diff --git a/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php
index afdaef3..3c0850a 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php
@@ -378,9 +378,8 @@
 		{
 			return 0;
 		}
-		
-		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string . $this->_protect_identifiers('numrows') . " FROM " . $this->_protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
 
+		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string.$this->protect_identifiers('numrows').' FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
 		if ($query->num_rows() == 0)
 		{
 			return 0;
@@ -427,7 +426,7 @@
 	 */
 	function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
-		return "SHOW COLUMNS FROM ".$this->_protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE);
+		return 'SHOW COLUMNS FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_forge.php
index 85e7400..76002cb 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_forge.php
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@
 			{
 				$attributes = array_change_key_case($attributes, CASE_UPPER);
 
-				$sql .= "\n\t\"" . $this->db->_protect_identifiers($field) . "\"";
+				$sql .= "\n\t\"".$this->db->protect_identifiers($field).'"';
 
 				if (array_key_exists('NAME', $attributes))
 				{
-					$sql .= ' '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($attributes['NAME']).' ';
+					$sql .= ' '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($attributes['NAME']).' ';
 				}
 
 				if (array_key_exists('TYPE', $attributes))
@@ -197,10 +197,9 @@
 		// If there is a PK defined
 		if (count($primary_keys) > 0)
 		{
-			$key_name = "pk_" . $table . "_" .
-				$this->db->_protect_identifiers(implode('_', $primary_keys));
-			
-			$primary_keys = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($primary_keys);
+			$key_name = 'pk_'.$table.'_'.$this->db->protect_identifiers(implode('_', $primary_keys));
+
+			$primary_keys = $this->db->protect_identifiers($primary_keys);
 			$sql .= ",\n\tCONSTRAINT " . $key_name . " PRIMARY KEY(" . implode(', ', $primary_keys) . ")";
 		}
 
@@ -210,15 +209,15 @@
 			{
 				if (is_array($key))
 				{
-					$key_name = $this->db->_protect_identifiers(implode('_', $key));
-					$key = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($key);
+					$key_name = $this->db->protect_identifiers(implode('_', $key));
+					$key = $this->db->protect_identifiers($key);
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					$key_name = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($key);
+					$key_name = $this->db->protect_identifiers($key);
 					$key = array($key_name);
 				}
-				
+
 				$sql .= ",\n\tKEY \"{$key_name}\" (" . implode(', ', $key) . ")";
 			}
 		}
@@ -258,19 +257,19 @@
 	 */
 	function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $fields, $after_field = '')
 	{
-		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table)." $alter_type ";
+		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' ';
 
 		// DROP has everything it needs now.
 		if ($alter_type == 'DROP')
 		{
-			return $sql.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($fields);
+			return $sql.$this->db->protect_identifiers($fields);
 		}
 
 		$sql .= $this->_process_fields($fields);
 
 		if ($after_field != '')
 		{
-			$sql .= ' AFTER ' . $this->db->_protect_identifiers($after_field);
+			return $sql.' AFTER '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($after_field);
 		}
 
 		return $sql;
@@ -290,11 +289,10 @@
 	 */
 	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
 	{
-		$sql = 'RENAME TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table_name)." AS ".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
-		return $sql;
+		return 'RENAME TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table_name).' AS '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
 	}
 
 }
 
 /* End of file cubrid_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_forge.php */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/interbase/interbase_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/interbase/interbase_driver.php
index f4bd9e2..bacb668 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/interbase/interbase_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/interbase/interbase_driver.php
@@ -320,8 +320,7 @@
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string . $this->_protect_identifiers('numrows') . ' FROM ' . $this->_protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
-
+		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string.$this->protect_identifiers('numrows').' FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
 		if ($query->num_rows() == 0)
 		{
 			return 0;
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
index 147c634..39b84f9 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
@@ -365,8 +365,7 @@
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string . $this->_protect_identifiers('numrows') . " FROM " . $this->_protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
-
+		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string.$this->protect_identifiers('numrows').' FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
 		if ($query->num_rows() == 0)
 		{
 			return 0;
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_forge.php
index dd8aa34..ec97805 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_forge.php
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 			{
 				$attributes = array_change_key_case($attributes, CASE_UPPER);
 
-				$sql .= "\n\t".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($field);
+				$sql .= "\n\t".$this->db->protect_identifiers($field);
 
 				$sql .=  ' '.$attributes['TYPE'];
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 
 		if (count($primary_keys) > 0)
 		{
-			$primary_keys = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($primary_keys);
+			$primary_keys = $this->db->protect_identifiers($primary_keys);
 			$sql .= ",\n\tPRIMARY KEY (" . implode(', ', $primary_keys) . ")";
 		}
 
@@ -166,11 +166,11 @@
 			{
 				if (is_array($key))
 				{
-					$key = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($key);
+					$key = $this->db->protect_identifiers($key);
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					$key = array($this->db->_protect_identifiers($key));
+					$key = array($this->db->protect_identifiers($key));
 				}
 
 				$sql .= ",\n\tFOREIGN KEY (" . implode(', ', $key) . ")";
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 	 */
 	function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
 	{
-		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table)." $alter_type ".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($column_name);
+		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($column_name);
 
 		// DROP has everything it needs now.
 		if ($alter_type == 'DROP')
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 
 		if ($after_field != '')
 		{
-			$sql .= ' AFTER ' . $this->db->_protect_identifiers($after_field);
+			return $sql.' AFTER '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($after_field);
 		}
 
 		return $sql;
@@ -250,11 +250,10 @@
 	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
 	{
 		// I think this syntax will work, but can find little documentation on renaming tables in MSSQL
-		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table_name)." RENAME TO ".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
-		return $sql;
+		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table_name).' RENAME TO '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
 	}
 
 }
 
 /* End of file mssql_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_forge.php */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
index 7fd08a6..cd17637 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
 			return ($this->db_debug) ? $this->display_error('db_field_param_missing') : FALSE;
 		}
 
-		$query = $this->query('DESCRIBE '.$this->_protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
+		$query = $this->query('DESCRIBE '.$this->protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
 		$query = $query->result_object();
 
 		$retval = array();
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_forge.php
index 0f251b0..a907b20 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_forge.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 
 		if (count($primary_keys) > 0)
 		{
-			$key_name = $this->db->_protect_identifiers(implode('_', $primary_keys));
+			$key_name = $this->db->protect_identifiers(implode('_', $primary_keys));
 			$sql .= ",\n\tPRIMARY KEY ".$key_name.' ('.implode(', ', $this->db->protect_identifiers($primary_keys)).')';
 		}
 
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@
 			{
 				if (is_array($key))
 				{
-					$key_name = $this->db->_protect_identifiers(implode('_', $key));
-					$key = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($key);
+					$key_name = $this->db->protect_identifiers(implode('_', $key));
+					$key = $this->db->protect_identifiers($key);
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					$key_name = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($key);
+					$key_name = $this->db->protect_identifiers($key);
 					$key = array($key_name);
 				}
 
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
index 25b6cec..d06119a 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string.$this->_protect_identifiers('numrows').' FROM '.$this->_protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
+		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string.$this->protect_identifiers('numrows').' FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
 		if ($query->num_rows() == 0)
 		{
 			return 0;
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
-		return 'SHOW COLUMNS FROM '.$this->_protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE);
+		return 'SHOW COLUMNS FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
 			return ($this->db_debug) ? $this->display_error('db_field_param_missing') : FALSE;
 		}
 
-		$query = $this->query('DESCRIBE '.$this->_protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
+		$query = $this->query('DESCRIBE '.$this->protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
 		$query = $query->result_object();
 
 		$retval = array();
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_forge.php
index 7de0361..744525f 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_forge.php
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 	 */
 	public function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $fields, $after_field = '')
 	{
-		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' ';
+		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' ';
 
 		// DROP has everything it needs now.
 		if ($alter_type === 'DROP')
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
index 35cafff..8db6c12 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
@@ -458,8 +458,7 @@
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string . $this->_protect_identifiers('numrows') . " FROM " . $this->_protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
-
+		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string.$this->protect_identifiers('numrows').' FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
 		if ($query == FALSE)
 		{
 			return 0;
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_forge.php
index 0aa1199..48f98d0 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_forge.php
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 	 */
 	function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
 	{
-		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table)." $alter_type ".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($column_name);
+		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($column_name);
 
 		// DROP has everything it needs now.
 		if ($alter_type == 'DROP')
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 
 		if ($after_field != '')
 		{
-			$sql .= ' AFTER ' . $this->db->_protect_identifiers($after_field);
+			return $sql.' AFTER '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($after_field);
 		}
 
 		return $sql;
@@ -219,11 +219,9 @@
 	 */
 	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
 	{
-		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table_name)." RENAME TO ".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
-		return $sql;
+		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table_name).' RENAME TO '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
 	}
 
-
 }
 
 /* End of file oci8_forge.php */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
index a6e08cf..2575f43 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string . $this->_protect_identifiers('numrows') . " FROM " . $this->_protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
+		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string . $this->protect_identifiers('numrows') . " FROM " . $this->protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
 
 		if ($query->num_rows() == 0)
 		{
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php
index e0ec687..51addf0 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 			{
 				$attributes = array_change_key_case($attributes, CASE_UPPER);
 
-				$sql .= "\n\t".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($field);
+				$sql .= "\n\t".$this->db->protect_identifiers($field);
 
 				$sql .=  ' '.$attributes['TYPE'];
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 
 		if (count($primary_keys) > 0)
 		{
-			$primary_keys = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($primary_keys);
+			$primary_keys = $this->db->protect_identifiers($primary_keys);
 			$sql .= ",\n\tPRIMARY KEY (" . implode(', ', $primary_keys) . ")";
 		}
 
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@
 			{
 				if (is_array($key))
 				{
-					$key = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($key);
+					$key = $this->db->protect_identifiers($key);
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					$key = array($this->db->_protect_identifiers($key));
+					$key = array($this->db->protect_identifiers($key));
 				}
 
 				$sql .= ",\n\tFOREIGN KEY (" . implode(', ', $key) . ")";
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 	 */
 	function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
 	{
-		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table)." $alter_type ".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($column_name);
+		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($column_name);
 
 		// DROP has everything it needs now.
 		if ($alter_type == 'DROP')
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 
 		if ($after_field != '')
 		{
-			$sql .= ' AFTER ' . $this->db->_protect_identifiers($after_field);
+			return $sql.' AFTER '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($after_field);
 		}
 
 		return $sql;
@@ -267,12 +267,10 @@
 	 */
 	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
 	{
-		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table_name)." RENAME TO ".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
-		return $sql;
+		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table_name).' RENAME TO '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
 	}
 
-
 }
 
 /* End of file odbc_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_forge.php */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php
index 8fdfd58..eadb78f 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php
@@ -530,8 +530,7 @@
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		$sql   = $this->_count_string.$this->_protect_identifiers('numrows').' FROM ';
-		$sql  .= $this->_protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE);
+		$sql = $this->_count_string.$this->protect_identifiers('numrows').' FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE);
 		$query = $this->query($sql);
 
 		if ($query->num_rows() == 0)
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_forge.php
index 478b2db..b4ddca5 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_forge.php
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 				$attributes = array_change_key_case($attributes, CASE_UPPER);
 				$numeric    = array('SERIAL', 'INTEGER');
 
-				$sql .= "\n\t".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($field);
+				$sql .= "\n\t".$this->db->protect_identifiers($field);
 
 				$sql .=  ' '.$attributes['TYPE'];
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 
 		if (count($primary_keys) > 0)
 		{
-			$primary_keys = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($primary_keys);
+			$primary_keys = $this->db->protect_identifiers($primary_keys);
 			$sql .= ",\n\tPRIMARY KEY (" . implode(', ', $primary_keys) . ")";
 		}
 
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@
 			{
 				if (is_array($key))
 				{
-					$key = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($key);
+					$key = $this->db->protect_identifiers($key);
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					$key = array($this->db->_protect_identifiers($key));
+					$key = array($this->db->protect_identifiers($key));
 				}
 
 				$sql .= ",\n\tFOREIGN KEY (" . implode(', ', $key) . ")";
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 	 */
 	function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
 	{
-		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE `'.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table)."` $alter_type ".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($column_name);
+		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE `'.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).'` '.$alter_type.' '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($column_name);
 
 		// DROP has everything it needs now.
 		if ($alter_type == 'DROP')
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
 
 		if ($after_field != '')
 		{
-			$sql .= ' AFTER ' . $this->db->_protect_identifiers($after_field);
+			return $sql.' AFTER '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($after_field);
 		}
 
 		return $sql;
@@ -272,11 +272,10 @@
 	 */
 	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
 	{
-		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table_name)." RENAME TO ".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
-		return $sql;
+		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table_name).' RENAME TO '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
 	}
 
 }
 
 /* End of file pdo_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_forge.php */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
index 5b248e9..6feec73 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
@@ -383,8 +383,7 @@
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string . $this->_protect_identifiers('numrows') . " FROM " . $this->_protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
-
+		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string.$this->protect_identifiers('numrows').' FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
 		if ($query->num_rows() == 0)
 		{
 			return 0;
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php
index 756fd34..4a7348a 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 			{
 				$attributes = array_change_key_case($attributes, CASE_UPPER);
 
-				$sql .= "\n\t".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($field);
+				$sql .= "\n\t".$this->db->protect_identifiers($field);
 
 				$is_unsigned = (array_key_exists('UNSIGNED', $attributes) && $attributes['UNSIGNED'] === TRUE);
 
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@
 
 		if (count($primary_keys) > 0)
 		{
-			// Something seems to break when passing an array to _protect_identifiers()
+			// Something seems to break when passing an array to protect_identifiers()
 			foreach ($primary_keys as $index => $key)
 			{
-				$primary_keys[$index] = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($key);
+				$primary_keys[$index] = $this->db->protect_identifiers($key);
 			}
 
 			$sql .= ",\n\tPRIMARY KEY (" . implode(', ', $primary_keys) . ")";
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@
 			{
 				if (is_array($key))
 				{
-					$key = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($key);
+					$key = $this->db->protect_identifiers($key);
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					$key = array($this->db->_protect_identifiers($key));
+					$key = array($this->db->protect_identifiers($key));
 				}
 
 				foreach ($key as $field)
@@ -267,19 +267,19 @@
 	 */
  	function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $fields, $after_field = '')
  	{
- 		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table)." $alter_type ";
+ 		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' ';
 
  		// DROP has everything it needs now.
  		if ($alter_type == 'DROP')
  		{
- 			return $sql.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($fields);
+ 			return $sql.$this->db->protect_identifiers($fields);
  		}
 
  		$sql .= $this->_process_fields($fields);
 
  		if ($after_field != '')
  		{
- 			$sql .= ' AFTER ' . $this->db->_protect_identifiers($after_field);
+ 			return $sql.' AFTER '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($after_field);
  		}
 
  		return $sql;
@@ -299,10 +299,9 @@
 	 */
 	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
 	{
-		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table_name)." RENAME TO ".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
-		return $sql;
+		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table_name).' RENAME TO '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
 	}
 }
 
 /* End of file postgre_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_forge.php */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
index 3eaec94..91598ab 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
@@ -343,8 +343,7 @@
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string . $this->_protect_identifiers('numrows') . " FROM " . $this->_protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
-
+		$query = $this->query($this->_count_string.$this->protect_identifiers('numrows').' FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE));
 		if ($query->num_rows() == 0)
 		{
 			return 0;
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_forge.php
index fd0f3eb..4f379d9 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_forge.php
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 			{
 				$attributes = array_change_key_case($attributes, CASE_UPPER);
 
-				$sql .= "\n\t".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($field);
+				$sql .= "\n\t".$this->db->protect_identifiers($field);
 
 				$sql .=  ' '.$attributes['TYPE'];
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 
 		if (count($primary_keys) > 0)
 		{
-			$primary_keys = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($primary_keys);
+			$primary_keys = $this->db->protect_identifiers($primary_keys);
 			$sql .= ",\n\tPRIMARY KEY (" . implode(', ', $primary_keys) . ")";
 		}
 
@@ -163,11 +163,11 @@
 			{
 				if (is_array($key))
 				{
-					$key = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($key);
+					$key = $this->db->protect_identifiers($key);
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					$key = array($this->db->_protect_identifiers($key));
+					$key = array($this->db->protect_identifiers($key));
 				}
 
 				$sql .= ",\n\tUNIQUE (" . implode(', ', $key) . ")";
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
 	 */
 	function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
 	{
-		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table)." $alter_type ".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($column_name);
+		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($column_name);
 
 		// DROP has everything it needs now.
 		if ($alter_type == 'DROP')
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 
 		if ($after_field != '')
 		{
-			$sql .= ' AFTER ' . $this->db->_protect_identifiers($after_field);
+			return $sql.' AFTER '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($after_field);
 		}
 
 		return $sql;
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@
 	 */
 	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
 	{
-		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table_name)." RENAME TO ".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
-		return $sql;
+		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table_name).' RENAME TO '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
 	}
+
 }
 
 /* End of file sqlite_forge.php */
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_forge.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_forge.php
index 2a77669..1521922 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_forge.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_forge.php
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 			{
 				$attributes = array_change_key_case($attributes, CASE_UPPER);
 
-				$sql .= "\n\t".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($field);
+				$sql .= "\n\t".$this->db->protect_identifiers($field);
 
 				$sql .=  ' '.$attributes['TYPE'];
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 
 		if (count($primary_keys) > 0)
 		{
-			$primary_keys = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($primary_keys);
+			$primary_keys = $this->db->protect_identifiers($primary_keys);
 			$sql .= ",\n\tPRIMARY KEY (" . implode(', ', $primary_keys) . ")";
 		}
 
@@ -166,11 +166,11 @@
 			{
 				if (is_array($key))
 				{
-					$key = $this->db->_protect_identifiers($key);
+					$key = $this->db->protect_identifiers($key);
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					$key = array($this->db->_protect_identifiers($key));
+					$key = array($this->db->protect_identifiers($key));
 				}
 
 				$sql .= ",\n\tFOREIGN KEY (" . implode(', ', $key) . ")";
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 	 */
 	function _alter_table($alter_type, $table, $column_name, $column_definition = '', $default_value = '', $null = '', $after_field = '')
 	{
-		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table)." $alter_type ".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($column_name);
+		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table).' '.$alter_type.' '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($column_name);
 
 		// DROP has everything it needs now.
 		if ($alter_type == 'DROP')
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 
 		if ($after_field != '')
 		{
-			$sql .= ' AFTER ' . $this->db->_protect_identifiers($after_field);
+			return $sql.' AFTER '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($after_field);
 		}
 
 		return $sql;
@@ -250,11 +250,10 @@
 	function _rename_table($table_name, $new_table_name)
 	{
 		// I think this syntax will work, but can find little documentation on renaming tables in MSSQL
-		$sql = 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->_protect_identifiers($table_name)." RENAME TO ".$this->db->_protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
-		return $sql;
+		return 'ALTER TABLE '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($table_name).' RENAME TO '.$this->db->protect_identifiers($new_table_name);
 	}
 
 }
 
-/* End of file mssql_forge.php */
-/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_forge.php */
\ No newline at end of file
+/* End of file sqlsrv_forge.php */
+/* Location: ./system/database/drivers/sqlsrv/sqlsrv_forge.php */