diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/AbstractChannelBuffer.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/AbstractChannelBuffer.java
index bc2d82e648..a67c48c415 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/AbstractChannelBuffer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/AbstractChannelBuffer.java
@@ -19,15 +19,11 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.nio.CharBuffer;
 import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.ScatteringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
-import java.nio.charset.CharsetDecoder;
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 
-import org.jboss.netty.util.CharsetUtil;
-
 
 /**
  * A skeletal implementation of a buffer.
@@ -175,44 +171,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannelBuffer implements ChannelBuffer {
         dst.writerIndex(dst.writerIndex() + length);
     }
 
-    public String getString(int index, int length, Charset charset) {
-        if (length == 0) {
-            return "";
-        }
-
-        final CharsetDecoder decoder = CharsetUtil.getDecoder(charset);
-        final CharBuffer dst = CharBuffer.allocate(
-                (int) ((double) length * decoder.maxCharsPerByte()));
-
-        int decodedChars = getString(index, length, dst, charset);
-        if (decodedChars == 0) {
-            return "";
-        }
-        return dst.flip().toString();
-    }
-
-    public int getString(int index, int length, char[] dst, Charset charset) {
-        return getString(index, length, CharBuffer.wrap(dst), charset);
-    }
-
-    public int getString(
-            int index, int length,
-            char[] dst, int dstOffset, int dstLength, Charset charset) {
-        return getString(index, length, CharBuffer.wrap(
-                        dst, dstOffset, dstLength), charset);
-    }
-
-    public int getString(int index, int length, Appendable out, Charset charset)
-            throws IOException {
-        if (out instanceof CharBuffer) {
-            return getString(index, length, out, charset);
-        }
-
-        String str = getString(index, length, charset);
-        out.append(str);
-        return str.length();
-    }
-
     public void setChar(int index, char value) {
         setShort(index, (short) value);
     }
@@ -422,35 +380,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannelBuffer implements ChannelBuffer {
         readerIndex += length;
     }
 
-    public int readString(int length, char[] dst, Charset charset) {
-        checkReadableBytes(length);
-        int result = getString(readerIndex, length, dst, charset);
-        readerIndex += length;
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    public int readString(int length, char[] dst, int dstOffset, int dstLength, Charset charset) {
-        checkReadableBytes(length);
-        int result = getString(readerIndex, length, dst, dstOffset, dstLength, charset);
-        readerIndex += length;
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    public int readString(int length, Appendable out, Charset charset)
-            throws IOException {
-        checkReadableBytes(length);
-        int result = getString(readerIndex, length, out, charset);
-        readerIndex += length;
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    public String readString(int length, Charset charset) {
-        checkReadableBytes(length);
-        String result = getString(readerIndex, length, charset);
-        readerIndex += length;
-        return result;
-    }
-
     public void skipBytes(int length) {
         int newReaderIndex = readerIndex + length;
         if (newReaderIndex > writerIndex) {
@@ -603,9 +532,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannelBuffer implements ChannelBuffer {
     }
 
     public String toString(Charset charset) {
-        return getString(readerIndex, readableBytes(), charset);
+        return toString(readerIndex, readableBytes(), charset);
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
     public String toString(int index, int length, String charsetName,
             ChannelBufferIndexFinder terminatorFinder) {
         if (terminatorFinder == null) {
@@ -620,15 +550,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractChannelBuffer implements ChannelBuffer {
         return toString(index, terminatorIndex - index, charsetName);
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
     public String toString(int index, int length, String charsetName) {
-        return getString(index, length, Charset.forName(charsetName));
+        return toString(index, length, Charset.forName(charsetName));
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
     public String toString(String charsetName,
             ChannelBufferIndexFinder terminatorFinder) {
         return toString(readerIndex, readableBytes(), charsetName, terminatorFinder);
     }
 
+    @Deprecated
     public String toString(String charsetName) {
         return toString(Charset.forName(charsetName));
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ByteBufferBackedChannelBuffer.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ByteBufferBackedChannelBuffer.java
index 710160dff0..ea0937733c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ByteBufferBackedChannelBuffer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ByteBufferBackedChannelBuffer.java
@@ -20,14 +20,10 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
-import java.nio.CharBuffer;
 import java.nio.channels.ClosedChannelException;
 import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.ScatteringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
-import java.nio.charset.CharsetDecoder;
-
-import org.jboss.netty.util.CharsetUtil;
 
 /**
  * A NIO {@link ByteBuffer} based buffer.  It is recommended to use {@link ChannelBuffers#directBuffer(int)}
@@ -303,18 +299,14 @@ public class ByteBufferBackedChannelBuffer extends AbstractChannelBuffer {
         }
     }
 
-    public int getString(int index, int length, CharBuffer dst, Charset charset) {
+    public String toString(int index, int length, Charset charset) {
         if (length == 0) {
-            return 0;
+            return "";
         }
 
-        final CharsetDecoder decoder = CharsetUtil.getDecoder(charset);
-        final int start = dst.position();
-        final ByteBuffer src =
-            ((ByteBuffer) buffer.duplicate().position(
-                    index).limit(index + length)).order(order());
-        ChannelBuffers.decodeString(src, dst, decoder);
-        return dst.position() - start;
+        return ChannelBuffers.decodeString(
+                ((ByteBuffer) buffer.duplicate().position(index).limit(index + length)),
+                charset);
     }
 
     public ChannelBuffer slice(int index, int length) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ChannelBuffer.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ChannelBuffer.java
index 8baa5d99e3..197dfe9724 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ChannelBuffer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ChannelBuffer.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
-import java.nio.CharBuffer;
 import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.ScatteringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
@@ -708,22 +707,6 @@ public interface ChannelBuffer extends Comparable<ChannelBuffer> {
      */
     int   getBytes(int index, GatheringByteChannel out, int length) throws IOException;
 
-    // FIXME Document me
-    int   getString(int index, int length, char[] dst, Charset charset);
-    // FIXME Document me
-    int   getString(int index, int length, char[] dst, int dstOffset, int dstLength, Charset charset);
-    // FIXME Document me
-    int   getString(int index, int length, Appendable out, Charset charset) throws IOException;
-    // FIXME Document me
-    int   getString(int index, int length, CharBuffer dst, Charset charset);
-
-    /**
-     * Decodes this buffer's sub-region into a string with the specified
-     * character set.  This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or
-     * {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
-     */
-    String getString(int index, int length, Charset charset);
-
     /**
      * Sets the specified byte at the specified absolute {@code index} in this
      * buffer.
@@ -1253,15 +1236,6 @@ public interface ChannelBuffer extends Comparable<ChannelBuffer> {
      */
     int  readBytes(GatheringByteChannel out, int length) throws IOException;
 
-    // FIXME Document me
-    int    readString(int length, char[] dst, Charset charset);
-    // FIXME Document me
-    int    readString(int length, char[] dst, int dstOffset, int dstLength, Charset charset);
-    // FIXME Document me
-    int    readString(int length, Appendable out, Charset charset) throws IOException ;
-    // FIXME Document me
-    String readString(int length, Charset charset);
-
     /**
      * Increases the current {@code readerIndex} by the specified
      * {@code length} in this buffer.
@@ -1648,6 +1622,13 @@ public interface ChannelBuffer extends Comparable<ChannelBuffer> {
      */
     String toString(Charset charset);
 
+    /**
+     * Decodes this buffer's sub-region into a string with the specified
+     * character set.  This method does not modify {@code readerIndex} or
+     * {@code writerIndex} of this buffer.
+     */
+    String toString(int index, int length, Charset charset);
+
     /**
      * @deprecated Use {@link #toString(Charset)} instead.
      */
@@ -1655,20 +1636,20 @@ public interface ChannelBuffer extends Comparable<ChannelBuffer> {
     String toString(String charsetName);
 
     /**
-     * @deprecated Use {@link #getString(int, int, Charset)} instead.
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #toString(int, int, Charset)} instead.
      */
     @Deprecated
     String toString(
             String charsetName, ChannelBufferIndexFinder terminatorFinder);
 
     /**
-     * @deprecated Use {@link #getString(int, int, Charset)} instead.
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #toString(int, int, Charset)} instead.
      */
     @Deprecated
     String toString(int index, int length, String charsetName);
 
     /**
-     * @deprecated Use {@link #getString(int, int, Charset)} instead.
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #toString(int, int, Charset)} instead.
      */
     @Deprecated
     String toString(
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ChannelBuffers.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ChannelBuffers.java
index 9218ebdfa4..bd4c0f9644 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ChannelBuffers.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ChannelBuffers.java
@@ -792,12 +792,9 @@ public class ChannelBuffers {
     }
 
     private static ChannelBuffer copiedBuffer(ByteOrder endianness, CharBuffer buffer, Charset charset) {
-        CharsetEncoder encoder = CharsetUtil.getEncoder(charset);
         CharBuffer src = buffer;
-        ByteBuffer dst = ByteBuffer.allocate(
-                (int) ((double) buffer.remaining() * encoder.maxBytesPerChar()));
-        ChannelBuffers.encodeString(src, dst, encoder);
-        ChannelBuffer result = wrappedBuffer(endianness, dst.array());
+        ByteBuffer dst = ChannelBuffers.encodeString(src, charset);
+        ChannelBuffer result = wrappedBuffer(endianness, dst.array(), 0, dst.remaining());
         result.writerIndex(dst.position());
         return result;
     }
@@ -1114,7 +1111,10 @@ public class ChannelBuffers {
         return -1;
     }
 
-    static void encodeString(CharBuffer src, ByteBuffer dst, CharsetEncoder encoder) {
+    static ByteBuffer encodeString(CharBuffer src, Charset charset) {
+        final CharsetEncoder encoder = CharsetUtil.getEncoder(charset);
+        final ByteBuffer dst = ByteBuffer.allocate(
+                (int) ((double) src.remaining() * encoder.maxBytesPerChar()));
         try {
             CoderResult cr = encoder.encode(src, dst, true);
             if (!cr.isUnderflow()) {
@@ -1127,9 +1127,14 @@ public class ChannelBuffers {
         } catch (CharacterCodingException x) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(x);
         }
+        dst.flip();
+        return dst;
     }
 
-    static void decodeString(ByteBuffer src, CharBuffer dst, CharsetDecoder decoder) {
+    static String decodeString(ByteBuffer src, Charset charset) {
+        final CharsetDecoder decoder = CharsetUtil.getDecoder(charset);
+        final CharBuffer dst = CharBuffer.allocate(
+                (int) ((double) src.remaining() * decoder.maxCharsPerByte()));
         try {
             CoderResult cr = decoder.decode(src, dst, true);
             if (!cr.isUnderflow()) {
@@ -1142,6 +1147,7 @@ public class ChannelBuffers {
         } catch (CharacterCodingException x) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(x);
         }
+        return dst.flip().toString();
     }
 
     private ChannelBuffers() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/CompositeChannelBuffer.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/CompositeChannelBuffer.java
index 5ab671e1e9..bda57bdc78 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/CompositeChannelBuffer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/CompositeChannelBuffer.java
@@ -20,17 +20,13 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
-import java.nio.CharBuffer;
 import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.ScatteringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
-import java.nio.charset.CharsetDecoder;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.jboss.netty.util.CharsetUtil;
-
 
 /**
  * A virtual buffer which shows multiple buffers as a single merged buffer.  It
@@ -590,15 +586,15 @@ public class CompositeChannelBuffer extends AbstractChannelBuffer {
         return buffers.toArray(new ByteBuffer[buffers.size()]);
     }
 
-    public int getString(int index, int length, CharBuffer dst, Charset charset) {
-        int componentId = componentId(index);
-        if (index + length <= indices[componentId + 1]) {
-            return components[componentId].getString(
-                    index - indices[componentId], length, dst, charset);
+    public String toString(int index, int length, Charset charset) {
+        if (length == 0) {
+            return "";
         }
 
-        if (length == 0) {
-            return 0;
+        int componentId = componentId(index);
+        if (index + length <= indices[componentId + 1]) {
+            return components[componentId].toString(
+                    index - indices[componentId], length, charset);
         }
 
         byte[] data = new byte[length];
@@ -617,11 +613,8 @@ public class CompositeChannelBuffer extends AbstractChannelBuffer {
             i ++;
         }
 
-        final CharsetDecoder decoder = CharsetUtil.getDecoder(charset);
-        final int start = dst.position();
-        final ByteBuffer src = ByteBuffer.wrap(data);
-        ChannelBuffers.decodeString(src, dst, decoder);
-        return dst.position() - start;
+        return ChannelBuffers.decodeString(
+                ByteBuffer.wrap(data), charset);
     }
 
     private int componentId(int index) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/DuplicatedChannelBuffer.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/DuplicatedChannelBuffer.java
index 074806eade..183370be8e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/DuplicatedChannelBuffer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/DuplicatedChannelBuffer.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
-import java.nio.CharBuffer;
 import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.ScatteringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
@@ -182,7 +181,7 @@ public class DuplicatedChannelBuffer extends AbstractChannelBuffer implements Wr
         return buffer.toByteBuffer(index, length);
     }
 
-    public int getString(int index, int length, CharBuffer dst, Charset charset) {
-        return buffer.getString(index, length, dst, charset);
+    public String toString(int index, int length, Charset charset) {
+        return buffer.toString(index, length, charset);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/DynamicChannelBuffer.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/DynamicChannelBuffer.java
index 9e3dcaab99..6a1dfee3c5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/DynamicChannelBuffer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/DynamicChannelBuffer.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
-import java.nio.CharBuffer;
 import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.ScatteringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
@@ -292,7 +291,7 @@ public class DynamicChannelBuffer extends AbstractChannelBuffer {
         return buffer.toByteBuffer(index, length);
     }
 
-    public int getString(int index, int length, CharBuffer dst, Charset charset) {
-        return buffer.getString(index, length, dst, charset);
+    public String toString(int index, int length, Charset charset) {
+        return buffer.toString(index, length, charset);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/HeapChannelBuffer.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/HeapChannelBuffer.java
index 9935f09048..e6e12d1171 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/HeapChannelBuffer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/HeapChannelBuffer.java
@@ -19,14 +19,10 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.nio.CharBuffer;
 import java.nio.channels.ClosedChannelException;
 import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.ScatteringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
-import java.nio.charset.CharsetDecoder;
-
-import org.jboss.netty.util.CharsetUtil;
 
 /**
  * A skeletal implementation for Java heap buffers.
@@ -122,16 +118,13 @@ public abstract class HeapChannelBuffer extends AbstractChannelBuffer {
         return out.write(ByteBuffer.wrap(array, index, length));
     }
 
-    public int getString(int index, int length, CharBuffer dst, Charset charset) {
+    public String toString(int index, int length, Charset charset) {
         if (length == 0) {
-            return 0;
+            return "";
         }
 
-        final CharsetDecoder decoder = CharsetUtil.getDecoder(charset);
-        final int start = dst.position();
-        final ByteBuffer src = ByteBuffer.wrap(array, index, length);
-        ChannelBuffers.decodeString(src, dst, decoder);
-        return dst.position() - start;
+        return ChannelBuffers.decodeString(
+                ByteBuffer.wrap(array, index, length), charset);
     }
 
     public void setByte(int index, byte value) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ReadOnlyChannelBuffer.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ReadOnlyChannelBuffer.java
index 34d6ade4de..c948a9efdb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ReadOnlyChannelBuffer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ReadOnlyChannelBuffer.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
-import java.nio.CharBuffer;
 import java.nio.ReadOnlyBufferException;
 import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.ScatteringByteChannel;
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ public class ReadOnlyChannelBuffer extends AbstractChannelBuffer implements Wrap
         return buffer.capacity();
     }
 
-    public int getString(int index, int length, CharBuffer dst, Charset charset) {
-        return buffer.getString(index, length, dst, charset);
+    public String toString(int index, int length, Charset charset) {
+        return buffer.toString(index, length, charset);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/SlicedChannelBuffer.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/SlicedChannelBuffer.java
index df84d45f67..ea0a7ca3dd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/SlicedChannelBuffer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/SlicedChannelBuffer.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
-import java.nio.CharBuffer;
 import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.ScatteringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
@@ -215,9 +214,9 @@ public class SlicedChannelBuffer extends AbstractChannelBuffer implements Wrappe
         return buffer.toByteBuffer(index + adjustment, length);
     }
 
-    public int getString(int index, int length, CharBuffer dst, Charset charset) {
+    public String toString(int index, int length, Charset charset) {
         checkIndex(index, length);
-        return buffer.getString(index + adjustment, length, dst, charset);
+        return buffer.toString(index + adjustment, length, charset);
     }
 
     private void checkIndex(int index) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/TruncatedChannelBuffer.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/TruncatedChannelBuffer.java
index 9cab9025d4..59e1aa5542 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/TruncatedChannelBuffer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/TruncatedChannelBuffer.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
-import java.nio.CharBuffer;
 import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.ScatteringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
@@ -209,9 +208,9 @@ public class TruncatedChannelBuffer extends AbstractChannelBuffer implements Wra
         return buffer.toByteBuffer(index, length);
     }
 
-    public int getString(int index, int length, CharBuffer dst, Charset charset) {
+    public String toString(int index, int length, Charset charset) {
         checkIndex(index, length);
-        return buffer.getString(index, length, dst, charset);
+        return buffer.toString(index, length, charset);
     }
 
     private void checkIndex(int index) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/replay/ReplayingDecoderBuffer.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/replay/ReplayingDecoderBuffer.java
index f1724a93bf..8abe2a242f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/replay/ReplayingDecoderBuffer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/replay/ReplayingDecoderBuffer.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
-import java.nio.CharBuffer;
 import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.ScatteringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
@@ -325,28 +324,6 @@ class ReplayingDecoderBuffer implements ChannelBuffer {
         throw new UnreplayableOperationException();
     }
 
-    public int readString(int length, Appendable out, Charset charset)
-            throws IOException {
-        checkReadableBytes(length);
-        return buffer.readString(length, out, charset);
-    }
-
-    public int readString(int length, char[] dst, Charset charset) {
-        checkReadableBytes(length);
-        return buffer.readString(length, dst, charset);
-    }
-
-    public int readString(int length, char[] dst, int dstOffset, int dstLength, Charset charset) {
-        checkReadableBytes(length);
-        return buffer.readString(length, dst, dstOffset, dstLength, charset);
-    }
-
-    public String readString(int length, Charset charset) {
-        checkReadableBytes(length);
-        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
-        return null;
-    }
-
     public int readerIndex() {
         return buffer.readerIndex();
     }
@@ -528,31 +505,9 @@ class ReplayingDecoderBuffer implements ChannelBuffer {
         return buffer.toByteBuffers(index, length);
     }
 
-    public String getString(int index, int length, Charset charset) {
+    public String toString(int index, int length, Charset charset) {
         checkIndex(index, length);
-        return buffer.getString(index, length, charset);
-    }
-
-    public int getString(int index, int length, Appendable out, Charset charset)
-            throws IOException {
-        checkIndex(index, length);
-        return buffer.getString(index, length, out, charset);
-    }
-
-    public int getString(int index, int length, char[] dst, Charset charset) {
-        checkIndex(index, length);
-        return buffer.getString(index, length, dst, charset);
-    }
-
-    public int getString(int index, int length, char[] dst, int dstOffset, int dstLength,
-            Charset charset) {
-        checkIndex(index, length);
-        return buffer.getString(index, length, dst, dstOffset, dstLength, charset);
-    }
-
-    public int getString(int index, int length, CharBuffer dst, Charset charset) {
-        checkIndex(index, length);
-        return buffer.getString(index, length, dst, charset);
+        return buffer.toString(index, length, charset);
     }
 
     public String toString(Charset charsetName) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ReadOnlyChannelBufferTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ReadOnlyChannelBufferTest.java
index 6839e9b047..4df231fd90 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ReadOnlyChannelBufferTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jboss/netty/buffer/ReadOnlyChannelBufferTest.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.nio.CharBuffer;
 import java.nio.channels.GatheringByteChannel;
 import java.nio.channels.ScatteringByteChannel;
 
@@ -96,11 +95,10 @@ public class ReadOnlyChannelBufferTest {
 
         ByteBuffer bb = ByteBuffer.allocate(100);
         ByteBuffer[] bbs = new ByteBuffer[] { ByteBuffer.allocate(101), ByteBuffer.allocate(102) };
-        CharBuffer cb = CharBuffer.allocate(100);
 
         expect(buf.toByteBuffer(23, 24)).andReturn(bb);
         expect(buf.toByteBuffers(25, 26)).andReturn(bbs);
-        expect(buf.getString(27, 28, cb, CharsetUtil.UTF_8)).andReturn(29);
+        expect(buf.toString(27, 28, CharsetUtil.UTF_8)).andReturn("29");
         expect(buf.capacity()).andReturn(30);
 
         replay(buf);
@@ -128,7 +126,7 @@ public class ReadOnlyChannelBufferTest {
         assertEquals(102, roBBs[1].capacity());
         assertTrue(roBBs[1].isReadOnly());
 
-        assertEquals(29, roBuf.getString(27, 28, cb, CharsetUtil.UTF_8));
+        assertEquals("29", roBuf.toString(27, 28, CharsetUtil.UTF_8));
         assertEquals(30, roBuf.capacity());
 
         verify(buf);