covered stored data from []byte to string

appending to a []byte is faster using a string rather than another []byte...who knew

1 files changed, 90 insertions, 112 deletions

diff --git a/ln_CF/ln_CF.go b/ln_CF/ln_CF.go
index dd908f37..f5a5607b 100644
--- a/ln_CF/ln_CF.go
+++ b/ln_CF/ln_CF.go
@@ -14,31 +14,31 @@ type ln_CF struct {
 	pluralsCardinal        []locales.PluralRule
 	pluralsOrdinal         []locales.PluralRule
 	pluralsRange           []locales.PluralRule
-	decimal                []byte
-	group                  []byte
-	minus                  []byte
-	percent                []byte
-	perMille               []byte
-	timeSeparator          []byte
-	inifinity              []byte
-	currencies             [][]byte // idx = enum of currency code
-	currencyPositiveSuffix []byte
-	currencyNegativeSuffix []byte
-	monthsAbbreviated      [][]byte
-	monthsNarrow           [][]byte
-	monthsWide             [][]byte
-	daysAbbreviated        [][]byte
-	daysNarrow             [][]byte
-	daysShort              [][]byte
-	daysWide               [][]byte
-	periodsAbbreviated     [][]byte
-	periodsNarrow          [][]byte
-	periodsShort           [][]byte
-	periodsWide            [][]byte
-	erasAbbreviated        [][]byte
-	erasNarrow             [][]byte
-	erasWide               [][]byte
-	timezones              map[string][]byte
+	decimal                string
+	group                  string
+	minus                  string
+	percent                string
+	perMille               string
+	timeSeparator          string
+	inifinity              string
+	currencies             []string // idx = enum of currency code
+	currencyPositiveSuffix string
+	currencyNegativeSuffix string
+	monthsAbbreviated      []string
+	monthsNarrow           []string
+	monthsWide             []string
+	daysAbbreviated        []string
+	daysNarrow             []string
+	daysShort              []string
+	daysWide               []string
+	periodsAbbreviated     []string
+	periodsNarrow          []string
+	periodsShort           []string
+	periodsWide            []string
+	erasAbbreviated        []string
+	erasNarrow             []string
+	erasWide               []string
+	timezones              map[string]string
 }
 
 // New returns a new instance of translator for the 'ln_CF' locale
@@ -48,28 +48,28 @@ func New() locales.Translator {
 		pluralsCardinal:        []locales.PluralRule{2, 6},
 		pluralsOrdinal:         nil,
 		pluralsRange:           nil,
-		decimal:                []byte{0x2c},
-		group:                  []byte{0x2e},
-		minus:                  []byte{0x2d},
-		percent:                []byte{0x25},
-		perMille:               []byte{0xe2, 0x80, 0xb0},
-		timeSeparator:          []byte{0x3a},
-		inifinity:              []byte{0xe2, 0x88, 0x9e},
-		currencies:             [][]uint8{{0x41, 0x44, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x45, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x46, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x46, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4c, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4c, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4d, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4e, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4f, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4f, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4f, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4f, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x52, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x52, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x52, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x52, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x52, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x54, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x55, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x57, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x5a, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x5a, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x41, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x41, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x41, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x42, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x44, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x45, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x45, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x45, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x47, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x47, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x47, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x47, 0x4f, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x48, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x49, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4d, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4e, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4f, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4f, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4f, 0x56, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x5a, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x53, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x54, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x55, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x57, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x59, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x59, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x5a, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x41, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x44, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x48, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x48, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x48, 0x57, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4c, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4c, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4c, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4e, 0x58, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4e, 0x59, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4f, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x52, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x53, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x53, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x55, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x55, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x56, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x59, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x5a, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x44, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x45, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x4a, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x4b, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x5a, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x43, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x43, 0x56, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x45, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x47, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x52, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x53, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x53, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x53, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x54, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x55, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x46, 0x49, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x46, 0x4a, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x46, 0x4b, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x46, 0x52, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x42, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x45, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x45, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x48, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x48, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x49, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x4d, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x4e, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x4e, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x51, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x52, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x54, 0x51, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x57, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x57, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x59, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x4b, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x4e, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x52, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x52, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x54, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x55, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x44, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x45, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x4c, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x4c, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x4c, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x4e, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x51, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x52, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x53, 0x4a, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x53, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x54, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4a, 0x4d, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4a, 0x4f, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4a, 0x50, 0x59, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x45, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x47, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x48, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x4d, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x50, 0x57, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x52, 0x48, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x52, 0x4f, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x52, 0x57, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x57, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x59, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x5a, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x41, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x42, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x4b, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x52, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x53, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x54, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x54, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x55, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x55, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x55, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x56, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x56, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x59, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x41, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x41, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x43, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x44, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x44, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x47, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x47, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4b, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4b, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4c, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4d, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4e, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x52, 0x4f, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x54, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x54, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x55, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x56, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x56, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x57, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x58, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x58, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x58, 0x56, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x59, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x5a, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x5a, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x5a, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x41, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x47, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x49, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x49, 0x4f, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x4c, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x4f, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x50, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x5a, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4f, 0x4d, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x41, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x45, 0x49, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x45, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x45, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x47, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x48, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x4b, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x4c, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x4c, 0x5a, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x54, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x59, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x51, 0x41, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x48, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x4f, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x4f, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x53, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x55, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x55, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x57, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x41, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x42, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x43, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x44, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x44, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x44, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x45, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x47, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x48, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x49, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x4b, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x4c, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x4f, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x52, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x52, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x53, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x54, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x55, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x56, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x59, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x5a, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x48, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4a, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4a, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4d, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4d, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4e, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x50, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x52, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x52, 0x59, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x54, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x57, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x5a, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x41, 0x48, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x41, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x47, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x47, 0x58, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x53, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x53, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x53, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x59, 0x49, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x59, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x59, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x5a, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x56, 0x45, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x56, 0x45, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x56, 0x4e, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x56, 0x4e, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x56, 0x55, 0x56, 0x20}, {0x57, 0x53, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x41, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x41, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x41, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x42, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x42, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x42, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x42, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x43, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x44, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x45, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x46, 0x4f, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x46, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x4f, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x50, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x50, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x50, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x52, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x53, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x54, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x55, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x58, 0x58, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x44, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x45, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x55, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x55, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x55, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x55, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x41, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x41, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x4d, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x4d, 0x57, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x52, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x52, 0x5a, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x57, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x57, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x57, 0x52, 0x20}},
-		currencyPositiveSuffix: []byte{0xc2, 0xa0},
-		currencyNegativeSuffix: []byte{0xc2, 0xa0},
-		monthsAbbreviated:      [][]uint8{[]uint8(nil), {0x79, 0x61, 0x6e}, {0x66, 0x62, 0x6c}, {0x6d, 0x73, 0x69}, {0x61, 0x70, 0x6c}, {0x6d, 0x61, 0x69}, {0x79, 0x75, 0x6e}, {0x79, 0x75, 0x6c}, {0x61, 0x67, 0x74}, {0x73, 0x74, 0x62}, {0xc9, 0x94, 0x74, 0x62}, {0x6e, 0x76, 0x62}, {0x64, 0x73, 0x62}},
-		monthsNarrow:           [][]uint8{[]uint8(nil), {0x79}, {0x66}, {0x6d}, {0x61}, {0x6d}, {0x79}, {0x79}, {0x61}, {0x73}, {0xc9, 0x94}, {0x6e}, {0x64}},
-		monthsWide:             [][]uint8{[]uint8(nil), {0x73, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x7a, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x6d, 0x62, 0x6f}, {0x73, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x7a, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x6d, 0xc3, 0xad, 0x62, 0x61, 0x6c, 0xc3, 0xa9}, {0x73, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x7a, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x6d, 0xc3, 0xad, 0x73, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x74, 0x6f}, {0x73, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x7a, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x6d, 0xc3, 0xad, 0x6e, 0x65, 0x69}, {0x73, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x7a, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x6d, 0xc3, 0xad, 0x74, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x6f}, {0x73, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x7a, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x6d, 0x6f, 0x74, 0xc3, 0xb3, 0x62, 0xc3, 0xa1}, {0x73, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x7a, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x6e, 0x73, 0x61, 0x6d, 0x62, 0x6f}, {0x73, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x7a, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x6d, 0x77, 0x61, 0x6d, 0x62, 0x65}, {0x73, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x7a, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x6c, 0x69, 0x62, 0x77, 0x61}, {0x73, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x7a, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x7a, 0xc3, 0xb3, 0x6d, 0x69}, {0x73, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x7a, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x7a, 0xc3, 0xb3, 0x6d, 0x69, 0x20, 0x6e, 0x61, 0x20, 0x6d, 0xc9, 0x94, 0xcc, 0x8c, 0x6b, 0xc9, 0x94, 0xcc, 0x81}, {0x73, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x7a, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x7a, 0xc3, 0xb3, 0x6d, 0x69, 0x20, 0x6e, 0x61, 0x20, 0x6d, 0xc3, 0xad, 0x62, 0x61, 0x6c, 0xc3, 0xa9}},
-		daysAbbreviated:        [][]uint8{{0x65, 0x79, 0x65}, {0x79, 0x62, 0x6f}, {0x6d, 0x62, 0x6c}, {0x6d, 0x73, 0x74}, {0x6d, 0x69, 0x6e}, {0x6d, 0x74, 0x6e}, {0x6d, 0x70, 0x73}},
-		daysNarrow:             [][]uint8{{0x65}, {0x79}, {0x6d}, {0x6d}, {0x6d}, {0x6d}, {0x70}},
-		daysWide:               [][]uint8{{0x65, 0x79, 0x65, 0x6e, 0x67, 0x61}, {0x6d, 0x6f, 0x6b, 0xc9, 0x94, 0x6c, 0xc9, 0x94, 0x20, 0x6d, 0x77, 0x61, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x6d, 0x62, 0x6f}, {0x6d, 0x6f, 0x6b, 0xc9, 0x94, 0x6c, 0xc9, 0x94, 0x20, 0x6d, 0x77, 0x61, 0x20, 0x6d, 0xc3, 0xad, 0x62, 0x61, 0x6c, 0xc3, 0xa9}, {0x6d, 0x6f, 0x6b, 0xc9, 0x94, 0x6c, 0xc9, 0x94, 0x20, 0x6d, 0x77, 0x61, 0x20, 0x6d, 0xc3, 0xad, 0x73, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x74, 0x6f}, {0x6d, 0x6f, 0x6b, 0xc9, 0x94, 0x6c, 0xc9, 0x94, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x6d, 0xc3, 0xad, 0x6e, 0xc3, 0xa9, 0x69}, {0x6d, 0x6f, 0x6b, 0xc9, 0x94, 0x6c, 0xc9, 0x94, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x6d, 0xc3, 0xad, 0x74, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x6f}, {0x6d, 0x70, 0xc9, 0x94, 0xcc, 0x81, 0x73, 0xc9, 0x94}},
-		periodsAbbreviated:     [][]uint8{{0x6e, 0x74, 0xc9, 0x94, 0xcc, 0x81, 0x6e, 0x67, 0xc9, 0x94, 0xcc, 0x81}, {0x6d, 0x70, 0xc3, 0xb3, 0x6b, 0x77, 0x61}},
-		periodsWide:            [][]uint8{{0x6e, 0x74, 0xc9, 0x94, 0xcc, 0x81, 0x6e, 0x67, 0xc9, 0x94, 0xcc, 0x81}, {0x6d, 0x70, 0xc3, 0xb3, 0x6b, 0x77, 0x61}},
-		erasAbbreviated:        [][]uint8{{0x6c, 0x69, 0x62, 0xc3, 0xb3, 0x73, 0x6f, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61}, {0x6e, 0x73, 0x69, 0x6d, 0x61, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x59}},
-		erasNarrow:             [][]uint8{[]uint8(nil), []uint8(nil)},
-		erasWide:               [][]uint8{{0x59, 0x61, 0x6d, 0x62, 0x6f, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x59, 0xc3, 0xa9, 0x7a, 0x75, 0x20, 0x4b, 0x72, 0xc3, 0xad, 0x73}, {0x4e, 0x73, 0x69, 0x6d, 0x61, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x59, 0xc3, 0xa9, 0x7a, 0x75, 0x20, 0x4b, 0x72, 0xc3, 0xad, 0x73}},
-		timezones:              map[string][]uint8{"IST": {0x49, 0x53, 0x54}, "AEST": {0x41, 0x45, 0x53, 0x54}, "OESZ": {0x4f, 0x45, 0x53, 0x5a}, "SGT": {0x53, 0x47, 0x54}, "ChST": {0x43, 0x68, 0x53, 0x54}, "WESZ": {0x57, 0x45, 0x53, 0x5a}, "GYT": {0x47, 0x59, 0x54}, "ECT": {0x45, 0x43, 0x54}, "ACST": {0x41, 0x43, 0x53, 0x54}, "ART": {0x41, 0x52, 0x54}, "HAT": {0x48, 0x41, 0x54}, "ACWDT": {0x41, 0x43, 0x57, 0x44, 0x54}, "LHDT": {0x4c, 0x48, 0x44, 0x54}, "CHADT": {0x43, 0x48, 0x41, 0x44, 0x54}, "UYT": {0x55, 0x59, 0x54}, "NZST": {0x4e, 0x5a, 0x53, 0x54}, "WAT": {0x57, 0x41, 0x54}, "TMT": {0x54, 0x4d, 0x54}, "MEZ": {0x4d, 0x45, 0x5a}, "MST": {0x4d, 0x53, 0x54}, "HNT": {0x48, 0x4e, 0x54}, "MDT": {0x4d, 0x44, 0x54}, "BOT": {0x42, 0x4f, 0x54}, "UYST": {0x55, 0x59, 0x53, 0x54}, "SRT": {0x53, 0x52, 0x54}, "WAST": {0x57, 0x41, 0x53, 0x54}, "CST": {0x43, 0x53, 0x54}, "ARST": {0x41, 0x52, 0x53, 0x54}, "WIT": {0x57, 0x49, 0x54}, "HKT": {0x48, 0x4b, 0x54}, "BT": {0x42, 0x54}, "CHAST": {0x43, 0x48, 0x41, 0x53, 0x54}, "WITA": {0x57, 0x49, 0x54, 0x41}, "EAT": {0x4e, 0x74, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x67, 0x6f, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x41, 0x66, 0x72, 0xc3, 0xad, 0x6b, 0x61, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0xc6, 0x90, 0xcc, 0x81, 0x73, 0x69, 0x74, 0x61}, "HADT": {0x48, 0x41, 0x44, 0x54}, "CLST": {0x43, 0x4c, 0x53, 0x54}, "AWST": {0x41, 0x57, 0x53, 0x54}, "CAT": {0x4e, 0x74, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x67, 0x6f, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x4c, 0x75, 0x62, 0x75, 0x6d, 0x62, 0x61, 0x73, 0x68, 0x69}, "CDT": {0x43, 0x44, 0x54}, "PST": {0x50, 0x53, 0x54}, "ACDT": {0x41, 0x43, 0x44, 0x54}, "COST": {0x43, 0x4f, 0x53, 0x54}, "SAST": {0x4e, 0x74, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x67, 0x6f, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x41, 0x66, 0x72, 0xc3, 0xad, 0x6b, 0x61, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x53, 0x69, 0x64, 0x69}, "PDT": {0x50, 0x44, 0x54}, "MYT": {0x4d, 0x59, 0x54}, "∅∅∅": {0xe2, 0x88, 0x85, 0xe2, 0x88, 0x85, 0xe2, 0x88, 0x85}, "CLT": {0x43, 0x4c, 0x54}, "AKDT": {0x41, 0x4b, 0x44, 0x54}, "LHST": {0x4c, 0x48, 0x53, 0x54}, "WARST": {0x57, 0x41, 0x52, 0x53, 0x54}, "HKST": {0x48, 0x4b, 0x53, 0x54}, "VET": {0x56, 0x45, 0x54}, "WEZ": {0x57, 0x45, 0x5a}, "ACWST": {0x41, 0x43, 0x57, 0x53, 0x54}, "AEDT": {0x41, 0x45, 0x44, 0x54}, "COT": {0x43, 0x4f, 0x54}, "WIB": {0x57, 0x49, 0x42}, "HAST": {0x48, 0x41, 0x53, 0x54}, "ADT": {0x41, 0x44, 0x54}, "JST": {0x4a, 0x53, 0x54}, "EDT": {0x45, 0x44, 0x54}, "TMST": {0x54, 0x4d, 0x53, 0x54}, "MESZ": {0x4d, 0x45, 0x53, 0x5a}, "EST": {0x45, 0x53, 0x54}, "AKST": {0x41, 0x4b, 0x53, 0x54}, "NZDT": {0x4e, 0x5a, 0x44, 0x54}, "AWDT": {0x41, 0x57, 0x44, 0x54}, "OEZ": {0x4f, 0x45, 0x5a}, "GMT": {0x4e, 0x74, 0xc3, 0xa1, 0x6e, 0x67, 0x6f, 0x20, 0x79, 0x61, 0x20, 0x4c, 0x6f, 0x6e, 0x64, 0x6f, 0x6e, 0x69}, "JDT": {0x4a, 0x44, 0x54}, "GFT": {0x47, 0x46, 0x54}, "AST": {0x41, 0x53, 0x54}, "WART": {0x57, 0x41, 0x52, 0x54}},
+		decimal:                ",",
+		group:                  ".",
+		minus:                  "-",
+		percent:                "%",
+		perMille:               "‰",
+		timeSeparator:          ":",
+		inifinity:              "∞",
+		currencies:             []string{"ADP ", "AED ", "AFA ", "AFN ", "ALK ", "ALL ", "AMD ", "ANG ", "AOA ", "AOK ", "AON ", "AOR ", "ARA ", "ARL ", "ARM ", "ARP ", "ARS ", "ATS ", "AUD ", "AWG ", "AZM ", "AZN ", "BAD ", "BAM ", "BAN ", "BBD ", "BDT ", "BEC ", "BEF ", "BEL ", "BGL ", "BGM ", "BGN ", "BGO ", "BHD ", "BIF ", "BMD ", "BND ", "BOB ", "BOL ", "BOP ", "BOV ", "BRB ", "BRC ", "BRE ", "BRL ", "BRN ", "BRR ", "BRZ ", "BSD ", "BTN ", "BUK ", "BWP ", "BYB ", "BYR ", "BZD ", "CAD ", "CDF ", "CHE ", "CHF ", "CHW ", "CLE ", "CLF ", "CLP ", "CNX ", "CNY ", "COP ", "COU ", "CRC ", "CSD ", "CSK ", "CUC ", "CUP ", "CVE ", "CYP ", "CZK ", "DDM ", "DEM ", "DJF ", "DKK ", "DOP ", "DZD ", "ECS ", "ECV ", "EEK ", "EGP ", "ERN ", "ESA ", "ESB ", "ESP ", "ETB ", "EUR ", "FIM ", "FJD ", "FKP ", "FRF ", "GBP ", "GEK ", "GEL ", "GHC ", "GHS ", "GIP ", "GMD ", "GNF ", "GNS ", "GQE ", "GRD ", "GTQ ", "GWE ", "GWP ", "GYD ", "HKD ", "HNL ", "HRD ", "HRK ", "HTG ", "HUF ", "IDR ", "IEP ", "ILP ", "ILR ", "ILS ", "INR ", "IQD ", "IRR ", "ISJ ", "ISK ", "ITL ", "JMD ", "JOD ", "JPY ", "KES ", "KGS ", "KHR ", "KMF ", "KPW ", "KRH ", "KRO ", "KRW ", "KWD ", "KYD ", "KZT ", "LAK ", "LBP ", "LKR ", "LRD ", "LSL ", "LTL ", "LTT ", "LUC ", "LUF ", "LUL ", "LVL ", "LVR ", "LYD ", "MAD ", "MAF ", "MCF ", "MDC ", "MDL ", "MGA ", "MGF ", "MKD ", "MKN ", "MLF ", "MMK ", "MNT ", "MOP ", "MRO ", "MTL ", "MTP ", "MUR ", "MVP ", "MVR ", "MWK ", "MXN ", "MXP ", "MXV ", "MYR ", "MZE ", "MZM ", "MZN ", "NAD ", "NGN ", "NIC ", "NIO ", "NLG ", "NOK ", "NPR ", "NZD ", "OMR ", "PAB ", "PEI ", "PEN ", "PES ", "PGK ", "PHP ", "PKR ", "PLN ", "PLZ ", "PTE ", "PYG ", "QAR ", "RHD ", "ROL ", "RON ", "RSD ", "RUB ", "RUR ", "RWF ", "SAR ", "SBD ", "SCR ", "SDD ", "SDG ", "SDP ", "SEK ", "SGD ", "SHP ", "SIT ", "SKK ", "SLL ", "SOS ", "SRD ", "SRG ", "SSP ", "STD ", "SUR ", "SVC ", "SYP ", "SZL ", "THB ", "TJR ", "TJS ", "TMM ", "TMT ", "TND ", "TOP ", "TPE ", "TRL ", "TRY ", "TTD ", "TWD ", "TZS ", "UAH ", "UAK ", "UGS ", "UGX ", "USD ", "USN ", "USS ", "UYI ", "UYP ", "UYU ", "UZS ", "VEB ", "VEF ", "VND ", "VNN ", "VUV ", "WST ", "XAF ", "XAG ", "XAU ", "XBA ", "XBB ", "XBC ", "XBD ", "XCD ", "XDR ", "XEU ", "XFO ", "XFU ", "XOF ", "XPD ", "XPF ", "XPT ", "XRE ", "XSU ", "XTS ", "XUA ", "XXX ", "YDD ", "YER ", "YUD ", "YUM ", "YUN ", "YUR ", "ZAL ", "ZAR ", "ZMK ", "ZMW ", "ZRN ", "ZRZ ", "ZWD ", "ZWL ", "ZWR "},
+		currencyPositiveSuffix: " ",
+		currencyNegativeSuffix: " ",
+		monthsAbbreviated:      []string{"", "yan", "fbl", "msi", "apl", "mai", "yun", "yul", "agt", "stb", "ɔtb", "nvb", "dsb"},
+		monthsNarrow:           []string{"", "y", "f", "m", "a", "m", "y", "y", "a", "s", "ɔ", "n", "d"},
+		monthsWide:             []string{"", "sánzá ya yambo", "sánzá ya míbalé", "sánzá ya mísáto", "sánzá ya mínei", "sánzá ya mítáno", "sánzá ya motóbá", "sánzá ya nsambo", "sánzá ya mwambe", "sánzá ya libwa", "sánzá ya zómi", "sánzá ya zómi na mɔ̌kɔ́", "sánzá ya zómi na míbalé"},
+		daysAbbreviated:        []string{"eye", "ybo", "mbl", "mst", "min", "mtn", "mps"},
+		daysNarrow:             []string{"e", "y", "m", "m", "m", "m", "p"},
+		daysWide:               []string{"eyenga", "mokɔlɔ mwa yambo", "mokɔlɔ mwa míbalé", "mokɔlɔ mwa mísáto", "mokɔlɔ ya mínéi", "mokɔlɔ ya mítáno", "mpɔ́sɔ"},
+		periodsAbbreviated:     []string{"ntɔ́ngɔ́", "mpókwa"},
+		periodsWide:            []string{"ntɔ́ngɔ́", "mpókwa"},
+		erasAbbreviated:        []string{"libóso ya", "nsima ya Y"},
+		erasNarrow:             []string{"", ""},
+		erasWide:               []string{"Yambo ya Yézu Krís", "Nsima ya Yézu Krís"},
+		timezones:              map[string]string{"ADT": "ADT", "NZDT": "NZDT", "ARST": "ARST", "JDT": "JDT", "HADT": "HADT", "WIB": "WIB", "ECT": "ECT", "LHST": "LHST", "HAST": "HAST", "EST": "EST", "AST": "AST", "WEZ": "WEZ", "UYT": "UYT", "BOT": "BOT", "HNT": "HNT", "CLT": "CLT", "MDT": "MDT", "MEZ": "MEZ", "MST": "MST", "CHAST": "CHAST", "GYT": "GYT", "ACWST": "ACWST", "CST": "CST", "HKT": "HKT", "UYST": "UYST", "PST": "PST", "ART": "ART", "WAT": "WAT", "COT": "COT", "WART": "WART", "TMST": "TMST", "SAST": "Ntángo ya Afríka ya Sidi", "LHDT": "LHDT", "AWST": "AWST", "CAT": "Ntángo ya Lubumbashi", "AEDT": "AEDT", "WIT": "WIT", "AKST": "AKST", "AKDT": "AKDT", "IST": "IST", "AWDT": "AWDT", "MYT": "MYT", "NZST": "NZST", "COST": "COST", "CHADT": "CHADT", "SRT": "SRT", "AEST": "AEST", "PDT": "PDT", "TMT": "TMT", "EAT": "Ntángo ya Afríka ya Ɛ́sita", "CLST": "CLST", "GMT": "Ntángo ya Londoni", "ACST": "ACST", "WARST": "WARST", "ACWDT": "ACWDT", "GFT": "GFT", "WITA": "WITA", "ChST": "ChST", "HAT": "HAT", "OEZ": "OEZ", "HKST": "HKST", "WESZ": "WESZ", "MESZ": "MESZ", "BT": "BT", "VET": "VET", "OESZ": "OESZ", "WAST": "WAST", "JST": "JST", "∅∅∅": "∅∅∅", "SGT": "SGT", "CDT": "CDT", "EDT": "EDT", "ACDT": "ACDT"},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -116,80 +116,77 @@ func (ln *ln_CF) RangePluralRule(num1 float64, v1 uint64, num2 float64, v2 uint6
 }
 
 // MonthAbbreviated returns the locales abbreviated month given the 'month' provided
-func (ln *ln_CF) MonthAbbreviated(month time.Month) []byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) MonthAbbreviated(month time.Month) string {
 	return ln.monthsAbbreviated[month]
 }
 
 // MonthsAbbreviated returns the locales abbreviated months
-func (ln *ln_CF) MonthsAbbreviated() [][]byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) MonthsAbbreviated() []string {
 	return ln.monthsAbbreviated[1:]
 }
 
 // MonthNarrow returns the locales narrow month given the 'month' provided
-func (ln *ln_CF) MonthNarrow(month time.Month) []byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) MonthNarrow(month time.Month) string {
 	return ln.monthsNarrow[month]
 }
 
 // MonthsNarrow returns the locales narrow months
-func (ln *ln_CF) MonthsNarrow() [][]byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) MonthsNarrow() []string {
 	return ln.monthsNarrow[1:]
 }
 
 // MonthWide returns the locales wide month given the 'month' provided
-func (ln *ln_CF) MonthWide(month time.Month) []byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) MonthWide(month time.Month) string {
 	return ln.monthsWide[month]
 }
 
 // MonthsWide returns the locales wide months
-func (ln *ln_CF) MonthsWide() [][]byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) MonthsWide() []string {
 	return ln.monthsWide[1:]
 }
 
 // WeekdayAbbreviated returns the locales abbreviated weekday given the 'weekday' provided
-func (ln *ln_CF) WeekdayAbbreviated(weekday time.Weekday) []byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) WeekdayAbbreviated(weekday time.Weekday) string {
 	return ln.daysAbbreviated[weekday]
 }
 
 // WeekdaysAbbreviated returns the locales abbreviated weekdays
-func (ln *ln_CF) WeekdaysAbbreviated() [][]byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) WeekdaysAbbreviated() []string {
 	return ln.daysAbbreviated
 }
 
 // WeekdayNarrow returns the locales narrow weekday given the 'weekday' provided
-func (ln *ln_CF) WeekdayNarrow(weekday time.Weekday) []byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) WeekdayNarrow(weekday time.Weekday) string {
 	return ln.daysNarrow[weekday]
 }
 
 // WeekdaysNarrow returns the locales narrow weekdays
-func (ln *ln_CF) WeekdaysNarrow() [][]byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) WeekdaysNarrow() []string {
 	return ln.daysNarrow
 }
 
 // WeekdayShort returns the locales short weekday given the 'weekday' provided
-func (ln *ln_CF) WeekdayShort(weekday time.Weekday) []byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) WeekdayShort(weekday time.Weekday) string {
 	return ln.daysShort[weekday]
 }
 
 // WeekdaysShort returns the locales short weekdays
-func (ln *ln_CF) WeekdaysShort() [][]byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) WeekdaysShort() []string {
 	return ln.daysShort
 }
 
 // WeekdayWide returns the locales wide weekday given the 'weekday' provided
-func (ln *ln_CF) WeekdayWide(weekday time.Weekday) []byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) WeekdayWide(weekday time.Weekday) string {
 	return ln.daysWide[weekday]
 }
 
 // WeekdaysWide returns the locales wide weekdays
-func (ln *ln_CF) WeekdaysWide() [][]byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) WeekdaysWide() []string {
 	return ln.daysWide
 }
 
 // FmtNumber returns 'num' with digits/precision of 'v' for 'ln_CF' and handles both Whole and Real numbers based on 'v'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (ln *ln_CF) FmtNumber(num float64, v uint64) []byte {
-
+func (ln *ln_CF) FmtNumber(num float64, v uint64) (results string) {
 	s := strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
 	l := len(s) + len(ln.decimal) + len(ln.group)*len(s[:len(s)-int(v)-1])/3
 	count := 0
@@ -225,23 +222,19 @@ func (ln *ln_CF) FmtNumber(num float64, v uint64) []byte {
 		b[i], b[j] = b[j], b[i]
 	}
 
-	return b
+	results = string(b)
+	return
 }
 
 // FmtPercent returns 'num' with digits/precision of 'v' for 'ln_CF' and handles both Whole and Real numbers based on 'v'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
 // NOTE: 'num' passed into FmtPercent is assumed to be in percent already
-func (ln *ln_CF) FmtPercent(num float64, v uint64) []byte {
-
-	s := strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
-	return []byte(s)
+func (ln *ln_CF) FmtPercent(num float64, v uint64) (results string) {
+	results = strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
+	return
 }
 
 // FmtCurrency returns the currency representation of 'num' with digits/precision of 'v' for 'ln_CF'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (ln *ln_CF) FmtCurrency(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) []byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) FmtCurrency(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) (results string) {
 
 	s := strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
 	symbol := ln.currencies[currency]
@@ -294,13 +287,13 @@ func (ln *ln_CF) FmtCurrency(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) []by
 
 	b = append(b, symbol...)
 
-	return b
+	results = string(b)
+	return
 }
 
 // FmtAccounting returns the currency representation of 'num' with digits/precision of 'v' for 'ln_CF'
-// in accounting notation. returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (ln *ln_CF) FmtAccounting(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) []byte {
+// in accounting notation.
+func (ln *ln_CF) FmtAccounting(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) (results string) {
 
 	s := strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
 	symbol := ln.currencies[currency]
@@ -360,13 +353,12 @@ func (ln *ln_CF) FmtAccounting(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) []
 		b = append(b, symbol...)
 	}
 
-	return b
+	results = string(b)
+	return
 }
 
 // FmtDateShort returns the short date representation of 't' for 'ln_CF'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (ln *ln_CF) FmtDateShort(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) FmtDateShort(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -376,13 +368,11 @@ func (ln *ln_CF) FmtDateShort(t time.Time) []byte {
 	b = append(b, []byte{0x2f}...)
 	b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(t.Year()), 10)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtDateMedium returns the medium date representation of 't' for 'ln_CF'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (ln *ln_CF) FmtDateMedium(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) FmtDateMedium(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -392,13 +382,11 @@ func (ln *ln_CF) FmtDateMedium(t time.Time) []byte {
 	b = append(b, []byte{0x20}...)
 	b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(t.Year()), 10)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtDateLong returns the long date representation of 't' for 'ln_CF'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (ln *ln_CF) FmtDateLong(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) FmtDateLong(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -408,13 +396,11 @@ func (ln *ln_CF) FmtDateLong(t time.Time) []byte {
 	b = append(b, []byte{0x20}...)
 	b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(t.Year()), 10)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtDateFull returns the full date representation of 't' for 'ln_CF'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (ln *ln_CF) FmtDateFull(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) FmtDateFull(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -426,13 +412,11 @@ func (ln *ln_CF) FmtDateFull(t time.Time) []byte {
 	b = append(b, []byte{0x20}...)
 	b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(t.Year()), 10)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtTimeShort returns the short time representation of 't' for 'ln_CF'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (ln *ln_CF) FmtTimeShort(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) FmtTimeShort(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -449,13 +433,11 @@ func (ln *ln_CF) FmtTimeShort(t time.Time) []byte {
 
 	b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(t.Minute()), 10)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtTimeMedium returns the medium time representation of 't' for 'ln_CF'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (ln *ln_CF) FmtTimeMedium(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) FmtTimeMedium(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -479,13 +461,11 @@ func (ln *ln_CF) FmtTimeMedium(t time.Time) []byte {
 
 	b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(t.Second()), 10)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtTimeLong returns the long time representation of 't' for 'ln_CF'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (ln *ln_CF) FmtTimeLong(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) FmtTimeLong(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -513,13 +493,11 @@ func (ln *ln_CF) FmtTimeLong(t time.Time) []byte {
 	tz, _ := t.Zone()
 	b = append(b, tz...)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtTimeFull returns the full time representation of 't' for 'ln_CF'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (ln *ln_CF) FmtTimeFull(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (ln *ln_CF) FmtTimeFull(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -552,5 +530,5 @@ func (ln *ln_CF) FmtTimeFull(t time.Time) []byte {
 		b = append(b, tz...)
 	}
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }