diff --git a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_NamedValueSet.cpp b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_NamedValueSet.cpp
index 45bfff11d4..ba4ab8b4c0 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_NamedValueSet.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_NamedValueSet.cpp
@@ -23,15 +23,44 @@
 namespace juce
 {
 
-NamedValueSet::NamedValueSet() noexcept
+NamedValueSet::NamedValue::NamedValue() noexcept {}
+NamedValueSet::NamedValue::~NamedValue() noexcept {}
+
+NamedValueSet::NamedValue::NamedValue (const Identifier& n, const var& v)  : name (n), value (v) {}
+NamedValueSet::NamedValue::NamedValue (const NamedValue& other) : NamedValue (other.name, other.value) {}
+
+NamedValueSet::NamedValue::NamedValue (NamedValue&& other) noexcept
+   : NamedValue (static_cast<Identifier&&> (other.name),
+                 static_cast<var&&> (other.value))
+{}
+
+NamedValueSet::NamedValue::NamedValue (const Identifier& n, var&& v) noexcept
+   : name (n), value (static_cast<var&&> (v))
 {
 }
 
-NamedValueSet::NamedValueSet (const NamedValueSet& other)
-   : values (other.values)
+NamedValueSet::NamedValue::NamedValue (Identifier&& n, var&& v) noexcept
+   : name (static_cast<Identifier&&> (n)),
+     value (static_cast<var&&> (v))
+{}
+
+NamedValueSet::NamedValue& NamedValueSet::NamedValue::operator= (NamedValue&& other) noexcept
 {
+    name = static_cast<Identifier&&> (other.name);
+    value = static_cast<var&&> (other.value);
+    return *this;
 }
 
+bool NamedValueSet::NamedValue::operator== (const NamedValue& other) const noexcept   { return name == other.name && value == other.value; }
+bool NamedValueSet::NamedValue::operator!= (const NamedValue& other) const noexcept   { return ! operator== (other); }
+
+//==============================================================================
+NamedValueSet::NamedValueSet() noexcept {}
+NamedValueSet::~NamedValueSet() noexcept {}
+
+NamedValueSet::NamedValueSet (const NamedValueSet& other)  : values (other.values) {}
+NamedValueSet::NamedValueSet (NamedValueSet&& other) noexcept  : values (static_cast<Array<NamedValue>&&> (other.values)) {}
+
 NamedValueSet& NamedValueSet::operator= (const NamedValueSet& other)
 {
     clear();
@@ -39,46 +68,56 @@ NamedValueSet& NamedValueSet::operator= (const NamedValueSet& other)
     return *this;
 }
 
-NamedValueSet::NamedValueSet (NamedValueSet&& other) noexcept
-    : values (static_cast<Array<NamedValue>&&> (other.values))
-{
-}
-
 NamedValueSet& NamedValueSet::operator= (NamedValueSet&& other) noexcept
 {
     other.values.swapWith (values);
     return *this;
 }
 
-NamedValueSet::~NamedValueSet() noexcept
-{
-}
-
 void NamedValueSet::clear()
 {
     values.clear();
 }
 
-bool NamedValueSet::operator== (const NamedValueSet& other) const
+bool NamedValueSet::operator== (const NamedValueSet& other) const noexcept
 {
-    return values == other.values;
-}
+    auto num = values.size();
 
-bool NamedValueSet::operator!= (const NamedValueSet& other) const
-{
-    return ! operator== (other);
-}
+    if (num != other.values.size())
+        return false;
 
-int NamedValueSet::size() const noexcept
-{
-    return values.size();
-}
+    for (int i = 0; i < num; ++i)
+    {
+        // optimise for the case where the keys are in the same order
+        if (values.getReference(i).name == other.values.getReference(i).name)
+        {
+            if (values.getReference(i).value != other.values.getReference(i).value)
+                return false;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // if we encounter keys that are in a different order, search remaining items by brute force..
+            for (int j = i; j < num; ++j)
+            {
+                if (auto* otherVal = other.getVarPointer (values.getReference(j).name))
+                    if (values.getReference(j).value == *otherVal)
+                        continue;
 
-bool NamedValueSet::isEmpty() const noexcept
-{
-    return values.isEmpty();
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
 }
 
+bool NamedValueSet::operator!= (const NamedValueSet& other) const noexcept   { return ! operator== (other); }
+
+int NamedValueSet::size() const noexcept        { return values.size(); }
+bool NamedValueSet::isEmpty() const noexcept    { return values.isEmpty(); }
+
 static const var& getNullVarRef() noexcept
 {
    #if JUCE_ALLOW_STATIC_NULL_VARIABLES
@@ -91,7 +130,7 @@ static const var& getNullVarRef() noexcept
 
 const var& NamedValueSet::operator[] (const Identifier& name) const noexcept
 {
-    if (const var* v = getVarPointer (name))
+    if (auto* v = getVarPointer (name))
         return *v;
 
     return getNullVarRef();
@@ -99,7 +138,7 @@ const var& NamedValueSet::operator[] (const Identifier& name) const noexcept
 
 var NamedValueSet::getWithDefault (const Identifier& name, const var& defaultReturnValue) const
 {
-    if (const var* const v = getVarPointer (name))
+    if (auto* v = getVarPointer (name))
         return *v;
 
     return defaultReturnValue;
@@ -107,16 +146,16 @@ var NamedValueSet::getWithDefault (const Identifier& name, const var& defaultRet
 
 var* NamedValueSet::getVarPointer (const Identifier& name) const noexcept
 {
-    for (NamedValue* e = values.end(), *i = values.begin(); i != e; ++i)
-        if (i->name == name)
-            return &(i->value);
+    for (auto& i : values)
+        if (i.name == name)
+            return &(i.value);
 
-    return nullptr;
+    return {};
 }
 
 bool NamedValueSet::set (const Identifier& name, var&& newValue)
 {
-    if (var* const v = getVarPointer (name))
+    if (auto* v = getVarPointer (name))
     {
         if (v->equalsWithSameType (newValue))
             return false;
@@ -125,13 +164,13 @@ bool NamedValueSet::set (const Identifier& name, var&& newValue)
         return true;
     }
 
-    values.add (NamedValue (name, static_cast<var&&> (newValue)));
+    values.add ({ name, static_cast<var&&> (newValue) });
     return true;
 }
 
 bool NamedValueSet::set (const Identifier& name, const var& newValue)
 {
-    if (var* const v = getVarPointer (name))
+    if (auto* v = getVarPointer (name))
     {
         if (v->equalsWithSameType (newValue))
             return false;
@@ -140,7 +179,7 @@ bool NamedValueSet::set (const Identifier& name, const var& newValue)
         return true;
     }
 
-    values.add (NamedValue (name, newValue));
+    values.add ({ name, newValue });
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -151,7 +190,7 @@ bool NamedValueSet::contains (const Identifier& name) const noexcept
 
 int NamedValueSet::indexOf (const Identifier& name) const noexcept
 {
-    const int numValues = values.size();
+    auto numValues = values.size();
 
     for (int i = 0; i < numValues; ++i)
         if (values.getReference(i).name == name)
@@ -162,7 +201,7 @@ int NamedValueSet::indexOf (const Identifier& name) const noexcept
 
 bool NamedValueSet::remove (const Identifier& name)
 {
-    const int numValues = values.size();
+    auto numValues = values.size();
 
     for (int i = 0; i < numValues; ++i)
     {
@@ -182,7 +221,7 @@ Identifier NamedValueSet::getName (const int index) const noexcept
         return values.getReference (index).name;
 
     jassertfalse;
-    return Identifier();
+    return {};
 }
 
 const var& NamedValueSet::getValueAt (const int index) const noexcept
@@ -199,14 +238,14 @@ var* NamedValueSet::getVarPointerAt (int index) const noexcept
     if (isPositiveAndBelow (index, values.size()))
         return &(values.getReference (index).value);
 
-    return nullptr;
+    return {};
 }
 
 void NamedValueSet::setFromXmlAttributes (const XmlElement& xml)
 {
     values.clearQuick();
 
-    for (const XmlElement::XmlAttributeNode* att = xml.attributes; att != nullptr; att = att->nextListItem)
+    for (auto* att = xml.attributes.get(); att != nullptr; att = att->nextListItem)
     {
         if (att->name.toString().startsWith ("base64:"))
         {
@@ -214,32 +253,32 @@ void NamedValueSet::setFromXmlAttributes (const XmlElement& xml)
 
             if (mb.fromBase64Encoding (att->value))
             {
-                values.add (NamedValue (att->name.toString().substring (7), var (mb)));
+                values.add ({ att->name.toString().substring (7), var (mb) });
                 continue;
             }
         }
 
-        values.add (NamedValue (att->name, var (att->value)));
+        values.add ({ att->name, var (att->value) });
     }
 }
 
 void NamedValueSet::copyToXmlAttributes (XmlElement& xml) const
 {
-    for (NamedValue* e = values.end(), *i = values.begin(); i != e; ++i)
+    for (auto& i : values)
     {
-        if (const MemoryBlock* mb = i->value.getBinaryData())
+        if (auto* mb = i.value.getBinaryData())
         {
-            xml.setAttribute ("base64:" + i->name.toString(), mb->toBase64Encoding());
+            xml.setAttribute ("base64:" + i.name.toString(), mb->toBase64Encoding());
         }
         else
         {
             // These types can't be stored as XML!
-            jassert (! i->value.isObject());
-            jassert (! i->value.isMethod());
-            jassert (! i->value.isArray());
+            jassert (! i.value.isObject());
+            jassert (! i.value.isMethod());
+            jassert (! i.value.isArray());
 
-            xml.setAttribute (i->name.toString(),
-                              i->value.toString());
+            xml.setAttribute (i.name.toString(),
+                              i.value.toString());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_NamedValueSet.h b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_NamedValueSet.h
index 4e6ea7ab43..abd161a734 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_NamedValueSet.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_NamedValueSet.h
@@ -35,62 +35,45 @@ public:
     /** Creates an empty set. */
     NamedValueSet() noexcept;
 
-    /** Creates a copy of another set. */
     NamedValueSet (const NamedValueSet&);
-
-    /** Replaces this set with a copy of another set. */
-    NamedValueSet& operator= (const NamedValueSet&);
-
-    /** Move constructor */
     NamedValueSet (NamedValueSet&&) noexcept;
-
-    /** Move assignment operator */
+    NamedValueSet& operator= (const NamedValueSet&);
     NamedValueSet& operator= (NamedValueSet&&) noexcept;
 
     /** Destructor. */
     ~NamedValueSet() noexcept;
 
-    bool operator== (const NamedValueSet&) const;
-    bool operator!= (const NamedValueSet&) const;
+    /** Two NamedValueSets are considered equal if they contain all the same key/value
+        pairs, regardless of the order.
+    */
+    bool operator== (const NamedValueSet&) const noexcept;
+    bool operator!= (const NamedValueSet&) const noexcept;
 
     //==============================================================================
-    struct NamedValue
+    struct JUCE_API  NamedValue
     {
-        NamedValue() noexcept {}
-        NamedValue (const Identifier& n, const var& v)  : name (n), value (v) {}
-        NamedValue (const NamedValue& other) : name (other.name), value (other.value) {}
-
-        NamedValue (NamedValue&& other) noexcept
-        : name (static_cast<Identifier&&> (other.name)),
-          value (static_cast<var&&> (other.value))
-        {
-        }
-
-        NamedValue (Identifier&& n, var&& v) noexcept
-        : name (static_cast<Identifier&&> (n)),
-          value (static_cast<var&&> (v))
-        {
-        }
-
-        NamedValue& operator= (NamedValue&& other) noexcept
-        {
-            name = static_cast<Identifier&&> (other.name);
-            value = static_cast<var&&> (other.value);
-            return *this;
-        }
-
-        bool operator== (const NamedValue& other) const noexcept   { return name == other.name && value == other.value; }
-        bool operator!= (const NamedValue& other) const noexcept   { return ! operator== (other); }
+        NamedValue() noexcept;
+        ~NamedValue() noexcept;
+
+        NamedValue (const Identifier& name, const var& value);
+        NamedValue (const Identifier& name, var&& value) noexcept;
+        NamedValue (Identifier&& name, var&& value) noexcept;
+
+        NamedValue (const NamedValue&);
+        NamedValue (NamedValue&&) noexcept;
+        NamedValue& operator= (NamedValue&&) noexcept;
+
+        bool operator== (const NamedValue&) const noexcept;
+        bool operator!= (const NamedValue&) const noexcept;
 
         Identifier name;
         var value;
     };
 
-    NamedValueSet::NamedValue* begin() { return values.begin(); }
-    NamedValueSet::NamedValue* end()   { return values.end();   }
+    const NamedValueSet::NamedValue* begin() const noexcept     { return values.begin(); }
+    const NamedValueSet::NamedValue* end() const noexcept       { return values.end();   }
 
     //==============================================================================
-
     /** Returns the total number of values that the set contains. */
     int size() const noexcept;