--- a/org.eclipse.jface.databinding/src/org/eclipse/jface/internal/databinding/swt/ShellObservableValue.d	Sat Apr 18 09:25:29 2009 +0200
+++ b/org.eclipse.jface.databinding/src/org/eclipse/jface/internal/databinding/swt/ShellObservableValue.d	Sat Apr 18 13:54:50 2009 +0200
@@ -61,16 +61,16 @@
         String newValue = value is null ? "" : value.toString(); //$NON-NLS-1$
         shell.setText(newValue);
 
-        if (!newValue.opEquals(oldValue)) {
-            fireValueChange(Diffs.createValueDiff(oldValue, newValue));
+        if (!newValue.equals(oldValue)) {
+            fireValueChange(Diffs.createValueDiff(stringcast(oldValue), stringcast(newValue)));
         }
     }
 
     protected Object doGetValue() {
-        return shell.getText();
+        return stringcast(shell.getText());
     }
 
     public Object getValueType() {
-        return String.classinfo;
+        return Class.fromType!(String);
     }
 }