diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/include/bindingproperty.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/include/bindingproperty.h
index f33ebb6af8d..660307dc054 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/include/bindingproperty.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/include/bindingproperty.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public:
     {}
 
 private:
-    ModelNode resolveBinding(const QString &binding, ModelNode currentNode) const;
+    ModelNode resolveBinding(QStringView binding, ModelNode currentNode) const;
 };
 
 using BindingProperties = QList<BindingProperty>;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/model/bindingproperty.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/model/bindingproperty.cpp
index ec073baab6f..ea19c0b2a9b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/model/bindingproperty.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/model/bindingproperty.cpp
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ const QString &BindingProperty::expression() const
     return null;
 }
 
-ModelNode BindingProperty::resolveBinding(const QString &binding, ModelNode currentNode) const
+ModelNode BindingProperty::resolveBinding(QStringView binding, ModelNode currentNode) const
 {
     int index = 0;
-    QString element = binding.split(QLatin1Char('.')).at(0);
-    while (!element.isEmpty())
-    {
+    auto elements = binding.split(QLatin1Char('.'));
+    QStringView element = elements.front();
+    while (!element.isEmpty()) {
         if (currentNode.isValid()) {
             if (element == QLatin1String("parent")) {
                 if (currentNode.hasParentProperty())
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ ModelNode BindingProperty::resolveBinding(const QString &binding, ModelNode curr
                 currentNode = ModelNode(privateModel()->nodeForId(element), model(), view());
             }
             index++;
-            if (index < binding.split(QLatin1Char('.')).size())
-                element = binding.split(QLatin1Char('.')).at(index);
+            if (std::cmp_less(index, elements.size()))
+                element = elements[index];
             else
-                element.clear();
+                element = {};
 
         } else {
             return ModelNode();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/model/model.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/model/model.cpp
index 252617f1b37..0bb7621ac2b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/model/model.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/model/model.cpp
@@ -1606,12 +1606,12 @@ InternalNodePointer ModelPrivate::currentTimelineNode() const
     return m_currentTimelineNode;
 }
 
-InternalNodePointer ModelPrivate::nodeForId(const QString &id) const
+InternalNodePointer ModelPrivate::nodeForId(QStringView id) const
 {
     return m_idNodeHash.value(id);
 }
 
-bool ModelPrivate::hasId(const QString &id) const
+bool ModelPrivate::hasId(QStringView id) const
 {
     return m_idNodeHash.contains(id);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/model/model_p.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/model/model_p.h
index 1dc8c0de2ab..4785bb6876c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/model/model_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/libs/designercore/model/model_p.h
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ public:
     void setScriptFunctions(const InternalNodePointer &node, const QStringList &scriptFunctionList);
     void setNodeSource(const InternalNodePointer &node, const QString &nodeSource);
 
-    InternalNodePointer nodeForId(const QString &id) const;
-    bool hasId(const QString &id) const;
+    InternalNodePointer nodeForId(QStringView id) const;
+    bool hasId(QStringView id) const;
 
     InternalNodePointer nodeForInternalId(qint32 internalId) const;
     bool hasNodeForInternalId(qint32 internalId) const;