Re: List container strawman 1.1

[Ted Dennison <dennison@telepath.com>]

Stephen Leake wrote:

> Hmm. Ada.Text_IO.Create (file: file_Type) _does_ initialize an
> object of type File_Type, and List.Create (the_list : list)
> initializes an object of type List, so they are similar in meaning.

..except that Ada.Text_IO.Create creates an *empty* file, while this 
routine creates a non-empty list. It also works on a limited-private 
object which is invalid for any use until Create (or Open) is called. 
List objects would be valid (if empty) from inception.

I'm still leaning toward "Construct" or "Singleton". The hits against 
"Construct" were that it is a bit long, and that it has other meanings 
in CS outside of its older list-processing meaning. But it seems to be 
that "Singleton" has these exact problems as well. However, singleton 
does have the advantage that it is a better name for a function since it 
describes what you are getting. "Construct" would be a better name for a 
procedure, since it describes what is being done.