diff --git a/pvDataApp/factory/Compare.cpp b/pvDataApp/factory/Compare.cpp
index d47d533..f6780dc 100644
--- a/pvDataApp/factory/Compare.cpp
+++ b/pvDataApp/factory/Compare.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ bool compareScalar(const PVScalarValue<T>* left, const PVScalarValue<T>* right)
 template<typename T>
 bool compareArray(const PVValueArray<T>* left, const PVValueArray<T>* right)
 {
-    return std::equal(left->get(), left->get()+left->getLength(), right->get());
+    typename PVValueArray<T>::const_svector lhs(left->view()), rhs(right->view());
+    return std::equal(lhs.begin(), lhs.end(), rhs.begin());
 }
 
 // partially typed comparisons
diff --git a/pvDataApp/factory/PVScalarArray.cpp b/pvDataApp/factory/PVScalarArray.cpp
index 86f1821..19d0339 100644
--- a/pvDataApp/factory/PVScalarArray.cpp
+++ b/pvDataApp/factory/PVScalarArray.cpp
@@ -28,16 +28,4 @@ namespace epics { namespace pvData {
        return static_pointer_cast<const ScalarArray>(PVField::getField());
     }
 
-    template<>
-    std::ostream& PVValueArray<int8>::dumpValue(std::ostream& o, size_t index) const
-    {
-    	return o << static_cast<int>(*(get() + index));
-    }
-
-    template<>
-    std::ostream& PVValueArray<uint8>::dumpValue(std::ostream& o, size_t index) const
-    {
-    	return o << static_cast<unsigned int>(*(get() + index));
-    }
-
 }}
diff --git a/pvDataApp/factory/printer.cpp b/pvDataApp/factory/printer.cpp
index 23f4d72..ad455fe 100644
--- a/pvDataApp/factory/printer.cpp
+++ b/pvDataApp/factory/printer.cpp
@@ -118,13 +118,16 @@ void PrinterBase::impl_print(const PVField& pv)
                 }
             case structureArray: {
                     const PVStructureArray &fld = *static_cast<const PVStructureArray*>(next);
-                    const PVStructureArray::pointer vals = fld.get();
+                    PVStructureArray::const_svector vals(fld.view());
 
                     inprog.push_back(next);
 
                     beginStructureArray(fld);
-                    for(size_t i=0, nfld=fld.getLength(); i<nfld; i++)
-                        todo.push_back(vals[i].get());
+                    for(PVStructureArray::const_svector::const_iterator it=vals.begin();
+                        it!=vals.end(); ++it)
+                    {
+                        todo.push_back(it->get());
+                    }
 
                     todo.push_back(marker);
                     break;
diff --git a/pvDataApp/pv/pvData.h b/pvDataApp/pv/pvData.h
index 257fd34..30165ff 100644
--- a/pvDataApp/pv/pvData.h
+++ b/pvDataApp/pv/pvData.h
@@ -1167,23 +1167,22 @@ public:
 
     std::ostream& dumpValue(std::ostream& o) const
     {
+        const_svector v(this->view());
+        typename const_svector::const_iterator it(v.begin()),
+                                      end(v.end());
     	o << '[';
-    	std::size_t len = this->getLength();
-    	bool first = true;
-    	for (std::size_t i = 0; i < len; i++)
-    	{
-    		if (first)
-    			first = false;
-    		else
-    			o << ',';
-    		dumpValue(o, i);
-    	}
+        if(it!=end) {
+            o << print_cast(*it++);
+            for(; it!=end; ++it)
+                o << ',' << print_cast(*it);
+
+        }
     	return o << ']';
     }
 
     std::ostream& dumpValue(std::ostream& o, size_t index) const
     {
-    	return o << *(this->get() + index);
+        return o << print_cast(this->view().at(index));
     }
 
 protected: