diff --git a/src/memline.c b/src/memline.c
index cf2dc8c..bbc13d7 100644
--- a/src/memline.c
+++ b/src/memline.c
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@
 	for (idx = 1; idx <= lnum; ++idx)
 	{
 	    // Need to copy one line, fetching the other one may flush it.
-	    p = vim_strsave(ml_get(idx));
+	    p = vim_strnsave(ml_get(idx), ml_get_len(idx));
 	    i = STRCMP(p, ml_get(idx + lnum));
 	    vim_free(p);
 	    if (i != 0)
@@ -2675,6 +2675,37 @@
 							curwin->w_cursor.col);
 }
 
+// return length (excluding the NUL) of the given line
+    colnr_T
+ml_get_len(linenr_T lnum)
+{
+    return ml_get_buf_len(curbuf, lnum);
+}
+
+// return length (excluding the NUL) of the cursor line
+    colnr_T
+ml_get_curline_len(void)
+{
+    return ml_get_buf_len(curbuf, curwin->w_cursor.lnum);
+}
+
+// return length (excluding the NUL) of the cursor position
+    colnr_T
+ml_get_cursor_len(void)
+{
+    return ml_get_buf_len(curbuf, curwin->w_cursor.lnum) - curwin->w_cursor.col;
+}
+
+// return length (excluding the NUL) of the given line in the given buffer
+    colnr_T
+ml_get_buf_len(buf_T *buf, linenr_T lnum)
+{
+    if (*ml_get_buf(buf, lnum, FALSE) == NUL)
+        return 0;
+
+    return buf->b_ml.ml_line_len - 1;
+}
+
 /*
  * Return a pointer to a line in a specific buffer
  *
@@ -2727,7 +2758,6 @@
     if (buf->b_ml.ml_line_lnum != lnum || mf_dont_release)
     {
 	unsigned    start, end;
-	colnr_T	    len;
 	int	    idx;
 
 	ml_flush_line(buf);
@@ -2763,10 +2793,9 @@
 	    end = dp->db_txt_end;
 	else
 	    end = ((dp->db_index[idx - 1]) & DB_INDEX_MASK);
-	len = end - start;
 
 	buf->b_ml.ml_line_ptr = (char_u *)dp + start;
-	buf->b_ml.ml_line_len = len;
+	buf->b_ml.ml_line_len = end - start;
 	buf->b_ml.ml_line_lnum = lnum;
 	buf->b_ml.ml_flags &= ~(ML_LINE_DIRTY | ML_ALLOCATED);
     }
@@ -3400,10 +3429,10 @@
 #ifdef FEAT_NETBEANS_INTG
     if (netbeans_active())
     {
-	if (STRLEN(line) > 0)
-	    netbeans_inserted(buf, lnum+1, (colnr_T)0, line, (int)STRLEN(line));
-	netbeans_inserted(buf, lnum+1, (colnr_T)STRLEN(line),
-							   (char_u *)"\n", 1);
+	int line_len = (int)STRLEN(line);
+	if (line_len > 0)
+	    netbeans_inserted(buf, lnum+1, (colnr_T)0, line, line_len);
+	netbeans_inserted(buf, lnum+1, (colnr_T)line_len, (char_u *)"\n", 1);
     }
 #endif
 #ifdef FEAT_JOB_CHANNEL
@@ -3571,7 +3600,7 @@
 #ifdef FEAT_NETBEANS_INTG
     if (netbeans_active())
     {
-	netbeans_removed(curbuf, lnum, 0, (long)STRLEN(ml_get(lnum)));
+	netbeans_removed(curbuf, lnum, 0, (long)ml_get_len(lnum));
 	netbeans_inserted(curbuf, lnum, 0, line, (int)STRLEN(line));
     }
 #endif
@@ -5192,15 +5221,15 @@
 		    {
 			char_u	*name;
 			int	dialog_result;
+			size_t  len = STRLEN(_("Swap file \""));
 
 			name = alloc(STRLEN(fname)
-				+ STRLEN(_("Swap file \""))
+				+ len
 				+ STRLEN(_("\" already exists!")) + 5);
 			if (name != NULL)
 			{
 			    STRCPY(name, _("Swap file \""));
-			    home_replace(NULL, fname, name + STRLEN(name),
-								  1000, TRUE);
+			    home_replace(NULL, fname, name + len, 1000, TRUE);
 			    STRCAT(name, _("\" already exists!"));
 			}
 			dialog_result = do_dialog(VIM_WARNING,
diff --git a/src/normal.c b/src/normal.c
index 8a10b86..015a250 100644
--- a/src/normal.c
+++ b/src/normal.c
@@ -3225,8 +3225,7 @@
 	clearop(cap->oap);
     else if (cap->oap->op_type != OP_NOP
 	    && (cap->oap->start.lnum > curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count
-		|| cap->oap->start.col >
-				  (colnr_T)STRLEN(ml_get(cap->oap->start.lnum))
+		|| cap->oap->start.col > ml_get_len(cap->oap->start.lnum)
 		|| did_emsg
 	       ))
 	// The start of the operator has become invalid by the Ex command.
@@ -3675,7 +3674,7 @@
     if (VIsual_mode == 'V')
     {
 	*pp = ml_get_curline();
-	*lenp = (int)STRLEN(*pp);
+	*lenp = (int)ml_get_curline_len();
     }
     else
     {
@@ -4768,7 +4767,6 @@
     static void
 nv_replace(cmdarg_T *cap)
 {
-    char_u	*ptr;
     int		had_ctrl_v;
     long	n;
 
@@ -4835,9 +4833,8 @@
     }
 
     // Abort if not enough characters to replace.
-    ptr = ml_get_cursor();
-    if (STRLEN(ptr) < (unsigned)cap->count1
-	    || (has_mbyte && mb_charlen(ptr) < cap->count1))
+    if ((size_t)ml_get_cursor_len() < (unsigned)cap->count1
+	    || (has_mbyte && mb_charlen(ml_get_cursor()) < cap->count1))
     {
 	clearopbeep(cap->oap);
 	return;
@@ -4917,11 +4914,13 @@
 	}
 	else
 	{
+	    char_u *ptr;
+
 	    // Replace the characters within one line.
 	    for (n = cap->count1; n > 0; --n)
 	    {
-		// Get ptr again, because u_save and/or showmatch() will have
-		// released the line.  This may also happen in ins_copychar().
+		// Get ptr again, because ins_copychar() and showmatch()
+		// will have released the line.
 		// At the same time we let know that the line will be changed.
 		if (cap->nchar == Ctrl_E || cap->nchar == Ctrl_Y)
 		{
@@ -4945,6 +4944,7 @@
 	    if (netbeans_active())
 	    {
 		colnr_T  start = (colnr_T)(curwin->w_cursor.col - cap->count1);
+		ptr = ml_get_curline();
 
 		netbeans_removed(curbuf, curwin->w_cursor.lnum, start,
 							   cap->count1);
@@ -5130,7 +5130,7 @@
 		    if (did_change)
 		    {
 			ptr = ml_get(pos.lnum);
-			count = (int)STRLEN(ptr) - pos.col;
+			count = (int)ml_get_len(pos.lnum) - pos.col;
 			netbeans_removed(curbuf, pos.lnum, pos.col,
 								 (long)count);
 			// line may have been flushed, get it again
@@ -5919,7 +5919,7 @@
     {
 	curwin->w_cursor = curbuf->b_last_insert;
 	check_cursor_lnum();
-	i = (int)STRLEN(ml_get_curline());
+	i = (int)ml_get_curline_len();
 	if (curwin->w_cursor.col > (colnr_T)i)
 	{
 	    if (virtual_active())
@@ -6717,7 +6717,7 @@
 	else if (pp->lnum > 1)
 	{
 	    --pp->lnum;
-	    pp->col = (colnr_T)STRLEN(ml_get(pp->lnum));
+	    pp->col = ml_get_len(pp->lnum);
 	    return TRUE;
 	}
     }
diff --git a/src/proto/memline.pro b/src/proto/memline.pro
index 3fa8707..eb21a7e 100644
--- a/src/proto/memline.pro
+++ b/src/proto/memline.pro
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 char_u *ml_get_pos(pos_T *pos);
 char_u *ml_get_curline(void);
 char_u *ml_get_cursor(void);
+colnr_T ml_get_len(linenr_T lnum);
+colnr_T ml_get_curline_len(void);
+colnr_T ml_get_cursor_len(void);
+colnr_T ml_get_buf_len(buf_T *buf, linenr_T lnum);
 char_u *ml_get_buf(buf_T *buf, linenr_T lnum, int will_change);
 int ml_line_alloced(void);
 int ml_append(linenr_T lnum, char_u *line, colnr_T len, int newfile);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 3820159..8ad03e3 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    138,
+/**/
     137,
 /**/
     136,