diff --git a/include/gmock/gmock-generated-matchers.h b/include/gmock/gmock-generated-matchers.h
index 5527ed3e..bc3f610c 100644
--- a/include/gmock/gmock-generated-matchers.h
+++ b/include/gmock/gmock-generated-matchers.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #ifndef GMOCK_INCLUDE_GMOCK_GMOCK_GENERATED_MATCHERS_H_
 #define GMOCK_INCLUDE_GMOCK_GMOCK_GENERATED_MATCHERS_H_
 
+#include <iterator>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -305,7 +306,9 @@ class ArgsMatcher {
   GTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_(ArgsMatcher);
 };
 
-// Implements ElementsAre() of 1-10 arguments.
+// Implements ElementsAre() of 1-10 arguments.  The use of DecayArray in
+// the implementation allows ElementsAre() to accept string literals, whose
+// inferred type is const char[N] while we want to treat them as const char*.
 
 template <typename T1>
 class ElementsAreMatcher1 {
@@ -326,11 +329,12 @@ class ElementsAreMatcher1 {
     // a local array.
     const Matcher<const Element&> matcher =
         MatcherCast<const Element&>(e1_);
-    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(&matcher, 1));
+    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(&matcher,
+                                                             &matcher + 1));
   }
 
  private:
-  const T1& e1_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T1>::type e1_;
 
   GTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_(ElementsAreMatcher1);
 };
@@ -351,12 +355,13 @@ class ElementsAreMatcher2 {
       MatcherCast<const Element&>(e2_),
     };
 
-    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers, 2));
+    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers,
+                                                             matchers + 2));
   }
 
  private:
-  const T1& e1_;
-  const T2& e2_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T1>::type e1_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T2>::type e2_;
 
   GTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_(ElementsAreMatcher2);
 };
@@ -379,13 +384,14 @@ class ElementsAreMatcher3 {
       MatcherCast<const Element&>(e3_),
     };
 
-    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers, 3));
+    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers,
+                                                             matchers + 3));
   }
 
  private:
-  const T1& e1_;
-  const T2& e2_;
-  const T3& e3_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T1>::type e1_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T2>::type e2_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T3>::type e3_;
 
   GTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_(ElementsAreMatcher3);
 };
@@ -409,14 +415,15 @@ class ElementsAreMatcher4 {
       MatcherCast<const Element&>(e4_),
     };
 
-    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers, 4));
+    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers,
+                                                             matchers + 4));
   }
 
  private:
-  const T1& e1_;
-  const T2& e2_;
-  const T3& e3_;
-  const T4& e4_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T1>::type e1_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T2>::type e2_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T3>::type e3_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T4>::type e4_;
 
   GTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_(ElementsAreMatcher4);
 };
@@ -441,15 +448,16 @@ class ElementsAreMatcher5 {
       MatcherCast<const Element&>(e5_),
     };
 
-    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers, 5));
+    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers,
+                                                             matchers + 5));
   }
 
  private:
-  const T1& e1_;
-  const T2& e2_;
-  const T3& e3_;
-  const T4& e4_;
-  const T5& e5_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T1>::type e1_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T2>::type e2_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T3>::type e3_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T4>::type e4_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T5>::type e5_;
 
   GTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_(ElementsAreMatcher5);
 };
@@ -477,16 +485,17 @@ class ElementsAreMatcher6 {
       MatcherCast<const Element&>(e6_),
     };
 
-    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers, 6));
+    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers,
+                                                             matchers + 6));
   }
 
  private:
-  const T1& e1_;
-  const T2& e2_;
-  const T3& e3_;
-  const T4& e4_;
-  const T5& e5_;
-  const T6& e6_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T1>::type e1_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T2>::type e2_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T3>::type e3_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T4>::type e4_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T5>::type e5_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T6>::type e6_;
 
   GTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_(ElementsAreMatcher6);
 };
@@ -515,17 +524,18 @@ class ElementsAreMatcher7 {
       MatcherCast<const Element&>(e7_),
     };
 
-    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers, 7));
+    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers,
+                                                             matchers + 7));
   }
 
  private:
-  const T1& e1_;
-  const T2& e2_;
-  const T3& e3_;
-  const T4& e4_;
-  const T5& e5_;
-  const T6& e6_;
-  const T7& e7_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T1>::type e1_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T2>::type e2_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T3>::type e3_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T4>::type e4_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T5>::type e5_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T6>::type e6_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T7>::type e7_;
 
   GTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_(ElementsAreMatcher7);
 };
@@ -555,18 +565,19 @@ class ElementsAreMatcher8 {
       MatcherCast<const Element&>(e8_),
     };
 
-    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers, 8));
+    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers,
+                                                             matchers + 8));
   }
 
  private:
-  const T1& e1_;
-  const T2& e2_;
-  const T3& e3_;
-  const T4& e4_;
-  const T5& e5_;
-  const T6& e6_;
-  const T7& e7_;
-  const T8& e8_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T1>::type e1_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T2>::type e2_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T3>::type e3_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T4>::type e4_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T5>::type e5_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T6>::type e6_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T7>::type e7_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T8>::type e8_;
 
   GTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_(ElementsAreMatcher8);
 };
@@ -598,19 +609,20 @@ class ElementsAreMatcher9 {
       MatcherCast<const Element&>(e9_),
     };
 
-    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers, 9));
+    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers,
+                                                             matchers + 9));
   }
 
  private:
-  const T1& e1_;
-  const T2& e2_;
-  const T3& e3_;
-  const T4& e4_;
-  const T5& e5_;
-  const T6& e6_;
-  const T7& e7_;
-  const T8& e8_;
-  const T9& e9_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T1>::type e1_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T2>::type e2_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T3>::type e3_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T4>::type e4_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T5>::type e5_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T6>::type e6_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T7>::type e7_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T8>::type e8_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T9>::type e9_;
 
   GTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_(ElementsAreMatcher9);
 };
@@ -643,20 +655,21 @@ class ElementsAreMatcher10 {
       MatcherCast<const Element&>(e10_),
     };
 
-    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers, 10));
+    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers,
+                                                             matchers + 10));
   }
 
  private:
-  const T1& e1_;
-  const T2& e2_;
-  const T3& e3_;
-  const T4& e4_;
-  const T5& e5_;
-  const T6& e6_;
-  const T7& e7_;
-  const T8& e8_;
-  const T9& e9_;
-  const T10& e10_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T1>::type e1_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T2>::type e2_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T3>::type e3_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T4>::type e4_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T5>::type e5_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T6>::type e6_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T7>::type e7_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T8>::type e8_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T9>::type e9_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T10>::type e10_;
 
   GTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_(ElementsAreMatcher10);
 };
@@ -1007,24 +1020,55 @@ inline internal::ElementsAreMatcher10<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9,
       T10>(e1, e2, e3, e4, e5, e6, e7, e8, e9, e10);
 }
 
-// ElementsAreArray(array) and ElementAreArray(array, count) are like
-// ElementsAre(), except that they take an array of values or
-// matchers.  The former form infers the size of 'array', which must
-// be a static C-style array.  In the latter form, 'array' can either
-// be a static array or a pointer to a dynamically created array.
-
+// ElementsAreArray(array)
+// ElementsAreArray(pointer, count)
+// ElementsAreArray(vector)
+// ElementsAreArray(first, last)
+//
+// The ElementsAreArray() functions are like ElementsAre(...), except that
+// they are given a sequence of matchers or values rather than taking each
+// element as a function argument. The sequence can be specified as a
+// C-style array, a pointer and count, a vector, or an STL iterator range.
+//
+// * The array form infers the size of 'array', which must be of a
+//   statically-sized C-style array type.
+//
+// * The (pointer, count) form can take either a statically-sized C-style
+//   array or a pointer to a dynamically created array. It does not take
+//   ownership of the pointer.
+//
+// * The vector form can take a std::vector either of values or of matchers.
+//
+// * The (first, last) form can take any STL iterator range.
+//
+// All forms of ElementsAreArray() make a copy of the input sequence.
 template <typename T>
 inline internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T> ElementsAreArray(
     const T* first, size_t count) {
-  return internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T>(first, count);
+  return internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T>(first, first + count);
 }
 
 template <typename T, size_t N>
-inline internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T>
-ElementsAreArray(const T (&array)[N]) {
-  return internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T>(array, N);
+inline internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T> ElementsAreArray(
+    const T (&array)[N]) {
+  return internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T>(array, array + N);
 }
 
+template <typename T, typename A>
+inline internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T> ElementsAreArray(
+    const std::vector<T, A>& vec) {
+  return internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T>(vec.begin(), vec.end());
+}
+
+template <typename Iter>
+inline internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<
+    typename std::iterator_traits<Iter>::value_type>
+ElementsAreArray(Iter first, Iter last) {
+  typedef typename std::iterator_traits<Iter>::value_type T;
+  return internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T>(first, last);
+}
+
+
 // AllOf(m1, m2, ..., mk) matches any value that matches all of the given
 // sub-matchers.  AllOf is called fully qualified to prevent ADL from firing.
 
diff --git a/include/gmock/gmock-generated-matchers.h.pump b/include/gmock/gmock-generated-matchers.h.pump
index 7cdb84bf..a8d7612d 100644
--- a/include/gmock/gmock-generated-matchers.h.pump
+++ b/include/gmock/gmock-generated-matchers.h.pump
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ $$ }} This line fixes auto-indentation of the following code in Emacs.
 #ifndef GMOCK_INCLUDE_GMOCK_GMOCK_GENERATED_MATCHERS_H_
 #define GMOCK_INCLUDE_GMOCK_GMOCK_GENERATED_MATCHERS_H_
 
+#include <iterator>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
@@ -186,7 +187,9 @@ class ArgsMatcher {
   GTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_(ArgsMatcher);
 };
 
-// Implements ElementsAre() of 1-$n arguments.
+// Implements ElementsAre() of 1-$n arguments.  The use of DecayArray in
+// the implementation allows ElementsAre() to accept string literals, whose
+// inferred type is const char[N] while we want to treat them as const char*.
 
 
 $range i 1..n
@@ -214,7 +217,8 @@ $if i==1 [[
     // a local array.
     const Matcher<const Element&> matcher =
         MatcherCast<const Element&>(e1_);
-    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(&matcher, 1));
+    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(&matcher,
+                                                             &matcher + 1));
 ]] $else [[
 
     const Matcher<const Element&> matchers[] = {
@@ -225,7 +229,8 @@ $for j [[
 ]]
     };
 
-    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers, $i));
+    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers,
+                                                             matchers + $i));
 ]]
 
   }
@@ -233,7 +238,7 @@ $for j [[
  private:
 
 $for j [[
-  const T$j& e$j[[]]_;
+    const typename DecayArray<T$j>::type e$j[[]]_;
 
 ]]
 
@@ -344,24 +349,55 @@ inline internal::ElementsAreMatcher$i<$for j, [[T$j]]> ElementsAre($for j, [[con
 
 ]]
 
-// ElementsAreArray(array) and ElementAreArray(array, count) are like
-// ElementsAre(), except that they take an array of values or
-// matchers.  The former form infers the size of 'array', which must
-// be a static C-style array.  In the latter form, 'array' can either
-// be a static array or a pointer to a dynamically created array.
-
+// ElementsAreArray(array)
+// ElementsAreArray(pointer, count)
+// ElementsAreArray(vector)
+// ElementsAreArray(first, last)
+//
+// The ElementsAreArray() functions are like ElementsAre(...), except that
+// they are given a sequence of matchers or values rather than taking each
+// element as a function argument. The sequence can be specified as a
+// C-style array, a pointer and count, a vector, or an STL iterator range.
+//
+// * The array form infers the size of 'array', which must be of a
+//   statically-sized C-style array type.
+//
+// * The (pointer, count) form can take either a statically-sized C-style
+//   array or a pointer to a dynamically created array. It does not take
+//   ownership of the pointer.
+//
+// * The vector form can take a std::vector either of values or of matchers.
+//
+// * The (first, last) form can take any STL iterator range.
+//
+// All forms of ElementsAreArray() make a copy of the input sequence.
 template <typename T>
 inline internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T> ElementsAreArray(
     const T* first, size_t count) {
-  return internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T>(first, count);
+  return internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T>(first, first + count);
 }
 
 template <typename T, size_t N>
-inline internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T>
-ElementsAreArray(const T (&array)[N]) {
-  return internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T>(array, N);
+inline internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T> ElementsAreArray(
+    const T (&array)[N]) {
+  return internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T>(array, array + N);
 }
 
+template <typename T, typename A>
+inline internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T> ElementsAreArray(
+    const std::vector<T, A>& vec) {
+  return internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T>(vec.begin(), vec.end());
+}
+
+template <typename Iter>
+inline internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<
+    typename std::iterator_traits<Iter>::value_type>
+ElementsAreArray(Iter first, Iter last) {
+  typedef typename std::iterator_traits<Iter>::value_type T;
+  return internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher<T>(first, last);
+}
+
+
 // AllOf(m1, m2, ..., mk) matches any value that matches all of the given
 // sub-matchers.  AllOf is called fully qualified to prevent ADL from firing.
 
diff --git a/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h b/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
index 4f1c433c..751574ca 100644
--- a/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
+++ b/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
@@ -935,26 +935,33 @@ bool CaseInsensitiveStringEquals(const StringType& s1,
 template <typename StringType>
 class StrEqualityMatcher {
  public:
-  typedef typename StringType::const_pointer ConstCharPointer;
-
   StrEqualityMatcher(const StringType& str, bool expect_eq,
                      bool case_sensitive)
       : string_(str), expect_eq_(expect_eq), case_sensitive_(case_sensitive) {}
 
-  // When expect_eq_ is true, returns true iff s is equal to string_;
-  // otherwise returns true iff s is not equal to string_.
-  bool MatchAndExplain(ConstCharPointer s,
-                       MatchResultListener* listener) const {
+  // Accepts pointer types, particularly:
+  //   const char*
+  //   char*
+  //   const wchar_t*
+  //   wchar_t*
+  template <typename CharType>
+  bool MatchAndExplain(CharType* s, MatchResultListener* listener) const {
     if (s == NULL) {
       return !expect_eq_;
     }
     return MatchAndExplain(StringType(s), listener);
   }
 
-  bool MatchAndExplain(const StringType& s,
+  // Matches anything that can convert to StringType.
+  //
+  // This is a template, not just a plain function with const StringType&,
+  // because StringPiece has some interfering non-explicit constructors.
+  template <typename MatcheeStringType>
+  bool MatchAndExplain(const MatcheeStringType& s,
                        MatchResultListener* /* listener */) const {
-    const bool eq = case_sensitive_ ? s == string_ :
-        CaseInsensitiveStringEquals(s, string_);
+    const StringType& s2(s);
+    const bool eq = case_sensitive_ ? s2 == string_ :
+        CaseInsensitiveStringEquals(s2, string_);
     return expect_eq_ == eq;
   }
 
@@ -989,22 +996,28 @@ class StrEqualityMatcher {
 template <typename StringType>
 class HasSubstrMatcher {
  public:
-  typedef typename StringType::const_pointer ConstCharPointer;
-
   explicit HasSubstrMatcher(const StringType& substring)
       : substring_(substring) {}
 
-  // These overloaded methods allow HasSubstr(substring) to be used as a
-  // Matcher<T> as long as T can be converted to string.  Returns true
-  // iff s contains substring_ as a substring.
-  bool MatchAndExplain(ConstCharPointer s,
-                       MatchResultListener* listener) const {
+  // Accepts pointer types, particularly:
+  //   const char*
+  //   char*
+  //   const wchar_t*
+  //   wchar_t*
+  template <typename CharType>
+  bool MatchAndExplain(CharType* s, MatchResultListener* listener) const {
     return s != NULL && MatchAndExplain(StringType(s), listener);
   }
 
-  bool MatchAndExplain(const StringType& s,
+  // Matches anything that can convert to StringType.
+  //
+  // This is a template, not just a plain function with const StringType&,
+  // because StringPiece has some interfering non-explicit constructors.
+  template <typename MatcheeStringType>
+  bool MatchAndExplain(const MatcheeStringType& s,
                        MatchResultListener* /* listener */) const {
-    return s.find(substring_) != StringType::npos;
+    const StringType& s2(s);
+    return s2.find(substring_) != StringType::npos;
   }
 
   // Describes what this matcher matches.
@@ -1030,23 +1043,29 @@ class HasSubstrMatcher {
 template <typename StringType>
 class StartsWithMatcher {
  public:
-  typedef typename StringType::const_pointer ConstCharPointer;
-
   explicit StartsWithMatcher(const StringType& prefix) : prefix_(prefix) {
   }
 
-  // These overloaded methods allow StartsWith(prefix) to be used as a
-  // Matcher<T> as long as T can be converted to string.  Returns true
-  // iff s starts with prefix_.
-  bool MatchAndExplain(ConstCharPointer s,
-                       MatchResultListener* listener) const {
+  // Accepts pointer types, particularly:
+  //   const char*
+  //   char*
+  //   const wchar_t*
+  //   wchar_t*
+  template <typename CharType>
+  bool MatchAndExplain(CharType* s, MatchResultListener* listener) const {
     return s != NULL && MatchAndExplain(StringType(s), listener);
   }
 
-  bool MatchAndExplain(const StringType& s,
+  // Matches anything that can convert to StringType.
+  //
+  // This is a template, not just a plain function with const StringType&,
+  // because StringPiece has some interfering non-explicit constructors.
+  template <typename MatcheeStringType>
+  bool MatchAndExplain(const MatcheeStringType& s,
                        MatchResultListener* /* listener */) const {
-    return s.length() >= prefix_.length() &&
-        s.substr(0, prefix_.length()) == prefix_;
+    const StringType& s2(s);
+    return s2.length() >= prefix_.length() &&
+        s2.substr(0, prefix_.length()) == prefix_;
   }
 
   void DescribeTo(::std::ostream* os) const {
@@ -1071,22 +1090,28 @@ class StartsWithMatcher {
 template <typename StringType>
 class EndsWithMatcher {
  public:
-  typedef typename StringType::const_pointer ConstCharPointer;
-
   explicit EndsWithMatcher(const StringType& suffix) : suffix_(suffix) {}
 
-  // These overloaded methods allow EndsWith(suffix) to be used as a
-  // Matcher<T> as long as T can be converted to string.  Returns true
-  // iff s ends with suffix_.
-  bool MatchAndExplain(ConstCharPointer s,
-                       MatchResultListener* listener) const {
+  // Accepts pointer types, particularly:
+  //   const char*
+  //   char*
+  //   const wchar_t*
+  //   wchar_t*
+  template <typename CharType>
+  bool MatchAndExplain(CharType* s, MatchResultListener* listener) const {
     return s != NULL && MatchAndExplain(StringType(s), listener);
   }
 
-  bool MatchAndExplain(const StringType& s,
+  // Matches anything that can convert to StringType.
+  //
+  // This is a template, not just a plain function with const StringType&,
+  // because StringPiece has some interfering non-explicit constructors.
+  template <typename MatcheeStringType>
+  bool MatchAndExplain(const MatcheeStringType& s,
                        MatchResultListener* /* listener */) const {
-    return s.length() >= suffix_.length() &&
-        s.substr(s.length() - suffix_.length()) == suffix_;
+    const StringType& s2(s);
+    return s2.length() >= suffix_.length() &&
+        s2.substr(s2.length() - suffix_.length()) == suffix_;
   }
 
   void DescribeTo(::std::ostream* os) const {
@@ -1113,19 +1138,26 @@ class MatchesRegexMatcher {
   MatchesRegexMatcher(const RE* regex, bool full_match)
       : regex_(regex), full_match_(full_match) {}
 
-  // These overloaded methods allow MatchesRegex(regex) to be used as
-  // a Matcher<T> as long as T can be converted to string.  Returns
-  // true iff s matches regular expression regex.  When full_match_ is
-  // true, a full match is done; otherwise a partial match is done.
-  bool MatchAndExplain(const char* s,
-                       MatchResultListener* listener) const {
+  // Accepts pointer types, particularly:
+  //   const char*
+  //   char*
+  //   const wchar_t*
+  //   wchar_t*
+  template <typename CharType>
+  bool MatchAndExplain(CharType* s, MatchResultListener* listener) const {
     return s != NULL && MatchAndExplain(internal::string(s), listener);
   }
 
-  bool MatchAndExplain(const internal::string& s,
+  // Matches anything that can convert to internal::string.
+  //
+  // This is a template, not just a plain function with const internal::string&,
+  // because StringPiece has some interfering non-explicit constructors.
+  template <class MatcheeStringType>
+  bool MatchAndExplain(const MatcheeStringType& s,
                        MatchResultListener* /* listener */) const {
-    return full_match_ ? RE::FullMatch(s, *regex_) :
-        RE::PartialMatch(s, *regex_);
+    const internal::string& s2(s);
+    return full_match_ ? RE::FullMatch(s2, *regex_) :
+        RE::PartialMatch(s2, *regex_);
   }
 
   void DescribeTo(::std::ostream* os) const {
@@ -2527,11 +2559,9 @@ class ElementsAreMatcherImpl : public MatcherInterface<Container> {
   // Constructs the matcher from a sequence of element values or
   // element matchers.
   template <typename InputIter>
-  ElementsAreMatcherImpl(InputIter first, size_t a_count) {
-    matchers_.reserve(a_count);
-    InputIter it = first;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i != a_count; ++i, ++it) {
-      matchers_.push_back(MatcherCast<const Element&>(*it));
+  ElementsAreMatcherImpl(InputIter first, InputIter last) {
+    while (first != last) {
+      matchers_.push_back(MatcherCast<const Element&>(*first++));
     }
   }
 
@@ -2642,7 +2672,8 @@ class ElementsAreMatcher0 {
         Element;
 
     const Matcher<const Element&>* const matchers = NULL;
-    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers, 0));
+    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(matchers,
+                                                             matchers));
   }
 };
 
@@ -2650,21 +2681,17 @@ class ElementsAreMatcher0 {
 template <typename T>
 class ElementsAreArrayMatcher {
  public:
-  ElementsAreArrayMatcher(const T* first, size_t count) :
-      first_(first), count_(count) {}
+  template <typename Iter>
+  ElementsAreArrayMatcher(Iter first, Iter last) : matchers_(first, last) {}
 
   template <typename Container>
   operator Matcher<Container>() const {
-    typedef GTEST_REMOVE_REFERENCE_AND_CONST_(Container) RawContainer;
-    typedef typename internal::StlContainerView<RawContainer>::type::value_type
-        Element;
-
-    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(first_, count_));
+    return MakeMatcher(new ElementsAreMatcherImpl<Container>(
+        matchers_.begin(), matchers_.end()));
   }
 
  private:
-  const T* const first_;
-  const size_t count_;
+  const std::vector<T> matchers_;
 
   GTEST_DISALLOW_ASSIGN_(ElementsAreArrayMatcher);
 };
diff --git a/include/gmock/internal/gmock-internal-utils.h b/include/gmock/internal/gmock-internal-utils.h
index d63fb223..f9b6b809 100644
--- a/include/gmock/internal/gmock-internal-utils.h
+++ b/include/gmock/internal/gmock-internal-utils.h
@@ -348,6 +348,19 @@ template <typename T> struct type_equals<T, T> : public true_type {};
 template <typename T> struct remove_reference { typedef T type; };  // NOLINT
 template <typename T> struct remove_reference<T&> { typedef T type; }; // NOLINT
 
+// DecayArray<T>::type turns an array type U[N] to const U* and preserves
+// other types.  Useful for saving a copy of a function argument.
+template <typename T> struct DecayArray { typedef T type; };  // NOLINT
+template <typename T, size_t N> struct DecayArray<T[N]> {
+  typedef const T* type;
+};
+// Sometimes people use arrays whose size is not available at the use site
+// (e.g. extern const char kNamePrefix[]).  This specialization covers that
+// case.
+template <typename T> struct DecayArray<T[]> {
+  typedef const T* type;
+};
+
 // Invalid<T>() returns an invalid value of type T.  This is useful
 // when a value of type T is needed for compilation, but the statement
 // will not really be executed (or we don't care if the statement
diff --git a/include/gmock/internal/gmock-port.h b/include/gmock/internal/gmock-port.h
index 6a515d87..b6c5c7f1 100644
--- a/include/gmock/internal/gmock-port.h
+++ b/include/gmock/internal/gmock-port.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 #define GMOCK_DECLARE_int32_(name) \
     extern GTEST_API_ ::testing::internal::Int32 GMOCK_FLAG(name)
 #define GMOCK_DECLARE_string_(name) \
-    extern GTEST_API_ ::testing::internal::String GMOCK_FLAG(name)
+    extern GTEST_API_ ::std::string GMOCK_FLAG(name)
 
 // Macros for defining flags.
 #define GMOCK_DEFINE_bool_(name, default_val, doc) \
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@
 #define GMOCK_DEFINE_int32_(name, default_val, doc) \
     GTEST_API_ ::testing::internal::Int32 GMOCK_FLAG(name) = (default_val)
 #define GMOCK_DEFINE_string_(name, default_val, doc) \
-    GTEST_API_ ::testing::internal::String GMOCK_FLAG(name) = (default_val)
+    GTEST_API_ ::std::string GMOCK_FLAG(name) = (default_val)
 
 #endif  // GMOCK_INCLUDE_GMOCK_INTERNAL_GMOCK_PORT_H_
diff --git a/src/gmock.cc b/src/gmock.cc
index e06acc5c..1c06985d 100644
--- a/src/gmock.cc
+++ b/src/gmock.cc
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static const char* ParseGoogleMockFlagValue(const char* str,
   if (str == NULL || flag == NULL) return NULL;
 
   // The flag must start with "--gmock_".
-  const String flag_str = String::Format("--gmock_%s", flag);
+  const std::string flag_str = std::string("--gmock_") + flag;
   const size_t flag_len = flag_str.length();
   if (strncmp(str, flag_str.c_str(), flag_len) != 0) return NULL;
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static bool ParseGoogleMockBoolFlag(const char* str, const char* flag,
 // On success, stores the value of the flag in *value, and returns
 // true.  On failure, returns false without changing *value.
 static bool ParseGoogleMockStringFlag(const char* str, const char* flag,
-                                      String* value) {
+                                      std::string* value) {
   // Gets the value of the flag as a string.
   const char* const value_str = ParseGoogleMockFlagValue(str, flag, false);
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void InitGoogleMockImpl(int* argc, CharType** argv) {
   if (*argc <= 0) return;
 
   for (int i = 1; i != *argc; i++) {
-    const String arg_string = StreamableToString(argv[i]);
+    const std::string arg_string = StreamableToString(argv[i]);
     const char* const arg = arg_string.c_str();
 
     // Do we see a Google Mock flag?
diff --git a/test/gmock-generated-matchers_test.cc b/test/gmock-generated-matchers_test.cc
index b35c4505..4b7e6e05 100644
--- a/test/gmock-generated-matchers_test.cc
+++ b/test/gmock-generated-matchers_test.cc
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ using testing::Ref;
 using testing::StaticAssertTypeEq;
 using testing::StrEq;
 using testing::Value;
+using testing::internal::ElementsAreArrayMatcher;
 using testing::internal::string;
 
 // Returns the description of the given matcher.
@@ -527,6 +528,51 @@ TEST(ElementsAreTest, WorksWithTwoDimensionalNativeArray) {
                               ElementsAre('l', 'o', '\0')));
 }
 
+TEST(ElementsAreTest, AcceptsStringLiteral) {
+  string array[] = { "hi", "one", "two" };
+  EXPECT_THAT(array, ElementsAre("hi", "one", "two"));
+  EXPECT_THAT(array, Not(ElementsAre("hi", "one", "too")));
+}
+
+#ifndef _MSC_VER
+
+// The following test passes a value of type const char[] to a
+// function template that expects const T&.  Some versions of MSVC
+// generates a compiler error C2665 for that.  We believe it's a bug
+// in MSVC.  Therefore this test is #if-ed out for MSVC.
+
+// Declared here with the size unknown.  Defined AFTER the following test.
+extern const char kHi[];
+
+TEST(ElementsAreTest, AcceptsArrayWithUnknownSize) {
+  // The size of kHi is not known in this test, but ElementsAre() should
+  // still accept it.
+
+  string array1[] = { "hi" };
+  EXPECT_THAT(array1, ElementsAre(kHi));
+
+  string array2[] = { "ho" };
+  EXPECT_THAT(array2, Not(ElementsAre(kHi)));
+}
+
+const char kHi[] = "hi";
+
+#endif  // _MSC_VER
+
+TEST(ElementsAreTest, MakesCopyOfArguments) {
+  int x = 1;
+  int y = 2;
+  // This should make a copy of x and y.
+  ::testing::internal::ElementsAreMatcher2<int, int> polymorphic_matcher =
+        ElementsAre(x, y);
+  // Changing x and y now shouldn't affect the meaning of the above matcher.
+  x = y = 0;
+  const int array1[] = { 1, 2 };
+  EXPECT_THAT(array1, polymorphic_matcher);
+  const int array2[] = { 0, 0 };
+  EXPECT_THAT(array2, Not(polymorphic_matcher));
+}
+
 // Tests for ElementsAreArray().  Since ElementsAreArray() shares most
 // of the implementation with ElementsAre(), we don't test it as
 // thoroughly here.
@@ -576,6 +622,39 @@ TEST(ElementsAreArrayTest, CanBeCreatedWithMatcherArray) {
   EXPECT_THAT(test_vector, Not(ElementsAreArray(kMatcherArray)));
 }
 
+TEST(ElementsAreArrayTest, CanBeCreatedWithVector) {
+  const int a[] = { 1, 2, 3 };
+  vector<int> test_vector(a, a + GMOCK_ARRAY_SIZE_(a));
+  const vector<int> expected(a, a + GMOCK_ARRAY_SIZE_(a));
+  EXPECT_THAT(test_vector, ElementsAreArray(expected));
+  test_vector.push_back(4);
+  EXPECT_THAT(test_vector, Not(ElementsAreArray(expected)));
+}
+
+TEST(ElementsAreArrayTest, CanBeCreatedWithMatcherVector) {
+  const int a[] = { 1, 2, 3 };
+  const Matcher<int> kMatchers[] = { Eq(1), Eq(2), Eq(3) };
+  vector<int> test_vector(a, a + GMOCK_ARRAY_SIZE_(a));
+  const vector<Matcher<int> > expected(
+      kMatchers, kMatchers + GMOCK_ARRAY_SIZE_(kMatchers));
+  EXPECT_THAT(test_vector, ElementsAreArray(expected));
+  test_vector.push_back(4);
+  EXPECT_THAT(test_vector, Not(ElementsAreArray(expected)));
+}
+
+TEST(ElementsAreArrayTest, CanBeCreatedWithIteratorRange) {
+  const int a[] = { 1, 2, 3 };
+  const vector<int> test_vector(a, a + GMOCK_ARRAY_SIZE_(a));
+  const vector<int> expected(a, a + GMOCK_ARRAY_SIZE_(a));
+  EXPECT_THAT(test_vector, ElementsAreArray(expected.begin(), expected.end()));
+  // Pointers are iterators, too.
+  EXPECT_THAT(test_vector, ElementsAreArray(a, a + GMOCK_ARRAY_SIZE_(a)));
+  // The empty range of NULL pointers should also be okay.
+  int* const null_int = NULL;
+  EXPECT_THAT(test_vector, Not(ElementsAreArray(null_int, null_int)));
+  EXPECT_THAT((vector<int>()), ElementsAreArray(null_int, null_int));
+}
+
 // Since ElementsAre() and ElementsAreArray() share much of the
 // implementation, we only do a sanity test for native arrays here.
 TEST(ElementsAreArrayTest, WorksWithNativeArray) {
@@ -587,6 +666,22 @@ TEST(ElementsAreArrayTest, WorksWithNativeArray) {
   EXPECT_THAT(a, Not(ElementsAreArray(b, 1)));
 }
 
+TEST(ElementsAreArrayTest, SourceLifeSpan) {
+  const int a[] = { 1, 2, 3 };
+  vector<int> test_vector(a, a + GMOCK_ARRAY_SIZE_(a));
+  vector<int> expect(a, a + GMOCK_ARRAY_SIZE_(a));
+  ElementsAreArrayMatcher<int> matcher_maker =
+      ElementsAreArray(expect.begin(), expect.end());
+  EXPECT_THAT(test_vector, matcher_maker);
+  // Changing in place the values that initialized matcher_maker should not
+  // affect matcher_maker anymore. It should have made its own copy of them.
+  typedef vector<int>::iterator Iter;
+  for (Iter it = expect.begin(); it != expect.end(); ++it) { *it += 10; }
+  EXPECT_THAT(test_vector, matcher_maker);
+  test_vector.push_back(3);
+  EXPECT_THAT(test_vector, Not(matcher_maker));
+}
+
 // Tests for the MATCHER*() macro family.
 
 // Tests that a simple MATCHER() definition works.
@@ -1017,7 +1112,7 @@ TEST(ContainsTest, SetDoesNotMatchWhenElementIsNotInContainer) {
 
 TEST(ContainsTest, ExplainsMatchResultCorrectly) {
   const int a[2] = { 1, 2 };
-  Matcher<const int(&)[2]> m = Contains(2);
+  Matcher<const int (&)[2]> m = Contains(2);
   EXPECT_EQ("whose element #1 matches", Explain(m, a));
 
   m = Contains(3);
diff --git a/test/gmock-internal-utils_test.cc b/test/gmock-internal-utils_test.cc
index d53282eb..3c78f647 100644
--- a/test/gmock-internal-utils_test.cc
+++ b/test/gmock-internal-utils_test.cc
@@ -343,13 +343,7 @@ TEST(ExpectTest, FailsNonfatallyOnFalse) {
 class LogIsVisibleTest : public ::testing::Test {
  protected:
   virtual void SetUp() {
-    // The code needs to work when both ::string and ::std::string are
-    // defined and the flag is implemented as a
-    // testing::internal::String.  In this case, without the call to
-    // c_str(), the compiler will complain that it cannot figure out
-    // whether the String flag should be converted to a ::string or an
-    // ::std::string before being assigned to original_verbose_.
-    original_verbose_ = GMOCK_FLAG(verbose).c_str();
+    original_verbose_ = GMOCK_FLAG(verbose);
   }
 
   virtual void TearDown() { GMOCK_FLAG(verbose) = original_verbose_; }
@@ -415,7 +409,7 @@ TEST(LogTest, NoStackTraceWhenStackFramesToSkipIsNegative) {
 TEST(LogTest, NoSkippingStackFrameInOptMode) {
   CaptureStdout();
   Log(kWarning, "Test log.\n", 100);
-  const String log = GetCapturedStdout();
+  const string log = GetCapturedStdout();
 
 # if defined(NDEBUG) && GTEST_GOOGLE3_MODE_
 
@@ -502,7 +496,7 @@ TEST(TypeTraitsTest, remove_reference) {
 
 // Verifies that Log() behaves correctly for the given verbosity level
 // and log severity.
-String GrabOutput(void(*logger)(), const char* verbosity) {
+std::string GrabOutput(void(*logger)(), const char* verbosity) {
   const string saved_flag = GMOCK_FLAG(verbose);
   GMOCK_FLAG(verbose) = verbosity;
   CaptureStdout();
@@ -525,7 +519,7 @@ void ExpectCallLogger() {
 
 // Verifies that EXPECT_CALL logs if the --gmock_verbose flag is set to "info".
 TEST(ExpectCallTest, LogsWhenVerbosityIsInfo) {
-  EXPECT_THAT(GrabOutput(ExpectCallLogger, kInfoVerbosity),
+  EXPECT_THAT(std::string(GrabOutput(ExpectCallLogger, kInfoVerbosity)),
               HasSubstr("EXPECT_CALL(mock, TestMethod())"));
 }
 
@@ -548,7 +542,7 @@ void OnCallLogger() {
 
 // Verifies that ON_CALL logs if the --gmock_verbose flag is set to "info".
 TEST(OnCallTest, LogsWhenVerbosityIsInfo) {
-  EXPECT_THAT(GrabOutput(OnCallLogger, kInfoVerbosity),
+  EXPECT_THAT(std::string(GrabOutput(OnCallLogger, kInfoVerbosity)),
               HasSubstr("ON_CALL(mock, TestMethod())"));
 }
 
@@ -571,7 +565,7 @@ void OnCallAnyArgumentLogger() {
 
 // Verifies that ON_CALL prints provided _ argument.
 TEST(OnCallTest, LogsAnythingArgument) {
-  EXPECT_THAT(GrabOutput(OnCallAnyArgumentLogger, kInfoVerbosity),
+  EXPECT_THAT(std::string(GrabOutput(OnCallAnyArgumentLogger, kInfoVerbosity)),
               HasSubstr("ON_CALL(mock, TestMethodArg(_)"));
 }
 
diff --git a/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc b/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
index 6e5d5c31..de3f8d73 100644
--- a/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
+++ b/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ using testing::internal::IsReadableTypeName;
 using testing::internal::JoinAsTuple;
 using testing::internal::RE;
 using testing::internal::StreamMatchResultListener;
-using testing::internal::String;
 using testing::internal::StringMatchResultListener;
 using testing::internal::Strings;
 using testing::internal::linked_ptr;
diff --git a/test/gmock-nice-strict_test.cc b/test/gmock-nice-strict_test.cc
index e3344180..315a8221 100644
--- a/test/gmock-nice-strict_test.cc
+++ b/test/gmock-nice-strict_test.cc
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@ TEST(NiceMockTest, InfoForUninterestingCall) {
   GMOCK_FLAG(verbose) = "info";
   CaptureStdout();
   nice_foo.DoThis();
-  EXPECT_THAT(GetCapturedStdout(),
+  EXPECT_THAT(std::string(GetCapturedStdout()),
               HasSubstr("Uninteresting mock function call"));
 
   CaptureStdout();
   nice_foo.DoThat(true);
-  EXPECT_THAT(GetCapturedStdout(),
+  EXPECT_THAT(std::string(GetCapturedStdout()),
               HasSubstr("Uninteresting mock function call"));
   GMOCK_FLAG(verbose) = saved_flag;
 }
diff --git a/test/gmock-spec-builders_test.cc b/test/gmock-spec-builders_test.cc
index 9177b322..0e2e0090 100644
--- a/test/gmock-spec-builders_test.cc
+++ b/test/gmock-spec-builders_test.cc
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ using testing::internal::FormatFileLocation;
 using testing::internal::kErrorVerbosity;
 using testing::internal::kInfoVerbosity;
 using testing::internal::kWarningVerbosity;
-using testing::internal::String;
 using testing::internal::linked_ptr;
 using testing::internal::string;
 
@@ -632,7 +631,7 @@ TEST(ExpectCallSyntaxTest, WarnsOnTooManyActions) {
     b.DoB(1);
     b.DoB(2);
   }
-  const String output = GetCapturedStdout();
+  const std::string output = GetCapturedStdout();
   EXPECT_PRED_FORMAT2(
       IsSubstring,
       "Too many actions specified in EXPECT_CALL(b, DoB())...\n"
@@ -674,7 +673,7 @@ TEST(ExpectCallSyntaxTest, WarnsOnTooFewActions) {
 
   CaptureStdout();
   b.DoB();
-  const String output = GetCapturedStdout();
+  const std::string output = GetCapturedStdout();
   EXPECT_PRED_FORMAT2(
       IsSubstring,
       "Too few actions specified in EXPECT_CALL(b, DoB())...\n"
@@ -869,13 +868,13 @@ TEST(ExpectCallTest, TakesDefaultActionWhenWillListIsExhausted) {
                            // expectation has no action clause at all.
   EXPECT_EQ(1, b.DoB());
   EXPECT_EQ(2, b.DoB());
-  const String output1 = GetCapturedStdout();
+  const std::string output1 = GetCapturedStdout();
   EXPECT_STREQ("", output1.c_str());
 
   CaptureStdout();
   EXPECT_EQ(0, b.DoB());
   EXPECT_EQ(0, b.DoB());
-  const String output2 = GetCapturedStdout();
+  const std::string output2 = GetCapturedStdout();
   EXPECT_THAT(output2.c_str(),
               HasSubstr("Actions ran out in EXPECT_CALL(b, DoB())...\n"
                         "Called 3 times, but only 2 WillOnce()s are specified"
@@ -895,7 +894,7 @@ TEST(FunctionMockerTest, ReportsExpectCallLocationForExhausedActions) {
 
   CaptureStdout();
   EXPECT_EQ(0, b.DoB());
-  const String output = GetCapturedStdout();
+  const std::string output = GetCapturedStdout();
   // The warning message should contain the call location.
   EXPECT_PRED_FORMAT2(IsSubstring, expect_call_location, output);
 }
@@ -1873,14 +1872,8 @@ class MockC {
 
 class VerboseFlagPreservingFixture : public testing::Test {
  protected:
-  // The code needs to work when both ::string and ::std::string are defined
-  // and the flag is implemented as a testing::internal::String.  In this
-  // case, without the call to c_str(), the compiler will complain that it
-  // cannot figure out what overload of string constructor to use.
-  // TODO(vladl@google.com): Use internal::string instead of String for
-  // string flags in Google Test.
   VerboseFlagPreservingFixture()
-      : saved_verbose_flag_(GMOCK_FLAG(verbose).c_str()) {}
+      : saved_verbose_flag_(GMOCK_FLAG(verbose)) {}
 
   ~VerboseFlagPreservingFixture() { GMOCK_FLAG(verbose) = saved_verbose_flag_; }
 
@@ -1898,7 +1891,7 @@ TEST(FunctionCallMessageTest, UninterestingCallGeneratesFyiWithStackTrace) {
   MockC c;
   CaptureStdout();
   c.VoidMethod(false, 5, "Hi", NULL, Printable(), Unprintable());
-  const String output = GetCapturedStdout();
+  const std::string output = GetCapturedStdout();
   EXPECT_PRED_FORMAT2(IsSubstring, "GMOCK WARNING", output);
   EXPECT_PRED_FORMAT2(IsSubstring, "Stack trace:", output);
 
@@ -1915,7 +1908,7 @@ TEST(FunctionCallMessageTest, UninterestingCallGeneratesFyiWithStackTrace) {
   // stack trace.
   CaptureStdout();
   c.NonVoidMethod();
-  const String output2 = GetCapturedStdout();
+  const std::string output2 = GetCapturedStdout();
   EXPECT_PRED_FORMAT2(IsSubstring, "NonVoidMethod(", output2);
 
 # endif  // NDEBUG
@@ -1928,7 +1921,7 @@ TEST(FunctionCallMessageTest, UninterestingCallPrintsArgumentsAndReturnValue) {
   MockB b;
   CaptureStdout();
   b.DoB();
-  const String output1 = GetCapturedStdout();
+  const std::string output1 = GetCapturedStdout();
   EXPECT_PRED_FORMAT2(
       IsSubstring,
       "Uninteresting mock function call - returning default value.\n"
@@ -1940,7 +1933,7 @@ TEST(FunctionCallMessageTest, UninterestingCallPrintsArgumentsAndReturnValue) {
   MockC c;
   CaptureStdout();
   c.VoidMethod(false, 5, "Hi", NULL, Printable(), Unprintable());
-  const String output2 = GetCapturedStdout();
+  const std::string output2 = GetCapturedStdout();
   EXPECT_THAT(output2.c_str(),
               ContainsRegex(
                   "Uninteresting mock function call - returning directly\\.\n"
@@ -1958,7 +1951,7 @@ class GMockVerboseFlagTest : public VerboseFlagPreservingFixture {
   // should_print is true, the output should match the given regex and
   // contain the given function name in the stack trace.  When it's
   // false, the output should be empty.)
-  void VerifyOutput(const String& output, bool should_print,
+  void VerifyOutput(const std::string& output, bool should_print,
                     const string& expected_substring,
                     const string& function_name) {
     if (should_print) {