Change to container/vector interface:

- removed New(len int) in favor of new(Vector).Resize(len, cap)
- removed Init(len int) in favor of Resize(len, cap)
- runs all.bash

Fixes #294.

R=rsc, r, r1
https://golang.org/cl/157143

src/cmd/godoc/index.go

@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func newFileRun(h0 *RunList, i, j int) interface{} {
 
 	// reduce the list of Spots into a list of KindRuns
 	var h1 RunList;
-	h1.Vector.Init(j - i);
+	h1.Vector.Resize(j-i, 0);
 	k := 0;
 	for ; i < j; i++ {
 		h1.Set(k, h0.At(i).(Spot).Info);

src/pkg/container/heap/heap_test.go

@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ type myHeap struct {
 }
 
 
-func newHeap() *myHeap {
-	var h myHeap;
-	h.IntVector.Init(0);
-	return &h;
-}
-
-
 func (h *myHeap) verify(t *testing.T, i int) {
 	n := h.Len();
 	j1 := 2*i + 1;
@@ -50,7 +43,7 @@ func (h *myHeap) Pop() interface{}	{ return h.IntVector.Pop() }
 
 
 func TestInit(t *testing.T) {
-	h := newHeap();
+	h := new(myHeap);
 	for i := 20; i > 0; i-- {
 		h.Push(i)
 	}
@@ -68,7 +61,7 @@ func TestInit(t *testing.T) {
 
 
 func Test(t *testing.T) {
-	h := newHeap();
+	h := new(myHeap);
 	h.verify(t, 0);
 
 	for i := 20; i > 10; i-- {

src/pkg/container/vector/intvector.go

@@ -11,19 +11,21 @@ type IntVector struct {
 }
 
 
-// Init initializes a new or resized vector.  The initial length may be <= 0 to
-// request a default length.  If initial_len is shorter than the current
-// length of the IntVector, trailing elements of the IntVector will be cleared.
-func (p *IntVector) Init(len int) *IntVector {
-	p.Vector.Init(len);
+// Resize changes the length and capacity of a vector.
+// If the new length is shorter than the current length, Resize discards
+// trailing elements. If the new length is longer than the current length,
+// Resize adds 0 elements. The capacity parameter is ignored unless the
+// new length or capacity is longer that the current capacity.
+func (p *IntVector) Resize(length, capacity int) *IntVector {
+	i := p.Len();
+	p.Vector.Resize(length, capacity);
+	for a := p.a; i < len(a); i++ {
+		a[i] = 0
+	}
 	return p;
 }
 
 
-// NewIntVector returns an initialized new IntVector with length at least len.
-func NewIntVector(len int) *IntVector	{ return new(IntVector).Init(len) }
-
-
 // At returns the i'th element of the vector.
 func (p *IntVector) At(i int) int	{ return p.Vector.At(i).(int) }
 

src/pkg/container/vector/stringvector.go

@@ -10,19 +10,21 @@ type StringVector struct {
 }
 
 
-// Init initializes a new or resized vector.  The initial length may be <= 0 to
-// request a default length.  If initial_len is shorter than the current
-// length of the StringVector, trailing elements of the StringVector will be cleared.
-func (p *StringVector) Init(len int) *StringVector {
-	p.Vector.Init(len);
+// Resize changes the length and capacity of a vector.
+// If the new length is shorter than the current length, Resize discards
+// trailing elements. If the new length is longer than the current length,
+// Resize adds "" elements. The capacity parameter is ignored unless the
+// new length or capacity is longer that the current capacity.
+func (p *StringVector) Resize(length, capacity int) *StringVector {
+	i := p.Len();
+	p.Vector.Resize(length, capacity);
+	for a := p.a; i < len(a); i++ {
+		a[i] = ""
+	}
 	return p;
 }
 
 
-// NewStringVector returns an initialized new StringVector with length at least len.
-func NewStringVector(len int) *StringVector	{ return new(StringVector).Init(len) }
-
-
 // At returns the i'th element of the vector.
 func (p *StringVector) At(i int) string	{ return p.Vector.At(i).(string) }
 

src/pkg/container/vector/vector.go

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// The vector package implements an efficient container for managing
-// linear arrays of elements.  Unlike arrays, vectors can change size dynamically.
+// The vector package implements a container for managing sequences
+// of elements. Vectors grow and shrink dynamically as necessary.
 package vector
 
 // Vector is the container itself.
@@ -13,29 +13,22 @@ type Vector struct {
 }
 
 
-func copy(dst, src []interface{}) {
-	for i, x := range src {
-		dst[i] = x
-	}
-}
-
-
 // Insert n elements at position i.
 func expand(a []interface{}, i, n int) []interface{} {
 	// make sure we have enough space
 	len0 := len(a);
 	len1 := len0 + n;
-	if len1 < cap(a) {
+	if len1 <= cap(a) {
 		// enough space - just expand
 		a = a[0:len1]
 	} else {
 		// not enough space - double capacity
 		capb := cap(a) * 2;
-		if capb < len1 {
+		if capb <= len1 {
 			// still not enough - use required length
 			capb = len1
 		}
-		// capb >= len1
+		// capb > len1
 		b := make([]interface{}, len1, capb);
 		copy(b, a);
 		a = b;
@@ -49,42 +42,38 @@ func expand(a []interface{}, i, n int) []interface{} {
 }
 
 
-// Init initializes a new or resized vector.  The initial_len may be <= 0 to
-// request a default length.  If initial_len is shorter than the current
-// length of the Vector, trailing elements of the Vector will be cleared.
-func (p *Vector) Init(initial_len int) *Vector {
+// Resize changes the length and capacity of a vector.
+// If the new length is shorter than the current length, Resize discards
+// trailing elements. If the new length is longer than the current length,
+// Resize adds nil elements. The capacity parameter is ignored unless the
+// new length or capacity is longer that the current capacity.
+func (p *Vector) Resize(length, capacity int) *Vector {
 	a := p.a;
 
-	if cap(a) == 0 || cap(a) < initial_len {
-		n := 8;	// initial capacity
-		if initial_len > n {
-			n = initial_len
-		}
-		a = make([]interface{}, n);
-	} else {
-		// nil out entries
-		for j := len(a) - 1; j >= 0; j-- {
-			a[j] = nil
+	if length > cap(a) || capacity > cap(a) {
+		// not enough space or larger capacity requested explicitly
+		b := make([]interface{}, length, capacity);
+		copy(b, a);
+		a = b;
+	} else if length < len(a) {
+		// clear trailing elements
+		for i := range a[length:] {
+			a[length+i] = nil
 		}
 	}
 
-	p.a = a[0:initial_len];
+	p.a = a[0:length];
 	return p;
 }
 
 
-// New returns an initialized new Vector with length at least len.
-func New(len int) *Vector	{ return new(Vector).Init(len) }
-
-
 // Len returns the number of elements in the vector.
-// Len is 0 if p == nil.
-func (p *Vector) Len() int {
-	if p == nil {
-		return 0
-	}
-	return len(p.a);
-}
+func (p *Vector) Len() int	{ return len(p.a) }
+
+
+// Cap returns the capacity of the vector; that is, the
+// maximum length the vector can grow without resizing.
+func (p *Vector) Cap() int	{ return cap(p.a) }
 
 
 // At returns the i'th element of the vector.
@@ -155,7 +144,7 @@ func (p *Vector) Cut(i, j int) {
 // Slice returns a new Vector by slicing the old one to extract slice [i:j].
 // The elements are copied. The original vector is unchanged.
 func (p *Vector) Slice(i, j int) *Vector {
-	s := New(j - i);	// will fail in Init() if j < j
+	s := new(Vector).Resize(j-i, 0);	// will fail in Init() if j < i
 	copy(s.a, p.a[i:j]);
 	return s;
 }

src/pkg/container/vector/vector_test.go

@@ -10,41 +10,100 @@ import "fmt"
 
 
 func TestZeroLen(t *testing.T) {
-	var a *Vector;
-	if a.Len() != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("A) expected 0, got %d", a.Len())
-	}
-	a = New(0);
+	a := new(Vector);
 	if a.Len() != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("B) expected 0, got %d", a.Len())
 	}
 }
 
 
-func TestInit(t *testing.T) {
+type VectorInterface interface {
+	Len() int;
+	Cap() int;
+}
+
+
+func checkSize(t *testing.T, v VectorInterface, len, cap int) {
+	if v.Len() != len {
+		t.Errorf("expected len = %d; found %d", len, v.Len())
+	}
+	if v.Cap() != cap {
+		t.Errorf("expected cap = %d; found %d", cap, v.Cap())
+	}
+}
+
+
+func TestResize(t *testing.T) {
 	var a Vector;
-	if a.Init(0).Len() != 0 {
-		t.Error("A")
+	checkSize(t, &a, 0, 0);
+	checkSize(t, a.Resize(0, 5), 0, 5);
+	checkSize(t, a.Resize(1, 0), 1, 5);
+	checkSize(t, a.Resize(10, 0), 10, 10);
+	checkSize(t, a.Resize(5, 0), 5, 10);
+	checkSize(t, a.Resize(3, 8), 3, 10);
+	checkSize(t, a.Resize(0, 100), 0, 100);
+	checkSize(t, a.Resize(11, 100), 11, 100);
 }
-	if a.Init(1).Len() != 1 {
-		t.Error("B")
+
+
+func TestIntResize(t *testing.T) {
+	var a IntVector;
+	checkSize(t, &a, 0, 0);
+	a.Push(1);
+	a.Push(2);
+	a.Push(3);
+	a.Push(4);
+	checkSize(t, &a, 4, 4);
+	checkSize(t, a.Resize(10, 0), 10, 10);
+	for i := 4; i < a.Len(); i++ {
+		if a.At(i) != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expected a.At(%d) == 0; found %d", i, a.At(i))
 		}
-	if a.Init(10).Len() != 10 {
-		t.Error("C")
 	}
 }
 
 
-func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
-	if New(0).Len() != 0 {
-		t.Error("A")
+func TestStringResize(t *testing.T) {
+	var a StringVector;
+	checkSize(t, &a, 0, 0);
+	a.Push("1");
+	a.Push("2");
+	a.Push("3");
+	a.Push("4");
+	checkSize(t, &a, 4, 4);
+	checkSize(t, a.Resize(10, 0), 10, 10);
+	for i := 4; i < a.Len(); i++ {
+		if a.At(i) != "" {
+			t.Errorf("expected a.At(%d) == " "; found %s", i, a.At(i))
 		}
-	if New(1).Len() != 1 {
-		t.Error("B")
 	}
-	if New(10).Len() != 10 {
-		t.Error("C")
 }
+
+
+func checkNil(t *testing.T, a *Vector, i int) {
+	for j := 0; j < i; j++ {
+		if a.At(j) == nil {
+			t.Errorf("expected a.At(%d) == %d; found %v", j, j, a.At(j))
+		}
+	}
+	for ; i < a.Len(); i++ {
+		if a.At(i) != nil {
+			t.Errorf("expected a.At(%d) == nil; found %v", i, a.At(i))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+func TestTrailingElements(t *testing.T) {
+	var a Vector;
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		a.Push(i)
+	}
+	checkNil(t, &a, 10);
+	checkSize(t, &a, 10, 16);
+	checkSize(t, a.Resize(5, 0), 5, 16);
+	checkSize(t, a.Resize(10, 0), 10, 16);
+	checkNil(t, &a, 5);
 }
 
 
@@ -54,7 +113,7 @@ func val(i int) int	{ return i*991 - 1234 }
 func TestAccess(t *testing.T) {
 	const n = 100;
 	var a Vector;
-	a.Init(n);
+	a.Resize(n, 0);
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
 		a.Set(i, val(i))
 	}
@@ -104,7 +163,7 @@ func TestInsertDeleteClear(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Error("H")
 		}
 	}
-	a.Init(0);
+	a.Resize(0, 0);
 	if a.Len() != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("I wrong len %d (expected 0)", a.Len())
 	}
@@ -157,7 +216,7 @@ func verify_pattern(t *testing.T, x *Vector, a, b, c int) {
 
 
 func make_vector(elt, len int) *Vector {
-	x := New(len);
+	x := new(Vector).Resize(len, 0);
 	for i := 0; i < len; i++ {
 		x.Set(i, elt)
 	}
@@ -193,7 +252,7 @@ func TestInsertVector(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSorting(t *testing.T) {
 	const n = 100;
 
-	a := NewIntVector(n);
+	a := new(IntVector).Resize(n, 0);
 	for i := n - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 		a.Set(i, n-1-i)
 	}
@@ -201,7 +260,7 @@ func TestSorting(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("int vector not sorted")
 	}
 
-	b := NewStringVector(n);
+	b := new(StringVector).Resize(n, 0);
 	for i := n - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 		b.Set(i, fmt.Sprint(n-1-i))
 	}
@@ -214,7 +273,7 @@ func TestSorting(t *testing.T) {
 func TestDo(t *testing.T) {
 	const n = 25;
 	const salt = 17;
-	a := NewIntVector(n);
+	a := new(IntVector).Resize(n, 0);
 	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
 		a.Set(i, salt*i)
 	}
@@ -234,7 +293,7 @@ func TestDo(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestIter(t *testing.T) {
 	const Len = 100;
-	x := New(Len);
+	x := new(Vector).Resize(Len, 0);
 	for i := 0; i < Len; i++ {
 		x.Set(i, i*i)
 	}

src/pkg/crypto/x509/x509.go

@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ func ParseCertificate(asn1Data []byte) (*Certificate, os.Error) {
 // ParseCertificates parses one or more certificates from the given ASN.1 DER
 // data. The certificates must be concatenated with no intermediate padding.
 func ParseCertificates(asn1Data []byte) ([]*Certificate, os.Error) {
-	v := vector.New(0);
+	v := new(vector.Vector);
 
 	for len(asn1Data) > 0 {
 		cert := new(certificate);

src/pkg/debug/proc/proc_linux.go

@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ func (t *thread) setState(new threadState) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	t.proc.transitionHandlers = vector.New(0);
+	t.proc.transitionHandlers = new(vector.Vector);
 	for _, h := range handlers.Data() {
 		h := h.(*transitionHandler);
 		h.handle(t, old, new);
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ func newProcess(pid int) *process {
 		debugEvents: make(chan *debugEvent),
 		debugReqs: make(chan *debugReq),
 		stopReq: make(chan os.Error),
-		transitionHandlers: vector.New(0),
+		transitionHandlers: new(vector.Vector),
 	};
 
 	go p.monitor();

src/pkg/ebnf/ebnf.go

@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ func (v *verifier) verify(grammar Grammar, start string) {
 	}
 
 	// initialize verifier
-	v.ErrorVector.Init();
-	v.worklist.Init(0);
+	v.ErrorVector.Reset();
+	v.worklist.Resize(0, 0);
 	v.reached = make(Grammar);
 	v.grammar = grammar;
 

src/pkg/ebnf/parser.go

@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ func (p *parser) parseTerm() (x Expression) {
 
 func (p *parser) parseSequence() Expression {
 	var list vector.Vector;
-	list.Init(0);
 
 	for x := p.parseTerm(); x != nil; x = p.parseTerm() {
 		list.Push(x)
@@ -142,7 +141,6 @@ func (p *parser) parseSequence() Expression {
 
 func (p *parser) parseExpression() Expression {
 	var list vector.Vector;
-	list.Init(0);
 
 	for {
 		x := p.parseSequence();
@@ -183,7 +181,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseProduction() *Production {
 
 func (p *parser) parse(filename string, src []byte) Grammar {
 	// initialize parser
-	p.ErrorVector.Init();
+	p.ErrorVector.Reset();
 	p.scanner.Init(filename, src, p, 0);
 	p.next();	// initializes pos, tok, lit
 

src/pkg/exp/datafmt/parser.go

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (p *parser) next() {
 
 
 func (p *parser) init(filename string, src []byte) {
-	p.ErrorVector.Init();
+	p.ErrorVector.Reset();
 	p.scanner.Init(filename, src, p, scanner.AllowIllegalChars);	// return '@' as token.ILLEGAL w/o error message
 	p.next();							// initializes pos, tok, lit
 	p.packs = make(map[string]string);
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ func (p *parser) parseLiteral() literal {
 	// that start with "%" possibly followed by a last segment that
 	// starts with some other character.
 	var list vector.Vector;
-	list.Init(0);
 	i0 := 0;
 	for i := 0; i < len(s); i++ {
 		if s[i] == '%' && i+1 < len(s) {
@@ -239,7 +238,6 @@ func (p *parser) parseOperand() (x expr) {
 
 func (p *parser) parseSequence() expr {
 	var list vector.Vector;
-	list.Init(0);
 
 	for x := p.parseOperand(); x != nil; x = p.parseOperand() {
 		list.Push(x)
@@ -264,7 +262,6 @@ func (p *parser) parseSequence() expr {
 
 func (p *parser) parseExpression() expr {
 	var list vector.Vector;
-	list.Init(0);
 
 	for {
 		x := p.parseSequence();

src/pkg/exp/eval/world.go

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (w *World) CompileStmtList(stmts []ast.Stmt) (Code, os.Error) {
 			return w.CompileExpr(s.X)
 		}
 	}
-	errors := scanner.NewErrorVector();
+	errors := new(scanner.ErrorVector);
 	cc := &compiler{errors, 0, 0};
 	cb := newCodeBuf();
 	fc := &funcCompiler{
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ type exprCode struct {
 }
 
 func (w *World) CompileExpr(e ast.Expr) (Code, os.Error) {
-	errors := scanner.NewErrorVector();
+	errors := new(scanner.ErrorVector);
 	cc := &compiler{errors, 0, 0};
 
 	ec := cc.compileExpr(w.scope.block, false, e);

src/pkg/exp/iterable/iterable.go

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func Any(iter Iterable, f func(interface{}) bool) bool {
 
 // Data returns a slice containing the elements of iter.
 func Data(iter Iterable) []interface{} {
-	vec := vector.New(0);
+	vec := new(vector.Vector);
 	for e := range iter.Iter() {
 		vec.Push(e)
 	}

src/pkg/exp/ogle/cmd.go

@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ func Main() {
 func newScanner(input []byte) (*scanner.Scanner, *scanner.ErrorVector) {
 	sc := new(scanner.Scanner);
 	ev := new(scanner.ErrorVector);
-	ev.Init();
 	sc.Init("input", input, ev, 0);
 
 	return sc, ev;

src/pkg/go/doc/doc.go

@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ type docReader struct {
 
 func (doc *docReader) init(pkgName string) {
 	doc.pkgName = pkgName;
-	doc.values = vector.New(0);
+	doc.values = new(vector.Vector);
 	doc.types = make(map[string]*typeDoc);
 	doc.funcs = make(map[string]*ast.FuncDecl);
-	doc.bugs = vector.New(0);
+	doc.bugs = new(vector.Vector);
 }
 
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (doc *docReader) lookupTypeDoc(name string) *typeDoc {
 		return tdoc
 	}
 	// type wasn't found - add one without declaration
-	tdoc := &typeDoc{nil, vector.New(0), make(map[string]*ast.FuncDecl), make(map[string]*ast.FuncDecl)};
+	tdoc := &typeDoc{nil, new(vector.Vector), make(map[string]*ast.FuncDecl), make(map[string]*ast.FuncDecl)};
 	doc.types[name] = tdoc;
 	return tdoc;
 }

src/pkg/go/parser/parser.go

@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ func scannerMode(mode uint) uint {
 
 
 func (p *parser) init(filename string, src []byte, mode uint) {
-	p.ErrorVector.Init();
 	p.scanner.Init(filename, src, p, scannerMode(mode));
 	p.mode = mode;
 	p.trace = mode&Trace != 0;	// for convenience (p.trace is used frequently)
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ func (p *parser) consumeComment() (comment *ast.Comment, endline int) {
 // a comment group.
 //
 func (p *parser) consumeCommentGroup() int {
-	list := vector.New(0);
+	list := new(vector.Vector);
 	endline := p.pos.Line;
 	for p.tok == token.COMMENT && endline+1 >= p.pos.Line {
 		var comment *ast.Comment;
@@ -309,7 +308,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseIdentList() []*ast.Ident {
 		defer un(trace(p, "IdentList"))
 	}
 
-	list := vector.New(0);
+	list := new(vector.Vector);
 	list.Push(p.parseIdent());
 	for p.tok == token.COMMA {
 		p.next();
@@ -331,7 +330,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseExprList() []ast.Expr {
 		defer un(trace(p, "ExpressionList"))
 	}
 
-	list := vector.New(0);
+	list := new(vector.Vector);
 	list.Push(p.parseExpr());
 	for p.tok == token.COMMA {
 		p.next();
@@ -436,7 +435,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseFieldDecl() *ast.Field {
 	doc := p.leadComment;
 
 	// a list of identifiers looks like a list of type names
-	list := vector.New(0);
+	list := new(vector.Vector);
 	for {
 		// TODO(gri): do not allow ()'s here
 		list.Push(p.parseType());
@@ -483,7 +482,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseStructType() *ast.StructType {
 
 	pos := p.expect(token.STRUCT);
 	lbrace := p.expect(token.LBRACE);
-	list := vector.New(0);
+	list := new(vector.Vector);
 	for p.tok == token.IDENT || p.tok == token.MUL {
 		f := p.parseFieldDecl();
 		if p.tok != token.RBRACE {
@@ -548,7 +547,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseParameterDecl(ellipsisOk bool) (*vector.Vector, ast.Expr)
 	}
 
 	// a list of identifiers looks like a list of type names
-	list := vector.New(0);
+	list := new(vector.Vector);
 	for {
 		// TODO(gri): do not allow ()'s here
 		list.Push(p.parseParameterType(ellipsisOk));
@@ -575,7 +574,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseParameterList(ellipsisOk bool) []*ast.Field {
 	if typ != nil {
 		// IdentifierList Type
 		idents := p.makeIdentList(list);
-		list.Init(0);
+		list.Resize(0, 0);
 		list.Push(&ast.Field{nil, idents, typ, nil, nil});
 
 		for p.tok == token.COMMA {
@@ -693,7 +692,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseInterfaceType() *ast.InterfaceType {
 
 	pos := p.expect(token.INTERFACE);
 	lbrace := p.expect(token.LBRACE);
-	list := vector.New(0);
+	list := new(vector.Vector);
 	for p.tok == token.IDENT {
 		m := p.parseMethodSpec();
 		if p.tok != token.RBRACE {
@@ -805,7 +804,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseStmtList() []ast.Stmt {
 		defer un(trace(p, "StatementList"))
 	}
 
-	list := vector.New(0);
+	list := new(vector.Vector);
 	expectSemi := false;
 	for p.tok != token.CASE && p.tok != token.DEFAULT && p.tok != token.RBRACE && p.tok != token.EOF {
 		if expectSemi {
@@ -850,7 +849,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseStringList(x *ast.BasicLit) []*ast.BasicLit {
 		defer un(trace(p, "StringList"))
 	}
 
-	list := vector.New(0);
+	list := new(vector.Vector);
 	if x != nil {
 		list.Push(x)
 	}
@@ -1024,7 +1023,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseElementList() []ast.Expr {
 		defer un(trace(p, "ElementList"))
 	}
 
-	list := vector.New(0);
+	list := new(vector.Vector);
 	for p.tok != token.RBRACE && p.tok != token.EOF {
 		list.Push(p.parseElement());
 		if p.tok == token.COMMA {
@@ -1464,7 +1463,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseTypeList() []ast.Expr {
 		defer un(trace(p, "TypeList"))
 	}
 
-	list := vector.New(0);
+	list := new(vector.Vector);
 	list.Push(p.parseType());
 	for p.tok == token.COMMA {
 		p.next();
@@ -1533,7 +1532,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseSwitchStmt() ast.Stmt {
 
 	if isExprSwitch(s2) {
 		lbrace := p.expect(token.LBRACE);
-		cases := vector.New(0);
+		cases := new(vector.Vector);
 		for p.tok == token.CASE || p.tok == token.DEFAULT {
 			cases.Push(p.parseCaseClause())
 		}
@@ -1546,7 +1545,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseSwitchStmt() ast.Stmt {
 	// type switch
 	// TODO(gri): do all the checks!
 	lbrace := p.expect(token.LBRACE);
-	cases := vector.New(0);
+	cases := new(vector.Vector);
 	for p.tok == token.CASE || p.tok == token.DEFAULT {
 		cases.Push(p.parseTypeCaseClause())
 	}
@@ -1608,7 +1607,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseSelectStmt() *ast.SelectStmt {
 
 	pos := p.expect(token.SELECT);
 	lbrace := p.expect(token.LBRACE);
-	cases := vector.New(0);
+	cases := new(vector.Vector);
 	for p.tok == token.CASE || p.tok == token.DEFAULT {
 		cases.Push(p.parseCommClause())
 	}
@@ -1818,7 +1817,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseGenDecl(keyword token.Token, f parseSpecFunction, getSemi
 	doc := p.leadComment;
 	pos := p.expect(keyword);
 	var lparen, rparen token.Position;
-	list := vector.New(0);
+	list := new(vector.Vector);
 	if p.tok == token.LPAREN {
 		lparen = p.pos;
 		p.next();
@@ -1947,7 +1946,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseDeclList() []ast.Decl {
 		defer un(trace(p, "DeclList"))
 	}
 
-	list := vector.New(0);
+	list := new(vector.Vector);
 	for p.tok != token.EOF {
 		decl, _ := p.parseDecl(true);	// consume optional semicolon
 		list.Push(decl);
@@ -1985,7 +1984,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseFile() *ast.File {
 
 	if p.ErrorCount() == 0 && p.mode&PackageClauseOnly == 0 {
 		// import decls
-		list := vector.New(0);
+		list := new(vector.Vector);
 		for p.tok == token.IMPORT {
 			decl, _ := p.parseGenDecl(token.IMPORT, parseImportSpec, true);	// consume optional semicolon
 			list.Push(decl);

src/pkg/go/scanner/errors.go

@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ type ErrorHandler interface {
 }
 
 
-// ErrorVector implements the ErrorHandler interface. It must be
-// initialized with Init(). It maintains a list of errors which can
-// be retrieved with GetErrorList and GetError.
+// ErrorVector implements the ErrorHandler interface. It maintains a list
+// of errors which can be retrieved with GetErrorList and GetError. The
+// zero value for an ErrorVector is an empty ErrorVector ready to use.
 //
 // A common usage pattern is to embed an ErrorVector alongside a
 // scanner in a data structure that uses the scanner. By passing a
@@ -38,16 +38,8 @@ type ErrorVector struct {
 }
 
 
-// Init initializes an ErrorVector.
-func (h *ErrorVector) Init()	{ h.errors.Init(0) }
-
-
-// NewErrorVector creates a new ErrorVector.
-func NewErrorVector() *ErrorVector {
-	h := new(ErrorVector);
-	h.Init();
-	return h;
-}
+// Reset resets an ErrorVector to no errors.
+func (h *ErrorVector) Reset()	{ h.errors.Resize(0, 0) }
 
 
 // ErrorCount returns the number of errors collected.

src/pkg/go/scanner/scanner_test.go

@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ func TestStdErrorHander(t *testing.T) {
 		"@ @ @";	// original file, line 1 again
 
 
-	v := NewErrorVector();
+	v := new(ErrorVector);
 	nerrors := Tokenize("File1", strings.Bytes(src), v, 0,
 		func(pos token.Position, tok token.Token, litb []byte) bool {
 			return tok != token.EOF

src/pkg/http/request.go

@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ func parseForm(m map[string][]string, query string) (err os.Error) {
 
 		vec, ok := data[key];
 		if !ok {
-			vec = vector.NewStringVector(0);
+			vec = new(vector.StringVector);
 			data[key] = vec;
 		}
 		vec.Push(value);

src/pkg/json/generic.go

@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (b *_JsonBuilder) Null()	{ b.Put(Null) }
 func (b *_JsonBuilder) String(s string)	{ b.Put(&_String{s, _Null{}}) }
 
 
-func (b *_JsonBuilder) Array()	{ b.Put(&_Array{vector.New(0), _Null{}}) }
+func (b *_JsonBuilder) Array()	{ b.Put(&_Array{new(vector.Vector), _Null{}}) }
 
 func (b *_JsonBuilder) Map()	{ b.Put(&_Map{make(map[string]Json), _Null{}}) }
 

src/pkg/regexp/regexp.go

@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func (cclass *_CharClass) matches(c int) bool {
 
 func newCharClass() *_CharClass {
 	c := new(_CharClass);
-	c.ranges = vector.NewIntVector(0);
+	c.ranges = new(vector.IntVector);
 	return c;
 }
 
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ Loop:
 func Compile(str string) (regexp *Regexp, error os.Error) {
 	regexp = new(Regexp);
 	regexp.expr = str;
-	regexp.inst = vector.New(0);
+	regexp.inst = new(vector.Vector);
 	error = regexp.doParse();
 	return;
 }

src/pkg/tabwriter/tabwriter.go

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ type Writer struct {
 }
 
 
-func (b *Writer) addLine()	{ b.lines.Push(vector.New(0)) }
+func (b *Writer) addLine()	{ b.lines.Push(new(vector.Vector)) }
 
 
 func (b *Writer) line(i int) *vector.Vector	{ return b.lines.At(i).(*vector.Vector) }
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ func (b *Writer) reset() {
 	b.pos = 0;
 	b.cell = cell{};
 	b.endChar = 0;
-	b.lines.Init(0);
-	b.widths.Init(0);
+	b.lines.Resize(0, 0);
+	b.widths.Resize(0, 0);
 	b.addLine();
 }
 

src/pkg/template/template.go

@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func New(fmap FormatterMap) *Template {
 	t.fmap = fmap;
 	t.ldelim = lbrace;
 	t.rdelim = rbrace;
-	t.elems = vector.New(0);
+	t.elems = new(vector.Vector);
 	return t;
 }
 

src/pkg/template/template_test.go

@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ func TestAll(t *testing.T) {
 	s.pdata = []*T{&t1, &t2};
 	s.empty = []*T{};
 	s.null = nil;
-	s.vec = vector.New(0);
+	s.vec = new(vector.Vector);
 	s.vec.Push("elt1");
 	s.vec.Push("elt2");
 	s.true = true;

test/vectors.go

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import "container/vector"
 
 
 type S struct {
-	val int
+	val int;
 }
 
 
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ func (p *S) Init(val int) *S {
 
 
 func test0() {
-	v := vector.New(0);
+	v := new(vector.Vector);
 	if v.Len() != 0 {
-		panic("len = ", v.Len(), "\n");
+		panic("len = ", v.Len(), "\n")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -31,26 +31,26 @@ func test0() {
 func test1() {
 	var a [1000]*S;
 	for i := 0; i < len(a); i++ {
-		a[i] = new(S).Init(i);
+		a[i] = new(S).Init(i)
 	}
 
-	v := vector.New(0);
+	v := new(vector.Vector);
 	for i := 0; i < len(a); i++ {
 		v.Insert(0, a[i]);
 		if v.Len() != i+1 {
-			panic("len = ", v.Len(), "\n");
+			panic("len = ", v.Len(), "\n")
 		}
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < v.Len(); i++ {
 		x := v.At(i).(*S);
 		if x.val != v.Len()-i-1 {
-			panic("expected ", i, ", found ", x.val, "\n");
+			panic("expected ", i, ", found ", x.val, "\n")
 		}
 	}
 
 	for v.Len() > 10 {
-		v.Delete(10);
+		v.Delete(10)
 	}
 }