eolian: utilize the new builtin string type across eo files

109 files changed, 542 insertions, 542 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe.eo b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe.eo
index 2c47304..6a2bb68 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe.eo
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe.eo
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Ecore.Exe (Eo.Base, Efl.Control)
                   legacy: null;
              }
              values {
-                  exe_cmd: const(char) *; [[The command to execute.]]
+                  exe_cmd: string; [[The command to execute.]]
                   flags: Ecore.Exe_Flags; [[The execution flags.]]
              }
         }
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/efl_loop.eo b/src/lib/ecore/efl_loop.eo
index d446bff..b81ba06 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/efl_loop.eo
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/efl_loop.eo
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Efl.Loop (Eo.Base)
          [[Add a new set of arguments to the loop that makes an args event.]]
          params {
             argc: int; [[The number of strings in the argv array.]]
-            argv: const(char)**; [[The array of argument strings.]]
+            argv: string*; [[The array of argument strings.]]
          }
       }
    }
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/efl_loop_args.eo b/src/lib/ecore/efl_loop_args.eo
index 1c4e76b..fd9c5f4 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/efl_loop_args.eo
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/efl_loop_args.eo
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Efl.Loop.Args (Eo.Base)
          [[Add a new set of arguments to the loop that makes an args event.]]
          params {
             argc: int; [[The number of strings in the argv array.]]
-            argv: const(char)**; [[The array of argument strings.]]
+            argv: string*; [[The array of argument strings.]]
          }
       }
       arg_num_get {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Efl.Loop.Args (Eo.Base)
          params {
             num: int; [[The argument number to get.]]
          }
-         return: const(char)*; [[The argument string.]]
+         return: string; [[The argument string.]]
       }
    }
    implements {
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_audio/ecore_audio.eo b/src/lib/ecore_audio/ecore_audio.eo
index 66728b8..8502534 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_audio/ecore_audio.eo
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_audio/ecore_audio.eo
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Ecore.Audio (Eo.Base)
          get {
          }
          values {
-            name: const(char)*; [[Name]]
+            name: string; [[Name]]
          }
       }
       @property paused {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Ecore.Audio (Eo.Base)
          get {
          }
          values {
-            source: const(char)*; [[the source to set to (i.e. file, URL, device)]]
+            source: string; [[the source to set to (i.e. file, URL, device)]]
          }
       }
       @property format @virtual_pure {
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_eet_base.eo b/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_eet_base.eo
index a0651b1..667d2f8 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_eet_base.eo
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_con/ecore_con_eet_base.eo
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Ecore.Con.Eet.Base (Eo.Base) {
          set {
          }
          values {
-            name: const (char) *; [[The name of the eet stream.]]
+            name: string; [[The name of the eet stream.]]
             func: Ecore_Con_Eet_Data_Cb; [[The callback function.]]
             data: const (void) *; [[The data (if any) that should be
                                     passed to callback function.]]
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Ecore.Con.Eet.Base (Eo.Base) {
          set {
          }
          values {
-            name: const (char) *; [[The name of the eet stream.]]
+            name: string; [[The name of the eet stream.]]
             func: Ecore_Con_Eet_Raw_Data_Cb; [[The callback function.]]
             data: const (void) *; [[The data (if any) that should be
                                     passed to callback function.]]
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ class Ecore.Con.Eet.Base (Eo.Base) {
       data_callback_del {
          [[Function to delete the @.data_callback.]]
          params {
-            name: const (char) *; [[The name of the eet stream.]]
+            name: string; [[The name of the eet stream.]]
          }
       }
       raw_data_callback_del {
          [[Function to delete the @.raw_data_callback.]]
          params {
-            name: const (char) *; [[The name of the eet stream.]]
+            name: string; [[The name of the eet stream.]]
          }
       }
       register {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Ecore.Con.Eet.Base (Eo.Base) {
            ecore_con_eet object.]]
          legacy: ecore_con_eet;
          params {
-            name: const (char) *; [[The name of the eet stream.]]
+            name: string; [[The name of the eet stream.]]
             edd: Eet.Data.Descriptor *; [[The Eet.Data.Descriptor that
                                           is to be registered.]]
          }
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class Ecore.Con.Eet.Base (Eo.Base) {
          params {
             reply: Ecore.Con.Reply *; [[Contains the ecore_con_eet object
                                         to which the data has to be sent.]]
-            name: const (char) *; [[The name of the eet stream.]]
+            name: string; [[The name of the eet stream.]]
             value: void *; [[Actual data]]
          }
       }
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ class Ecore.Con.Eet.Base (Eo.Base) {
          params {
             reply: Ecore.Con.Reply *; [[Contains the ecore_con_eet object
                                         to which the data has to be sent.]]
-            protocol_name: const (char) *; [[The name of the eet stream.]]
-            section: const (char) *; [[Name of section in the eet descriptor.]]
+            protocol_name: string; [[The name of the eet stream.]]
+            section: string; [[Name of section in the eet descriptor.]]
             value: void *; [[The value of the section.]]
             length: uint; [[The length of the data that is being sent.]]
          }
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_network.eo b/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_network.eo
index de62158..bb7bf54 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_network.eo
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_network.eo
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ abstract Efl.Network (Eo.Base) {
              legacy: null;
          }
          values {
-            ip: const(char)*; [[The IP address]]
+            ip: string; [[The IP address]]
          }
       }
       @property uptime {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ abstract Efl.Network (Eo.Base) {
            parameter.
          ]]
          params {
-            name: const(char)* @nonull; [[IP address or server name to translate.]]
+            name: string @nonull; [[IP address or server name to translate.]]
             done_cb: Ecore_Con_Dns_Cb; [[Callback to notify when done.]]
             data: const(void)*; [[User data to be given to done_cb.]]
          }
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ abstract Efl.Network (Eo.Base) {
    events {
         data,received: Ecore.Con.Event_Data.Received; [[Data received on connection]]
         connection,upgraded;
-        connection,error: const(char) *; [[Error received on connection]]
+        connection,error: string; [[Error received on connection]]
    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_network_server.eo b/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_network_server.eo
index c171730..f079e9c 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_network_server.eo
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_network_server.eo
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Efl.Network.Server (Efl.Network) {
          get {
          }
          values {
-            name: const(char) *; [[The name of the server.]]
+            name: string; [[The name of the server.]]
          }
       }
       @property client_limit {
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_network_url.eo b/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_network_url.eo
index 9dd8065..783b18f 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_network_url.eo
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_con/efl_network_url.eo
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Efl.Network.Url (Eo.Base) {
          get {
          }
          values {
-            url: const(char) *; [[The URL]]
+            url: string; [[The URL]]
          }
       }
    }
diff --git a/src/lib/ector/cairo/ector_cairo_surface.eo b/src/lib/ector/cairo/ector_cairo_surface.eo
index ad1a092..0237ed7 100644
--- a/src/lib/ector/cairo/ector_cairo_surface.eo
+++ b/src/lib/ector/cairo/ector_cairo_surface.eo
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Ector.Cairo.Surface (Eo.Base, Ector.Surface)
       symbol_get {
          return: void * @warn_unused;
          params {
-            @in name: const(char)*;
+            @in name: string;
          }
       }
    }
diff --git a/src/lib/edje/edje_object.eo b/src/lib/edje/edje_object.eo
index dedd11f..15e949c 100644
--- a/src/lib/edje/edje_object.eo
+++ b/src/lib/edje/edje_object.eo
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
               @since 1.1.0]]
          }
          values {
-            language: const(char)*; [[The language value]]
+            language: string; [[The language value]]
           }
       }
       @property animation {
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
               \@ref evas_textblock_cursor_paragraph_first]]
          }
          values {
-            part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            part: string; [[The part name]]
             cur: Edje.Cursor; [[the edje cursor to work on]]
          }
       }
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
               \@ref evas_textblock_cursor_line_char_last]]
          }
          values {
-            part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            part: string; [[The part name]]
             cur: Edje.Cursor; [[the edje cursor to work on]]
          }
       }
@@ -224,10 +224,10 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
             return: bool; [[$true, on success or $false, on error]]
          }
          keys {
-            text_class: const(char)*; [[The text class name]]
+            text_class: string; [[The text class name]]
          }
          values {
-            font: const(char)*; [[Font name]]
+            font: string; [[Font name]]
             size: Evas.Font.Size; [[Font Size]]
          }
       }
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
             return: bool; [[True on success, false on error.]]
          }
          values {
-            part: const(char)*; [[The part containing the object.]]
+            part: string; [[The part containing the object.]]
             cur: Edje.Cursor; [[The cursor to adjust.]]
             x: Evas.Coord; [[X Coordinate.]]
             y: Evas.Coord; [[Y Coordinate.]]
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
               \@ref evas_textblock_cursor_paragraph_last]]
          }
          values {
-            part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            part: string; [[The part name]]
             cur: Edje.Cursor; [[the edje cursor to work on]]
          }
       }
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
             return: bool; [[$true on success, $false otherwise]]
          }
          values {
-            part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
-            text: const(char)*; [[The text string]]
+            part: string; [[The part name]]
+            text: string; [[The text string]]
          }
       }
       @property item_provider {
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
               \@ref evas_textblock_cursor_line_char_first]]
          }
          values {
-            part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            part: string; [[The part name]]
             cur: Edje.Cursor; [[the edje cursor to work on]]
          }
       }
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
       access_part_iterate {
          [[Iterate over all accessibility-enabled part names.]]
          legacy: null;
-         return: free(own(iterator<const(char)*>), eina_iterator_free);
+         return: free(own(iterator<string>), eina_iterator_free);
       }
       @property load_error {
          get {
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
          return: Edje.External.Param_Type; [[#EDJE_EXTERNAL_PARAM_TYPE_MAX on errors, or another value
                                              from #Edje_External_Param_Type on success.]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @out param: const(char); [[the parameter name to use.]]
          }
       }
@@ -441,18 +441,18 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            selection, functions such as edje_object_part_text_select_all() and
            edje_object_part_text_select_none() are not affected.]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in allow: bool; [[true to enable, false otherwise]]
          }
       }
       part_state_get @const {
          [[Returns the state of the Edje part.]]
 
-         return: const(char)*; [[The part state:
+         return: string; [[The part state:
                                  "default" for the default state
                                  "" for other states]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @out val_ret: double;
          }
       }
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: void *; [[The same data pointer if successful, or $null otherwise]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in func: Edje.Markup_Filter_Cb; [[The function callback to remove]]
             @in data: void *; [[The data passed to the callback function]]
          }
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in dx: double; [[The x step amount]]
             @in dy: double; [[The y step amount]]
          }
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            See also @.part_drag_step_set()]]
            return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part]]
             @out dx: double; [[The x step increment pointer]]
             @out dy: double; [[The y step increment pointer]]
          }
@@ -514,13 +514,13 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.2.0]]
          return: void *; [[The input method context (Ecore_IMF_Context *) in entry]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_text_select_begin @const {
          [[Starts selecting at current cursor position]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_text_style_user_peek @const {
@@ -529,9 +529,9 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            This function returns the style associated with the textblock part.
 
            @since 1.2.0]]
-         return: const(char)*; [[The text string]]
+         return: string; [[The text string]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       signal_callback_del {
@@ -549,8 +549,8 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
          legacy: null;
          return: void *; [[The data pointer]]
          params {
-            @in emission: const(char)*; [[The emission string.]]
-            @in source: const(char)*; [[The source string.]]
+            @in emission: string; [[The emission string.]]
+            @in source: string; [[The source string.]]
             @in func: Edje.Signal_Cb; [[The callback function.]]
             @in data: void *; [[The callback function.]]
          }
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in cur: Edje.Cursor; [[The edje cursor to advance]]
          }
       }
@@ -573,8 +573,8 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.2.0]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
-            @in style: const(char)*; [[The style to set (textblock conventions).]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
+            @in style: string; [[The style to set (textblock conventions).]]
          }
       }
       part_text_append {
@@ -586,8 +586,8 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.1]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
-            @in text: const(char)*; [[The text string]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
+            @in text: string; [[The text string]]
          }
       }
       part_geometry_get @const {
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            pointers' pointed variables be set to zero.]]
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The Edje part's name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The Edje part's name]]
             @out x: Evas.Coord; [[A pointer to a variable where to store the part's x
                                   coordinate]]
             @out y: Evas.Coord; [[A pointer to a variable where to store the part's y
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
            @since 1.2.0]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_text_item_geometry_get @const {
@@ -633,8 +633,8 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            rectangles.]]
          return: bool; [[1 if item exists, 0 if not]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
-            @in item: const(char)*; [[The item name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
+            @in item: string; [[The item name]]
             @out cx: Evas.Coord; [[Item x return (relative to entry part)]]
             @out cy: Evas.Coord; [[Item y return (relative to entry part)]]
             @out cw: Evas.Coord; [[Item width return]]
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
       part_text_select_abort @const {
          [[Aborts any selection action on a part.]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       text_insert_filter_callback_del_full {
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: void *; [[The same data pointer if successful, or $null otherwise]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in func: Edje.Text.Filter_Cb; [[The function callback to remove]]
             @in data: void *; [[The data passed to the callback function]]
          }
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.2.0]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_text_input_panel_imdata_set {
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.2.0]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in data: const(void)*; [[The specific data to be set to the input panel.]]
             @in len: int; [[the length of data, in bytes, to send to the input panel]]
          }
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
            @since 1.2.0]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in data: void *; [[The specific data to be got from the input panel]]
             @in len: int *; [[The length of data]]
          }
@@ -704,15 +704,15 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            cursor position.]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
-            @in text: const(char)*; [[The text string]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
+            @in text: string; [[The text string]]
          }
       }
       part_text_cursor_copy {
          [[Copy the cursor to another cursor.]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in src: Edje.Cursor; [[the cursor to copy from]]
             @in dst: Edje.Cursor; [[the cursor to copy to]]
          }
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in dx: double; [[The x value]]
             @in dy: double; [[The y value]]
          }
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            Gets the drag location values.]]
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @out dx: double; [[The X value pointer]]
             @out dy: double; [[The Y value pointer]]
          }
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.1.0]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in cur: Edje.Cursor; [[The cursor to move]]
             @in pos: int; [[the position of the cursor]]
          }
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.1.0]]
          return: int; [[The cursor position]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in cur: Edje.Cursor; [[The cursor to get the position]]
          }
       }
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: char *; [[The character string pointed to (may be a multi-byte utf8 sequence) terminated by a nul byte.]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in cur: Edje.Cursor; [[The cursor to use]]
          }
       }
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.1]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in layout: Edje.Input_Panel.Layout; [[layout type]]
          }
       }
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.1]]
          return: Edje.Input_Panel.Layout; [[Layout type of the input panel]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_text_input_panel_language_set {
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.2.0]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in lang: Edje.Input_Panel.Lang; [[the language to be set to the input panel.]]
          }
       }
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.2.0]]
          return: Edje.Input_Panel.Lang; [[input panel language type]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_external_object_get @const {
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
          return: Evas.Object; [[The externally created object, or $null if there is none or
                                   part is not an external.]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_external_content_get @const {
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            code providing the EXTERNAL.]]
          return: Evas.Object;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The name of the part holding the EXTERNAL]]
+            @in part: string; [[The name of the part holding the EXTERNAL]]
             @out content: const(char); [[A string identifying which content from the EXTERNAL to get]]
          }
       }
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.1.0]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in enabled: bool; [[If true, the input panel is appeared when entry is clicked or has a focus]]
          }
       }
@@ -950,13 +950,13 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.1.0]]
          return: bool; [[true if it supports or false otherwise]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_text_select_extend @const {
          [[Extends the current selection to the current cursor position]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_text_anchor_geometry_get @const {
@@ -967,8 +967,8 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
          return: const(list<const(Evas.Textblock_Rectangle)*>); [[The list of anchor rects (const Evas_Textblock_Rectangle
                                                                   *), do not modify! Geometry is relative to entry part.]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
-            @in anchor: const(char)*; [[The anchor name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
+            @in anchor: string; [[The anchor name]]
          }
       }
       part_text_cursor_down {
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in cur: Edje.Cursor; [[the edje cursor to work on]]
          }
       }
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in dx: double; [[The x page step increment]]
             @in dy: double; [[The y page step increment]]
          }
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            See also @.part_drag_page_set()]]
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @out dx: double; [[The dx page increment pointer]]
             @out dy: double; [[The dy page increment pointer]]
          }
@@ -1032,8 +1032,8 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
             * @endcode
             */
          params {
-            @in emission: const(char)*; [[The signal's "emission" string]]
-            @in source: const(char)*; [[The signal's "source" string]]
+            @in emission: string; [[The signal's "emission" string]]
+            @in source: string; [[The signal's "source" string]]
          }
       }
       part_text_input_panel_layout_variation_set {
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.8]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in variation: int; [[layout variation type]]
          }
       }
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.8]]
          return: int; [[Layout variation type of the input panel]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       message_send {
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
            This function sets the selection text to be none.]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_object_get @const {
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
          return: const(Evas.Object); [[A pointer to the Evas object implementing the given part,
                                         or $null on failure (e.g. the given part doesn't exist)]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The Edje part's name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The Edje part's name]]
          }
       }
       part_drag_size_set {
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in dw: double; [[The drag width]]
             @in dh: double; [[The drag height]]
          }
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            See also @.part_drag_size_set()]]
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @out dw: double; [[The drag width pointer]]
             @out dh: double; [[The drag height pointer]]
          }
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: void *; [[The user data pointer if successful, or $null otherwise]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in func: Edje.Text.Filter_Cb; [[The function callback to remove]]
          }
       }
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
                                   #EDJE_DRAG_DIR_Y: Dragable in Y direction
                                   #EDJE_DRAG_DIR_XY: Dragable in X & Y directions]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_text_unescaped_set {
@@ -1185,8 +1185,8 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
-            @in text_to_escape: const(char)*; [[The text string]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
+            @in text_to_escape: string; [[The text string]]
          }
       }
       part_text_unescaped_get @const {
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
          return: char *; [[The  allocated text string without escaping, or $null on
                            problems.]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       signal_callback_add {
@@ -1258,8 +1258,8 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
             */
 
          params {
-            @in emission: const(char)*; [[The signal's "emission" string]]
-            @in source: const(char)*; [[The signal's "source" string]]
+            @in emission: string; [[The signal's "emission" string]]
+            @in source: string; [[The signal's "source" string]]
             @in func: Edje.Signal_Cb; [[The callback function to be executed when the signal is
                                         emitted.]]
             @in data: void *; [[A pointer to data to pass in to func.]]
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
            This function selects all text of the object of the part.]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_text_input_panel_return_key_disabled_set {
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.2.0]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in disabled: bool; [[The state]]
          }
       }
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.2.0]]
          return: bool; [[true if it should be disabled]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_text_autocapital_type_set {
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.1.0]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in autocapital_type: Edje.Text.Autocapital_Type; [[The type of autocapitalization]]
          }
       }
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.1.0]]
          return: Edje.Text.Autocapital_Type; [[The autocapitalization type]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_text_prediction_allow_set {
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.2.0]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in prediction: bool; [[If true, the prediction feature is allowed.]]
          }
       }
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.2.0]]
          return: bool; [[true if prediction feature is allowed.]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       data_get @const {
@@ -1363,9 +1363,9 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
             *  }
             * @endcode
             */
-         return: const(char)*; [[The data's value string. Must not be freed.]]
+         return: string; [[The data's value string. Must not be freed.]]
          params {
-            @in key: const(char)*; [[The data field's key string]]
+            @in key: string; [[The data field's key string]]
          }
       }
       text_markup_filter_callback_add {
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.2.0]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in func: Edje.Markup_Filter_Cb; [[The callback function that will act as markup filter]]
             @in data: void *; [[User provided data to pass to the filter function]]
          }
@@ -1427,7 +1427,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
            @since 1.2.0]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_text_input_panel_return_key_type_set {
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.2.0]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in return_key_type: Edje.Input_Panel.Return_Key_Type; [[The type of "return" key on the input panel]]
          }
       }
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.2.0]]
          return: Edje.Input_Panel.Return_Key_Type; [[The type of "return" key on the input panel]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_external_param_set {
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: bool; [[$true if everything went fine, $false on errors.]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in param: const(Edje.External.Param)*; [[the parameter details, including its name, type and
                                                       actual value. This pointer should be valid, and the
                                                       parameter must exist in
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
                          are filled with information, $false on errors and
                          param member values are not set or valid.]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @out param: Edje.External.Param; [[the parameter details. It is used as both input and
                                                output variable. This pointer should be valid, and the
                                                parameter must exist in
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in dx: double; [[The x step]]
             @in dy: double; [[The y step]]
          }
@@ -1576,8 +1576,8 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: bool; [[$true on success, $false otherwise]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
-            @in text: const(char)*; [[The text string]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
+            @in text: string; [[The text string]]
          }
       }
       part_text_get @const {
@@ -1586,9 +1586,9 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            This function returns the text associated to the object part.
 
            See also @.part_text_set().]]
-         return: const(char)*; [[The text string]]
+         return: string; [[The text string]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_text_input_panel_show_on_demand_set {
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.9.0]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in ondemand: bool; [[If true, the input panel will be shown in case of only Mouse up event. (Focus event will be ignored.)]]
          }
       }
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.9.0]]
          return: bool; [[$true if the input panel will be shown in case of only Mouse up event.]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_text_input_hint_set {
@@ -1617,7 +1617,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.12.0]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in input_hints: Edje.Input_Hints; [[input hints]]
          }
       }
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @since 1.12.0]]
          return: Edje.Input_Hints; [[The value of input hint]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_text_selection_get @const {
@@ -1636,9 +1636,9 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            This function returns selection text of the object part.
 
            See also @.part_text_select_all() and @.part_text_select_none()]]
-         return: const(char)*; [[The text string]]
+         return: string; [[The text string]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_text_cursor_is_format_get @const {
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: bool; [[true if it's true, false otherwise.]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in cur: Edje.Cursor; [[The cursor to adjust.]]
          }
       }
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
            @since 1.17]]
          params {
-            @in text_class: const(char)*; [[The color class to be deleted.]]
+            @in text_class: string; [[The color class to be deleted.]]
          }
       }
       @property color_class {
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
                             values are zeroed.]]
          }
          keys {
-            color_class: const(char)*;
+            color_class: string;
          }
          values {
             r: int; [[Object Red value]]
@@ -1724,9 +1724,9 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
          [[Gets the description of an object color class.
 
            This function gets the description of a color class in use by an object.]]
-         return: const(char)*; [[The description of the target color class or $null if not found]]
+         return: string; [[The description of the target color class or $null if not found]]
          params {
-            @in color_class: const(char)*;
+            @in color_class: string;
          }
       }
       color_class_clear @const {
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            Deleting the color class will emit the signal "color_class,del"
            for the given Edje object.]]
          params {
-            @in color_class: const(char)*; [[The color class to be deleted.]]
+            @in color_class: string; [[The color class to be deleted.]]
          }
       }
       @property size_class {
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
             return: bool; [[$true, on success or $false, on error]]
          }
          keys {
-            size_class: const(char)*; [[The size class name]]
+            size_class: string; [[The size class name]]
          }
          values {
             minw: int; [[The min width]]
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
            @since 1.17]]
          params {
-            @in size_class: const(char)*;
+            @in size_class: string;
          }
       }
       part_drag_step {
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in dx: double; [[The x step]]
             @in dy: double; [[The y step]]
          }
@@ -1819,7 +1819,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in cur: Edje.Cursor; [[the edje cursor to work on]]
          }
       }
@@ -1827,7 +1827,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
          [[Returns the cursor geometry of the part relative to the edje
            object.]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @out x: Evas.Coord; [[Cursor X position]]
             @out y: Evas.Coord; [[Cursor Y position]]
             @out w: Evas.Coord; [[Cursor width]]
@@ -1838,9 +1838,9 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
          [[Return a list of char anchor names.
 
            This function returns a list of char anchor names.]]
-         return: const(list<const(char)*>); [[The list of anchors (const char *), do not modify!]]
+         return: const(list<string>); [[The list of anchors (const char *), do not modify!]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       text_insert_filter_callback_add {
@@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            and @.text_markup_filter_callback_add]]
 
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in func: Edje.Text.Filter_Cb; [[The callback function that will act as filter]]
             @in data: void *; [[User provided data to pass to the filter function]]
          }
@@ -1887,7 +1887,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
            @since 1.2.0]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       part_exists @const {
@@ -1902,7 +1902,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
          return: bool; [[$true, if the Edje part exists in obj's group or
                          $false, otherwise (and on errors)]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part's name to check for existence in obj's
+            @in part: string; [[The part's name to check for existence in obj's
                                       group]]
          }
       }
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: void *; [[The user data pointer if successful, or $null otherwise]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in func: Edje.Markup_Filter_Cb; [[The function callback to remove]]
          }
       }
@@ -1928,7 +1928,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
            @ evas_textblock_cursor_format_is_visible_get]]
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in cur: Edje.Cursor; [[The cursor to adjust.]]
          }
       }
@@ -1940,8 +1940,8 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
            @since 1.2.0]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
-            @in text: const(char)*; [[The text string]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
+            @in text: string; [[The text string]]
          }
       }
       part_text_cursor_prev {
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
 
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
             @in cur: Edje.Cursor; [[the edje cursor to work on]]
          }
       }
@@ -1958,9 +1958,9 @@ class Edje.Object (Evas.Smart.Clipped, Efl.File, Efl.Container, Efl.Part)
          [[Return a list of char item names.
 
            This function returns a list of char item names.]]
-         return: const(list<const(char)*>); [[The list of items (const char *), do not modify!]]
+         return: const(list<string>); [[The list of items (const char *), do not modify!]]
          params {
-            @in part: const(char)*; [[The part name]]
+            @in part: string; [[The part name]]
          }
       }
       @property transition_duration_factor {
diff --git a/src/lib/edje/efl_canvas_layout_internal.eo b/src/lib/edje/efl_canvas_layout_internal.eo
index 38ff692..cb63e09 100644
--- a/src/lib/edje/efl_canvas_layout_internal.eo
+++ b/src/lib/edje/efl_canvas_layout_internal.eo
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ interface Efl.Canvas.Layout_Internal ()
          values {
             ed: void*;
             rp: void*;
-            part: const(char)*;
+            part: string;
          }
       }
    }
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_container.eo b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_container.eo
index f66c128..73489e8 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_container.eo
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_container.eo
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ interface Efl.Container (Efl.Gfx)
             content: Efl.Gfx;
          }
          values {
-            name: const(char)*;
+            name: string;
          }
       }
       @property content {
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_file.eo b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_file.eo
index 852bf29..7c58d96 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_file.eo
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_file.eo
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ interface Efl.File {
          }
          values {
             f: const(Eina.File)*; [[The handler to an Eina_File that will be used as image source]]
-            key: const(char)* @optional; [[The group that the image belongs to, in case 
+            key: string @optional; [[The group that the image belongs to, in case 
                                            it's an EET(including Edje case) file. This can be used
                                            as a key inside evas image cache if this is a normal image
                                            file not eet file.]]
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ interface Efl.File {
               interested in: they'll be ignored by the function.]]
          }
          values {
-            file: const(char)*; [[The image file path.]]
-            key: const(char)*; [[The image key in $file (if its an Eet one), or
+            file: string; [[The image file path.]]
+            key: string; [[The image key in $file (if its an Eet one), or
                                  $null, otherwise.]]
          }
       }
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ interface Efl.File {
 
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in file: const(char)* @nonull; [[The filename to be used to save the image (extension
+            @in file: string @nonull; [[The filename to be used to save the image (extension
                                               obligatory).]]
-            @in key: const(char)*; [[The image key in the file (if an Eet one), or $null,
+            @in key: string; [[The image key in the file (if an Eet one), or $null,
                                      otherwise.]]
-            @in flags: const(char)*; [[String containing the flags to be used ($null for
+            @in flags: string; [[String containing the flags to be used ($null for
                                        none).]]
          }
       }
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_gfx.eo b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_gfx.eo
index bfa1491..c145c83 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_gfx.eo
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_gfx.eo
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ interface Efl.Gfx {
             return: bool;
          }
          keys {
-            part: const (char)*; [[The part you are interested in.]]
+            part: string; [[The part you are interested in.]]
          }
          values {
             r: int; [[The red component of the given color.]]
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_gfx_filter.eo b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_gfx_filter.eo
index cb6f477..29a9644 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_gfx_filter.eo
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_gfx_filter.eo
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ interface Efl.Gfx.Filter
             ]]
          }
          values {
-            code: const(char)*; [[The Lua program source code.]]
-            name: const(char)* @optional; [[An optional name for this filter.]]
+            code: string; [[The Lua program source code.]]
+            name: string @optional; [[An optional name for this filter.]]
          }
       }
       @property filter_state {
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ interface Efl.Gfx.Filter
          get {}
          set {}
          values {
-            cur_state: const(char)*;
+            cur_state: string;
             cur_val: double;
-            next_state: const(char)* @optional;
+            next_state: string @optional;
             next_val: double @optional;
             pos: double @optional;
          }
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ interface Efl.Gfx.Filter
          set {}
          get {}
          keys {
-            name: const(char)*; [[Buffer name as used in the program.]]
+            name: string; [[Buffer name as used in the program.]]
          }
          values {
             source: Efl.Gfx; [[Object to use as a source of pixels.]]
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ interface Efl.Gfx.Filter
            This can be used to pass in tables.
          ]]
          keys {
-            name: const(char)*; [[Name of the global variable]]
+            name: string; [[Name of the global variable]]
          }
          values {
-            value: const(char)*; [[String value to use as data]]
+            value: string; [[String value to use as data]]
             execute: bool(false); [[If $true, execute 'name = value']]
          }
       }
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_gfx_shape.eo b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_gfx_shape.eo
index 3c63738..6163dba 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_gfx_shape.eo
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_gfx_shape.eo
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ mixin Efl.Gfx.Shape
       }
       append_svg_path {
         params {
-          @in svg_path_data: const(char)*;
+          @in svg_path_data: string;
         }
       }
       interpolate {
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_input_device.eo b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_input_device.eo
index 732d2dd..6791a86 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_input_device.eo
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_input_device.eo
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ class Efl.Input.Device (Eo.Base)
       }
       @property name {
          values {
-            name: const(char)*;
+            name: string;
          }
       }
       @property description {
          values {
-            desc: const(char)*;
+            desc: string;
          }
       }
       @property parent {
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_model.eo b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_model.eo
index 808ac7c..cb3eab4 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_model.eo
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_model.eo
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 struct Efl.Model.Property_Event {
-     changed_properties: array<const(char) *>; [[List of changed properties]]
-     invalidated_properties: array<const(char) *>; [[Removed properties identified by name]]
+     changed_properties: array<string>; [[List of changed properties]]
+     invalidated_properties: array<string>; [[Removed properties identified by name]]
 }
 
 interface Efl.Model ()
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ interface Efl.Model ()
                ]]
          }
          values {
-               properties: const(array<const(char)*>); [[array of current properties]]
+               properties: const(array<string>); [[array of current properties]]
             }
         }
         property_set {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ interface Efl.Model ()
              @since 1.14
             ]]
            params {
-               @in property: const(char)*; [[Property name]]
+               @in property: string; [[Property name]]
                @in value: const(generic_value)*; [[New value]]
                @inout promise: promise<generic_value>; [[Promise returning the recorded value or error]]
            }
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ interface Efl.Model ()
              @since 1.14
            ]]
            params {
-               @in property: const(char)*; [[Property name]]
+               @in property: string; [[Property name]]
                @inout value: promise<generic_value>; [[Promise of the value that was got]]
            }
         }
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_part.eo b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_part.eo
index 76ef170..86ddadb 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_part.eo
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_part.eo
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ interface Efl.Part
            The returned object is valid for only a single function call.
          ]]
          params {
-            name: const(char)*; [[The part name.]]
+            name: string; [[The part name.]]
          }
          return: Eo.Base; [[A (proxy) object, valid for a single call.]]
       }
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_text.eo b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_text.eo
index 4f2c4bd..fa329bb 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_text.eo
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_text.eo
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ interface Efl.Text {
             ]]
          }
          values {
-            text: const(char)*; [[Text string to display on it.]]
+            text: string; [[Text string to display on it.]]
          }
       }
    }
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_text_properties.eo b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_text_properties.eo
index 884d2c7..e4c8e35 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_text_properties.eo
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_text_properties.eo
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ interface Efl.Text.Properties {
             ]]
          }
          values {
-            font: const(char) *; [[The font family name or filename.]]
+            font: string; [[The font family name or filename.]]
             size: Efl_Font_Size; [[The font size, in points.]]
          }
       }
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ interface Efl.Text.Properties {
             ]]
          }
          values {
-            font_source: const(char)*; [[The font file's path.]]
+            font_source: string; [[The font file's path.]]
          }
       }
    }
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_ui_progress.eo b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_ui_progress.eo
index 386bc41..3b901c2 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_ui_progress.eo
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_ui_progress.eo
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ interface Efl.Ui.Progress {
          get {
          }
          values {
-            units: const(char)* @nullable; [[The format string for $obj's units label]]
+            units: string @nullable; [[The format string for $obj's units label]]
          }
       }
    }
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_vpath.eo b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_vpath.eo
index 6d472ae..7447a2a 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_vpath.eo
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_vpath.eo
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ interface Efl.Vpath
       fetch {
          [[ Fetch a new Vpath File object from the Vpath system ]]
          params {
-            path: const(char)*; [[ The input virtual file path to fetch ]]
+            path: string; [[ The input virtual file path to fetch ]]
          }
          return: own(Efl.Vpath.File); [[ An object representing the file ]]
       }
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_vpath_core.eo b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_vpath_core.eo
index 23503d2..83746c0 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_vpath_core.eo
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_vpath_core.eo
@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ class Efl.Vpath.Core (Eo.Base, Efl.Vpath)
       meta_set {
          [[ A Meta key is a mapping from a virtual path to a real one ]]
          params {
-            key: const(char)*; [[ The magic path key being looked up ]]
-            path: const(char)*; [[ The real path the key maps to ]]
+            key: string; [[ The magic path key being looked up ]]
+            path: string; [[ The real path the key maps to ]]
          }
       }
       meta_get {
          [[ This returns the real path set for a Meta key, or NULL if not ]]
          params {
-            key: const(char)*; [[ The magic path key being looked up ]]
+            key: string; [[ The magic path key being looked up ]]
          }
-         return: const(char)*;
+         return: string;
       }
    }
    implements {
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_vpath_file.eo b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_vpath_file.eo
index d55a1eb..ce82c7e 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_vpath_file.eo
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_vpath_file.eo
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Efl.Vpath.File (Eo.Base)
          set {}
          get {}
          values {
-             path: const(char)*; [[ The input virtual path to a file ]]
+             path: string; [[ The input virtual path to a file ]]
          }
       }
       @property result {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Efl.Vpath.File (Eo.Base)
          set {}
          get {}
          values {
-             path: const(char)*; [[ The resulting destination file ]]
+             path: string; [[ The resulting destination file ]]
          }
       }
       do {
diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_vpath_manager.eo b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_vpath_manager.eo
index 5533fa8..47f25f6 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_vpath_manager.eo
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_vpath_manager.eo
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Efl.Vpath.Manager (Eo.Base)
       fetch @class {
          [[ This class function fetches a Vpath File given an input path ]]
          params {
-            path: const(char)*; [[ The input virtual file path to fetch ]]
+            path: string; [[ The input virtual file path to fetch ]]
          }
          return: own(Efl.Vpath.File); [[ An object representing the file ]]
       }
diff --git a/src/lib/eio/eio_job.eo b/src/lib/eio/eio_job.eo
index 11ddf3e..6fc9fae 100644
--- a/src/lib/eio/eio_job.eo
+++ b/src/lib/eio/eio_job.eo
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ struct Eio.Filter.Direct.Data
 
 struct Eio.Filter.Name.Data
 {
-  file: const(char)*;
+  file: string;
   filter: bool;
 }
 
 struct Eio.Xattr.Data
 {
-  data: const(char)*;
+  data: string;
   size: uint;
 }
 
@@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ class Eio.Job (Eo.Base)
     file_ls {
       [[Lists entries in a given path.]]
       params {
-        @in path: const(char)*;
+        @in path: string;
       }
-      return: promise<int, const(char)*>;
+      return: promise<int, string>;
     }
 
     file_direct_ls {
       [[Lists entries in a given path with more information.]]
       params {
-        @in path: const(char)*;
+        @in path: string;
       }
       return: promise<int, const(Eina_File_Direct_Info)*>;
     }
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class Eio.Job (Eo.Base)
     file_stat_ls {
       [[Lists entries in a given path with stat information.]]
       params {
-        @in path: const(char)*;
+        @in path: string;
       }
       return: promise<int, const(Eina_File_Direct_Info)*>;
     }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Eio.Job (Eo.Base)
     dir_stat_ls {
       [[Recursively list the directory content and its sub content.]]
       params {
-        @in path: const(char)*;
+        @in path: string;
       }
       return: promise<int, const(Eina_File_Direct_Info)*>;
     }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Eio.Job (Eo.Base)
     dir_direct_ls {
       [[Recursively list the directory content and its sub content.]]
       params {
-        @in path: const(char)*;
+        @in path: string;
       }
       return: promise<int, const(Eina_File_Direct_Info)*>;
     }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Eio.Job (Eo.Base)
     file_direct_stat {
       [[Get stat info on a given file/directory.]]
       params {
-        @in path: const(char)*;
+        @in path: string;
       }
       return: promise<Eina_Stat>;
     }
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ class Eio.Job (Eo.Base)
     @property file_xattr_list {
       [[Lists all extended attributes asynchronously.]]
       keys {
-         path: const(char)*;
+         path: string;
       }
       get {
-         return: promise<int, const(char)*>;
+         return: promise<int, string>;
       }
     }
 
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ class Eio.Job (Eo.Base)
       [[Retrieves or sets information of a given extended attribute.]]
       set {
          values {
-            attribute: const(char)*;
-            xattr_data: const(char)*;
+            attribute: string;
+            xattr_data: string;
             xattr_size: uint;
             flags: Eina.Xattr.Flags;
          }
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ class Eio.Job (Eo.Base)
       }
       get {
          keys {
-            path: const(char)*;
-            attribute: const(char)*;
+            path: string;
+            attribute: string;
          }
          return: promise<Eio.Xattr.Data>;
       }
       keys {
-         path: const(char)*;
+         path: string;
       }
     }
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class Eio.Job (Eo.Base)
 
       The fulfilled value in the promise will be the Eina.File*.]]
       params {
-        @in path: const(char)*;
+        @in path: string;
         @in shared: bool;
       }
       return: promise<Eina.File*>;
diff --git a/src/lib/eio/eio_model.eo b/src/lib/eio/eio_model.eo
index ce6fddc..0f9799c 100644
--- a/src/lib/eio/eio_model.eo
+++ b/src/lib/eio/eio_model.eo
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Eio.Model (Eo.Base, Efl.Model)
             @since 1.11
           ]]
           params {
-             @in path: const(char)*; [[Root path provided by caller]]
+             @in path: string; [[Root path provided by caller]]
           }
        }
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/eio/eio_sentry.eo b/src/lib/eio/eio_sentry.eo
index 71928e9..4737e08 100644
--- a/src/lib/eio/eio_sentry.eo
+++ b/src/lib/eio/eio_sentry.eo
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import eina_types;
 struct Eio.Sentry.Event
 {
   [[Wraps the data about a monitor event on a file.]]
-  trigger: const(char)*; [[The cause of the event.]]
-  source: const(char)*; [[The original monitored path.]]
+  trigger: string; [[The cause of the event.]]
+  source: string; [[The original monitored path.]]
 }
 
 class Eio.Sentry (Eo.Base)
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ class Eio.Sentry (Eo.Base)
     add {
       [[Adds a new path to the list of monitored paths.]]
       params {
-        @in path: const(char)*;
+        @in path: string;
       }
       return : bool;
     }
     del {
       [[Removes the given path from the monitored list.]]
       params {
-        @in path: const(char)*;
+        @in path: string;
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_model_arguments.eo b/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_model_arguments.eo
index 293cbf5..3849fbf 100644
--- a/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_model_arguments.eo
+++ b/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_model_arguments.eo
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Eldbus.Model.Arguments (Eo.Base, Efl.Model) {
             @since 1.16]]
             params {
                 @in proxy: Eldbus.Proxy*; [[Eldbus proxy]]
-                @in name: const(char)*; [[Name]]
+                @in name: string; [[Name]]
                 @in arguments: const(list<Eldbus.Introspection.Argument *>); [[The introspected arguments]]
             }
         }
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Eldbus.Model.Arguments (Eo.Base, Efl.Model) {
             [[Name of the argument]]
             get {}
             values {
-                name: const(char)*; [[Argument name]]
+                name: string; [[Argument name]]
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_model_connection.eo b/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_model_connection.eo
index 303000b..7aafd1d 100644
--- a/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_model_connection.eo
+++ b/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_model_connection.eo
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Eldbus.Model.Connection (Eo.Base, Efl.Model) {
               @since 1.16]]
             params {
                 @in type: int; [[The connection type]]
-                @in address: const(char)*; [[Remote address of DBus]]
+                @in address: string; [[Remote address of DBus]]
                 @in private_: bool; [[Non shared dbus connection]]
             }
         }
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Eldbus.Model.Connection (Eo.Base, Efl.Model) {
     @property address {
             [[Remote DBus address]]
             values {
-                address: const(char)*; [[Address]]
+                address: string; [[Address]]
             }
         }
     @property private {
diff --git a/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_model_object.eo b/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_model_object.eo
index 1f999cc..18529fb 100644
--- a/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_model_object.eo
+++ b/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_model_object.eo
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ class Eldbus.Model.Object (Eo.Base, Efl.Model) {
               @since 1.16]]
             params {
                 @in type: int; [[The connection type]]
-                @in address: const(char)*; [[Remote address of DBus]]
+                @in address: string; [[Remote address of DBus]]
                 @in private_: bool; [[Non shared DBus connection]]
-                @in bus: const(char)*; [[DBus Name or unique-id]]
-                @in path: const(char)*; [[DBus path]]
+                @in bus: string; [[DBus Name or unique-id]]
+                @in path: string; [[DBus path]]
             }
         }
         connection_constructor {
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ class Eldbus.Model.Object (Eo.Base, Efl.Model) {
               @since 1.16]]
             params {
                 @in connection: Eldbus.Connection*; [[Eldbus connection]]
-                @in bus: const(char)*; [[DBus Name or unique-id]]
-                @in path: const(char)*; [[DBus path]]
+                @in bus: string; [[DBus Name or unique-id]]
+                @in path: string; [[DBus path]]
             }
         }
     @property type {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Eldbus.Model.Object (Eo.Base, Efl.Model) {
     @property address {
             [[Remote address of DBus]]
             values {
-                address: const(char)*; [[Address]]
+                address: string; [[Address]]
             }
         }
     @property private {
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ class Eldbus.Model.Object (Eo.Base, Efl.Model) {
     @property bus {
             [[DBus Name or unique-id]]
             values {
-                bus: const(char)*; [[DBus name]]
+                bus: string; [[DBus name]]
             }
         }
     @property path {
             [[DBus path]]
             values {
-                path: const(char)*; [[DBus path]]
+                path: string; [[DBus path]]
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_model_proxy.eo b/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_model_proxy.eo
index d0b4e24..7b93630 100644
--- a/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_model_proxy.eo
+++ b/src/lib/eldbus/eldbus_model_proxy.eo
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Eldbus.Model.Proxy (Eo.Base, Efl.Model) {
             [[Proxy name]]
             get {}
             values {
-                name: const(char)*; [[Proxy name]]
+                name: string; [[Proxy name]]
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_image.eo b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_image.eo
index a485366..4c87fe2 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_image.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_image.eo
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class Efl.Ui.Image (Elm.Widget, Evas.Clickable_Interface, Evas.Draggable_Interfa
             ]]
          }
          values {
-            name: const(char)*; [[The icon name]]
+            name: string; [[The icon name]]
          }
       }
    }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_layout_internal_box.eo b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_layout_internal_box.eo
index 97fac12..d183ac6 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_layout_internal_box.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_layout_internal_box.eo
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Efl.Ui.Layout_Internal.Box (Eo.Base, Efl.Pack.Linear)
          values {
             layout: Eo.Base;
             pack: Eo.Base;
-            part: const(char)*;
+            part: string;
          }
       }
    }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_layout_internal_table.eo b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_layout_internal_table.eo
index c4081c2..85cbded 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_layout_internal_table.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_layout_internal_table.eo
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Efl.Ui.Layout_Internal.Table (Eo.Base, Efl.Pack.Grid)
          values {
             layout: Eo.Base;
             pack: Eo.Base;
-            part: const(char)*;
+            part: string;
          }
       }
    }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_actionslider.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_actionslider.eo
index 8c2d1db..acb32cd 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_actionslider.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_actionslider.eo
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Elm.Actionslider (Elm.Layout, Evas.Selectable_Interface)
       @property selected_label {
          get {
             [[Get actionslider selected label.]]
-            return: const(char)*; [[Selected label]]
+            return: string; [[Selected label]]
          }
       }
    }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_app_client.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_app_client.eo
index 2e31267..f32b1b4 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_app_client.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_app_client.eo
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ class Elm.App.Client (Eo.Base)
             [[Return the application package.]]
          }
          values {
-            ret: const(char)*; [[application package]]
+            ret: string; [[application package]]
          }
       }
       constructor {
          [[Class constructor of elm_app_client.]]
          legacy: null;
          params {
-            @in package: const(char)*; [[Package of application]]
+            @in package: string; [[Package of application]]
          }
       }
       view_all_close {
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_app_client_view.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_app_client_view.eo
index 9ce26f0..ecca3e0 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_app_client_view.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_app_client_view.eo
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Elm.App.Client.View (Eo.Base)
       }
       path_set {
         params {
-            path: const(char) *;
+            path: string;
         }
       }
       @property path {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Elm.App.Client.View (Eo.Base)
             [[Get application package]]
          }
          values {
-            ret: const(char)*; [[Package of application]]
+            ret: string; [[Package of application]]
          }
       }
       @property icon {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Elm.App.Client.View (Eo.Base)
             [[Get icon path of view]]
          }
          values {
-            ret: const(char)*; [[icon path of view]]
+            ret: string; [[icon path of view]]
          }
       }
       @property progress {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Elm.App.Client.View (Eo.Base)
             [[Get title of view]]
          }
          values {
-            ret: const(char)*; [[title of view]]
+            ret: string; [[title of view]]
          }
       }
       pause {
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_app_server.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_app_server.eo
index 32655d2..a2e1402 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_app_server.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_app_server.eo
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Elm.App.Server (Eo.Base)
          get {
          }
          values {
-            ret: const(char)*;
+            ret: string;
          }
       }
       @property package {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Elm.App.Server (Eo.Base)
          [[Class constructor of elm_app_server]]
          legacy: null;
          params {
-            @in packageid: const(char)*; [[package of application]]
+            @in packageid: string; [[package of application]]
             @in create_view_cb: Elm_App_Server_Create_View_Cb; [[callback to be called when user wants to open some application view]]
          }
       }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Elm.App.Server (Eo.Base)
       view_check {
          [[If view id is available and unique, return the full DBus object path of view]]
          params {
-            @in id: const(char)*; [[view identifier]]
+            @in id: string; [[view identifier]]
          }
          return: bool; [[true if id is valid or false if not]]
       }
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Elm.App.Server (Eo.Base)
       title_set {
          [[Set a title to application.]]
          params {
-            @in title: const(char)* @nullable; [[title of application]]
+            @in title: string @nullable; [[title of application]]
          }
       }
       title_get {
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_app_server_view.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_app_server_view.eo
index 9b7d2b1..52a1194 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_app_server_view.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_app_server_view.eo
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Elm.App.Server.View (Eo.Base)
          get {
          }
          values {
-            icon: const(char)*;
+            icon: string;
          }
       }
       @property title {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Elm.App.Server.View (Eo.Base)
          get {
          }
          values {
-            title: const(char)* @nullable;
+            title: string @nullable;
          }
       }
       @property window {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Elm.App.Server.View (Eo.Base)
          get {
          }
          values {
-            ret: const(char) *;
+            ret: string;
          }
       }
       @property state {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Elm.App.Server.View (Eo.Base)
          get {
          }
          values {
-            ret: const(char)*;
+            ret: string;
          }
       }
       @property pixels {
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_calendar.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_calendar.eo
index 6a851b7..7ac57ab 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_calendar.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_calendar.eo
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class Elm.Calendar (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface.Atspi_Widget_Action)
          get {
          }
          values {
-            weekdays: const(char)**; [[Array of seven strings to be used as weekday names.
+            weekdays: string*; [[Array of seven strings to be used as weekday names.
             Warning: It must have 7 elements, or it will access invalid memory.
             Warning: The strings must be $null terminated ('@\0').]]
          }
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class Elm.Calendar (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface.Atspi_Widget_Action)
             */
          return: Elm.Calendar.Mark *; [[The newly added calendar mark]]
          params {
-            @in mark_type: const(char)*; [[A string used to define the type of mark. It will be
+            @in mark_type: string; [[A string used to define the type of mark. It will be
             emitted to the theme, that should display a related modification on these
             days representation.]]
             @in mark_time: Efl.Time *; [[A time struct to represent the date of inclusion of the
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_colorselector.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_colorselector.eo
index 40e786f..b36f083 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_colorselector.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_colorselector.eo
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Elm.Colorselector (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface.Atspi_Widget_Action,
             ]]
          }
          values {
-            palette_name: const(char)*; [[Name of palette]]
+            palette_name: string; [[Name of palette]]
          }
       }
       @property mode {
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_ctxpopup.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_ctxpopup.eo
index 42afb26..2c4a551 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_ctxpopup.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_ctxpopup.eo
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class Elm.Ctxpopup (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface.Atspi_Widget_Action, Efl.Orientati
          return: Elm.Widget.Item; [[A handle to the item added or $null, on errors.]]
 
          params {
-            @in label: const(char)*; [[The Label of the new item]]
+            @in label: string; [[The Label of the new item]]
             @in icon: Evas.Object @optional; [[Icon to be set on new item]]
             @in func: Evas_Smart_Cb @optional; [[Convenience function called when item selected]]
             @in data: const(void)* @optional; [[Data passed to $func]]
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class Elm.Ctxpopup (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface.Atspi_Widget_Action, Efl.Orientati
          return: Elm.Widget.Item; [[A handle to the item added or $null, on errors.]]
 
          params {
-            @in label: const(char)*; [[The Label of the new item]]
+            @in label: string; [[The Label of the new item]]
             @in icon: Evas.Object @optional; [[Icon to be set on new item]]
             @in func: Evas_Smart_Cb @optional; [[Convenience function called when item selected]]
             @in data: const(void)* @optional; [[Data passed to $func]]
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_datetime.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_datetime.eo
index ed2dabb..7d3c879 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_datetime.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_datetime.eo
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class Elm.Datetime (Elm.Layout)
             [[Get the datetime format.]]
          }
          values {
-            fmt: const(char)* @nullable; [[The datetime format.]]
+            fmt: string @nullable; [[The datetime format.]]
          }
       }
       field_limit_set {
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_dayselector.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_dayselector.eo
index a0d2935..1fe6afd 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_dayselector.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_dayselector.eo
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Elm.Dayselector (Elm.Layout)
             */
 
          params {
-            @in weekdays: const(char)* * @nullable; [[Array of seven strings to be used as weekday names.
+            @in weekdays: string * @nullable; [[Array of seven strings to be used as weekday names.
             Warning: It must have 7 elements, or it will access invalid memory.
             Warning: The strings must be NULL terminated ('@\0').]]
          }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_diskselector.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_diskselector.eo
index 3e871f2..9a86234 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_diskselector.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_diskselector.eo
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class Elm.Diskselector (Elm.Widget, Elm.Interface_Scrollable,
             */
          return: Elm.Widget.Item;
          params {
-            @in label: const(char)*; [[The label of the diskselector item.]]
+            @in label: string; [[The label of the diskselector item.]]
             @in icon: Evas.Object @optional; [[The icon object to use at left side of the item. An
             icon can be any Evas object, but usually it is an icon created
             with elm_icon_add(). ]]
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_entry.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_entry.eo
index 196b58a..faee11b 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_entry.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_entry.eo
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ class Elm.Entry (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface_Scrollable, Evas.Clickable_Interface,
             [[Get the style that the hover should use.]]
          }
          values {
-            style: const(char)* @nullable; [[The style to use for the underlying hover.]]
+            style: string @nullable; [[The style to use for the underlying hover.]]
          }
       }
       @property single_line {
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ class Elm.Entry (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface_Scrollable, Evas.Clickable_Interface,
               or modified in any way. If the $entry object is deleted or its
               contents are changed, the returned pointer should be considered invalid.
             ]]
-            return: const(char)*;
+            return: string;
          }
       }
       @property cursor_is_visible_format {
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ class Elm.Entry (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface_Scrollable, Evas.Clickable_Interface,
            @since 1.7
          ]]
          params {
-            @in style: const(char)*; [[The style user to push.]]
+            @in style: string; [[The style user to push.]]
          }
       }
       item_provider_remove {
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ class Elm.Entry (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface_Scrollable, Evas.Clickable_Interface,
 
            @since 1.7
          ]]
-         return: const(char)*;
+         return: string;
       }
       context_menu_clear {
          [[This clears and frees the items in a entry's contextual (longpress)
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ class Elm.Entry (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface_Scrollable, Evas.Clickable_Interface,
            See also @.markup_filter_append.
          ]]
          params {
-            @in entry: const(char)*; [[The text to insert.]]
+            @in entry: string; [[The text to insert.]]
          }
       }
       input_panel_imdata_set {
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ class Elm.Entry (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface_Scrollable, Evas.Clickable_Interface,
            See also @.markup_filter_append.
          ]]
          params {
-            @in str: const(char)*; [[The text to be appended.]]
+            @in str: string; [[The text to be appended.]]
          }
       }
       context_menu_item_add {
@@ -915,8 +915,8 @@ class Elm.Entry (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface_Scrollable, Evas.Clickable_Interface,
            perform any action they deem necessary.
          ]]
          params {
-            @in label: const(char)* @optional; [[The item's text label.]]
-            @in icon_file: const(char)* @optional; [[The item's icon file.]]
+            @in label: string @optional; [[The item's text label.]]
+            @in icon_file: string @optional; [[The item's icon file.]]
             @in icon_type: Elm.Icon.Type; [[The item's icon type.]]
             @in func: Evas_Smart_Cb @optional; [[The callback to execute when the item is clicked.]]
             @in data: const(void)* @optional; [[The data to associate with the item for related functions.]]
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_flipselector.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_flipselector.eo
index 2846eb3..4d8cd1a 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_flipselector.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_flipselector.eo
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Elm.Flipselector (Elm.Layout, Efl.Ui.Spin,
          ]]
          return: Elm.Widget.Item;
          params {
-            @in label: const(char)*; [[The (text) label of the new item.]]
+            @in label: string; [[The (text) label of the new item.]]
             @in func: Evas_Smart_Cb @optional; [[Convenience callback function to take place when
             item is selected.]]
             @in data: void * @optional; [[Data passed to $func, above.]]
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Elm.Flipselector (Elm.Layout, Efl.Ui.Spin,
          ]]
          return: Elm.Widget.Item;
          params {
-            @in label: const(char)*; [[The (text) label of the new item.]]
+            @in label: string; [[The (text) label of the new item.]]
             @in func: Evas_Smart_Cb @optional; [[Convenience callback function to take place when
             item is selected.]]
             @in data: const(void)* @optional; [[Data passed to $func, above.]]
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_gengrid.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_gengrid.eo
index db0268c..0a346c5 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_gengrid.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_gengrid.eo
@@ -516,8 +516,8 @@ class Elm.Gengrid (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface_Scrollable,
                Pointer to item to start search from. If $null, search will
                be started from the first item of the gengrid.
             ]]
-            @in part_name: const(char) *; [[Name of the TEXT part of gengrid item to search string in.]]
-            @in pattern: const(char) *; [[The search pattern.]]
+            @in part_name: string; [[Name of the TEXT part of gengrid item to search string in.]]
+            @in pattern: string; [[The search pattern.]]
             @in flags: Elm.Glob.Match_Flags; [[Search flags.]]
          }
       }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_gengrid_item.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_gengrid_item.eo
index 7fd88ee..abfdbf3 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_gengrid_item.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_gengrid_item.eo
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class Elm.Gengrid.Item(Elm.Widget.Item)
 
                   @since 1.15]]
                 params {
-                     @in parts: const (char) *; [[The name of item's part]]
+                     @in parts: string; [[The name of item's part]]
                      @in itf: Elm.Gengrid.Item.Field_Type; [[The type of item's part type]]
                 }
            }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_genlist.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_genlist.eo
index 7e8edc1..dee65d7 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_genlist.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_genlist.eo
@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@ class Elm.Genlist (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface_Scrollable, Evas.Clickable_Interfac
                Pointer to item to start search from. If $null, search
                will be started from the first item of the genlist.
             ]]
-            @in part_name: const(char)*; [[Name of the TEXT part of genlist item to search string in.]]
-            @in pattern: const(char)*; [[The search pattern.]]
+            @in part_name: string; [[Name of the TEXT part of genlist item to search string in.]]
+            @in pattern: string; [[The search pattern.]]
             @in flags: Elm.Glob.Match_Flags; [[Search flags.]]
          }
       }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_genlist_item.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_genlist_item.eo
index a8e0746..5b7c9f1 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_genlist_item.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_genlist_item.eo
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class Elm.Genlist.Item(Elm.Widget.Item)
                      ]]
                 }
                 values {
-                     decorate_it_type: const(char)*; [[Name of the item's decorate mode.]]
+                     decorate_it_type: string; [[Name of the item's decorate mode.]]
                 }
            }
            @property flip {
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ class Elm.Genlist.Item(Elm.Widget.Item)
                   item's all property.
                 ]]
                 params {
-                     @in parts: const (char) *; [[The name of item's part.]]
+                     @in parts: string; [[The name of item's part.]]
                      @in itf: Elm.Genlist.Item.Field_Type; [[The type of item's part type.]]
                 }
            }
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ class Elm.Genlist.Item(Elm.Widget.Item)
                   deactivated from that item.
                 ]]
                 params {
-                     @in decorate_it_type: const(char)*; [[Mode name.]]
+                     @in decorate_it_type: string; [[Mode name.]]
                      @in decorate_it_set: bool; [[Boolean to define set or unset mode.]]
                 }
            }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_hover.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_hover.eo
index 0b74521..9abec30 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_hover.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_hover.eo
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Elm.Hover (Elm.Layout, Evas.Clickable_Interface, Elm.Interface.Atspi_Widge
 
            See also \@ref elm_object_part_content_set.
          ]]
-         return: const(char)*;
+         return: string;
          params {
             @in pref_axis: Elm.Hover.Axis; [[The preferred orientation axis
                                              for the hover object to use]]
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_hoversel.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_hoversel.eo
index 8bc6e6a..a5f0bbc 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_hoversel.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_hoversel.eo
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ class Elm.Hoversel (Elm.Button, Evas.Selectable_Interface,
            @ref Icon "icon documentation". */
          return: Elm.Widget.Item; [[A handle to the added item.]]
          params {
-            @in label: const(char)* @optional; [[The text label to use for the item (NULL if not desired)]]
-            @in icon_file: const(char)* @optional; [[An image file path on disk to use for the icon or standard icon name (NULL if not desired)]]
+            @in label: string @optional; [[The text label to use for the item (NULL if not desired)]]
+            @in icon_file: string @optional; [[An image file path on disk to use for the icon or standard icon name (NULL if not desired)]]
             @in icon_type: Elm.Icon.Type; [[The icon type if relevant]]
             @in func: Evas_Smart_Cb @optional; [[Convenience function to call when this item is selected. The last parameter $event_info of $func is the selected item pointer.]]
             @in data: const(void)* @optional; [[Data to pass to item-related functions]]
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_hoversel_item.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_hoversel_item.eo
index 1210cf0..dc0411c 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_hoversel_item.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_hoversel_item.eo
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ class Elm.Hoversel.Item(Elm.Widget.Item)
              set {
              }
              values {
-                icon_file: const (char) * @nullable; [[An image file path on disk to use for the icon or standard icon name]]
-                icon_group: const (char) * @nullable; [[The edje group to use if $icon_file is an edje file. Set this to NULL if the icon is not an edje file]]
+                icon_file: string @nullable; [[An image file path on disk to use for the icon or standard icon name]]
+                icon_group: string @nullable; [[The edje group to use if $icon_file is an edje file. Set this to NULL if the icon is not an edje file]]
                 icon_type: Elm.Icon.Type; [[The icon type]]
              }
         }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_index.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_index.eo
index ffb7908..6795602 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_index.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_index.eo
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class Elm.Index (Elm.Layout, Efl.Orientation,
 
          return: Elm.Widget.Item; [[A handle to the item added or $NULL, on errors]]
          params {
-            @in letter: const(char)*; [[Letter under which the item should be indexed]]
+            @in letter: string; [[Letter under which the item should be indexed]]
             @in func: Evas_Smart_Cb @optional; [[The function to call when the item is selected.]]
             @in data: const(void)* @optional; [[The item data to set for the index's item]]
          }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class Elm.Index (Elm.Layout, Efl.Orientation,
          return: Elm.Widget.Item; [[A handle to the item added or $NULL, on errors]]
          params {
             @in after: Elm.Widget.Item; [[The index item to insert after.]]
-            @in letter: const(char)*; [[Letter under which the item should be indexed]]
+            @in letter: string; [[Letter under which the item should be indexed]]
             @in func: Evas_Smart_Cb @optional; [[The function to call when the item is clicked.]]
             @in data: const(void)* @optional; [[The item data to set for the index's item]]
          }
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class Elm.Index (Elm.Layout, Efl.Orientation,
          return: Elm.Widget.Item; [[A handle to the item added or $NULL, on errors]]
          params {
             @in before: Elm.Widget.Item; [[The index item to insert after.]]
-            @in letter: const(char)*; [[Letter under which the item should be indexed]]
+            @in letter: string; [[Letter under which the item should be indexed]]
             @in func: Evas_Smart_Cb @optional; [[The function to call when the item is clicked.]]
             @in data: const(void)* @optional; [[The item data to set for the index's item]]
          }
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class Elm.Index (Elm.Layout, Efl.Orientation,
 
          return: Elm.Widget.Item; [[A handle to the item added or $NULL, on errors]]
          params {
-            @in letter: const(char)*; [[Letter under which the item should be indexed]]
+            @in letter: string; [[Letter under which the item should be indexed]]
             @in func: Evas_Smart_Cb @optional; [[The function to call when the item is selected.]]
             @in data: const(void)* @optional; [[The item data to set for the index's item]]
          }
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class Elm.Index (Elm.Layout, Efl.Orientation,
 
          return: Elm.Widget.Item; [[A handle to the item added or $NULL, on errors]]
          params {
-            @in letter: const(char)*; [[Letter under which the item should be indexed]]
+            @in letter: string; [[Letter under which the item should be indexed]]
             @in func: Evas_Smart_Cb @optional; [[The function to call when the item is clicked.]]
             @in data: const(void)* @optional; [[The item data to set for the index's item]]
             @in cmp_func: Eina_Compare_Cb; [[The comparing function to be used to sort index items by index item handles]]
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_index_item.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_index_item.eo
index 55afb03..4e1d2a7 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_index_item.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_index_item.eo
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Elm.Index.Item(Elm.Widget.Item, Elm.Interface.Atspi_Widget_Action)
         }
       letter_get @const {
            [[Get the letter (string) set on a given index widget item.]]
-            return: const (char)*; [[The letter string set on $item]]
+            return: string; [[The letter string set on $item]]
         }
    }
    implements {
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_accessible.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_accessible.eo
index 1c53c38..342c9fe 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_accessible.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_accessible.eo
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ struct Elm.Atspi.Event.Children_Changed.Data
 
 struct Elm.Atspi.Attribute
 {
-   key: const(char) *;
-   value: const(char) *;
+   key: string;
+   value: string;
 }
 
 struct Elm.Atspi.Relation
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ mixin Elm.Interface.Atspi_Accessible ()
             [[Gets an localized string describing ATSPI widget role name.]]
          }
          values {
-            localized_name: const(char)*;
+            localized_name: string;
          }
       }
       @property name {
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ mixin Elm.Interface.Atspi_Accessible ()
             [[Gets human-readable string indentifying widget accessibility role.]]
          }
          values {
-            role_name: const(char)*;
+            role_name: string;
          }
       }
       @property attributes @protected {
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ mixin Elm.Interface.Atspi_Accessible ()
             [[Sets contextual information about widget.]]
          }
          values {
-            description: const(char)*;
+            description: string;
          }
       }
       @property parent {
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ mixin Elm.Interface.Atspi_Accessible ()
               when accessibility is enabled.]]
          }
          values {
-            domain: const(char)*; [[ translation domain ]]
+            domain: string; [[ translation domain ]]
          }
       }
       @property type {
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ mixin Elm.Interface.Atspi_Accessible ()
       }
    }
    events {
-      property,changed: const(char)*;
+      property,changed: string;
       children,changed: Elm.Atspi.Event.Children_Changed.Data;
       state,changed: Elm.Atspi.Event.State_Changed.Data;
       visible,data,changed;
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_action.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_action.eo
index a1b32f1..fb74388 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_action.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_action.eo
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mixin Elm.Interface.Atspi_Action ()
             [[Gets action name for given id]]
          }
          values {
-            name: const(char)*;
+            name: string;
          }
          keys {
             id: int;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ mixin Elm.Interface.Atspi_Action ()
             [[Gets localized action name for given id]]
          }
          values {
-            name: const(char)*;
+            name: string;
          }
          keys {
             id: int;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ mixin Elm.Interface.Atspi_Action ()
             return: bool;
          }
          values {
-            description: const(char)*;
+            description: string;
          }
          keys {
             id: int;
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_image.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_image.eo
index ac09f12..8002df9 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_image.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_image.eo
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ mixin Elm.Interface.Atspi_Image ()
          set {
          }
          values {
-            description: const(char)*;
+            description: string;
          }
       }
       @property locale @protected {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ mixin Elm.Interface.Atspi_Image ()
             [[Gets locale of the image description.]]
          }
          values {
-            locale: const(char)*;
+            locale: string;
          }
       }
    }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_text.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_text.eo
index 35aa80d..313ab60 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_text.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_text.eo
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ enum Elm.Atspi_Text.Clip_Type
 
 struct Elm.Atspi_Text.Attribute
 {
-   name:  const(char)*;
-   value: const(char)*;
+   name:  string;
+   value: string;
 }
 
 struct Elm.Atspi_Text.Range
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct Elm.Atspi_Text.Range
 
 struct Elm.Atspi_Text.Change_Info
 {
-   content: const(char)*;
+   content: string;
    inserted: bool;
    pos: size;
    len: size;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ interface Elm.Interface.Atspi.Text ()
             return: bool;
          }
          keys {
-            name: const(char)* @nonull; [[text attribute name]]
+            name: string @nonull; [[text attribute name]]
             start_offset: int * @nonull; [[Position in text from which given attribute is set.]]
             end_offset: int *; [[Position in text to which given attribute is set.]]
          }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_text_editable.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_text_editable.eo
index dc75a30..df76ff1 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_text_editable.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_text_editable.eo
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ interface Elm.Interface.Atspi.Text.Editable ()
             return: bool;
          }
          values {
-            string: const(char)*;
+            string: string;
          }
       }
       insert @protected {
          params {
-            @in string: const(char)*;
+            @in string: string;
             @in position: int;
          }
          return: bool;
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_value.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_value.eo
index 330e9e9..86e5714 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_value.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_atspi_value.eo
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ interface Elm.Interface.Atspi.Value ()
          }
          values {
             value: double; [[Value of widget casted to floating point number.]]
-            text: const(char)*; [[string describing value in given context eg. small, enough]]
+            text: string; [[string describing value in given context eg. small, enough]]
          }
       }
       @property range @protected {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ interface Elm.Interface.Atspi.Value ()
          values {
             lower_limit: double;
             upper_limit: double;
-            description: const(char)*;
+            description: string;
          }
       }
       @property increment @protected {
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_fileselector.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_fileselector.eo
index 4a96747..9484719 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_fileselector.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_interface_fileselector.eo
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ interface Elm.Interface.Fileselector ()
             [[Get the currently selected item's (full) path, in the given file the given file selector widget]]
          }
          values {
-            path: const(char)*;
+            path: string;
          }
       }
       @property thumbnail_size {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ interface Elm.Interface.Fileselector ()
             [[Get the parent directory's path that a given file selector selector widget will display contents from]]
          }
          values {
-            path: const(char)*;
+            path: string;
          }
       }
       @property mode {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ interface Elm.Interface.Fileselector ()
             [[Get a list of selected paths in the fileselector.]]
          }
          values {
-            ret: const(list<const(char)*>);
+            ret: const(list<string>);
          }
       }
       @property current_name {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ interface Elm.Interface.Fileselector ()
          get {
          }
          values {
-            name: const(char)*;
+            name: string;
          }
       }
       custom_filter_append {
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ interface Elm.Interface.Fileselector ()
          params {
             @in func: Elm_Fileselector_Filter_Func; [[function]]
             @in data: void *;
-            @in filter_name: const(char)*;
+            @in filter_name: string;
          }
          return: bool;
       }
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ interface Elm.Interface.Fileselector ()
       mime_types_filter_append {
          [[Append mime type based filter into filter list]]
          params {
-            @in mime_types: const(char)*;
-            @in filter_name: const(char)*;
+            @in mime_types: string;
+            @in filter_name: string;
          }
          return: bool;
       }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_layout.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_layout.eo
index d245c65..e7dc9ef 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_layout.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_layout.eo
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ struct Elm.Layout_Part_Alias_Description
      and their equivalents. This list must be set on the "_smart_set_user()" function of inheriting widgets,
      so that part aliasing is handled automatically for them.
    ]]
-   alias: const(char)*; [[Alternate name for a given (real) part. Calls receiving this string as a part name will be translated to the string at Elm.Layout_Part_Proxies_Description::real_part]]
-   real_part: const(char)*; [[Target part name for the alias set on Elm.Layout_Part_Proxies_Description::real_part. An example of usage would be "default" on that field, with "elm.content.swallow" on this one]]
+   alias: string; [[Alternate name for a given (real) part. Calls receiving this string as a part name will be translated to the string at Elm.Layout_Part_Proxies_Description::real_part]]
+   real_part: string; [[Target part name for the alias set on Elm.Layout_Part_Proxies_Description::real_part. An example of usage would be "default" on that field, with "elm.content.swallow" on this one]]
 }
 
 class Elm.Layout (Elm.Widget, Efl.Part, Efl.Container, Efl.File)
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ class Elm.Layout (Elm.Widget, Efl.Part, Efl.Container, Efl.File)
             return: bool;
          }
          values {
-            klass: const(char)*; [[The class of the group.]]
-            group: const(char)*; [[The group.]]
-            style: const(char)*; [[The style to used.]]
+            klass: string; [[The class of the group.]]
+            group: string; [[The group.]]
+            style: string; [[The style to used.]]
          }
       }
       @property text_aliases @protected {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class Elm.Layout (Elm.Widget, Efl.Part, Efl.Container, Efl.File)
          return: bool; [[$true on success or $false on failure, that may be
                          part not exists or it did not had a cursor set.]]
          params {
-            @in part_name: const(char)*; [[A part from loaded edje group.]]
+            @in part_name: string; [[A part from loaded edje group.]]
             @in engine_only: bool; [[If cursors should be just provided by
                                      the engine ($true) or should also search
                                      on widget's theme as well ($false)]]
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class Elm.Layout (Elm.Widget, Efl.Part, Efl.Container, Efl.File)
          return: bool; [[Whenever the cursor is just provided by engine
                          or also from theme.]]
          params {
-            @in part_name: const(char)*; [[A part from loaded edje group.]]
+            @in part_name: string; [[A part from loaded edje group.]]
          }
       }
       freeze {
@@ -177,18 +177,18 @@ class Elm.Layout (Elm.Widget, Efl.Part, Efl.Container, Efl.File)
          return: bool; [[True on success or false on failure, that may be
                          part not exists or it did not had a cursor set.]]
          params {
-            @in part_name: const(char)*; [[A part from loaded edje group.]]
-            @in style: const(char)*; [[The theme style to use (default,
+            @in part_name: string; [[A part from loaded edje group.]]
+            @in style: string; [[The theme style to use (default,
                                        transparent, ...).]]
          }
       }
       part_cursor_style_get @const {
          [[Get a specific cursor style for an edje part.]]
-         return: const(char)*; [[The theme style in use, defaults to "default".
+         return: string; [[The theme style in use, defaults to "default".
                                  If the object does not have a cursor set,
                                  then $null is returned.]]
          params {
-            @in part_name: const(char)*; [[A part from loaded edje group.]]
+            @in part_name: string; [[A part from loaded edje group.]]
          }
       }
       @property text {
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ class Elm.Layout (Elm.Widget, Efl.Part, Efl.Container, Efl.File)
             [[Get the text set in the given part.]]
          }
          keys {
-            part: const(char)* @nullable; [[The TEXT part where to set the text.]]
+            part: string @nullable; [[The TEXT part where to set the text.]]
          }
          values {
-            text: const(char)* @nullable; [[The text to set.]]
+            text: string @nullable; [[The text to set.]]
          }
       }
       signal_callback_add {
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ class Elm.Layout (Elm.Widget, Efl.Part, Efl.Container, Efl.File)
            the emission or source strings.
          ]]
          params {
-            @in emission: const(char)*; [[The signal's name string.]]
-            @in source: const(char)*; [[The signal's source string.]]
+            @in emission: string; [[The signal's name string.]]
+            @in source: string; [[The signal's source string.]]
             @in func: Edje.Signal_Cb; [[The callback function to be executed
                                         when the signal is emitted.]]
             @in data: void * @optional; [[A pointer to data to pass in to the
@@ -228,15 +228,15 @@ class Elm.Layout (Elm.Widget, Efl.Part, Efl.Container, Efl.File)
          return: bool; [[$true on success or $false on failure, that may be
                          part not exists or it has "mouse_events: 0".]]
          params {
-            @in part_name: const(char)*; [[A part from loaded edje group.]]
-            @in cursor: const(char)*; [[Cursor name to use, see Elementary_Cursor.h.]]
+            @in part_name: string; [[A part from loaded edje group.]]
+            @in cursor: string; [[Cursor name to use, see Elementary_Cursor.h.]]
          }
       }
       part_cursor_get @const {
          [[Get the cursor to be shown when mouse is over an edje part.]]
-         return: const(char)*;
+         return: string;
          params {
-            @in part_name: const(char)*; [[A part from loaded edje group.]]
+            @in part_name: string; [[A part from loaded edje group.]]
          }
       }
       sub_object_add_enable {
@@ -265,9 +265,9 @@ class Elm.Layout (Elm.Widget, Efl.Part, Efl.Container, Efl.File)
          }
          @endcode
          */
-         return: const(char)*; [[The edje data string.]]
+         return: string; [[The edje data string.]]
          params {
-            @in key: const(char)*; [[The data key.]]
+            @in key: string; [[The data key.]]
          }
       }
       signal_callback_del {
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ class Elm.Layout (Elm.Widget, Efl.Part, Efl.Container, Efl.File)
          return: void *; [[The data pointer of the signal callback (passed on
                            @.signal_callback_add) or $null on errors.]]
          params {
-            @in emission: const(char)*; [[The signal's name string.]]
-            @in source: const(char)*; [[The signal's source string.]]
+            @in emission: string; [[The signal's name string.]]
+            @in source: string; [[The signal's source string.]]
             @in func: Edje.Signal_Cb; [[The callback function being executed
                                         when the signal was emitted.]]
          }
@@ -311,15 +311,15 @@ class Elm.Layout (Elm.Widget, Efl.Part, Efl.Container, Efl.File)
            'source' fields.
          ]]
          params {
-            @in emission: const(char)*; [[The signal's name string.]]
-            @in source: const(char)*; [[The signal's source string.]]
+            @in emission: string; [[The signal's name string.]]
+            @in source: string; [[The signal's source string.]]
          }
       }
       part_cursor_unset {
          [[Unsets a cursor previously set with @.part_cursor_set.]]
          return: bool;
          params {
-            @in part_name: const(char)*; [[A part from loaded edje group,
+            @in part_name: string; [[A part from loaded edje group,
                                            that had a cursor set wit
                                            @.part_cursor_set.]]
          }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_list.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_list.eo
index 4489aa2..6a8a11c 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_list.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_list.eo
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class Elm.List (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface_Scrollable,
          return: Elm.Widget.Item; [[The created item or $NULL upon failure.]]
          params {
             @in before: Elm.Widget.Item; [[The list item to insert before.]]
-            @in label: const(char)*; [[The label of the list item.]]
+            @in label: string; [[The label of the list item.]]
             @in icon: Evas.Object @optional; [[The icon object to use for the left side of the item. An icon can be any Evas object, but usually it is an icon created with elm_icon_add().]]
             @in end: Evas.Object @optional; [[The icon object to use for the right side of the item. An icon can be any Evas object.]]
             @in func: Evas_Smart_Cb @optional; [[The function to call when the item is clicked.]]
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class Elm.List (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface_Scrollable,
          return: Elm.Widget.Item; [[The created item or $NULL upon failure.]]
          params {
             @in after: Elm.Widget.Item; [[The list item to insert after.]]
-            @in label: const(char)*; [[The label of the list item.]]
+            @in label: string; [[The label of the list item.]]
             @in icon: Evas.Object @optional; [[The icon object to use for the left side of the item. An icon can be any Evas object, but usually it is an icon created with elm_icon_add().]]
             @in end: Evas.Object @optional; [[The icon object to use for the right side of the item. An icon can be any Evas object.]]
             @in func: Evas_Smart_Cb @optional; [[The function to call when the item is clicked.]]
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ class Elm.List (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface_Scrollable,
 
          return: Elm.Widget.Item; [[The created item or $NULL upon failure.]]
          params {
-            @in label: const(char)*; [[The label of the list item.]]
+            @in label: string; [[The label of the list item.]]
             @in icon: Evas.Object @optional; [[The icon object to use for the left side of the item. An icon can be any Evas object, but usually it is an icon created with elm_icon_add().]]
             @in end: Evas.Object @optional; [[The icon object to use for the right side of the item. An icon can be any Evas object.]]
             @in func: Evas_Smart_Cb @optional; [[The function to call when the item is clicked.]]
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ class Elm.List (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface_Scrollable,
 
          return: Elm.Widget.Item; [[The created item or $NULL upon failure.]]
          params {
-            @in label: const(char)*; [[The label of the list item.]]
+            @in label: string; [[The label of the list item.]]
             @in icon: Evas.Object @optional; [[The icon object to use for the left side of the item. An icon can be any Evas object, but usually it is an icon created with elm_icon_add().]]
             @in end: Evas.Object @optional; [[The icon object to use for the right side of the item. An icon can be any Evas object.]]
             @in func: Evas_Smart_Cb @optional; [[The function to call when the item is clicked.]]
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ class Elm.List (Elm.Layout, Elm.Interface_Scrollable,
 
          return: Elm.Widget.Item; [[The created item or $NULL upon failure.]]
          params {
-            @in label: const(char)*; [[The label of the list item.]]
+            @in label: string; [[The label of the list item.]]
             @in icon: Evas.Object @optional; [[The icon object to use for the left side of the item. An icon can be any Evas object, but usually it is an icon created with elm_icon_add().]]
             @in end: Evas.Object @optional; [[The icon object to use for the right side of the item. An icon can be any Evas object.]]
             @in func: Evas_Smart_Cb @optional; [[The function to call when the item is clicked.]]
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_map.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_map.eo
index 5011079..ead23a0 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_map.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_map.eo
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class Elm.Map (Elm.Widget, Elm.Interface_Scrollable,
             [[Get the user agent used by the map object.]]
          }
          values {
-            user_agent: const(char)*; [[The user agent to be used by the map.]]
+            user_agent: string; [[The user agent to be used by the map.]]
          }
       }
       @property zoom_max {
@@ -303,12 +303,12 @@ class Elm.Map (Elm.Widget, Elm.Interface_Scrollable,
          ]]
          params {
             @in type: Elm.Map.Source_Type; [[Source type.]]
-            @in source_name: const(char)*; [[The source to be used.]]
+            @in source_name: string; [[The source to be used.]]
          }
       }
       source_get @const {
          [[Get the name of currently used source for a specific type.]]
-         return: const(char)*; [[The name of the source in use.]]
+         return: string; [[The name of the source in use.]]
          params {
             @in type: Elm.Map.Source_Type; [[Source type.]]
          }
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ class Elm.Map (Elm.Widget, Elm.Interface_Scrollable,
 
            At least available sources of name type are "Nominatim".
          ]]
-         return: const(char)**; [[The char pointer array of source names.]]
+         return: string*; [[The char pointer array of source names.]]
          params {
             @in type: Elm.Map.Source_Type; [[Source type.]]
          }
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ class Elm.Map (Elm.Widget, Elm.Interface_Scrollable,
          ]]
          return: Elm_Map_Name *; [[A #Elm_Map_Name handle for this coordinate.]]
          params {
-            @in address: const(char)* @optional; [[The address.]]
+            @in address: string @optional; [[The address.]]
             @in lon: double; [[The longitude.]]
             @in lat: double; [[The latitude.]]
             @in name_cb: Elm_Map_Name_Cb @optional; [[The callback function.]]
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ class Elm.Map (Elm.Widget, Elm.Interface_Scrollable,
            @since 1.8
          ]]
          params {
-            @in address: const(char)*; [[The address.]]
+            @in address: string; [[The address.]]
             @in name_cb: Elm_Map_Name_List_Cb @optional; [[The callback function.]]
             @in data: void * @optional; [[The user callback data.]]
          }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_menu.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_menu.eo
index 34c77af..89bc483 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_menu.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_menu.eo
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ class Elm.Menu (Elm.Widget, Evas.Clickable_Interface, Elm.Interface.Atspi.Select
          return: Elm.Widget.Item; [[The new menu item.]]
          params {
             @in parent: Elm.Widget.Item @optional; [[The parent menu item (optional).]]
-            @in icon: const(char)* @optional; [[An icon display on the item. The icon will be destroyed by the menu.]]
-            @in label: const(char)*; [[The label of the item.]]
+            @in icon: string @optional; [[An icon display on the item. The icon will be destroyed by the menu.]]
+            @in label: string; [[The label of the item.]]
             @in func: Evas_Smart_Cb @optional; [[Function called when the user select the item.]]
             @in data: const(void)* @optional; [[Data sent by the callback.]]
          }
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_menu_item.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_menu_item.eo
index 30c8c14..d187779 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_menu_item.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_menu_item.eo
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Elm.Menu.Item(Elm.Widget.Item, Elm.Interface.Atspi.Selection)
                 ]]
              }
              values {
-                 icon: const (char)*; [[The name of icon object.]]
+                 icon: string; [[The name of icon object.]]
              }
         }
         @property selected {
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/elm_multibuttonentry.eo b/src/lib/elementary/elm_multibuttonentry.eo
index 76656bf..12560f6 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/elm_multibuttonentry.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/elm_multibuttonentry.eo
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class Elm.Multibuttonentry (Elm.Layout)