diff --git a/examples/desktop/screenshot/screenshot.cpp b/examples/desktop/screenshot/screenshot.cpp
index 7773728daa..66467d439f 100644
--- a/examples/desktop/screenshot/screenshot.cpp
+++ b/examples/desktop/screenshot/screenshot.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void Screenshot::saveScreenshot()
                                .arg(format.toUpper())
                                .arg(format));
     if (!fileName.isEmpty())
-        originalPixmap.save(fileName, format.toAscii());
+        originalPixmap.save(fileName, format.toAscii().constData());
 }
 //! [3]
 
diff --git a/examples/tools/codecs/mainwindow.cpp b/examples/tools/codecs/mainwindow.cpp
index 8f3c94e3d5..4adff6da6e 100644
--- a/examples/tools/codecs/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/examples/tools/codecs/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void MainWindow::save()
         QByteArray codecName = action->data().toByteArray();
 
         QTextStream out(&file);
-        out.setCodec(codecName);
+        out.setCodec(codecName.constData());
         out << textEdit->toPlainText();
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/touch/fingerpaint/mainwindow.cpp b/examples/touch/fingerpaint/mainwindow.cpp
index 288068fa09..be005cf612 100644
--- a/examples/touch/fingerpaint/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/examples/touch/fingerpaint/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -206,12 +206,12 @@ bool MainWindow::saveFile(const QByteArray &fileFormat)
     QString fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Save As"),
                                initialPath,
                                tr("%1 Files (*.%2);;All Files (*)")
-                               .arg(QString(fileFormat.toUpper()))
-                               .arg(QString(fileFormat)));
+                               .arg(QString::fromLatin1(fileFormat.toUpper()))
+                               .arg(QString::fromLatin1(fileFormat)));
     if (fileName.isEmpty()) {
         return false;
     } else {
-        return scribbleArea->saveImage(fileName, fileFormat);
+        return scribbleArea->saveImage(fileName, fileFormat.constData());
     }
 }
 //! [20]
diff --git a/examples/widgets/scribble/mainwindow.cpp b/examples/widgets/scribble/mainwindow.cpp
index 4a59e93a61..00bf9884c9 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/scribble/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/examples/widgets/scribble/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -239,12 +239,12 @@ bool MainWindow::saveFile(const QByteArray &fileFormat)
     QString fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Save As"),
                                initialPath,
                                tr("%1 Files (*.%2);;All Files (*)")
-                               .arg(QString(fileFormat.toUpper()))
-                               .arg(QString(fileFormat)));
+                               .arg(QString::fromLatin1(fileFormat.toUpper()))
+                               .arg(QString::fromLatin1(fileFormat)));
     if (fileName.isEmpty()) {
         return false;
     } else {
-        return scribbleArea->saveImage(fileName, fileFormat);
+        return scribbleArea->saveImage(fileName, fileFormat.constData());
     }
 }
 //! [20]
diff --git a/examples/widgets/stylesheet/stylesheeteditor.cpp b/examples/widgets/stylesheet/stylesheeteditor.cpp
index 88f5100d12..5514291a7f 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/stylesheet/stylesheeteditor.cpp
+++ b/examples/widgets/stylesheet/stylesheeteditor.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void StyleSheetEditor::loadStyleSheet(const QString &sheetName)
 {
     QFile file(":/qss/" + sheetName.toLower() + ".qss");
     file.open(QFile::ReadOnly);
-    QString styleSheet = QLatin1String(file.readAll());
+    QString styleSheet = QString::fromLatin1(file.readAll());
 
     ui.styleTextEdit->setPlainText(styleSheet);
     qApp->setStyleSheet(styleSheet);