4 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/indra/llui/lltextbase.cpp b/indra/llui/lltextbase.cpp
index 919364be63..3b768166f1 100644
--- a/indra/llui/lltextbase.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/lltextbase.cpp
@@ -2518,7 +2518,11 @@ BOOL LLTextSegment::handleDoubleClick(S32 x, S32 y, MASK mask) { return FALSE; }
 BOOL LLTextSegment::handleHover(S32 x, S32 y, MASK mask) { return FALSE; }
 BOOL LLTextSegment::handleScrollWheel(S32 x, S32 y, S32 clicks) { return FALSE; }
 BOOL LLTextSegment::handleToolTip(S32 x, S32 y, MASK mask) { return FALSE; }
-std::string	LLTextSegment::getName() const { return ""; }
+const std::string&	LLTextSegment::getName() const 
+{
+	static std::string empty_string("");
+	return empty_string; 
+}
 void LLTextSegment::onMouseCaptureLost() {}
 void LLTextSegment::screenPointToLocal(S32 screen_x, S32 screen_y, S32* local_x, S32* local_y) const {}
 void LLTextSegment::localPointToScreen(S32 local_x, S32 local_y, S32* screen_x, S32* screen_y) const {}
diff --git a/indra/llui/lltextbase.h b/indra/llui/lltextbase.h
index 384d9116fc..b699601908 100644
--- a/indra/llui/lltextbase.h
+++ b/indra/llui/lltextbase.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public:
 	/*virtual*/ BOOL			handleHover(S32 x, S32 y, MASK mask);
 	/*virtual*/ BOOL			handleScrollWheel(S32 x, S32 y, S32 clicks);
 	/*virtual*/ BOOL			handleToolTip(S32 x, S32 y, MASK mask);
-	/*virtual*/ std::string		getName() const;
+	/*virtual*/ const std::string&	getName() const;
 	/*virtual*/ void			onMouseCaptureLost();
 	/*virtual*/ void			screenPointToLocal(S32 screen_x, S32 screen_y, S32* local_x, S32* local_y) const;
 	/*virtual*/ void			localPointToScreen(S32 local_x, S32 local_y, S32* screen_x, S32* screen_y) const;
diff --git a/indra/llui/llview.cpp b/indra/llui/llview.cpp
index 1644f53978..486babb0ab 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llview.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/llview.cpp
@@ -225,9 +225,11 @@ BOOL LLView::getUseBoundingRect() const
 }
 
 // virtual
-std::string LLView::getName() const
+const std::string& LLView::getName() const
 {
-	return mName.empty() ? std::string("(no name)") : mName;
+	static std::string no_name("(no name)");
+
+	return mName.empty() ? no_name : mName;
 }
 
 void LLView::sendChildToFront(LLView* child)
diff --git a/indra/llui/llview.h b/indra/llui/llview.h
index 08828e55e6..ec7f8e385d 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llview.h
+++ b/indra/llui/llview.h
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ public:
 	/*virtual*/ BOOL	handleRightMouseUp(S32 x, S32 y, MASK mask);	
 	/*virtual*/ BOOL	handleToolTip(S32 x, S32 y, MASK mask);
 
-	/*virtual*/ std::string	getName() const;
+	/*virtual*/ const std::string& getName() const;
 	/*virtual*/ void	onMouseCaptureLost();
 	/*virtual*/ BOOL	hasMouseCapture();
 	/*virtual*/ void	screenPointToLocal(S32 screen_x, S32 screen_y, S32* local_x, S32* local_y) const;