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index a3a5ea5..45466cc 100644
--- a/VERSION
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index 19df1fb..81563dc 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
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+            "version": "4.1.0",
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+                "security": "https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/comparator/security/policy",
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-                "source": "https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/complexity/tree/3.0.0"
+                "security": "https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/complexity/security/policy",
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@@ -1014,7 +1017,7 @@
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+            "time": "2023-09-28T11:50:59+00:00"
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@@ -1149,16 +1152,16 @@
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             "name": "sebastian/exporter",
-            "version": "5.0.0",
+            "version": "5.1.1",
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                 "url": "https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/exporter.git",
-                "reference": "f3ec4bf931c0b31e5b413f5b4fc970a7d03338c0"
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-                "reference": "f3ec4bf931c0b31e5b413f5b4fc970a7d03338c0",
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+                    "dev-main": "5.1-dev"
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@@ -1214,7 +1217,8 @@
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                 "issues": "https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/exporter/issues",
-                "source": "https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/exporter/tree/5.0.0"
+                "security": "https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/exporter/security/policy",
+                "source": "https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/exporter/tree/5.1.1"
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@@ -1222,7 +1226,7 @@
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@@ -1288,16 +1292,16 @@
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             "name": "sebastian/lines-of-code",
-            "version": "2.0.0",
+            "version": "2.0.1",
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                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/lines-of-code.git",
-                "reference": "17c4d940ecafb3d15d2cf916f4108f664e28b130"
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-                "reference": "17c4d940ecafb3d15d2cf916f4108f664e28b130",
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+                "security": "https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/lines-of-code/security/policy",
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@@ -1341,7 +1346,7 @@
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             "name": "sebastian/object-enumerator",
diff --git a/src/AString.php b/src/AString.php
index 641d28b..e9f5a75 100644
--- a/src/AString.php
+++ b/src/AString.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // AString.php
 // Created: 2021-04-26
-// Updated: 2023-07-05
+// Updated: 2023-11-09
 
 namespace Index;
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use InvalidArgumentException;
 /**
  * Provides an immutable ASCII string with arrow methods.
  *
- * Normal PHP strings should be used for buffers/byte arrays.
+ * @deprecated IString, AString and WString are deprecated and will be removed. Use XString methods instead.
  */
 final class AString implements IString {
     use XStringTrait;
diff --git a/src/Data/IDbResult.php b/src/Data/IDbResult.php
index 4c49bc4..219adf6 100644
--- a/src/Data/IDbResult.php
+++ b/src/Data/IDbResult.php
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 // IDbResult.php
 // Created: 2021-05-02
-// Updated: 2022-02-16
+// Updated: 2023-11-09
 
 namespace Index\Data;
 
-use Index\AString;
 use Index\ICloseable;
-use Index\WString;
 use Index\IO\Stream;
 
 /**
@@ -45,23 +43,6 @@ interface IDbResult extends ICloseable {
      */
     function getString(int|string $index): string;
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the value from the target index cast as an ASCII string.
-     *
-     * @param int|string $index Target index.
-     * @return AString Returns an AString of the value.
-     */
-    function getAString(int|string $index): AString;
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the value from the target index cast as a multi-byte string.
-     *
-     * @param int|string $index Target index.
-     * @param string $encoding Encoding of the string.
-     * @return WString Returns an WString of the value.
-     */
-    function getWString(int|string $index, string $encoding): WString;
-
     /**
      * Gets the value from the target index cast as an integer.
      *
diff --git a/src/Data/MariaDB/MariaDBConnection.php b/src/Data/MariaDB/MariaDBConnection.php
index 61d737f..11a1d31 100644
--- a/src/Data/MariaDB/MariaDBConnection.php
+++ b/src/Data/MariaDB/MariaDBConnection.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // MariaDBConnection.php
 // Created: 2021-04-30
-// Updated: 2023-07-10
+// Updated: 2023-11-09
 
 namespace Index\Data\MariaDB;
 
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use mysqli;
 use mysqli_sql_exception;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use RuntimeException;
-use Index\AString;
 use Index\Version;
 use Index\Data\BeginTransactionFailedException;
 use Index\Data\DataException;
diff --git a/src/Data/MariaDB/MariaDBResult.php b/src/Data/MariaDB/MariaDBResult.php
index 04227cf..b1fa6b6 100644
--- a/src/Data/MariaDB/MariaDBResult.php
+++ b/src/Data/MariaDB/MariaDBResult.php
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 <?php
 // MariaDBResult.php
 // Created: 2021-05-02
-// Updated: 2023-01-01
+// Updated: 2023-11-09
 
 namespace Index\Data\MariaDB;
 
 use mysqli_result;
 use mysqli_stmt;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
-use Index\AString;
-use Index\WString;
 use Index\Data\IDbResult;
 use Index\IO\Stream;
 use Index\IO\TempFileStream;
@@ -73,14 +71,6 @@ abstract class MariaDBResult implements IDbResult {
         return (string)$this->getValue($index);
     }
 
-    public function getAString(int|string $index): AString {
-        return new AString($this->getString($index));
-    }
-
-    public function getWString(int|string $index, string $encoding): WString {
-        return new WString($this->getString($index), $encoding);
-    }
-
     public function getInteger(int|string $index): int {
         return (int)$this->getValue($index);
     }
diff --git a/src/Data/NullDb/NullDbResult.php b/src/Data/NullDb/NullDbResult.php
index 75c14cd..01733be 100644
--- a/src/Data/NullDb/NullDbResult.php
+++ b/src/Data/NullDb/NullDbResult.php
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 <?php
 // NullDbResult.php
 // Created: 2021-05-02
-// Updated: 2022-02-16
+// Updated: 2023-11-09
 
 namespace Index\Data\NullDb;
 
-use Index\AString;
-use Index\WString;
 use Index\Data\IDbResult;
 use Index\IO\Stream;
 
@@ -30,14 +28,6 @@ class NullDbResult implements IDbResult {
         return '';
     }
 
-    public function getAString(int|string $index): AString {
-        return AString::empty();
-    }
-
-    public function getWString(int|string $index, string $encoding): WString {
-        return WString::empty();
-    }
-
     public function getInteger(int|string $index): int {
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/src/Data/SQLite/SQLiteResult.php b/src/Data/SQLite/SQLiteResult.php
index 2e36fd7..92b4011 100644
--- a/src/Data/SQLite/SQLiteResult.php
+++ b/src/Data/SQLite/SQLiteResult.php
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 // SQLiteResult.php
 // Created: 2021-05-02
-// Updated: 2023-01-01
+// Updated: 2023-11-09
 
 namespace Index\Data\SQLite;
 
 use SQLite3Result;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
-use Index\AString;
-use Index\WString;
 use Index\Data\IDbResult;
 use Index\IO\Stream;
 use Index\IO\TempFileStream;
@@ -59,14 +57,6 @@ class SQLiteResult implements IDbResult {
         return (string)$this->getValue($index);
     }
 
-    public function getAString(int|string $index): AString {
-        return new AString($this->getString($index));
-    }
-
-    public function getWString(int|string $index, string $encoding): WString {
-        return new WString($this->getString($index), $encoding);
-    }
-
     public function getInteger(int|string $index): int {
         return (int)$this->getValue($index);
     }
diff --git a/src/Http/HttpFx.php b/src/Http/HttpFx.php
index 6310ffd..731f0ec 100644
--- a/src/Http/HttpFx.php
+++ b/src/Http/HttpFx.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // HttpFx.php
 // Created: 2022-02-15
-// Updated: 2023-09-11
+// Updated: 2023-11-09
 
 namespace Index\Http;
 
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ use stdClass;
 use Exception;
 use JsonSerializable;
 use Index\Environment;
-use Index\IString;
-use Index\WString;
 use Index\IO\Stream;
 use Index\Http\Content\BencodedContent;
 use Index\Http\Content\JsonContent;
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ class HttpFx implements IRouter {
                     if(!$responseBuilder->hasContentType())
                         $responseBuilder->setTypeJson();
                     $responseBuilder->setContent(new JsonContent($result));
-                } elseif(is_object($result) && !($result instanceof IString)) {
+                } elseif(is_object($result)) {
                     foreach($this->objectHandlers as $info)
                         if($info[0]($result)) {
                             $info[1]($responseBuilder, $result);
@@ -124,17 +122,18 @@ class HttpFx implements IRouter {
                 }
 
                 if(!$responseBuilder->hasContent() && $result !== null) {
-                    $charset = ($result instanceof WString) ? $result->getEncoding() : null;
                     $result = (string)$result;
                     $responseBuilder->setContent(new StringContent($result));
 
                     if(!$responseBuilder->hasContentType()) {
+                        $charset = strtolower(mb_preferred_mime_name(mb_detect_encoding($result)));
+
                         if(strtolower(substr($result, 0, 5)) === '<?xml')
-                            $responseBuilder->setTypeXML($charset ?? WString::getDefaultEncoding());
+                            $responseBuilder->setTypeXML($charset);
                         elseif(strtolower(substr($result, 0, 14)) === '<!doctype html')
-                            $responseBuilder->setTypeHTML($charset ?? WString::getDefaultEncoding());
+                            $responseBuilder->setTypeHTML($charset);
                         else
-                            $responseBuilder->setTypePlain($charset ?? 'us-ascii');
+                            $responseBuilder->setTypePlain($charset);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ class HttpFx implements IRouter {
             '<!doctype html><html><head><meta charset="%3$s"/><title>%1$03d %2$s</title></head><body><center><h1>%1$03d %2$s</h1></center><hr/><center>Index</center></body></html>',
             $code,
             $message,
-            WString::getDefaultEncoding()
+            strtolower(mb_preferred_mime_name(mb_internal_encoding()))
         )));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/IString.php b/src/IString.php
index f3a2bc7..cf657c1 100644
--- a/src/IString.php
+++ b/src/IString.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // IString.php
 // Created: 2021-06-20
-// Updated: 2023-07-05
+// Updated: 2023-11-09
 
 namespace Index;
 
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ use JsonSerializable;
 use Stringable;
 use Index\Serialisation\IBencodeSerialisable;
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated IString, AString and WString are deprecated and will be removed. Use XString methods instead.
+ */
 interface IString extends ArrayAccess, Countable, IteratorAggregate, JsonSerializable, Stringable, IComparable, ICloneable, IEquatable, IBencodeSerialisable {
     /**
      * Default trim characters.
diff --git a/src/StringIterator.php b/src/StringIterator.php
index f06973d..3988ccf 100644
--- a/src/StringIterator.php
+++ b/src/StringIterator.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // StringIterator.php
 // Created: 2022-02-02
-// Updated: 2022-02-02
+// Updated: 2023-11-09
 
 namespace Index;
 
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ use Iterator;
 
 /**
  * Provides an iterator for IString types.
+ *
+ * @deprecated Will be removed along with IString, AString and WString.
  */
 class StringIterator implements Iterator {
     private IString $value;
diff --git a/src/WString.php b/src/WString.php
index 7e09aa6..cbf759d 100644
--- a/src/WString.php
+++ b/src/WString.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // WString.php
 // Created: 2021-06-22
-// Updated: 2023-07-05
+// Updated: 2023-11-09
 
 namespace Index;
 
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ use ValueError;
 
 /**
  * Provides an immutable multi-byte string with arrow methods.
+ *
+ * @deprecated IString, AString and WString are deprecated and will be removed. Use XString methods instead.
  */
 final class WString implements IString {
     use XStringTrait;
diff --git a/src/XString.php b/src/XString.php
index 6651495..9cd05e6 100644
--- a/src/XString.php
+++ b/src/XString.php
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 // XString.php
 // Created: 2022-02-03
-// Updated: 2023-07-05
+// Updated: 2023-11-09
 
 namespace Index;
 
 use InvalidArgumentException;
+use Stringable;
 
 /**
  * Provides various helper methods for strings.
@@ -18,35 +19,34 @@ final class XString {
      */
     public const RANDOM_CHARS = 'AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz0123456789';
 
-    public static function toBool(string $value): bool {
-        return boolval($value);
-    }
-
-    public static function toInt(string $value, int $base = 10): int {
-        return $base === 10 ? (int)$value : intval($value, $base);
-    }
-
-    public static function toFloat(string $value): float {
-        return (float)$value;
-    }
-
+    /**
+     * Converts special characters to HTML entities.
+     *
+     * Uses htmlspecialchars with alternate defaults.
+     *
+     * @param Stringable|string $string The string being converted.
+     * @param int $flags A bitmask consisting of flags found in the documentation for htmlspecialchars.
+     * @param ?string $encoding Optional argument defining the encoding used when converting characters.
+     * @param bool $doubleEncoding Also reencode existing HTML entities.
+     * @return string The converted string.
+     */
     public static function escape(
-        string $value,
+        Stringable|string $string,
         int $flags = ENT_COMPAT | ENT_HTML5,
         ?string $encoding = null,
         bool $doubleEncoding = true
     ): string {
-        return htmlspecialchars($value, $flags, $encoding, $doubleEncoding);
+        return htmlspecialchars((string)$string, $flags, $encoding, $doubleEncoding);
     }
 
     /**
      * Counts unique characters in a string.
      *
-     * @param string $string String to count unique characters of.
+     * @param Stringable|string $string String to count unique characters of.
      * @return int Unique character count.
      */
-    public static function countUnique(string $string): int {
-        $string = str_split($string);
+    public static function countUnique(Stringable|string $string): int {
+        $string = str_split((string)$string);
         $chars = [];
 
         foreach($string as $char)
@@ -59,24 +59,22 @@ final class XString {
     /**
      * Check if a string is null or empty.
      *
-     * @param IString|string|null $string String ot check for emptiness.
+     * @param Stringable|string|null $string String ot check for emptiness.
      * @return bool true if the string is empty, false if not.
      */
-    public static function nullOrEmpty(IString|string|null $string): bool {
+    public static function nullOrEmpty(Stringable|string|null $string): bool {
         if($string === null)
             return true;
-        if($string instanceof IString)
-            return $string->isEmpty();
-        return empty($string);
+        return empty((string)$string);
     }
 
     /**
      * Check if a string is null or whitespace.
      *
-     * @param IString|string|null $string String to check for whitespace.
+     * @param Stringable|string|null $string String to check for whitespace.
      * @return bool true if the string is whitespace, false if not.
      */
-    public static function nullOrWhitespace(IString|string|null $string): bool {
+    public static function nullOrWhitespace(Stringable|string|null $string): bool {
         if($string === null)
             return true;
         return empty(trim((string)$string));
diff --git a/src/XStringTrait.php b/src/XStringTrait.php
index 8a61453..e4aab53 100644
--- a/src/XStringTrait.php
+++ b/src/XStringTrait.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // XStringTrait.php
 // Created: 2021-06-22
-// Updated: 2022-02-27
+// Updated: 2023-11-09
 
 namespace Index;
 
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use BadMethodCallException;
 /**
  * Provides method implementations that are common between all string types.
  * @internal
+ * @deprecated Will be removed along with IString, AString and WString.
  */
 trait XStringTrait {
     /**
@@ -43,15 +44,15 @@ trait XStringTrait {
     }
 
     public function toBool(): bool {
-        return XString::toBool($this);
+        return boolval((string)$this);
     }
 
     public function toInt(int $base = 10): int {
-        return XString::toInt($this, $base);
+        return $base === 10 ? (int)(string)$this : intval((string)$this, $base);
     }
 
     public function toFloat(): float {
-        return XString::toFloat($this);
+        return (float)(string)$this;
     }
 
     public function escape(
diff --git a/tests/EnvironmentTest.php b/tests/EnvironmentTest.php
index 84183de..8e788c0 100644
--- a/tests/EnvironmentTest.php
+++ b/tests/EnvironmentTest.php
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <?php
 // EnvironmentTest.php
 // Created: 2021-05-02
-// Updated: 2023-01-01
+// Updated: 2023-11-09
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
-use Index\AString;
 use Index\Environment;
 use Index\Version;