String DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::getModeOfEndPoint() const
+String DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::getModeOfEndPoint() const
 {
     return state [mode].toString();
 }
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ void DrawablePath::ValueTreeWrapper::Element::convertToPathBreak (UndoManager* u
 
 namespace DrawablePathHelpers
 {
-    const Point<float> findCubicSubdivisionPoint (float proportion, const Point<float> points[4])
+    Point<float> findCubicSubdivisionPoint (float proportion, const Point<float> points[4])
     {
         const Point<float> mid1 (points[0] + (points[1] - points[0]) * proportion),
                            mid2 (points[1] + (points[2] - points[1]) * proportion),
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ namespace DrawablePathHelpers
         return newCp1 + (newCp2 - newCp1) * proportion;
     }
 
-    const Point<float> findQuadraticSubdivisionPoint (float proportion, const Point<float> points[3])
+    Point<float> findQuadraticSubdivisionPoint (float proportion, const Point<float> points[3])
     {
         const Point<float> mid1 (points[0] + (points[1] - points[0]) * proportion),
                            mid2 (points[1] + (points[2] - points[1]) * proportion);
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ void DrawablePath::refreshFromValueTree (const ValueTree& tree, ComponentBuilder
     setPath (newRelativePath);
 }
 
-const ValueTree DrawablePath::createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const
+ValueTree DrawablePath::createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const
 {
     ValueTree tree (valueTreeType);
     ValueTreeWrapper v (tree);

src/gui/graphics/drawables/juce_DrawablePath.h

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
     /** @internal */
     void refreshFromValueTree (const ValueTree& tree, ComponentBuilder& builder);
     /** @internal */
-    const ValueTree createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const;
+    ValueTree createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const;
     /** @internal */
     static const Identifier valueTreeType;
 
@@ -96,17 +96,17 @@ public:
             const Identifier getType() const noexcept   { return state.getType(); }
             int getNumControlPoints() const noexcept;
 
-            const RelativePoint getControlPoint (int index) const;
+            RelativePoint getControlPoint (int index) const;
             Value getControlPointValue (int index, UndoManager*) const;
-            const RelativePoint getStartPoint() const;
-            const RelativePoint getEndPoint() const;
+            RelativePoint getStartPoint() const;
+            RelativePoint getEndPoint() const;
             void setControlPoint (int index, const RelativePoint& point, UndoManager*);
             float getLength (Expression::Scope*) const;
 
             ValueTreeWrapper getParent() const;
             Element getPreviousElement() const;
 
-            const String getModeOfEndPoint() const;
+            String getModeOfEndPoint() const;
             void setModeOfEndPoint (const String& newMode, UndoManager*);
 
             void convertToLine (UndoManager*);

src/gui/graphics/drawables/juce_DrawableRectangle.cpp

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ DrawableRectangle::ValueTreeWrapper::ValueTreeWrapper (const ValueTree& state_)
     jassert (state.hasType (valueTreeType));
 }
 
-const RelativeParallelogram DrawableRectangle::ValueTreeWrapper::getRectangle() const
+RelativeParallelogram DrawableRectangle::ValueTreeWrapper::getRectangle() const
 {
     return RelativeParallelogram (state.getProperty (topLeft, "0, 0"),
                                   state.getProperty (topRight, "100, 0"),
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void DrawableRectangle::ValueTreeWrapper::setCornerSize (const RelativePoint& ne
     state.setProperty (cornerSize, newSize.toString(), undoManager);
 }
 
-const RelativePoint DrawableRectangle::ValueTreeWrapper::getCornerSize() const
+RelativePoint DrawableRectangle::ValueTreeWrapper::getCornerSize() const
 {
     return RelativePoint (state [cornerSize]);
 }
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void DrawableRectangle::refreshFromValueTree (const ValueTree& tree, ComponentBu
     setCornerSize (v.getCornerSize());
 }
 
-const ValueTree DrawableRectangle::createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const
+ValueTree DrawableRectangle::createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const
 {
     ValueTree tree (valueTreeType);
     ValueTreeWrapper v (tree);

src/gui/graphics/drawables/juce_DrawableRectangle.h

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public:
     const RelativeParallelogram& getRectangle() const noexcept          { return bounds; }
 
     /** Returns the corner size to be used. */
-    const RelativePoint getCornerSize() const                           { return cornerSize; }
+    const RelativePoint& getCornerSize() const noexcept                 { return cornerSize; }
 
     /** Sets a new corner size for the rectangle */
     void setCornerSize (const RelativePoint& newSize);
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
     /** @internal */
     void refreshFromValueTree (const ValueTree& tree, ComponentBuilder& builder);
     /** @internal */
-    const ValueTree createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const;
+    ValueTree createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const;
     /** @internal */
     static const Identifier valueTreeType;
 
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ public:
     public:
         ValueTreeWrapper (const ValueTree& state);
 
-        const RelativeParallelogram getRectangle() const;
+        RelativeParallelogram getRectangle() const;
         void setRectangle (const RelativeParallelogram& newBounds, UndoManager*);
 
         void setCornerSize (const RelativePoint& cornerSize, UndoManager*);
-        const RelativePoint getCornerSize() const;
+        RelativePoint getCornerSize() const;
         Value getCornerSizeValue (UndoManager*) const;
 
         static const Identifier topLeft, topRight, bottomLeft, cornerSize;

src/gui/graphics/drawables/juce_DrawableShape.cpp

@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void DrawableShape::strokeChanged()
     repaint();
 }
 
-const Rectangle<float> DrawableShape::getDrawableBounds() const
+Rectangle<float> DrawableShape::getDrawableBounds() const
 {
     if (isStrokeVisible())
         return strokePath.getBounds();
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ DrawableShape::FillAndStrokeState::FillAndStrokeState (const ValueTree& state_)
 {
 }
 
-const DrawableShape::RelativeFillType DrawableShape::FillAndStrokeState::getFill (const Identifier& fillOrStrokeType, ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const
+DrawableShape::RelativeFillType DrawableShape::FillAndStrokeState::getFill (const Identifier& fillOrStrokeType, ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider* imageProvider) const
 {
     DrawableShape::RelativeFillType f;
     f.readFrom (state.getChildWithName (fillOrStrokeType), imageProvider);
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ void DrawableShape::FillAndStrokeState::setFill (const Identifier& fillOrStrokeT
     newFill.writeTo (v, imageProvider, undoManager);
 }
 
-const PathStrokeType DrawableShape::FillAndStrokeState::getStrokeType() const
+PathStrokeType DrawableShape::FillAndStrokeState::getStrokeType() const
 {
     const String jointStyleString (state [jointStyle].toString());
     const String capStyleString (state [capStyle].toString());

src/gui/graphics/drawables/juce_DrawableShape.h

@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@ public:
         FillAndStrokeState (const ValueTree& state);
 
         ValueTree getFillState (const Identifier& fillOrStrokeType);
-        const RelativeFillType getFill (const Identifier& fillOrStrokeType, ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider*) const;
+        RelativeFillType getFill (const Identifier& fillOrStrokeType, ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider*) const;
         void setFill (const Identifier& fillOrStrokeType, const RelativeFillType& newFill,
                       ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider*, UndoManager*);
 
-        const PathStrokeType getStrokeType() const;
+        PathStrokeType getStrokeType() const;
         void setStrokeType (const PathStrokeType& newStrokeType, UndoManager*);
 
         static const Identifier type, colour, colours, fill, stroke, path, jointStyle, capStyle, strokeWidth,
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public:
     };
 
     /** @internal */
-    const Rectangle<float> getDrawableBounds() const;
+    Rectangle<float> getDrawableBounds() const;
     /** @internal */
     void paint (Graphics& g);
     /** @internal */

src/gui/graphics/drawables/juce_DrawableText.cpp

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void DrawableText::paint (Graphics& g)
     ga.draw (g, transform);
 }
 
-const Rectangle<float> DrawableText::getDrawableBounds() const
+Rectangle<float> DrawableText::getDrawableBounds() const
 {
     return RelativeParallelogram::getBoundingBox (resolvedPoints);
 }
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void DrawableText::refreshFromValueTree (const ValueTree& tree, ComponentBuilder
     }
 }
 
-const ValueTree DrawableText::createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider*) const
+ValueTree DrawableText::createValueTree (ComponentBuilder::ImageProvider*) const
 {
     ValueTree tree (valueTreeType);
     ValueTreeWrapper v (tree);