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-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/asm.rs3
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs10
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/build.rs3
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/concat.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/concat_idents.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/bounds.rs3
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/clone.rs9
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/decodable.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/encodable.rs3
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs46
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/mod.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/show.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/env.rs8
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs57
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/format.rs27
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs6
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/source_util.rs16
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs21
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_rules.rs12
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/tt/transcribe.rs4
20 files changed, 116 insertions, 128 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/asm.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/asm.rs
index b138811187b..b77b822a6b2 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/asm.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/asm.rs
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ pub fn expand_asm<'cx>(cx: &'cx mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree])
                         Some(('=', _)) => None,
                         Some(('+', operand)) => {
                             Some(token::intern_and_get_ident(format!(
-                                        "={}",
-                                        operand).as_slice()))
+                                        "={}", operand)[]))
                         }
                         _ => {
                             cx.span_err(span, "output operand constraint lacks '=' or '+'");
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
index aefbb2a1fea..62fe718b522 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ impl<'a> ExtCtxt<'a> {
     pub fn mod_pop(&mut self) { self.mod_path.pop().unwrap(); }
     pub fn mod_path(&self) -> Vec<ast::Ident> {
         let mut v = Vec::new();
-        v.push(token::str_to_ident(self.ecfg.crate_name.as_slice()));
+        v.push(token::str_to_ident(self.ecfg.crate_name[]));
         v.extend(self.mod_path.iter().map(|a| *a));
         return v;
     }
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ impl<'a> ExtCtxt<'a> {
         if self.recursion_count > self.ecfg.recursion_limit {
             self.span_fatal(ei.call_site,
                             format!("recursion limit reached while expanding the macro `{}`",
-                                    ei.callee.name).as_slice());
+                                    ei.callee.name)[]);
         }
 
         let mut call_site = ei.call_site;
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ pub fn check_zero_tts(cx: &ExtCtxt,
                       tts: &[ast::TokenTree],
                       name: &str) {
     if tts.len() != 0 {
-        cx.span_err(sp, format!("{} takes no arguments", name).as_slice());
+        cx.span_err(sp, format!("{} takes no arguments", name)[]);
     }
 }
 
@@ -682,12 +682,12 @@ pub fn get_single_str_from_tts(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                                -> Option<String> {
     let mut p = cx.new_parser_from_tts(tts);
     if p.token == token::Eof {
-        cx.span_err(sp, format!("{} takes 1 argument", name).as_slice());
+        cx.span_err(sp, format!("{} takes 1 argument", name)[]);
         return None
     }
     let ret = cx.expander().fold_expr(p.parse_expr());
     if p.token != token::Eof {
-        cx.span_err(sp, format!("{} takes 1 argument", name).as_slice());
+        cx.span_err(sp, format!("{} takes 1 argument", name)[]);
     }
     expr_to_string(cx, ret, "argument must be a string literal").map(|(s, _)| {
         s.get().to_string()
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/build.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/build.rs
index 9d4992f7453..77165168746 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/build.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/build.rs
@@ -712,8 +712,7 @@ impl<'a> AstBuilder for ExtCtxt<'a> {
         let loc = self.codemap().lookup_char_pos(span.lo);
         let expr_file = self.expr_str(span,
                                       token::intern_and_get_ident(loc.file
-                                                                  .name
-                                                                  .as_slice()));
+                                                                  .name[]));
         let expr_line = self.expr_uint(span, loc.line);
         let expr_file_line_tuple = self.expr_tuple(span, vec!(expr_file, expr_line));
         let expr_file_line_ptr = self.expr_addr_of(span, expr_file_line_tuple);
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/concat.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/concat.rs
index e2867c2fbab..03dd08fdf7f 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/concat.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/concat.rs
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ pub fn expand_syntax_ext(cx: &mut base::ExtCtxt,
                     ast::LitInt(i, ast::UnsignedIntLit(_)) |
                     ast::LitInt(i, ast::SignedIntLit(_, ast::Plus)) |
                     ast::LitInt(i, ast::UnsuffixedIntLit(ast::Plus)) => {
-                        accumulator.push_str(format!("{}", i).as_slice());
+                        accumulator.push_str(format!("{}", i)[]);
                     }
                     ast::LitInt(i, ast::SignedIntLit(_, ast::Minus)) |
                     ast::LitInt(i, ast::UnsuffixedIntLit(ast::Minus)) => {
-                        accumulator.push_str(format!("-{}", i).as_slice());
+                        accumulator.push_str(format!("-{}", i)[]);
                     }
                     ast::LitBool(b) => {
-                        accumulator.push_str(format!("{}", b).as_slice());
+                        accumulator.push_str(format!("{}", b)[]);
                     }
                     ast::LitByte(..) |
                     ast::LitBinary(..) => {
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@ pub fn expand_syntax_ext(cx: &mut base::ExtCtxt,
     }
     base::MacExpr::new(cx.expr_str(
             sp,
-            token::intern_and_get_ident(accumulator.as_slice())))
+            token::intern_and_get_ident(accumulator[])))
 }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/concat_idents.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/concat_idents.rs
index aa18b1be31a..2cf60d30a1b 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/concat_idents.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/concat_idents.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn expand_syntax_ext<'cx>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree]
             }
         }
     }
-    let res = str_to_ident(res_str.as_slice());
+    let res = str_to_ident(res_str[]);
 
     let e = P(ast::Expr {
         id: ast::DUMMY_NODE_ID,
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/bounds.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/bounds.rs
index 3145b3bb1a4..c27a27fce6a 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/bounds.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/bounds.rs
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ pub fn expand_deriving_bound<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                 ref tname => {
                     cx.span_bug(span,
                                 format!("expected built-in trait name but \
-                                         found {}",
-                                        *tname).as_slice())
+                                         found {}", *tname)[])
                 }
             }
         },
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/clone.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/clone.rs
index a34764221b3..eedec6f37c8 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/clone.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/clone.rs
@@ -80,13 +80,11 @@ fn cs_clone(
         EnumNonMatchingCollapsed (..) => {
             cx.span_bug(trait_span,
                         format!("non-matching enum variants in \
-                                 `deriving({})`",
-                                name).as_slice())
+                                 `deriving({})`", name)[])
         }
         StaticEnum(..) | StaticStruct(..) => {
             cx.span_bug(trait_span,
-                        format!("static method in `deriving({})`",
-                                name).as_slice())
+                        format!("static method in `deriving({})`", name)[])
         }
     }
 
@@ -103,8 +101,7 @@ fn cs_clone(
                 None => {
                     cx.span_bug(trait_span,
                                 format!("unnamed field in normal struct in \
-                                         `deriving({})`",
-                                        name).as_slice())
+                                         `deriving({})`", name)[])
                 }
             };
             cx.field_imm(field.span, ident, subcall(field))
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/decodable.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/decodable.rs
index 0a8d59da896..a4c70ebbc8e 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/decodable.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/decodable.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ fn decode_static_fields<F>(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                 let fields = fields.iter().enumerate().map(|(i, &span)| {
                     getarg(cx, span,
                            token::intern_and_get_ident(format!("_field{}",
-                                                               i).as_slice()),
+                                                               i)[]),
                            i)
                 }).collect();
 
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/encodable.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/encodable.rs
index 30851ebeaae..aac515ed81a 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/encodable.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/encodable.rs
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ fn encodable_substructure(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, trait_span: Span,
                 let name = match name {
                     Some(id) => token::get_ident(id),
                     None => {
-                        token::intern_and_get_ident(format!("_field{}",
-                                                            i).as_slice())
+                        token::intern_and_get_ident(format!("_field{}", i)[])
                     }
                 };
                 let enc = cx.expr_method_call(span, self_.clone(),
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs
index d8de3d2db97..a2b5c0b9e96 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/generic/mod.rs
@@ -514,15 +514,15 @@ impl<'a> TraitDef<'a> {
                     self,
                     struct_def,
                     type_ident,
-                    self_args.as_slice(),
-                    nonself_args.as_slice())
+                    self_args[],
+                    nonself_args[])
             } else {
                 method_def.expand_struct_method_body(cx,
                                                      self,
                                                      struct_def,
                                                      type_ident,
-                                                     self_args.as_slice(),
-                                                     nonself_args.as_slice())
+                                                     self_args[],
+                                                     nonself_args[])
             };
 
             method_def.create_method(cx,
@@ -554,15 +554,15 @@ impl<'a> TraitDef<'a> {
                     self,
                     enum_def,
                     type_ident,
-                    self_args.as_slice(),
-                    nonself_args.as_slice())
+                    self_args[],
+                    nonself_args[])
             } else {
                 method_def.expand_enum_method_body(cx,
                                                    self,
                                                    enum_def,
                                                    type_ident,
                                                    self_args,
-                                                   nonself_args.as_slice())
+                                                   nonself_args[])
             };
 
             method_def.create_method(cx,
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ impl<'a> MethodDef<'a> {
 
         for (i, ty) in self.args.iter().enumerate() {
             let ast_ty = ty.to_ty(cx, trait_.span, type_ident, generics);
-            let ident = cx.ident_of(format!("__arg_{}", i).as_slice());
+            let ident = cx.ident_of(format!("__arg_{}", i)[]);
             arg_tys.push((ident, ast_ty));
 
             let arg_expr = cx.expr_ident(trait_.span, ident);
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ impl<'a> MethodDef<'a> {
                                              struct_path,
                                              struct_def,
                                              format!("__self_{}",
-                                                     i).as_slice(),
+                                                     i)[],
                                              ast::MutImmutable);
             patterns.push(pat);
             raw_fields.push(ident_expr);
@@ -912,22 +912,22 @@ impl<'a> MethodDef<'a> {
             .collect::<Vec<String>>();
 
         let self_arg_idents = self_arg_names.iter()
-            .map(|name|cx.ident_of(name.as_slice()))
+            .map(|name|cx.ident_of(name[]))
             .collect::<Vec<ast::Ident>>();
 
         // The `vi_idents` will be bound, solely in the catch-all, to
         // a series of let statements mapping each self_arg to a uint
         // corresponding to its variant index.
         let vi_idents: Vec<ast::Ident> = self_arg_names.iter()
-            .map(|name| { let vi_suffix = format!("{}_vi", name.as_slice());
-                          cx.ident_of(vi_suffix.as_slice()) })
+            .map(|name| { let vi_suffix = format!("{}_vi", name[]);
+                          cx.ident_of(vi_suffix[]) })
             .collect::<Vec<ast::Ident>>();
 
         // Builds, via callback to call_substructure_method, the
         // delegated expression that handles the catch-all case,
         // using `__variants_tuple` to drive logic if necessary.
         let catch_all_substructure = EnumNonMatchingCollapsed(
-            self_arg_idents, variants.as_slice(), vi_idents.as_slice());
+            self_arg_idents, variants[], vi_idents[]);
 
         // These arms are of the form:
         // (Variant1, Variant1, ...) => Body1
@@ -949,12 +949,12 @@ impl<'a> MethodDef<'a> {
                 let mut subpats = Vec::with_capacity(self_arg_names.len());
                 let mut self_pats_idents = Vec::with_capacity(self_arg_names.len() - 1);
                 let first_self_pat_idents = {
-                    let (p, idents) = mk_self_pat(cx, self_arg_names[0].as_slice());
+                    let (p, idents) = mk_self_pat(cx, self_arg_names[0][]);
                     subpats.push(p);
                     idents
                 };
                 for self_arg_name in self_arg_names.tail().iter() {
-                    let (p, idents) = mk_self_pat(cx, self_arg_name.as_slice());
+                    let (p, idents) = mk_self_pat(cx, self_arg_name[]);
                     subpats.push(p);
                     self_pats_idents.push(idents);
                 }
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ impl<'a> MethodDef<'a> {
                                                 &**variant,
                                                 field_tuples);
                 let arm_expr = self.call_substructure_method(
-                    cx, trait_, type_ident, self_args.as_slice(), nonself_args,
+                    cx, trait_, type_ident, self_args[], nonself_args,
                     &substructure);
 
                 cx.arm(sp, vec![single_pat], arm_expr)
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ impl<'a> MethodDef<'a> {
             }
 
             let arm_expr = self.call_substructure_method(
-                cx, trait_, type_ident, self_args.as_slice(), nonself_args,
+                cx, trait_, type_ident, self_args[], nonself_args,
                 &catch_all_substructure);
 
             // Builds the expression:
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ impl<'a> TraitDef<'a> {
                     cx.span_bug(sp, "a struct with named and unnamed fields in `deriving`");
                 }
             };
-            let ident = cx.ident_of(format!("{}_{}", prefix, i).as_slice());
+            let ident = cx.ident_of(format!("{}_{}", prefix, i)[]);
             paths.push(codemap::Spanned{span: sp, node: ident});
             let val = cx.expr(
                 sp, ast::ExprParen(cx.expr_deref(sp, cx.expr_path(cx.path_ident(sp,ident)))));
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ impl<'a> TraitDef<'a> {
                 let mut ident_expr = Vec::new();
                 for (i, va) in variant_args.iter().enumerate() {
                     let sp = self.set_expn_info(cx, va.ty.span);
-                    let ident = cx.ident_of(format!("{}_{}", prefix, i).as_slice());
+                    let ident = cx.ident_of(format!("{}_{}", prefix, i)[]);
                     let path1 = codemap::Spanned{span: sp, node: ident};
                     paths.push(path1);
                     let expr_path = cx.expr_path(cx.path_ident(sp, ident));
@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ pub fn cs_fold<F>(use_foldl: bool,
                       field.span,
                       old,
                       field.self_.clone(),
-                      field.other.as_slice())
+                      field.other[])
                 })
             } else {
                 all_fields.iter().rev().fold(base, |old, field| {
@@ -1364,12 +1364,12 @@ pub fn cs_fold<F>(use_foldl: bool,
                       field.span,
                       old,
                       field.self_.clone(),
-                      field.other.as_slice())
+                      field.other[])
                 })
             }
         },
         EnumNonMatchingCollapsed(ref all_args, _, tuple) =>
-            enum_nonmatch_f(cx, trait_span, (all_args.as_slice(), tuple),
+            enum_nonmatch_f(cx, trait_span, (all_args[], tuple),
                             substructure.nonself_args),
         StaticEnum(..) | StaticStruct(..) => {
             cx.span_bug(trait_span, "static function in `deriving`")
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ pub fn cs_same_method<F>(f: F,
             f(cx, trait_span, called)
         },
         EnumNonMatchingCollapsed(ref all_self_args, _, tuple) =>
-            enum_nonmatch_f(cx, trait_span, (all_self_args.as_slice(), tuple),
+            enum_nonmatch_f(cx, trait_span, (all_self_args[], tuple),
                             substructure.nonself_args),
         StaticEnum(..) | StaticStruct(..) => {
             cx.span_bug(trait_span, "static function in `deriving`")
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/mod.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/mod.rs
index 839e99c81d1..4a9076b07b5 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/mod.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ pub fn expand_meta_deriving(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
                                 cx.span_err(titem.span,
                                             format!("unknown `deriving` \
                                                      trait: `{}`",
-                                                    *tname).as_slice());
+                                                    *tname)[]);
                             }
                         };
                     }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/show.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/show.rs
index a68b521bbc9..19b45a1e610 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/show.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/deriving/show.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ fn show_substructure(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, span: Span,
     let formatter = substr.nonself_args[0].clone();
 
     let meth = cx.ident_of("write_fmt");
-    let s = token::intern_and_get_ident(format_string.as_slice());
+    let s = token::intern_and_get_ident(format_string[]);
     let format_string = cx.expr_str(span, s);
 
     // phew, not our responsibility any more!
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/env.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/env.rs
index 8c17b31f458..9fedc4a158e 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/env.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/env.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub fn expand_option_env<'cx>(cx: &'cx mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenT
         Some(v) => v
     };
 
-    let e = match os::getenv(var.as_slice()) {
+    let e = match os::getenv(var[]) {
       None => {
           cx.expr_path(cx.path_all(sp,
                                    true,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pub fn expand_option_env<'cx>(cx: &'cx mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenT
                                    cx.ident_of("Some")),
                               vec!(cx.expr_str(sp,
                                                token::intern_and_get_ident(
-                                          s.as_slice()))))
+                                          s[]))))
       }
     };
     MacExpr::new(e)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pub fn expand_env<'cx>(cx: &'cx mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree])
         None => {
             token::intern_and_get_ident(format!("environment variable `{}` \
                                                  not defined",
-                                                var).as_slice())
+                                                var)[])
         }
         Some(second) => {
             match expr_to_string(cx, second, "expected string literal") {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ pub fn expand_env<'cx>(cx: &'cx mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree])
             cx.span_err(sp, msg.get());
             cx.expr_uint(sp, 0)
         }
-        Some(s) => cx.expr_str(sp, token::intern_and_get_ident(s.as_slice()))
+        Some(s) => cx.expr_str(sp, token::intern_and_get_ident(s[]))
     };
     MacExpr::new(e)
 }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
index b10ae7a09db..f2b6f6bfe16 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ fn expand_mac_invoc<T, F, G>(mac: ast::Mac, span: codemap::Span,
                     fld.cx.span_err(
                         pth.span,
                         format!("macro undefined: '{}!'",
-                                extnamestr.get()).as_slice());
+                                extnamestr.get())[]);
 
                     // let compilation continue
                     None
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ fn expand_mac_invoc<T, F, G>(mac: ast::Mac, span: codemap::Span,
                                 },
                             });
                         let fm = fresh_mark();
-                        let marked_before = mark_tts(tts.as_slice(), fm);
+                        let marked_before = mark_tts(tts[], fm);
 
                         // The span that we pass to the expanders we want to
                         // be the root of the call stack. That's the most
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ fn expand_mac_invoc<T, F, G>(mac: ast::Mac, span: codemap::Span,
                         let opt_parsed = {
                             let expanded = expandfun.expand(fld.cx,
                                                             mac_span,
-                                                            marked_before.as_slice());
+                                                            marked_before[]);
                             parse_thunk(expanded)
                         };
                         let parsed = match opt_parsed {
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ fn expand_mac_invoc<T, F, G>(mac: ast::Mac, span: codemap::Span,
                                 fld.cx.span_err(
                                     pth.span,
                                     format!("non-expression macro in expression position: {}",
-                                            extnamestr.get().as_slice()
-                                            ).as_slice());
+                                            extnamestr.get()[]
+                                            )[]);
                                 return None;
                             }
                         };
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ fn expand_mac_invoc<T, F, G>(mac: ast::Mac, span: codemap::Span,
                         fld.cx.span_err(
                             pth.span,
                             format!("'{}' is not a tt-style macro",
-                                    extnamestr.get()).as_slice());
+                                    extnamestr.get())[]);
                         None
                     }
                 }
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ pub fn expand_item(it: P<ast::Item>, fld: &mut MacroExpander)
             if valid_ident {
                 fld.cx.mod_push(it.ident);
             }
-            let macro_escape = contains_macro_escape(new_attrs.as_slice());
+            let macro_escape = contains_macro_escape(new_attrs[]);
             let result = with_exts_frame!(fld.cx.syntax_env,
                                           macro_escape,
                                           noop_fold_item(it, fld));
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ pub fn expand_item_mac(it: P<ast::Item>, fld: &mut MacroExpander)
             None => {
                 fld.cx.span_err(path_span,
                                 format!("macro undefined: '{}!'",
-                                        extnamestr).as_slice());
+                                        extnamestr)[]);
                 // let compilation continue
                 return SmallVector::zero();
             }
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ pub fn expand_item_mac(it: P<ast::Item>, fld: &mut MacroExpander)
                                       format!("macro {}! expects no ident argument, \
                                         given '{}'",
                                       extnamestr,
-                                      token::get_ident(it.ident)).as_slice());
+                                      token::get_ident(it.ident))[]);
                         return SmallVector::zero();
                     }
                     fld.cx.bt_push(ExpnInfo {
@@ -578,14 +578,14 @@ pub fn expand_item_mac(it: P<ast::Item>, fld: &mut MacroExpander)
                         }
                     });
                     // mark before expansion:
-                    let marked_before = mark_tts(tts.as_slice(), fm);
-                    expander.expand(fld.cx, it.span, marked_before.as_slice())
+                    let marked_before = mark_tts(tts[], fm);
+                    expander.expand(fld.cx, it.span, marked_before[])
                 }
                 IdentTT(ref expander, span) => {
                     if it.ident.name == parse::token::special_idents::invalid.name {
                         fld.cx.span_err(path_span,
                                         format!("macro {}! expects an ident argument",
-                                                extnamestr.get()).as_slice());
+                                                extnamestr.get())[]);
                         return SmallVector::zero();
                     }
                     fld.cx.bt_push(ExpnInfo {
@@ -597,14 +597,14 @@ pub fn expand_item_mac(it: P<ast::Item>, fld: &mut MacroExpander)
                         }
                     });
                     // mark before expansion:
-                    let marked_tts = mark_tts(tts.as_slice(), fm);
+                    let marked_tts = mark_tts(tts[], fm);
                     expander.expand(fld.cx, it.span, it.ident, marked_tts)
                 }
                 LetSyntaxTT(ref expander, span) => {
                     if it.ident.name == parse::token::special_idents::invalid.name {
                         fld.cx.span_err(path_span,
                                         format!("macro {}! expects an ident argument",
-                                                extnamestr.get()).as_slice());
+                                                extnamestr.get())[]);
                         return SmallVector::zero();
                     }
                     fld.cx.bt_push(ExpnInfo {
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ pub fn expand_item_mac(it: P<ast::Item>, fld: &mut MacroExpander)
                 _ => {
                     fld.cx.span_err(it.span,
                                     format!("{}! is not legal in item position",
-                                            extnamestr.get()).as_slice());
+                                            extnamestr.get())[]);
                     return SmallVector::zero();
                 }
             }
@@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ pub fn expand_item_mac(it: P<ast::Item>, fld: &mut MacroExpander)
             // result of expanding a LetSyntaxTT, and thus doesn't
             // need to be marked. Not that it could be marked anyway.
             // create issue to recommend refactoring here?
-            fld.cx.syntax_env.insert(intern(name.as_slice()), ext);
-            if attr::contains_name(it.attrs.as_slice(), "macro_export") {
+            fld.cx.syntax_env.insert(intern(name[]), ext);
+            if attr::contains_name(it.attrs[], "macro_export") {
                 fld.cx.exported_macros.push(it);
             }
             SmallVector::zero()
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ pub fn expand_item_mac(it: P<ast::Item>, fld: &mut MacroExpander)
         Right(None) => {
             fld.cx.span_err(path_span,
                             format!("non-item macro in item position: {}",
-                                    extnamestr.get()).as_slice());
+                                    extnamestr.get())[]);
             return SmallVector::zero();
         }
     };
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ fn expand_pat(p: P<ast::Pat>, fld: &mut MacroExpander) -> P<ast::Pat> {
             None => {
                 fld.cx.span_err(pth.span,
                                 format!("macro undefined: '{}!'",
-                                        extnamestr).as_slice());
+                                        extnamestr)[]);
                 // let compilation continue
                 return DummyResult::raw_pat(span);
             }
@@ -920,11 +920,11 @@ fn expand_pat(p: P<ast::Pat>, fld: &mut MacroExpander) -> P<ast::Pat> {
                     });
 
                     let fm = fresh_mark();
-                    let marked_before = mark_tts(tts.as_slice(), fm);
+                    let marked_before = mark_tts(tts[], fm);
                     let mac_span = fld.cx.original_span();
                     let expanded = match expander.expand(fld.cx,
                                         mac_span,
-                                        marked_before.as_slice()).make_pat() {
+                                        marked_before[]).make_pat() {
                         Some(e) => e,
                         None => {
                             fld.cx.span_err(
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ fn expand_pat(p: P<ast::Pat>, fld: &mut MacroExpander) -> P<ast::Pat> {
                                 format!(
                                     "non-pattern macro in pattern position: {}",
                                     extnamestr.get()
-                                ).as_slice()
+                                )[]
                             );
                             return DummyResult::raw_pat(span);
                         }
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ fn expand_pat(p: P<ast::Pat>, fld: &mut MacroExpander) -> P<ast::Pat> {
                 _ => {
                     fld.cx.span_err(span,
                                     format!("{}! is not legal in pattern position",
-                                            extnamestr.get()).as_slice());
+                                            extnamestr.get())[]);
                     return DummyResult::raw_pat(span);
                 }
             }
@@ -1192,8 +1192,7 @@ pub fn expand_crate(parse_sess: &parse::ParseSess,
     let mut expander = MacroExpander::new(&mut cx);
 
     for ExportedMacros { crate_name, macros } in imported_macros.into_iter() {
-        let name = format!("<{} macros>", token::get_ident(crate_name))
-            .into_string();
+        let name = format!("<{} macros>", token::get_ident(crate_name));
 
         for source in macros.into_iter() {
             let item = parse::parse_item_from_source_str(name.clone(),
@@ -1238,7 +1237,7 @@ impl Folder for Marker {
             node: match node {
                 MacInvocTT(path, tts, ctxt) => {
                     MacInvocTT(self.fold_path(path),
-                               self.fold_tts(tts.as_slice()),
+                               self.fold_tts(tts[]),
                                mtwt::apply_mark(self.mark, ctxt))
                 }
             },
@@ -1415,9 +1414,9 @@ mod test {
         let attr2 = make_dummy_attr ("bar");
         let escape_attr = make_dummy_attr ("macro_escape");
         let attrs1 = vec!(attr1.clone(), escape_attr, attr2.clone());
-        assert_eq!(contains_macro_escape(attrs1.as_slice()),true);
+        assert_eq!(contains_macro_escape(attrs1[]),true);
         let attrs2 = vec!(attr1,attr2);
-        assert_eq!(contains_macro_escape(attrs2.as_slice()),false);
+        assert_eq!(contains_macro_escape(attrs2[]),false);
     }
 
     // make a MetaWord outer attribute with the given name
@@ -1729,7 +1728,7 @@ foo_module!();
                 let string = ident.get();
                 "xx" == string
             }).collect();
-        let cxbinds: &[&ast::Ident] = cxbinds.as_slice();
+        let cxbinds: &[&ast::Ident] = cxbinds[];
         let cxbind = match cxbinds {
             [b] => b,
             _ => panic!("expected just one binding for ext_cx")
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/format.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/format.rs
index 95c7fcc564a..aad4045f00a 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/format.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/format.rs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ fn parse_args(ecx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, allow_method: bool,
                 _ => {
                     ecx.span_err(p.span,
                                  format!("expected ident for named argument, found `{}`",
-                                         p.this_token_to_string()).as_slice());
+                                         p.this_token_to_string())[]);
                     return (invocation, None);
                 }
             };
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ fn parse_args(ecx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, allow_method: bool,
                 Some(prev) => {
                     ecx.span_err(e.span,
                                  format!("duplicate argument named `{}`",
-                                         name).as_slice());
+                                         name)[]);
                     ecx.parse_sess.span_diagnostic.span_note(prev.span, "previously here");
                     continue
                 }
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Context<'a, 'b> {
                     let msg = format!("invalid reference to argument `{}` ({})",
                                       arg, self.describe_num_args());
 
-                    self.ecx.span_err(self.fmtsp, msg.as_slice());
+                    self.ecx.span_err(self.fmtsp, msg[]);
                     return;
                 }
                 {
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Context<'a, 'b> {
                     Some(e) => e.span,
                     None => {
                         let msg = format!("there is no argument named `{}`", name);
-                        self.ecx.span_err(self.fmtsp, msg.as_slice());
+                        self.ecx.span_err(self.fmtsp, msg[]);
                         return;
                     }
                 };
@@ -303,19 +303,19 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Context<'a, 'b> {
                                   format!("argument redeclared with type `{}` when \
                                            it was previously `{}`",
                                           *ty,
-                                          *cur).as_slice());
+                                          *cur)[]);
             }
             (&Known(ref cur), _) => {
                 self.ecx.span_err(sp,
                                   format!("argument used to format with `{}` was \
                                            attempted to not be used for formatting",
-                                           *cur).as_slice());
+                                           *cur)[]);
             }
             (_, &Known(ref ty)) => {
                 self.ecx.span_err(sp,
                                   format!("argument previously used as a format \
                                            argument attempted to be used as `{}`",
-                                           *ty).as_slice());
+                                           *ty)[]);
             }
             (_, _) => {
                 self.ecx.span_err(sp, "argument declared with multiple formats");
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Context<'a, 'b> {
     /// Translate the accumulated string literals to a literal expression
     fn trans_literal_string(&mut self) -> P<ast::Expr> {
         let sp = self.fmtsp;
-        let s = token::intern_and_get_ident(self.literal.as_slice());
+        let s = token::intern_and_get_ident(self.literal[]);
         self.literal.clear();
         self.ecx.expr_str(sp, s)
     }
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Context<'a, 'b> {
                 None => continue // error already generated
             };
 
-            let name = self.ecx.ident_of(format!("__arg{}", i).as_slice());
+            let name = self.ecx.ident_of(format!("__arg{}", i)[]);
             pats.push(self.ecx.pat_ident(e.span, name));
             locals.push(Context::format_arg(self.ecx, e.span, arg_ty,
                                             self.ecx.expr_ident(e.span, name)));
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Context<'a, 'b> {
             };
 
             let lname = self.ecx.ident_of(format!("__arg{}",
-                                                  *name).as_slice());
+                                                  *name)[]);
             pats.push(self.ecx.pat_ident(e.span, lname));
             names[self.name_positions[*name]] =
                 Some(Context::format_arg(self.ecx, e.span, arg_ty,
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Context<'a, 'b> {
                   -> P<ast::Expr> {
         let trait_ = match *ty {
             Known(ref tyname) => {
-                match tyname.as_slice() {
+                match tyname[] {
                     ""  => "Show",
                     "?" => "Show",
                     "e" => "LowerExp",
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Context<'a, 'b> {
                     _ => {
                         ecx.span_err(sp,
                                      format!("unknown format trait `{}`",
-                                             *tyname).as_slice());
+                                             *tyname)[]);
                         "Dummy"
                     }
                 }
@@ -760,8 +760,7 @@ pub fn expand_preparsed_format_args(ecx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span,
     match parser.errors.remove(0) {
         Some(error) => {
             cx.ecx.span_err(cx.fmtsp,
-                            format!("invalid format string: {}",
-                                    error).as_slice());
+                            format!("invalid format string: {}", error)[]);
             return DummyResult::raw_expr(sp);
         }
         None => {}
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
index c7cb41e2ece..368d4fa8447 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ pub fn expand_quote_stmt(cx: &mut ExtCtxt,
 }
 
 fn ids_ext(strs: Vec<String> ) -> Vec<ast::Ident> {
-    strs.iter().map(|str| str_to_ident((*str).as_slice())).collect()
+    strs.iter().map(|str| str_to_ident((*str)[])).collect()
 }
 
 fn id_ext(str: &str) -> ast::Ident {
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ fn mk_tt(cx: &ExtCtxt, tt: &ast::TokenTree) -> Vec<P<ast::Stmt>> {
             for i in range(0, tt.len()) {
                 seq.push(tt.get_tt(i));
             }
-            mk_tts(cx, seq.as_slice())
+            mk_tts(cx, seq[])
         }
         ast::TtToken(sp, ref tok) => {
             let e_sp = cx.expr_ident(sp, id_ext("_sp"));
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ fn expand_tts(cx: &ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree])
     let stmt_let_tt = cx.stmt_let(sp, true, id_ext("tt"), cx.expr_vec_ng(sp));
 
     let mut vector = vec!(stmt_let_sp, stmt_let_tt);
-    vector.extend(mk_tts(cx, tts.as_slice()).into_iter());
+    vector.extend(mk_tts(cx, tts[]).into_iter());
     let block = cx.expr_block(
         cx.block_all(sp,
                      Vec::new(),
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/source_util.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/source_util.rs
index 570231940aa..7c2c5c1530c 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/source_util.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/source_util.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub fn expand_file(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree])
 
     let topmost = cx.original_span_in_file();
     let loc = cx.codemap().lookup_char_pos(topmost.lo);
-    let filename = token::intern_and_get_ident(loc.file.name.as_slice());
+    let filename = token::intern_and_get_ident(loc.file.name[]);
     base::MacExpr::new(cx.expr_str(topmost, filename))
 }
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pub fn expand_stringify(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree])
                         -> Box<base::MacResult+'static> {
     let s = pprust::tts_to_string(tts);
     base::MacExpr::new(cx.expr_str(sp,
-                                   token::intern_and_get_ident(s.as_slice())))
+                                   token::intern_and_get_ident(s[])))
 }
 
 pub fn expand_mod(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree])
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub fn expand_mod(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree])
                    .connect("::");
     base::MacExpr::new(cx.expr_str(
             sp,
-            token::intern_and_get_ident(string.as_slice())))
+            token::intern_and_get_ident(string[])))
 }
 
 /// include! : parse the given file as an expr
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ pub fn expand_include_str(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree])
             cx.span_err(sp,
                         format!("couldn't read {}: {}",
                                 file.display(),
-                                e).as_slice());
+                                e)[]);
             return DummyResult::expr(sp);
         }
         Ok(bytes) => bytes,
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ pub fn expand_include_str(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree])
             // Add this input file to the code map to make it available as
             // dependency information
             let filename = file.display().to_string();
-            let interned = token::intern_and_get_ident(src.as_slice());
+            let interned = token::intern_and_get_ident(src[]);
             cx.codemap().new_filemap(filename, src);
 
             base::MacExpr::new(cx.expr_str(sp, interned))
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ pub fn expand_include_str(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree])
         Err(_) => {
             cx.span_err(sp,
                         format!("{} wasn't a utf-8 file",
-                                file.display()).as_slice());
+                                file.display())[]);
             return DummyResult::expr(sp);
         }
     }
@@ -171,9 +171,7 @@ pub fn expand_include_bin(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: &[ast::TokenTree])
     match File::open(&file).read_to_end() {
         Err(e) => {
             cx.span_err(sp,
-                        format!("couldn't read {}: {}",
-                                file.display(),
-                                e).as_slice());
+                        format!("couldn't read {}: {}", file.display(), e)[]);
             return DummyResult::expr(sp);
         }
         Ok(bytes) => {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs
index bc639c32380..73ef18b8449 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_parser.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ pub fn count_names(ms: &[TokenTree]) -> uint {
                 seq.num_captures
             }
             &TtDelimited(_, ref delim) => {
-                count_names(delim.tts.as_slice())
+                count_names(delim.tts[])
             }
             &TtToken(_, MatchNt(..)) => {
                 1
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ pub fn count_names(ms: &[TokenTree]) -> uint {
 
 pub fn initial_matcher_pos(ms: Rc<Vec<TokenTree>>, sep: Option<Token>, lo: BytePos)
                            -> Box<MatcherPos> {
-    let match_idx_hi = count_names(ms.as_slice());
+    let match_idx_hi = count_names(ms[]);
     let matches = Vec::from_fn(match_idx_hi, |_i| Vec::new());
     box MatcherPos {
         stack: vec![],
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ pub fn nameize(p_s: &ParseSess, ms: &[TokenTree], res: &[Rc<NamedMatch>])
                         p_s.span_diagnostic
                            .span_fatal(sp,
                                        format!("duplicated bind name: {}",
-                                               string.get()).as_slice())
+                                               string.get())[])
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -254,13 +254,13 @@ pub fn parse_or_else(sess: &ParseSess,
                      rdr: TtReader,
                      ms: Vec<TokenTree> )
                      -> HashMap<Ident, Rc<NamedMatch>> {
-    match parse(sess, cfg, rdr, ms.as_slice()) {
+    match parse(sess, cfg, rdr, ms[]) {
         Success(m) => m,
         Failure(sp, str) => {
-            sess.span_diagnostic.span_fatal(sp, str.as_slice())
+            sess.span_diagnostic.span_fatal(sp, str[])
         }
         Error(sp, str) => {
-            sess.span_diagnostic.span_fatal(sp, str.as_slice())
+            sess.span_diagnostic.span_fatal(sp, str[])
         }
     }
 }
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ pub fn parse(sess: &ParseSess,
                         }
                     }
                     TtToken(sp, SubstNt(..)) => {
-                        return Error(sp, "Cannot transcribe in macro LHS".into_string())
+                        return Error(sp, "Cannot transcribe in macro LHS".to_string())
                     }
                     seq @ TtDelimited(..) | seq @ TtToken(_, DocComment(..)) => {
                         let lower_elts = mem::replace(&mut ei.top_elts, Tt(seq));
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ pub fn parse(sess: &ParseSess,
                 for dv in eof_eis[0].matches.iter_mut() {
                     v.push(dv.pop().unwrap());
                 }
-                return Success(nameize(sess, ms, v.as_slice()));
+                return Success(nameize(sess, ms, v[]));
             } else if eof_eis.len() > 1u {
                 return Error(sp, "ambiguity: multiple successful parses".to_string());
             } else {
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ pub fn parse_nt(p: &mut Parser, name: &str) -> Nonterminal {
         _ => {
             let token_str = pprust::token_to_string(&p.token);
             p.fatal((format!("expected ident, found {}",
-                             token_str.as_slice())).as_slice())
+                             token_str[]))[])
         }
       },
       "path" => {
@@ -535,8 +535,7 @@ pub fn parse_nt(p: &mut Parser, name: &str) -> Nonterminal {
         res
       }
       _ => {
-          p.fatal(format!("unsupported builtin nonterminal parser: {}",
-                          name).as_slice())
+          p.fatal(format!("unsupported builtin nonterminal parser: {}", name)[])
       }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_rules.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_rules.rs
index 92c68b7a9c7..08014dc1338 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_rules.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/macro_rules.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl<'a> ParserAnyMacro<'a> {
                                following",
                               token_str);
             let span = parser.span;
-            parser.span_err(span, msg.as_slice());
+            parser.span_err(span, msg[]);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ impl TTMacroExpander for MacroRulesMacroExpander {
                           sp,
                           self.name,
                           arg,
-                          self.lhses.as_slice(),
-                          self.rhses.as_slice())
+                          self.lhses[],
+                          self.rhses[])
     }
 }
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ fn generic_extension<'cx>(cx: &'cx ExtCtxt,
         match **lhs {
           MatchedNonterminal(NtTT(ref lhs_tt)) => {
             let lhs_tt = match **lhs_tt {
-                TtDelimited(_, ref delim) => delim.tts.as_slice(),
+                TtDelimited(_, ref delim) => delim.tts[],
                 _ => cx.span_fatal(sp, "malformed macro lhs")
             };
             // `None` is because we're not interpolating
@@ -198,13 +198,13 @@ fn generic_extension<'cx>(cx: &'cx ExtCtxt,
                 best_fail_spot = sp;
                 best_fail_msg = (*msg).clone();
               },
-              Error(sp, ref msg) => cx.span_fatal(sp, msg.as_slice())
+              Error(sp, ref msg) => cx.span_fatal(sp, msg[])
             }
           }
           _ => cx.bug("non-matcher found in parsed lhses")
         }
     }
-    cx.span_fatal(best_fail_spot, best_fail_msg.as_slice());
+    cx.span_fatal(best_fail_spot, best_fail_msg[]);
 }
 
 // Note that macro-by-example's input is also matched against a token tree:
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/transcribe.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/transcribe.rs
index 378dbba07fa..deed0b78e87 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/transcribe.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/tt/transcribe.rs
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ pub fn tt_next_token(r: &mut TtReader) -> TokenAndSpan {
                     }
                     LisContradiction(ref msg) => {
                         // FIXME #2887 blame macro invoker instead
-                        r.sp_diag.span_fatal(sp.clone(), msg.as_slice());
+                        r.sp_diag.span_fatal(sp.clone(), msg[]);
                     }
                     LisConstraint(len, _) => {
                         if len == 0 {
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ pub fn tt_next_token(r: &mut TtReader) -> TokenAndSpan {
                                 r.sp_diag.span_fatal(
                                     r.cur_span, /* blame the macro writer */
                                     format!("variable '{}' is still repeating at this depth",
-                                            token::get_ident(ident)).as_slice());
+                                            token::get_ident(ident))[]);
                             }
                         }
                     }