On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:26:16 -0400, Cristian Vlasceanu <cristian at zerobugs.org> wrote: > Back to the slices topic: I agree that my proposed "ref" solution would > require code changes, but isn't that true for T[new] as well? > > Cristian > There is not already a meaning for T[new], it is a syntax error. There is already a meaning for ref T[]. -Steve