diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.cpp b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.cpp
index 574a36f844..37a25aa825 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.cpp
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.cpp
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ void Project::findAllImageItems (OwnedArray<Project::Item>& items)
 
 //==============================================================================
 Project::Item::Item (Project& project_, const ValueTree& node_)
-    : project (project_), node (node_)
+    : project (&project_), node (node_)
 {
 }
 
@@ -544,6 +544,13 @@ Project::Item::Item (const Item& other)
 {
 }
 
+Project::Item& Project::Item::operator= (const Project::Item& other)
+{
+    project = other.project;
+    node = other.node;
+    return *this;
+}
+
 Project::Item::~Item()
 {
 }
@@ -571,7 +578,7 @@ Project::Item Project::Item::findItemWithID (const String& targetId) const
         }
     }
 
-    return Item (project, ValueTree::invalid);
+    return Item (*project, ValueTree::invalid);
 }
 
 bool Project::Item::canContain (const Item& child) const
@@ -614,7 +621,7 @@ Value Project::Item::getShouldAddToResourceValue() const
 const File Project::Item::getFile() const
 {
     if (isFile())
-        return project.resolveFilename (node [Ids::file].toString());
+        return project->resolveFilename (node [Ids::file].toString());
     else
         return File::nonexistent;
 }
@@ -622,7 +629,7 @@ const File Project::Item::getFile() const
 void Project::Item::setFile (const File& file)
 {
     jassert (isFile());
-    node.setProperty (Ids::file, project.getRelativePathForFile (file), getUndoManager());
+    node.setProperty (Ids::file, project->getRelativePathForFile (file), getUndoManager());
     node.setProperty (Ids::name, file.getFileName(), getUndoManager());
 
     jassert (getFile() == file);
@@ -658,7 +665,7 @@ Project::Item Project::Item::findItemForFile (const File& file) const
         }
     }
 
-    return Item (project, ValueTree::invalid);
+    return Item (*project, ValueTree::invalid);
 }
 
 const File Project::Item::determineGroupFolder() const
@@ -684,7 +691,7 @@ const File Project::Item::determineGroupFolder() const
     }
     else
     {
-        f = project.getFile().getParentDirectory();
+        f = project->getFile().getParentDirectory();
 
         if (f.getChildFile ("Source").isDirectory())
             f = f.getChildFile ("Source");
@@ -729,7 +736,7 @@ Project::Item Project::Item::getParent() const
     if (isMainGroup() || ! isGroup())
         return *this;
 
-    return Item (project, node.getParent());
+    return Item (*project, node.getParent());
 }
 
 struct ItemSorter
@@ -753,7 +760,7 @@ bool Project::Item::addFile (const File& file, int insertIndex)
 
     if (file.isDirectory())
     {
-        Item group (project.createNewGroup());
+        Item group (project->createNewGroup());
         group.getName() = file.getFileNameWithoutExtension();
 
         jassert (canContain (group));
@@ -764,7 +771,7 @@ bool Project::Item::addFile (const File& file, int insertIndex)
         DirectoryIterator iter (file, false, "*", File::findFilesAndDirectories);
         while (iter.next())
         {
-            if (! project.getMainGroup().findItemForFile (iter.getFile()).isValid())
+            if (! project->getMainGroup().findItemForFile (iter.getFile()).isValid())
                 group.addFile (iter.getFile(), -1);
         }
 
@@ -772,9 +779,9 @@ bool Project::Item::addFile (const File& file, int insertIndex)
     }
     else if (file.existsAsFile())
     {
-        if (! project.getMainGroup().findItemForFile (file).isValid())
+        if (! project->getMainGroup().findItemForFile (file).isValid())
         {
-            Item item (project.createNewItem (file));
+            Item item (project->createNewItem (file));
 
             if (canContain (item))
             {
diff --git a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.h b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.h
index bda65620f0..63ab508479 100644
--- a/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.h
+++ b/extras/Introjucer/Source/Project/jucer_Project.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ public:
         //==============================================================================
         Item (Project& project, const ValueTree& itemNode);
         Item (const Item& other);
+        Item& operator= (const Item& other);
         ~Item();
 
         void initialiseNodeValues();
@@ -164,8 +165,8 @@ public:
         bool isValid() const                            { return node.isValid(); }
         const ValueTree& getNode() const throw()        { return node; }
         ValueTree& getNode() throw()                    { return node; }
-        Project& getProject() const throw()             { return project; }
-        bool operator== (const Item& other) const       { return node == other.node && &project == &other.project; }
+        Project& getProject() const throw()             { return *project; }
+        bool operator== (const Item& other) const       { return node == other.node && project == other.project; }
         bool operator!= (const Item& other) const       { return ! operator== (other); }
 
         //==============================================================================
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ public:
         //==============================================================================
         bool canContain (const Item& child) const;
         int getNumChildren() const                      { return node.getNumChildren(); }
-        Item getChild (int index) const                 { return Item (project, node.getChild (index)); }
+        Item getChild (int index) const                 { return Item (*project, node.getChild (index)); }
         void addChild (const Item& newChild, int insertIndex);
         bool addFile (const File& file, int insertIndex);
         void removeItemFromProject();
@@ -207,11 +208,10 @@ public:
 
     private:
         //==============================================================================
-        Project& project;
+        Project* project;
         ValueTree node;
 
-        UndoManager* getUndoManager() const              { return project.getUndoManagerFor (node); }
-        Item& operator= (const Item&);
+        UndoManager* getUndoManager() const              { return project->getUndoManagerFor (node); }
     };
 
     Item getMainGroup();
diff --git a/extras/browser plugins/wrapper/juce_ActiveX_GlueCode.cpp b/extras/browser plugins/wrapper/juce_ActiveX_GlueCode.cpp
index ce0446b537..8c2324ba7e 100644
--- a/extras/browser plugins/wrapper/juce_ActiveX_GlueCode.cpp	
+++ b/extras/browser plugins/wrapper/juce_ActiveX_GlueCode.cpp	
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public:
                 for (int j = numArgs; --j >= 0;)
                     args.add (variantTojuceVar (pDispParams->rgvarg[j]));
 
-                result = v.invoke (memberId, args.getRawDataPointer(), numArgs);
+                result = v.invoke (memberId, numArgs == 0 ? 0 : args.getRawDataPointer(), numArgs);
             }
 
             if (pVarResult != 0)
diff --git a/src/audio/midi/juce_MidiBuffer.cpp b/src/audio/midi/juce_MidiBuffer.cpp
index 4d83643c3e..0a29fa0050 100644
--- a/src/audio/midi/juce_MidiBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/midi/juce_MidiBuffer.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ MidiBuffer& MidiBuffer::operator= (const MidiBuffer& other) throw()
 void MidiBuffer::swapWith (MidiBuffer& other) throw()
 {
     data.swapWith (other.data);
-    swapVariables <int> (bytesUsed, other.bytesUsed);
+    std::swap (bytesUsed, other.bytesUsed);
 }
 
 MidiBuffer::~MidiBuffer()
diff --git a/src/containers/juce_ArrayAllocationBase.h b/src/containers/juce_ArrayAllocationBase.h
index 8da908e5d8..2fe345ca1c 100644
--- a/src/containers/juce_ArrayAllocationBase.h
+++ b/src/containers/juce_ArrayAllocationBase.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public:
     void swapWith (ArrayAllocationBase <ElementType, TypeOfCriticalSectionToUse>& other) throw()
     {
         elements.swapWith (other.elements);
-        swapVariables (numAllocated, other.numAllocated);
+        std::swap (numAllocated, other.numAllocated);
     }
 
     //==============================================================================
diff --git a/src/containers/juce_ElementComparator.h b/src/containers/juce_ElementComparator.h
index 158b932349..f976c40c77 100644
--- a/src/containers/juce_ElementComparator.h
+++ b/src/containers/juce_ElementComparator.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void sortArray (ElementComparator& comparator,
             {
                 if (comparator.compareElements (array[i], array [i + 1]) > 0)
                 {
-                    swapVariables (array[i], array[i + 1]);
+                    std::swap (array[i], array[i + 1]);
 
                     if (i > firstElement)
                         i -= 2;
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ static void sortArray (ElementComparator& comparator,
                             if (comparator.compareElements (array[k], array [maxIndex]) > 0)
                                 maxIndex = k;
 
-                        swapVariables (array[j], array[maxIndex]);
+                        std::swap (array[j], array[maxIndex]);
                         --j;
                     }
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     const int mid = firstElement + (size >> 1);
-                    swapVariables (array[mid], array[firstElement]);
+                    std::swap (array[mid], array[firstElement]);
 
                     int i = firstElement;
                     int j = lastElement + 1;
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ static void sortArray (ElementComparator& comparator,
                         if (j < i)
                             break;
 
-                        swapVariables (array[i], array[j]);
+                        std::swap (array[i], array[j]);
                     }
 
-                    swapVariables (array[j], array[firstElement]);
+                    std::swap (array[j], array[firstElement]);
 
                     if (j - 1 - firstElement >= lastElement - i)
                     {
diff --git a/src/containers/juce_HashMap.h b/src/containers/juce_HashMap.h
index 3b2d331c3b..325ef9d2a8 100644
--- a/src/containers/juce_HashMap.h
+++ b/src/containers/juce_HashMap.h
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public:
         const ScopedLockType lock2 (otherHashMap.getLock());
 
         slots.swapWithArray (otherHashMap.slots);
-        swapVariables (totalNumItems, otherHashMap.totalNumItems);
+        std::swap (totalNumItems, otherHashMap.totalNumItems);
     }
 
     //==============================================================================
diff --git a/src/containers/juce_Variant.cpp b/src/containers/juce_Variant.cpp
index 1acd732142..c282be9d29 100644
--- a/src/containers/juce_Variant.cpp
+++ b/src/containers/juce_Variant.cpp
@@ -373,8 +373,8 @@ DynamicObject* var::getObject() const           { return type->toObject (value);
 //==============================================================================
 void var::swapWith (var& other) throw()
 {
-    swapVariables (type, other.type);
-    swapVariables (value, other.value);
+    std::swap (type, other.type);
+    std::swap (value, other.value);
 }
 
 var& var::operator= (const var& newValue)         { type->cleanUp (value); type = newValue.type; type->createCopy (value, newValue.value); return *this; }
diff --git a/src/cryptography/juce_BlowFish.cpp b/src/cryptography/juce_BlowFish.cpp
index 2731ff4623..a0d5a4b756 100644
--- a/src/cryptography/juce_BlowFish.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptography/juce_BlowFish.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ void BlowFish::encrypt (uint32& data1, uint32& data2) const throw()
     {
         l ^= p[i];
         r ^= F(l);
-        swapVariables (l, r);
+        std::swap (l, r);
     }
 
     data1 = r ^ p[17];
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ void BlowFish::decrypt (uint32& data1, uint32& data2) const throw()
     {
         l ^= p[i];
         r ^= F(l);
-        swapVariables (l, r);
+        std::swap (l, r);
     }
 
     data1 = r ^ p[0];
diff --git a/src/gui/components/controls/juce_Slider.cpp b/src/gui/components/controls/juce_Slider.cpp
index eb58d0a8ed..170cae3d0a 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/controls/juce_Slider.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/controls/juce_Slider.cpp
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ void Slider::setMinAndMaxValues (double newMinValue, double newMaxValue, bool se
               || style == ThreeValueHorizontal || style == ThreeValueVertical);
 
     if (newMaxValue < newMinValue)
-        swapVariables (newMaxValue, newMinValue);
+        std::swap (newMaxValue, newMinValue);
 
     newMinValue = constrainedValue (newMinValue);
     newMaxValue = constrainedValue (newMaxValue);
diff --git a/src/gui/components/controls/juce_TreeView.cpp b/src/gui/components/controls/juce_TreeView.cpp
index dc01ed081d..dfeab48b6c 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/controls/juce_TreeView.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/controls/juce_TreeView.cpp
@@ -363,13 +363,13 @@ private:
             int rowStart = firstSelected->getRowNumberInTree();
             int rowEnd = lastSelected->getRowNumberInTree();
             if (rowStart > rowEnd)
-                swapVariables (rowStart, rowEnd);
+                std::swap (rowStart, rowEnd);
 
             int ourRow = item->getRowNumberInTree();
             int otherEnd = ourRow < rowEnd ? rowStart : rowEnd;
 
             if (ourRow > otherEnd)
-                swapVariables (ourRow, otherEnd);
+                std::swap (ourRow, otherEnd);
 
             for (int i = ourRow; i <= otherEnd; ++i)
                 owner.getItemOnRow (i)->setSelected (true, false);
diff --git a/src/gui/components/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.cpp b/src/gui/components/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.cpp
index a8cd801022..58b391b71e 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.cpp
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ void TabbedButtonBar::resized()
     int length = getHeight();
 
     if (orientation == TabsAtTop || orientation == TabsAtBottom)
-        swapVariables (depth, length);
+        std::swap (depth, length);
 
     const int overlap = getLookAndFeel().getTabButtonOverlap (depth)
                             + getLookAndFeel().getTabButtonSpaceAroundImage() * 2;
diff --git a/src/gui/components/lookandfeel/juce_LookAndFeel.cpp b/src/gui/components/lookandfeel/juce_LookAndFeel.cpp
index 311691aaac..288e0b072a 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/lookandfeel/juce_LookAndFeel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/lookandfeel/juce_LookAndFeel.cpp
@@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ void LookAndFeel::positionDocumentWindowButtons (DocumentWindow&,
     }
 
     if (positionTitleBarButtonsOnLeft)
-        swapVariables (minimiseButton, maximiseButton);
+        std::swap (minimiseButton, maximiseButton);
 
     if (maximiseButton != 0)
     {
@@ -2194,7 +2194,7 @@ void LookAndFeel::createTabButtonShape (Path& p,
     if (orientation == TabbedButtonBar::TabsAtLeft
          || orientation == TabbedButtonBar::TabsAtRight)
     {
-        swapVariables (length, depth);
+        std::swap (length, depth);
     }
 
     const float indent = (float) getTabButtonOverlap ((int) depth);
@@ -2282,7 +2282,7 @@ void LookAndFeel::drawTabButtonText (Graphics& g,
     if (orientation == TabbedButtonBar::TabsAtLeft
          || orientation == TabbedButtonBar::TabsAtRight)
     {
-        swapVariables (length, depth);
+        std::swap (length, depth);
     }
 
     Font font (depth * 0.6f);
@@ -2353,7 +2353,7 @@ void LookAndFeel::drawTabButton (Graphics& g,
     if (orientation == TabbedButtonBar::TabsAtLeft
             || orientation == TabbedButtonBar::TabsAtRight)
     {
-        swapVariables (length, depth);
+        std::swap (length, depth);
     }
 
     Path tabShape;
diff --git a/src/gui/components/lookandfeel/juce_OldSchoolLookAndFeel.cpp b/src/gui/components/lookandfeel/juce_OldSchoolLookAndFeel.cpp
index cb8db7d95a..b9cca3f071 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/lookandfeel/juce_OldSchoolLookAndFeel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/lookandfeel/juce_OldSchoolLookAndFeel.cpp
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ void OldSchoolLookAndFeel::positionDocumentWindowButtons (DocumentWindow&,
     }
 
     if (positionTitleBarButtonsOnLeft)
-        swapVariables (minimiseButton, maximiseButton);
+        std::swap (minimiseButton, maximiseButton);
 
     if (maximiseButton != 0)
     {
diff --git a/src/gui/components/positioning/juce_RelativePointPath.cpp b/src/gui/components/positioning/juce_RelativePointPath.cpp
index d52716a6ba..e89379477f 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/positioning/juce_RelativePointPath.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/positioning/juce_RelativePointPath.cpp
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ bool RelativePointPath::operator!= (const RelativePointPath& other) const throw(
 void RelativePointPath::swapWith (RelativePointPath& other) throw()
 {
     elements.swapWithArray (other.elements);
-    swapVariables (usesNonZeroWinding, other.usesNonZeroWinding);
-    swapVariables (containsDynamicPoints, other.containsDynamicPoints);
+    std::swap (usesNonZeroWinding, other.usesNonZeroWinding);
+    std::swap (containsDynamicPoints, other.containsDynamicPoints);
 }
 
 void RelativePointPath::createPath (Path& path, Expression::Scope* scope) const
diff --git a/src/gui/components/special/juce_MidiKeyboardComponent.cpp b/src/gui/components/special/juce_MidiKeyboardComponent.cpp
index 81c2546c34..e9cd414280 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/special/juce_MidiKeyboardComponent.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/special/juce_MidiKeyboardComponent.cpp
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ void MidiKeyboardComponent::resized()
     if (w > 0 && h > 0)
     {
         if (orientation != horizontalKeyboard)
-            swapVariables (w, h);
+            std::swap (w, h);
 
         blackNoteLength = roundToInt (h * 0.7f);
 
diff --git a/src/gui/graphics/contexts/juce_EdgeTable.cpp b/src/gui/graphics/contexts/juce_EdgeTable.cpp
index dae2b08de7..ea6d214152 100644
--- a/src/gui/graphics/contexts/juce_EdgeTable.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/graphics/contexts/juce_EdgeTable.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ EdgeTable::EdgeTable (const Rectangle<int>& bounds_,
 
             if (y1 > y2)
             {
-                swapVariables (y1, y2);
+                std::swap (y1, y2);
                 direction = 1;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/maths/juce_BigInteger.cpp b/src/maths/juce_BigInteger.cpp
index cdba6f2ae1..a07ed810fd 100644
--- a/src/maths/juce_BigInteger.cpp
+++ b/src/maths/juce_BigInteger.cpp
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ BigInteger::~BigInteger()
 void BigInteger::swapWith (BigInteger& other) throw()
 {
     values.swapWith (other.values);
-    swapVariables (numValues, other.numValues);
-    swapVariables (highestBit, other.highestBit);
-    swapVariables (negative, other.negative);
+    std::swap (numValues, other.numValues);
+    std::swap (highestBit, other.highestBit);
+    std::swap (negative, other.negative);
 }
 
 BigInteger& BigInteger::operator= (const BigInteger& other)
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ const BigInteger BigInteger::simpleGCD (BigInteger* m, BigInteger* n)
     while (! m->isZero())
     {
         if (n->compareAbsolute (*m) > 0)
-            swapVariables (m, n);
+            std::swap (m, n);
 
         *m -= *n;
     }
diff --git a/src/maths/juce_Expression.cpp b/src/maths/juce_Expression.cpp
index cfb91ceeef..08ccd2e356 100644
--- a/src/maths/juce_Expression.cpp
+++ b/src/maths/juce_Expression.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 BEGIN_JUCE_NAMESPACE
 
 #include "juce_Expression.h"
-#include "../containers/juce_ReferenceCountedArray.h"
+#include "../memory/juce_HeapBlock.h"
 
 
 //==============================================================================
diff --git a/src/maths/juce_MathsFunctions.h b/src/maths/juce_MathsFunctions.h
index df31ae945b..8814d9072f 100644
--- a/src/maths/juce_MathsFunctions.h
+++ b/src/maths/juce_MathsFunctions.h
@@ -254,14 +254,11 @@ inline bool isPositiveAndNotGreaterThan (const int valueToTest, const int upperL
 #endif
 
 //==============================================================================
-/** Handy function to swap two values over.
-*/
+/** Handy function to swap two values. */
 template <typename Type>
 inline void swapVariables (Type& variable1, Type& variable2)
 {
-    const Type tempVal = variable1;
-    variable1 = variable2;
-    variable2 = tempVal;
+    std::swap (variable1, variable2);
 }
 
 #if JUCE_VC6
diff --git a/src/memory/juce_HeapBlock.h b/src/memory/juce_HeapBlock.h
index c056c839fa..43d4c61aea 100644
--- a/src/memory/juce_HeapBlock.h
+++ b/src/memory/juce_HeapBlock.h
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public:
     */
     void swapWith (HeapBlock <ElementType>& other) throw()
     {
-        swapVariables (data, other.data);
+        std::swap (data, other.data);
     }
 
     /** This fills the block with zeros, up to the number of elements specified.
diff --git a/src/memory/juce_MemoryBlock.cpp b/src/memory/juce_MemoryBlock.cpp
index 0bb018bf17..87eac6e80c 100644
--- a/src/memory/juce_MemoryBlock.cpp
+++ b/src/memory/juce_MemoryBlock.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void MemoryBlock::ensureSize (const size_t minimumSize, const bool initialiseToZ
 
 void MemoryBlock::swapWith (MemoryBlock& other) throw()
 {
-    swapVariables (size, other.size);
+    std::swap (size, other.size);
     data.swapWith (other.data);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/memory/juce_OptionalScopedPointer.h b/src/memory/juce_OptionalScopedPointer.h
index 29bd28f7de..7bc2e029d5 100644
--- a/src/memory/juce_OptionalScopedPointer.h
+++ b/src/memory/juce_OptionalScopedPointer.h
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public:
     void swapWith (OptionalScopedPointer<ObjectType>& other) throw()
     {
         object.swapWith (other.object);
-        swapVariables (shouldDelete, other.shouldDelete);
+        std::swap (shouldDelete, other.shouldDelete);
     }
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/memory/juce_ScopedPointer.h b/src/memory/juce_ScopedPointer.h
index b2b1dfad13..b7cf3667be 100644
--- a/src/memory/juce_ScopedPointer.h
+++ b/src/memory/juce_ScopedPointer.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public:
         // this happens, you must have done something dodgy!
         jassert (object != other.object);
 
-        swapVariables (object, other.object);
+        std::swap (object, other.object);
     }
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/native/windows/juce_win32_Midi.cpp b/src/native/windows/juce_win32_Midi.cpp
index 3abc4c73a6..a43bbbe4ef 100644
--- a/src/native/windows/juce_win32_Midi.cpp
+++ b/src/native/windows/juce_win32_Midi.cpp
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ MidiOutput* MidiOutput::openDevice (int index)
     {
         MidiOutHandle* const han = MidiOutHandle::activeHandles.getUnchecked(i);
 
-        if (han != 0 && han->deviceId == deviceId)
+        if (han->deviceId == deviceId)
         {
             han->refCount++;
 
diff --git a/src/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.h b/src/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.h
index dba046d08a..7ad5e75b9a 100644
--- a/src/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.h
+++ b/src/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.h
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 
     @see LocalisedStrings
 */
-#define TRANS(stringLiteral)     \
-    LocalisedStrings::translateWithCurrentMappings (stringLiteral)
+#define TRANS(stringLiteral) \
+    JUCE_NAMESPACE::LocalisedStrings::translateWithCurrentMappings (stringLiteral)
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/text/juce_String.cpp b/src/text/juce_String.cpp
index 6a33cc4057..7acc2ad11c 100644
--- a/src/text/juce_String.cpp
+++ b/src/text/juce_String.cpp
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ String::String (const String& other) throw()
 
 void String::swapWith (String& other) throw()
 {
-    swapVariables (text, other.text);
+    std::swap (text, other.text);
 }
 
 String& String::operator= (const String& other) throw()