First commit for Version 3 of STC. Main changes are consistent rename of '_del' to '_drop' and '_compare' to '_cmp'.

Also i_key_ref (earlier i_key_sptr) and i_val_ref replaced by more general i_key_bind/i_val_bind.

88 files changed, 982 insertions, 1305 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 452cc245..9d1587a8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,23 +5,36 @@ STC - Smart Template Containers for C
 
 News
 ----
+### Version 3.0 released. Migration guide for breaking changes from version 2.X:
+There are new general `i_key_bind` / `i_val_bind` template parameters which auto-binds a set of functions to the type specified, and can be used in place of `i_key` / `i_val`. Use the `_bind` variant for elements of Type which have following functions defined: *Type_cmp*, *Type_clone*, *Type_drop*, *Type_equalto*, and *Type_hash*. Only the functions required by the particular container needs to be defined, e.g. only **cmap** and **cset** require *Type_equalto* and *Type_hash* to be defined.
+You may still define template parameters with `i_val` / `i_key` as before, which is easier for simple element types.
+
+Regex replace in VS Code:
+- `_del\b` → `_drop`
+- `_compare\b` → `_cmp`
+
+Whole word + Match case:
+- `i_keydel` → `i_keydrop`
+- `i_valdel` → `i_valdrop`
+- `i_cnt` → `i_type`
+- `i_key_csptr` → `i_key_bind`
+- `i_val_csptr` → `i_val_bind`
+- `cstr_lit` → `cstr_new`
+- `csptr_X_make` → `csptr_X_new`
+
+### Final version 2.1
 - Strings: Renamed constructor *cstr_lit()* to `cstr_new(lit)`. Renamed *cstr_assign_fmt()* to `cstr_printf()`.
 - Added [**cbox**](docs/cbox_api.md) type: container of one element, similar to [std::unique_ptr](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/memory/unique_ptr)
 - Added [example for **csptr**](examples/sptr_to_maps.c).
 - Added [**c_forpair**](docs/ccommon_api.md) macro: for-loop with "structured binding".
 - Deprecated *csptr_X_make()*. Renamed to *csptr_X_new()*. Corresponding **cbox** method is *cbox_X_new()*.
 - Deprecated *c_default_fromraw(raw)*. Renamed to *c_default_clone(raw)*.
-- Deprecated `i_key_csptr` / `i_val_csptr`. Use `i_key_ref` / `i_val_ref` when specifying containers with **csptr** or **cbox** elements.
-- Deprecated `i_cnt`. Use `i_type` instead to define the full container type name.
+- Deprecated `i_key_csptr` / `i_val_csptr`. Use `i_key_bind` / `i_val_bind`
+- Deprecated `i_cnt`. Use `i_type` instead to define the complete container type name.
+- Added `i_opt` template parameter: compile-time options: `c_no_cmp`, `c_no_clone`, `c_no_atomic`, `c_is_fwd`; may be combined with `|`
 
-Previous:
-- Added `i_opt` template parameter: compile-time options: `c_no_compare`, `c_no_clone`, `c_no_atomic`, `c_is_fwd`; may be combined with `|`
-- Removed: i_cmp_none and i_fwd: replaced by `c_no_compare` and `c_is_fwd` args to `i_opt`.
-
-VERSION 2.0 released. Two main breaking changes from V1.X.
+### Version 2.0. Two main breaking changes from V1.X.
 - Uses a different way to instantiate templated containers, which is incompatible with v1.X.
-- New **c_auto**, **c_autovar**, and **c_autoscope** macros. These are for automatic scope resource management, aka RAII.
-- The new template instantiation style has multiple advantages, e.g. implementation does not contain long macro definitions for code generation. Also, specifying template arguments is more user friendly and flexible.
 
 Introduction
 ------------
@@ -101,24 +114,24 @@ int main(void) {
     c_foreach (i, cvec_float, vec)
         printf(" %g", *i.ref);
 
-    cvec_float_del(&vec);
+    cvec_float_drop(&vec);
 }
 ```
 In order to include two **cvec**s with different element types, include cvec.h twice. For struct, a `i_cmp`
 compare function is required to enable sorting and searching (`<` and `==` operators is default and works
-for integral types only). Alternatively, `#define i_opt c_no_compare` to disable methods using comparison.
+for integral types only). Alternatively, `#define i_opt c_no_cmp` to disable methods using comparison.
 
-Similarly, if a destructor `i_del` is defined, either define a `i_valfrom` construct/clone function
+Similarly, if a destructor `i_drop` is defined, either define a `i_valfrom` construct/clone function
 or `#define i_opt c_no_clone` to disable cloning and emplace methods. Unless these requirements are met,
 compile errors are generated.
 ```c
 #define i_val struct One
-#define i_opt c_no_compare
+#define i_opt c_no_cmp
 #define i_tag one
 #include <stc/cvec.h>
 
 #define i_val struct Two
-#define i_opt c_no_compare
+#define i_opt c_no_cmp
 #define i_tag two
 #include <stc/cvec.h>
 ...
@@ -133,16 +146,16 @@ With six different containers:
 
 struct Point { float x, y; };
 
-int Point_compare(const struct Point* a, const struct Point* b) {
-    int cmp = c_default_compare(&a->x, &b->x);
-    return cmp ? cmp : c_default_compare(&a->y, &b->y);
+int Point_cmp(const struct Point* a, const struct Point* b) {
+    int cmp = c_default_cmp(&a->x, &b->x);
+    return cmp ? cmp : c_default_cmp(&a->y, &b->y);
 }
 
 #define i_key int
 #include <stc/cset.h>  // cset_int: unordered set
 
 #define i_val struct Point
-#define i_cmp Point_compare
+#define i_cmp Point_cmp
 #define i_tag pnt
 #include <stc/cvec.h>  // cvec_pnt: vector of struct Point
 
@@ -160,7 +173,7 @@ int Point_compare(const struct Point* a, const struct Point* b) {
 #include <stc/csmap.h> // csmap_int: sorted map int => int
 
 int main(void) {
-    // define six containers with automatic call of init and del (destruction after scope exit)
+    // define six containers with automatic call of init and drop (destruction after scope exit)
     c_auto (cset_int, set)
     c_auto (cvec_pnt, vec)
     c_auto (cdeq_int, deq)
@@ -267,28 +280,28 @@ The list of template parameters:
 
 - `i_tag`     - Container type tag. Defaults to same as `i_key`
 - `i_type`    - Full container type name (optional, alternative to `i_tag`).
-- `i_opt`     - Boolean properties: may combine `c_no_compare`, `c_no_clone`, `c_no_atomic`, `c_is_fwd` with `|` separator.
+- `i_opt`     - Boolean properties: may combine `c_no_cmp`, `c_no_clone`, `c_no_atomic`, `c_is_fwd` with `|` separator.
 
 - `i_key`     - Maps key type. **[required]** for cmap/csmap.
 - `i_val`     - The container **[required]** element type. For cmap/csmap, it is the mapped value.
 - `i_cmp`     - Three-way comparison of two `i_keyraw`, **[required]** for non-integral `i_keyraw`.
 - `i_equ`     - Equality comparison of two `i_keyraw`- defaults to `!i_cmp`.
 
-- `i_keydel`  - Destroy map key func - defaults to empty destructor.
+- `i_keydrop`  - Destroy map key func - defaults to empty destructor.
 - `i_keyraw`  - Convertion "raw" type - defaults to `i_key` type.
-- `i_keyfrom` - Convertion func `i_keyraw` => `i_key` - defaults to simple copy. **[required]** if `i_keydel` is defined.
+- `i_keyfrom` - Convertion func `i_keyraw` => `i_key` - defaults to simple copy. **[required]** if `i_keydrop` is defined.
 - `i_keyto`   - Convertion func `i_key` => `i_keyraw` - defaults to simple copy.
 
-- `i_valdel`  - Destroy mapped or value func - defaults to empty destruct.
+- `i_valdrop`  - Destroy mapped or value func - defaults to empty destruct.
 - `i_valraw`  - Convertion "raw" type - defaults to `i_val` type.
 - `i_valfrom` - Convertion func `i_valraw` => `i_val` - defaults to simple copy.
 - `i_valto`   - Convertion func `i_val` => `i_valraw` - defaults to simple copy.
 
-Instead of defining `i_cmp`, you may define `i_opt c_no_compare` to disable methods using comparison.
+Instead of defining `i_cmp`, you may define `i_opt c_no_cmp` to disable methods using comparison.
 
 Instead of defining `i_valfrom`, you may define `i_opt c_no_clone` to disable methods using deep copy.
 
-If a destructor `i_del` is defined, then define either `i_valfrom` or `i_opt c_no_clone`, otherwise
+If a destructor `i_drop` is defined, then define either `i_valfrom` or `i_opt c_no_clone`, otherwise
 compile errors are generated.
 
 The *emplace* versus non-emplace container methods
@@ -318,8 +331,8 @@ and non-emplace methods:
 #define i_val_str       // special macro to enable container of cstr
 #include <stc/cvec.h>   // vector of string (cstr)
 ...
-c_auto (cvec_str, vec)  // declare and call cvec_str_init() and defer cvec_str_del(&vec)
-c_autovar (cstr s = cstr_new("a string literal"), cstr_del(&s))  // c_autovar is a more general c_auto.
+c_auto (cvec_str, vec)  // declare and call cvec_str_init() and defer cvec_str_drop(&vec)
+c_autovar (cstr s = cstr_new("a string literal"), cstr_drop(&s))  // c_autovar is a more general c_auto.
 {
     const char* hello = "Hello";
     cvec_str_push_back(&vec, cstr_from(hello);    // construct and add string from const char*
diff --git a/benchmarks/picobench/picobench_cmap.cpp b/benchmarks/picobench/picobench_cmap.cpp
index 330c5e51..a045cb7c 100644
--- a/benchmarks/picobench/picobench_cmap.cpp
+++ b/benchmarks/picobench/picobench_cmap.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static void ins_and_erase_cmap_i(picobench::state& s)
     c_forrange (s.iterations())

         cmap_i_erase(&map, stc64_random());

     s.set_result(cmap_i_size(map));

-    cmap_i_del(&map);

+    cmap_i_drop(&map);

 }

 

 static void ins_and_erase_cmap_x(picobench::state& s)

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static void ins_and_erase_cmap_x(picobench::state& s)
     c_forrange (s.iterations())

         cmap_x_erase(&map, stc64_random());

     s.set_result(cmap_x_size(map));

-    cmap_x_del(&map);

+    cmap_x_drop(&map);

 }

 

 #define P samples(S1).iterations({N1/4})

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static void ins_and_access_cmap_i(picobench::state& s)
     c_forrange (N1)

         result += ++cmap_i_emplace(&map, stc64_random() & mask, 0).ref->second;

     s.set_result(result);

-    cmap_i_del(&map);

+    cmap_i_drop(&map);

 }

 

 #define P samples(S1).iterations({N1, N1, N1, N1}).args({18, 23, 25, 31})

@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ static void ins_and_access_cmap_s(picobench::state& s)
         result += cmap_str_erase(&map, str.str);

     }

     s.set_result(result + cmap_str_size(map));

-    cstr_del(&str);

-    cmap_str_del(&map);

+    cstr_drop(&str);

+    cmap_str_drop(&map);

 }

 

 #define P samples(S1).iterations({N1/5, N1/5, N1/5, N1/10, N1/40}).args({13, 7, 8, 100, 1000})

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static void iterate_cmap_x(picobench::state& s)
             result += i.ref->second;

     }

     s.set_result(result);

-    cmap_x_del(&map);

+    cmap_x_drop(&map);

 }

 

 

diff --git a/benchmarks/picobench/picobench_csmap.cpp b/benchmarks/picobench/picobench_csmap.cpp
index 7a0addad..90681cd5 100644
--- a/benchmarks/picobench/picobench_csmap.cpp
+++ b/benchmarks/picobench/picobench_csmap.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static void ctor_and_ins_one_csmap_i(picobench::state& s)
         csmap_i map = csmap_i_init();

         csmap_i_emplace(&map, n, 0);

         result += csmap_i_size(map);

-        csmap_i_del(&map);

+        csmap_i_drop(&map);

     }

     s.set_result(result);

 }

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void insert_csmap_i(picobench::state& s)
     c_forrange (n, s.iterations())

         csmap_i_emplace(&map, stc64_random() & 0xfffffff, n);

     s.set_result(csmap_i_size(map));

-    csmap_i_del(&map);

+    csmap_i_drop(&map);

 }

 

 #define P samples(S1).iterations({N1})

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static void ins_and_erase_csmap_i(picobench::state& s)
     c_forrange (s.iterations())

         csmap_i_erase(&map, stc64_random() & mask);

     s.set_result(result);

-    csmap_i_del(&map);

+    csmap_i_drop(&map);

 }

 

 #define P samples(S1).iterations({N1/2, N1/2, N1/2, N1/2}).args({18, 23, 25, 31})

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static void ins_and_access_csmap_i(picobench::state& s)
         if (val) csmap_i_erase(&map, val->first);

     }

     s.set_result(result + csmap_i_size(map));

-    csmap_i_del(&map);

+    csmap_i_drop(&map);

 }

 

 #define P samples(S1).iterations({N1, N1, N1, N1}).args({18, 23, 25, 31})

@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ static void ins_and_access_csmap_s(picobench::state& s)
         }*/

     }

     s.set_result(result + csmap_str_size(map));

-    cstr_del(&str);

-    csmap_str_del(&map);

+    cstr_drop(&str);

+    csmap_str_drop(&map);

 }

 

 #define P samples(S1).iterations({N1/5, N1/5, N1/5, N1/10, N1/40}).args({13, 7, 8, 100, 1000})

@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static void iterate_csmap_x(picobench::state& s)
             result += i.ref->second;

     }

     s.set_result(result);

-    csmap_x_del(&map);

+    csmap_x_drop(&map);

 }

 

 

diff --git a/benchmarks/plotbench/cdeq_benchmark.cpp b/benchmarks/plotbench/cdeq_benchmark.cpp
index 6db167b0..f57da6b2 100644
--- a/benchmarks/plotbench/cdeq_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/benchmarks/plotbench/cdeq_benchmark.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Sample test_stc_deque() {
         c_forrange (cdeq_x_size(con)/2) { cdeq_x_pop_front(&con); cdeq_x_pop_back(&con); }

         s.test[ERASE].t2 = clock();

         s.test[ERASE].sum = cdeq_x_size(con);

-        cdeq_x_del(&con);

+        cdeq_x_drop(&con);

      }{

         stc64_srandom(seed);

         container con = cdeq_x_init();

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Sample test_stc_deque() {
         s.test[ITER].t2 = clock();

         s.test[ITER].sum = sum;

         s.test[DESTRUCT].t1 = clock();

-        cdeq_x_del(&con);

+        cdeq_x_drop(&con);

      }

      s.test[DESTRUCT].t2 = clock();

      s.test[DESTRUCT].sum = 0;

diff --git a/benchmarks/plotbench/clist_benchmark.cpp b/benchmarks/plotbench/clist_benchmark.cpp
index 676d31e7..eaa18201 100644
--- a/benchmarks/plotbench/clist_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/benchmarks/plotbench/clist_benchmark.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Sample test_stc_forward_list() {
         c_forrange (N) clist_x_pop_front(&con);

         s.test[ERASE].t2 = clock();

         s.test[ERASE].sum = 0;

-        clist_x_del(&con);

+        clist_x_drop(&con);

      }{

         stc64_srandom(seed);

         container con = clist_x_init();

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Sample test_stc_forward_list() {
         s.test[ITER].t2 = clock();

         s.test[ITER].sum = sum;

         s.test[DESTRUCT].t1 = clock();

-        clist_x_del(&con);

+        clist_x_drop(&con);

      }

      s.test[DESTRUCT].t2 = clock();

      s.test[DESTRUCT].sum = 0;

diff --git a/benchmarks/plotbench/cmap_benchmark.cpp b/benchmarks/plotbench/cmap_benchmark.cpp
index 4c9c6c16..16aec8c0 100644
--- a/benchmarks/plotbench/cmap_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/benchmarks/plotbench/cmap_benchmark.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Sample test_stc_unordered_map() {
         c_forrange (N) cmap_x_erase(&con, stc64_random() & mask1);

         s.test[ERASE].t2 = clock();

         s.test[ERASE].sum = cmap_x_size(con);

-        cmap_x_del(&con);

+        cmap_x_drop(&con);

      }{

         container con = cmap_x_init();

         stc64_srandom(seed);

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Sample test_stc_unordered_map() {
         s.test[ITER].t2 = clock();

         s.test[ITER].sum = sum;

         s.test[DESTRUCT].t1 = clock();

-        cmap_x_del(&con);

+        cmap_x_drop(&con);

      }

      s.test[DESTRUCT].t2 = clock();

      s.test[DESTRUCT].sum = 0;

diff --git a/benchmarks/plotbench/cpque_benchmark.cpp b/benchmarks/plotbench/cpque_benchmark.cpp
index 19a9c701..33e55719 100644
--- a/benchmarks/plotbench/cpque_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/benchmarks/plotbench/cpque_benchmark.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include <stc/crandom.h>

 

 #define i_val float

-#define i_cmp -c_default_compare

+#define i_cmp -c_default_cmp

 #define i_tag f

 #include <stc/cpque.h>

 

@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ int main()
     int N = 10000000, M = 10;

 

     cpque_f pq = cpque_f_init();

+    cpque_f_resize(&pq, N, 0.0f);

 

     rng = stc64_init(seed);

     clock_t start = clock();

-    c_forrange (i, int, N)

-        cpque_f_push_back(&pq, (float) stc64_randf(&rng)*100000);

+    c_forrange (i, N)

+        pq.data[i] = (float) stc64_randf(&rng)*100000;

 

     cpque_f_make_heap(&pq);

     printf("Built priority queue: %f secs\n", (clock() - start) / (float) CLOCKS_PER_SEC);

@@ -44,5 +45,5 @@ int main()
     }

     puts("");

 

-    cpque_f_del(&pq);

+    cpque_f_drop(&pq);

 }

diff --git a/benchmarks/plotbench/csmap_benchmark.cpp b/benchmarks/plotbench/csmap_benchmark.cpp
index 47762791..4d1621e3 100644
--- a/benchmarks/plotbench/csmap_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/benchmarks/plotbench/csmap_benchmark.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Sample test_stc_map() {
         c_forrange (N) csmap_x_erase(&con, stc64_random() & mask1);

         s.test[ERASE].t2 = clock();

         s.test[ERASE].sum = csmap_x_size(con);

-        csmap_x_del(&con);

+        csmap_x_drop(&con);

      }{

         container con = csmap_x_init();

         stc64_srandom(seed);

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Sample test_stc_map() {
         s.test[ITER].t2 = clock();

         s.test[ITER].sum = sum;

         s.test[DESTRUCT].t1 = clock();

-        csmap_x_del(&con);

+        csmap_x_drop(&con);

      }

      s.test[DESTRUCT].t2 = clock();

      s.test[DESTRUCT].sum = 0;

diff --git a/benchmarks/plotbench/cvec_benchmark.cpp b/benchmarks/plotbench/cvec_benchmark.cpp
index c4648e34..21e7a229 100644
--- a/benchmarks/plotbench/cvec_benchmark.cpp
+++ b/benchmarks/plotbench/cvec_benchmark.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Sample test_stc_vector() {
         c_forrange (N) { cvec_x_pop_back(&con); }

         s.test[ERASE].t2 = clock();

         s.test[ERASE].sum = cvec_x_size(con);

-        cvec_x_del(&con);

+        cvec_x_drop(&con);

      }{

         stc64_srandom(seed);

         container con = cvec_x_init();

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Sample test_stc_vector() {
         s.test[ITER].t2 = clock();

         s.test[ITER].sum = sum;

         s.test[DESTRUCT].t1 = clock();

-        cvec_x_del(&con);

+        cvec_x_drop(&con);

      }

      s.test[DESTRUCT].t2 = clock();

      s.test[DESTRUCT].sum = 0;

diff --git a/benchmarks/shootout_hashmaps.cpp b/benchmarks/shootout_hashmaps.cpp
index 40e0e579..6439c548 100644
--- a/benchmarks/shootout_hashmaps.cpp
+++ b/benchmarks/shootout_hashmaps.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ size_t seed;
 #define CMAP_SIZE(X)              cmap_##X##_size(map)
 #define CMAP_BUCKETS(X)           cmap_##X##_bucket_count(map)
 #define CMAP_CLEAR(X)             cmap_##X##_clear(&map)
-#define CMAP_DTOR(X)              cmap_##X##_del(&map)
+#define CMAP_DTOR(X)              cmap_##X##_drop(&map)
 
 #define KMAP_SETUP(X, Key, Value) khash_t(X)* map = kh_init(X); khiter_t ki; int ret
 #define KMAP_PUT(X, key, val)     (*(ki = kh_put(X, map, key, &ret), map->vals[ki] = val, map->vals+ki))
diff --git a/docs/carray_api.md b/docs/carray_api.md
index 5e26f658..3ac6d650 100644
--- a/docs/carray_api.md
+++ b/docs/carray_api.md
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ See the c++ class [boost::multi_array](https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/li
 
 ```c
 #define i_val       // value: REQUIRED
-#define i_del       // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
-#define i_valfrom   // func Raw => i_val - defaults to plain copy
+#define i_drop      // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
+#define i_from     // func Raw => i_val - defaults to plain copy
 #define i_valto     // func i_val => Raw - defaults to plain copy
 #define i_tag       // defaults to i_val
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ carr2_X             carr2_X_with_storage(size_t xdim, size_t ydim, i_val* array)
 carr2_X             carr2_X_clone(carr2_X arr);
 void                carr2_X_copy(carr2_X* self, carr2_X other);
 i_val*              carr2_X_release(carr2_X* self);       // release storage (not freed)
-void                carr2_X_del(carr2_X* self);
+void                carr2_X_drop(carr2_X* self);
 
 size_t              carr2_X_size(carr2_X arr);
 i_val*              carr2_X_data(carr2_X* self);          // access storage data
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ carr3_X             carr3_X_with_storage(size_t xdim, size_t ydim, size_t zdim,
 carr3_X             carr3_X_clone(carr3_X arr);
 void                carr3_X_copy(carr3_X* self, carr3_X other);
 i_val*              carr3_X_release(carr3_X* self);                               // release storage (not freed)
-void                carr3_X_del(carr3_X* self);
+void                carr3_X_drop(carr3_X* self);
 
 size_t              carr3_X_size(carr3_X arr);
 i_val*              carr3_X_data(carr3_X* self);                                  // storage data
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int main()
     int xd = 30, yd = 20, zd = 10;
     // define arr3[30][20][10], initialized with zeros.
     c_autovar (carr3_f arr3 = carr3_f_with_values(xd, yd, zd, 0.0f), 
-                              carr3_f_del(&arr3)) {
+                              carr3_f_drop(&arr3)) {
         arr3.data[5][4][3] = 3.14f;
 
         float *arr1 = arr3.data[5][4];
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ int main()
 
     // Ex2
     int w = 256, h = 128;
-    c_autovar (carr2_i image = carr2_i_init(w, h), carr2_i_del(&image)) {
+    c_autovar (carr2_i image = carr2_i_init(w, h), carr2_i_drop(&image)) {
         int n = 0;
         c_foreach (i, carr2_i, image) {
             uint32_t t = n++ % 256;
diff --git a/docs/cbits_api.md b/docs/cbits_api.md
index b369b5d1..f6077d20 100644
--- a/docs/cbits_api.md
+++ b/docs/cbits_api.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ cbits            cbits_clone(cbits other);
 void             cbits_clear(cbits* self);
 cbits*           cbits_copy(cbits* self, cbits other);
 void             cbits_resize(cbits* self, size_t size, bool value);
-void             cbits_del(cbits* self);
+void             cbits_drop(cbits* self);
 
 cbits*           cbits_take(cbits* self, cbits other);       // give other to self
 cbits            cbits_move(cbits* self);                    // transfer self to caller
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ int main(void)
        if (cbits_test(primes, i>>1)) printf(" %zu", i);
     puts("");
 
-    cbits_del(&primes);
+    cbits_drop(&primes);
 }
 ```
 Output:
diff --git a/docs/cbox_api.md b/docs/cbox_api.md
index 83cec830..8580e7d7 100644
--- a/docs/cbox_api.md
+++ b/docs/cbox_api.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # STC [cbox](../include/stc/cbox.h): (Boxed) Heap Allocated Objects
 
 **cbox** is a A box is a smart pointer to a heap allocated value of type X. A **cbox** can
-be empty. The *cbox_X_compare()*, *cbox_X_del()* methods are defined based on the `i_cmp`
-and `i_valdel` macros specified. Use *cbox_X_clone(p)* to make a deep copy, which uses the
+be empty. The *cbox_X_cmp()*, *cbox_X_drop()* methods are defined based on the `i_cmp`
+and `i_valdrop` macros specified. Use *cbox_X_clone(p)* to make a deep copy, which uses the
 `i_valfrom` macro if defined.
 
-When declaring a container of **cbox** values, it is recommended to define `i_val_ref` to the
-cbox type instead of defining `i_val`. This will auto-set `i_del`, `i_from`, and `i_cmp` using 
+When declaring a container of **cbox** values, it is recommended to define `i_val_bind` to the
+cbox type instead of defining `i_val`. This will auto-set `i_drop`, `i_from`, and `i_cmp` using 
 functions defined by the specified **cbox**.
 
 For containers, make sure to pass the result of create functions like *cbox_X_new()* **only** to 
@@ -20,21 +20,21 @@ See similar c++ class [std::unique_ptr](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/memory
 ```c
 #define i_val           // value: REQUIRED
 #define i_cmp           // three-way compare two i_val* : REQUIRED IF i_val is a non-integral type
-#define i_del           // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
-#define i_from          // create from raw/clone func - REQUIRED if i_del is defined,
+#define i_drop          // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
+#define i_from         // create from raw/clone func - REQUIRED if i_drop is defined,
                         // unless 'i_opt c_no_clone' is defined.
 #define i_tag           // type name tag, defaults to i_val
 #include <stc/cbox.h>    
 ```
 `X` should be replaced by the value of `i_tag` in all of the following documentation.
-Define `i_opt` with `c_no_compare` if comparison between i_val's is not needed/available. Will then
+Define `i_opt` with `c_no_cmp` if comparison between i_val's is not needed/available. Will then
 compare the pointer addresses when used. Additionally, `c_no_clone` or `i_is_fwd` may be defined.
 
 ## Methods
 ```c
 cbox_X      cbox_X_init();                                    // return an empty cbox
 cbox_X      cbox_X_new(i_val val);                            // allocate new heap object with val. Take ownership of val.
-cbox_X      cbox_X_from(i_rawval raw);                        // like cbox_X_new(), but create owned value from raw.
+cbox_X      cbox_X_from(i_valraw raw);                        // like cbox_X_new(), but create owned value from raw.
 cbox_X      cbox_X_with(i_val* p);                            // create a cbox from a pointer. Takes ownership of p.
 
 cbox_X      cbox_X_clone(cbox_X other);                       // return deep copied clone
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ cbox_X      cbox_X_move(cbox_X* self);                        // transfer owners
 void        cbox_X_take(cbox_X* self, cbox_X other);          // take ownership of other.
 void        cbox_X_copy(cbox_X* self, cbox_X other);          // deep copy to self
 
-void        cbox_X_del(cbox_X* self);                         // destruct the contained object and free's it.
+void        cbox_X_drop(cbox_X* self);                         // destruct the contained object and free's it.
 
 void        cbox_X_reset(cbox_X* self);   
 void        cbox_X_reset_new(cbox_X* self, i_val val);        // assign new cbox with value. Takes ownership of val.
-void        cbox_X_reset_from(cbox_X* self, i_rawval raw);    // make and assign new cbox from raw value. 
+void        cbox_X_reset_from(cbox_X* self, i_valraw raw);    // make and assign new cbox from raw value. 
 void        cbox_X_reset_with(cbox_X* self, i_val* p);        // create cbox with pointer p. Takes ownership of p.
 
-int         cbox_X_compare(const cbox_X* x, const cbox_X* y); // compares pointer addresses if 'i_opt c_no_compare'
+int         cbox_X_cmp(const cbox_X* x, const cbox_X* y);     // compares pointer addresses if 'i_opt c_no_cmp'
                                                               // is defined. Otherwise uses 'i_cmp' or default compare.
 ```
 ## Types and constants
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ int         cbox_X_compare(const cbox_X* x, const cbox_X* y); // compares pointe
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-void int_del(int* x) {
-    printf("del: %d\n", *x);
+void int_drop(int* x) {
+    printf("drop: %d\n", *x);
 }
 
-// When 'i_del' is defined, you are also forced to define a clone function with
-// 'i_valfrom', as it is normally required when i_del destroys resources.
+// When 'i_drop' is defined, you are also forced to define a clone function with
+// 'i_from', as it is normally required when i_drop destroys resources.
 //
-// If cloning is not needed, define 'i_opt c_no_clone' instead of 'i_valfrom'
+// If cloning is not needed, define 'i_opt c_no_clone' instead of 'i_from'
 // both for the cbox type and the container of cbox elements. It will also 
 // disable emplace container functions.
 //
@@ -81,22 +81,22 @@ void int_del(int* x) {
 // define cloning internally.
 
 #define i_val int
-#define i_del int_del       // optional func, just to display elements destroyed
-#define i_valfrom c_default_clone
-#include <stc/cbox.h>       // cbox_int
+#define i_drop int_drop       // optional func, just to display elements destroyed
+#define i_from c_default_clone
+#include <stc/cbox.h>         // cbox_int
 
-#define i_key_ref cbox_int  // note: use i_key_ref instead of i_key
-#define i_tag int           // tag otherwise defaults to 'ref'
-#include <stc/csset.h>      // csset_int (like: std::set<std::unique_ptr<int>>)
+#define i_key_bind cbox_int   // note: use i_key_bind instead of i_key
+#define i_tag int             // tag otherwise defaults to 'ref'
+#include <stc/csset.h>        // csset_int (like: std::set<std::unique_ptr<int>>)
 
-#define i_val_ref cbox_int  // note: use i_val_ref instead of i_val
-#define i_tag int           // tag otherwise defaults to 'ref'
-#include <stc/cvec.h>       // cvec_int (like: std::vector<std::unique_ptr<int>>)
+#define i_val_bind cbox_int   // note: use i_val_bind instead of i_val
+#define i_tag int             // tag otherwise defaults to 'ref'
+#include <stc/cvec.h>         // cvec_int (like: std::vector<std::unique_ptr<int>>)
 
 int main()
 {
-    c_auto (cvec_int, vec)   // declare and init vec, call del at scope exit
-    c_auto (csset_int, set)  // declare and init set, call del at scope exit
+    c_auto (cvec_int, vec)   // declare and init vec, call drop at scope exit
+    c_auto (csset_int, set)  // declare and init set, call drop at scope exit
     {
         c_apply(cvec_int, push_back, &vec, {
             cbox_int_new(2021),
@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@ int main()
 Output:
 ```
 vec: 2021 2012 2022 2015
-del: 2015
-del: 2022
+drop: 2015
+drop: 2022
 vec: 2021 2012
 set: 2015 2021
 Done
-del: 2021
-del: 2015
-del: 2021
-del: 2012
+drop: 2021
+drop: 2015
+drop: 2021
+drop: 2012
 ```
diff --git a/docs/ccommon_api.md b/docs/ccommon_api.md
index 740df9a4..cc021001 100644
--- a/docs/ccommon_api.md
+++ b/docs/ccommon_api.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ macros, as one must always make sure to unwind temporary allocated resources bef
 
 | Usage                                  | Description                                        |
 |:---------------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------------|
-| `c_auto (Type, var...)`                | `c_autovar (Type var=Type_init(), Type_del(&var))` |
+| `c_auto (Type, var...)`                | `c_autovar (Type var=Type_init(), Type_drop(&var))` |
 | `c_autovar (Type var=init, end...)`    | Declare `var`. Defer `end...` to end of block      |
 | `c_autoscope (init, end...)`           | Execute `init`. Defer `end...` to end of block     |
 | `c_autodefer (end...)`                 | Defer `end...` to end of block                     |
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ macros, as one must always make sure to unwind temporary allocated resources bef
 For multiple variables, use either multiple **c_autovar** in sequence, or declare variable outside
 scope and use **c_autoscope**. Also, **c_auto** support up to 3 variables.
 ```c
-c_autovar (cstr s = cstr_new("Hello"), cstr_del(&s))
+c_autovar (cstr s = cstr_new("Hello"), cstr_drop(&s))
 {
     cstr_append(&s, " world");
     printf("%s\n", s.str);
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ c_autoscope (mydata_init(&data), mydata_destroy(&data))
 }
 
 cstr s1 = cstr_new("Hello"), s2 = cstr_new("world");
-c_autodefer (cstr_del(&s1), cstr_del(&s2))
+c_autodefer (cstr_drop(&s1), cstr_drop(&s2))
 {
     printf("%s %s\n", s1.str, s2.str);
 }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ cvec_str readFile(const char* name)
     cvec_str vec = cvec_str_init(); // returned
 
     c_autovar (FILE* fp = fopen(name, "r"), fclose(fp))
-        c_autovar (cstr line = cstr_null, cstr_del(&line))
+        c_autovar (cstr line = cstr_null, cstr_drop(&line))
             while (cstr_getline(&line, fp))
                 cvec_str_emplace_back(&vec, line.str);
     return vec;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ cvec_str readFile(const char* name)
 
 int main()
 {
-    c_autovar (cvec_str x = readFile(__FILE__), cvec_str_del(&x))
+    c_autovar (cvec_str x = readFile(__FILE__), cvec_str_drop(&x))
         c_foreach (i, cvec_str, x)
             printf("%s\n", i.ref->str);
 }
@@ -140,14 +140,14 @@ int arr[] = {1, 2, 3};
 c_apply_n(cvec_i, push_back, &vec, arr, c_arraylen(arr));
 ```
 
-### c_new, c_alloc, c_alloc_n, c_del, c_make
+### c_new, c_alloc, c_alloc_n, c_drop, c_make
 
 | Usage                          | Meaning                                 |
 |:-------------------------------|:----------------------------------------|
 | `c_new (type, value)`          | Move value to a new object on the heap  |
 | `c_alloc (type)`               | `(type *) c_malloc(sizeof(type))`       |
 | `c_alloc_n (type, N)`          | `(type *) c_malloc((N)*sizeof(type))`   |
-| `c_del (ctype, &c1, ..., &cN)` | `ctype_del(&c1); ... ctype_del(&cN)`    |
+| `c_drop (ctype, &c1, ..., &cN)` | `ctype_drop(&c1); ... ctype_drop(&cN)`    |
 | `c_make(type){value...}`       | `(type){value...}` // c++ compatability |
 
 ```c
@@ -159,17 +159,17 @@ int* array = c_alloc_n (int, 100);
 c_free(array);
 
 cstr a = cstr_new("Hello"), b = cstr_new("World");
-c_del(cstr, &a, &b);
+c_drop(cstr, &a, &b);
 ```
 
 ### General predefined template parameter functions
 ```
-int     c_default_compare(const Type*, const Type*);
+int     c_default_cmp(const Type*, const Type*);
 Type    c_default_clone(Type val);           // simple copy
 Type    c_default_toraw(const Type* val);    // dereference val
-void    c_default_del(Type* val);            // does nothing
+void    c_default_drop(Type* val);            // does nothing
 
-int     c_rawstr_compare(const char* const* a, const char* const* b);
+int     c_rawstr_cmp(const char* const* a, const char* const* b);
 bool    c_rawstr_equalto(const char* const* a, const char* const* b);
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/cdeq_api.md b/docs/cdeq_api.md
index 554b4c7b..1985c2ab 100644
--- a/docs/cdeq_api.md
+++ b/docs/cdeq_api.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ See the c++ class [std::deque](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/deque
 ```c
 #define i_val       // value: REQUIRED
 #define i_cmp       // three-way compare two i_valraw* : REQUIRED IF i_valraw is a non-integral type
-#define i_del       // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
+#define i_drop      // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
 #define i_valraw    // convertion "raw" type - defaults to i_val
 #define i_valfrom   // convertion func i_valraw => i_val - defaults to plain copy
 #define i_valto     // convertion func i_val* => i_valraw - defaults to plain copy
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void                cdeq_X_copy(cdeq_X* self, cdeq_X other);
 bool                cdeq_X_reserve(cdeq_X* self, size_t cap);
 void                cdeq_X_shrink_to_fit(cdeq_X* self);
 void                cdeq_X_swap(cdeq_X* a, cdeq_X* b);
-void                cdeq_X_del(cdeq_X* self);                                                    // destructor
+void                cdeq_X_drop(cdeq_X* self);                                                    // destructor
 
 bool                cdeq_X_empty(cdeq_X deq);
 size_t              cdeq_X_size(cdeq_X deq);
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ int main() {
     c_foreach (i, cdeq_i, q)
         printf(" %d", *i.ref);
     puts("");
-    cdeq_i_del(&q);
+    cdeq_i_drop(&q);
 }
 ```
 Output:
diff --git a/docs/clist_api.md b/docs/clist_api.md
index b45108a7..0817737b 100644
--- a/docs/clist_api.md
+++ b/docs/clist_api.md
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ See the c++ class [std::list](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/list)
 ```c
 #define i_val       // value: REQUIRED
 #define i_cmp       // three-way compare two i_valraw* : REQUIRED IF i_valraw is a non-integral type
-#define i_del       // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
+#define i_drop      // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
 #define i_valraw    // convertion "raw" type - defaults to i_val
-#define i_valfrom   // convertion func i_valraw => i_val - defaults to plain copy
 #define i_valto     // convertion func i_val* => i_valraw - defaults to plain copy
+#define i_from     // convertion func i_valraw => i_val - defaults to plain copy
 #define i_tag       // defaults to i_val
 #include <stc/clist.h>
 ```
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ clist_X             clist_X_clone(clist_X list);
 
 void                clist_X_clear(clist_X* self);
 void                clist_X_copy(clist_X* self, clist_X other);
-void                clist_X_del(clist_X* self);                                           // destructor
+void                clist_X_drop(clist_X* self);                                           // destructor
 
 bool                clist_X_empty(clist_X list);
 size_t              clist_X_count(clist_X list);                                          // size() in O(n) time
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ int main() {
     c_foreach (i, clist_d, list)
         printf(" %g", *i.ref);
 
-    clist_d_del(&list);
+    clist_d_drop(&list);
 }
 ```
 Output:
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ int main ()
     c_foreach (x, clist_i, L) printf(" %d", *x.ref);
     puts("");
 
-    clist_i_del(&L);
+    clist_i_drop(&L);
 }
 ```
 Output:
diff --git a/docs/cmap_api.md b/docs/cmap_api.md
index 0fec365c..e2cb668f 100644
--- a/docs/cmap_api.md
+++ b/docs/cmap_api.md
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ See the c++ class [std::unordered_map](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/contain
 #define i_val       // value: REQUIRED
 #define i_cmp       // three-way compare two i_keyraw*: REQUIRED IF i_keyraw is non-integral type
 #define i_equ       // equality comparison two i_keyraw*: ALTERNATIVE to i_cmp
-#define i_keydel    // destroy key func - defaults to empty destruct
+#define i_keydrop   // destroy key func - defaults to empty destruct
 #define i_keyraw    // convertion "raw" type - defaults to i_key
-#define i_keyfrom   // convertion func i_keyraw => i_key - defaults to plain copy
+#define i_keyfrom  // convertion func i_keyraw => i_key - defaults to plain copy
 #define i_keyto     // convertion func i_key* => i_keyraw - defaults to plain copy
-#define i_valdel    // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
+#define i_valdrop   // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
 #define i_valraw    // convertion "raw" type - defaults to i_val
-#define i_valfrom   // convertion func i_valraw => i_val - defaults to plain copy
+#define i_valfrom  // convertion func i_valraw => i_val - defaults to plain copy
 #define i_valto     // convertion func i_val* => i_valraw - defaults to plain copy
 #define i_tag       // defaults to i_key
 #include <stc/cmap.h>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void                cmap_X_max_load_factor(cmap_X* self, float max_load);
 bool                cmap_X_reserve(cmap_X* self, size_t size);
 void                cmap_X_shrink_to_fit(cmap_X* self);
 void                cmap_X_swap(cmap_X* a, cmap_X* b);
-void                cmap_X_del(cmap_X* self);                                                 // destructor
+void                cmap_X_drop(cmap_X* self);                                                 // destructor
 
 size_t              cmap_X_size(cmap_X map);
 size_t              cmap_X_capacity(cmap_X map);                                              // buckets * max_load_factor
@@ -207,15 +207,15 @@ typedef struct { int x, y, z; } Vec3i;
 int main()
 {
     // Define map with defered destruct
-    c_autovar (cmap_vi vecs = cmap_vi_init(), cmap_vi_del(&vecs))
+    c_autovar (cmap_vi vecs = cmap_vi_init(), cmap_vi_drop(&vecs))
     {
         cmap_vi_insert(&vecs, (Vec3i){100,   0,   0}, 1);
         cmap_vi_insert(&vecs, (Vec3i){  0, 100,   0}, 2);
         cmap_vi_insert(&vecs, (Vec3i){  0,   0, 100}, 3);
         cmap_vi_insert(&vecs, (Vec3i){100, 100, 100}, 4);
 
-        c_foreach (i, cmap_vi, vecs)
-            printf("{ %3d, %3d, %3d }: %d\n", i.ref->first.x,  i.ref->first.y,  i.ref->first.z,  i.ref->second);
+        c_forpair (vec, num, cmap_vi, vecs)
+            printf("{ %3d, %3d, %3d }: %d\n", _.vec.x,  _.vec.y,  _.vec.z,  _.num);
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -240,15 +240,15 @@ typedef struct { int x, y, z; } Vec3i;
 
 int main()
 {
-    c_autovar (cmap_iv vecs = cmap_iv_init(), cmap_iv_del(&vecs))
+    c_auto (cmap_iv, vecs) // shorthand for c_autovar with _init(), _drop().
     {
         cmap_iv_insert(&vecs, 1, (Vec3i){100,   0,   0});
         cmap_iv_insert(&vecs, 2, (Vec3i){  0, 100,   0});
         cmap_iv_insert(&vecs, 3, (Vec3i){  0,   0, 100});
         cmap_iv_insert(&vecs, 4, (Vec3i){100, 100, 100});
 
-        c_foreach (i, cmap_iv, vecs)
-            printf("%d: { %3d, %3d, %3d }\n", i.ref->first, i.ref->second.x,  i.ref->second.y,  i.ref->second.z);
+        c_forpair (num, vec, cmap_iv, vecs)
+            printf("%d: { %3d, %3d, %3d }\n", _.num_, _.vec.x,  _.vec.y,  _.vec.z);
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -270,45 +270,56 @@ typedef struct {
     cstr country;
 } Viking;
 
-static bool Viking_equalto(const Viking* a, const Viking* b) {
+#define Viking_init() ((Viking){cstr_null, cstr_null})
+
+static inline bool RViking_equalto(const Viking* a, const Viking* b) {
     return cstr_equals_s(a->name, b->name) && cstr_equals_s(a->country, b->country);
 }
 
-static uint32_t Viking_hash(const Viking* a, int ignored) {
+static inline uint32_t RViking_hash(const Viking* a, int ignored) {
     return c_strhash(a->name.str) ^ (c_strhash(a->country.str) >> 15);
 }
 
-static void Viking_del(Viking* v) {
-    c_del(cstr, &v->name, &v->country);
+static inline Viking Viking_clone(Viking v) {
+    v.name = cstr_clone(v.name); 
+    v.country = cstr_clone(v.country);
+}
+
+void inline Viking_drop(Viking* vk) {
+    cstr_drop(&vk->name);
+    cstr_drop(&vk->country);
 }
 
-#define i_key Viking
+#define i_type Vikings
+#define i_key_bind Viking
 #define i_val int
-#define i_equ Viking_equalto
-#define i_hash Viking_hash
-#define i_del Viking_del
-#define i_tag vk
+// i_key_bind auto-binds:
+//  #define i_equ RViking_equalto
+//  #define i_hash RViking_hash
+//  #define i_keyfrom Viking_clone
+//  #define i_drop Viking_drop
 #include <stc/cmap.h>
 
 int main()
 {
     // Use a HashMap to store the vikings' health points.
-    cmap_vk vikings = cmap_vk_init();
-
-    cmap_vk_insert(&vikings, (Viking){cstr_new("Einar"), cstr_new("Norway")}, 25);
-    cmap_vk_insert(&vikings, (Viking){cstr_new("Olaf"), cstr_new("Denmark")}, 24);
-    cmap_vk_insert(&vikings, (Viking){cstr_new("Harald"), cstr_new("Iceland")}, 12);
-    cmap_vk_insert(&vikings, (Viking){cstr_new("Einar"), cstr_new("Denmark")}, 21);
-    
-    Viking lookup = (Viking){cstr_new("Einar"), cstr_new("Norway")};
-    printf("Lookup: Einar of Norway has %d hp\n\n", *cmap_vk_at(&vikings, lookup));
-    Viking_del(&lookup);
-
-    // Print the status of the vikings.
-    c_foreach (i, cmap_vk, vikings) {
-        printf("%s of %s has %d hp\n", i.ref->first.name.str, i.ref->first.country.str, i.ref->second);
+    c_auto (Vikings, vikings) // uses Vikings_init(), Vikings_drop()
+    {
+        Vikings_insert(&vikings, (Viking){cstr_new("Einar"), cstr_new("Norway")}, 25);
+        Vikings_insert(&vikings, (Viking){cstr_new("Olaf"), cstr_new("Denmark")}, 24);
+        Vikings_insert(&vikings, (Viking){cstr_new("Harald"), cstr_new("Iceland")}, 12);
+        Vikings_insert(&vikings, (Viking){cstr_new("Einar"), cstr_new("Denmark")}, 21);
+        
+        c_auto (Viking, lookup) {
+            lookup = (Viking){cstr_new("Einar"), cstr_new("Norway")};
+            printf("Lookup: Einar of Norway has %d hp\n\n", *Vikings_at(&vikings, lookup));
+        }
+
+        // Print the status of the vikings.
+        c_forpair (viking, hp, Vikings, vikings) {
+            printf("%s of %s has %d hp\n", _.viking.name.str, _.viking.country.str, _.hp);
+        }
     }
-    cmap_vk_del(&vikings);
 }
 ```
 Output:
@@ -326,65 +337,65 @@ to add "raw" type entries (otherwise compile error):
 ```c
 #include <stc/cstr.h>
 
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct Viking {
     cstr name;
     cstr country;
 } Viking;
 
-static void Viking_del(Viking* v) {
-    c_del(cstr, &v->name, &v->country);
+static inline void Viking_drop(Viking* v) {
+    c_drop(cstr, &v->name, &v->country);
 }
 
-// Define a "raw" type that does not need allocations.
-// Define equals, hash, fromraw, toraw functions:
+// Define Viking raw struct with hash, equalto, and convertion functions between Viking and RViking structs:
 
-typedef struct {
+typedef struct RViking {
     const char* name;
     const char* country;
 } RViking;
 
-static bool RViking_equalto(const RViking* r1, const RViking* r2)
-    { return !strcmp(r1->name, r2->name) && !strcmp(r1->country, r2->country); }
-
-static uint32_t RViking_hash(const RViking* r, int ignored)
-    { return c_strhash(r->name) ^ (c_strhash(r->country) >> 15); }
-
-static Viking Viking_fromR(RViking r) 
-    { return (Viking){cstr_from(r.name), cstr_from(r.country)}; }
+static inline uint64_t RViking_hash(const RViking* raw, size_t ignore) {
+    uint64_t hash = c_strhash(raw->name) ^ (c_strhash(raw->country) >> 15);
+    return hash;
+}
+static inline bool RViking_equalto(const RViking* rx, const RViking* ry) {
+    return strcmp(rx->name, ry->name) == 0 && strcmp(rx->country, ry->country) == 0;
+}
 
-static RViking Viking_toR(const Viking* v) 
-    { return (RViking){v->name.str, v->country.str}; }
+static inline Viking Viking_from(RViking raw) {
+    return (Viking){cstr_from(raw.name), cstr_from(raw.country)};
+}
+static inline RViking Viking_toraw(const Viking* vk) {
+    return (RViking){vk->name.str, vk->country.str};
+}
 
-#define i_key Viking
-#define i_val int
-#define i_keydel Viking_del
-#define i_keyraw RViking
-#define i_equ RViking_equalto
-#define i_hash RViking_hash
-#define i_keyfrom Viking_fromR
-#define i_keyto Viking_toR
-#define i_tag vk
+// With this in place, we define the Viking => int hash map type:
+#define i_type      Vikings
+#define i_key_bind  Viking
+#define i_val       int
+#define i_keyraw    RViking
+// i_key_bind macro will make these functions auto-bind:
+//  #define i_hash     RViking_hash
+//  #define i_equ      RViking_equalto
+//  #define i_keyfrom  Viking_from // uses _from because i_keyraw is defined
+//  #define i_keyto    Viking_toraw
+//  #define i_keydrop  Viking_drop
 #include <stc/cmap.h>
 
 int main()
 {
-    c_auto (cmap_vk, vikings) // RAII
-    {
-        // Insert works as before, takes a constructed Viking object
-        cmap_vk_insert(&vikings, (Viking){cstr_new("Einar"), cstr_new("Norway")}, 25);
-        cmap_vk_insert(&vikings, (Viking){cstr_new("Olaf"), cstr_new("Denmark")}, 24);
-
-        // Emplace is simpler to use now - takes rawkey argument
-        cmap_vk_emplace(&vikings, (RViking){"Harald", "Iceland"}, 12);
-        cmap_vk_emplace(&vikings, (RViking){"Einar", "Denmark"}, 21);
+    c_auto (Vikings, vikings) {
+        c_apply_pair(Vikings, emplace, &vikings, {
+            {{"Einar", "Norway"}, 20},
+            {{"Olaf", "Denmark"}, 24},
+            {{"Harald", "Iceland"}, 12},
+        });
+        Vikings_emplace_or_assign(&vikings, (RViking){"Bjorn", "Sweden"}, 10);
 
-        // Lookup also uses rawkey args, no need construct/destruct key:
-        printf("Lookup: Einar of Norway has %d hp\n\n", *cmap_vk_at(&vikings, (RViking){"Einar", "Norway"}));
+        Vikings_value *einar = Vikings_find(&vikings, (RViking){"Einar", "Norway"}).ref;
+        if (einar) einar->second += 3; // add 3 hp points to Einar
 
-        // Print the status of the vikings.
-        c_foreach (i, cmap_vk, vikings) {
-            printf("%s of %s has %d hp\n", i.ref->first.name.str, 
-                                           i.ref->first.country.str, i.ref->second);
+        c_forpair (viking, health, Vikings, vikings) {
+            printf("%s of %s has %d hp\n", _.viking.name.str, _.viking.country.str, _.health);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/docs/cpque_api.md b/docs/cpque_api.md
index 5c0c9ec4..e891b7d2 100644
--- a/docs/cpque_api.md
+++ b/docs/cpque_api.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ See the c++ class [std::priority_queue](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/contai
 ```c
 #define i_val       // value: REQUIRED
 #define i_cmp       // three-way compare two i_val* : REQUIRED IF i_val is a non-integral type
-#define i_del       // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
+#define i_drop      // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
 #define i_valfrom   // convertion func i_val => i_val - defaults to plain copy
 #define i_tag       // defaults to i_val
 #include <stc/cpque.h>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void                cpque_X_clear(cpque_X* self);
 bool                cpque_X_reserve(cpque_X* self, size_t n);
 void                cpque_X_shrink_to_fit(cpque_X* self);
 void                cpque_X_copy(cpque_X* self, cpque_X other);
-void                cpque_X_del(cpque_X* self);        // destructor
+void                cpque_X_drop(cpque_X* self);        // destructor
 
 size_t              cpque_X_size(cpque_X pq);
 bool                cpque_X_empty(cpque_X pq);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ cpque_X_value       cpque_X_value_clone(cpque_X_value val);
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #define i_val int64_t
-#define i_cmp -c_default_compare // min-heap
+#define i_cmp -c_default_cmp // min-heap
 #define i_tag i
 #include <stc/cpque.h>
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ int main()
     stc64_t rng = stc64_init(1234);
     stc64_uniform_t dist = stc64_uniform_init(0, N * 10);
 
-    // Declare heap, with defered del()
+    // Declare heap, with defered drop()
     c_auto (cpque_i, heap)
     {
         // Push ten million random numbers to priority queue, plus some negative ones.
diff --git a/docs/cqueue_api.md b/docs/cqueue_api.md
index 469b7c99..9fd2c4e0 100644
--- a/docs/cqueue_api.md
+++ b/docs/cqueue_api.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ See the c++ class [std::queue](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/queue
 ```c
 #define i_val       // value: REQUIRED
 #define i_cmp       // three-way compare two i_valraw* : REQUIRED IF i_valraw is a non-integral type
-#define i_del       // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
+#define i_drop      // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
 #define i_valraw    // convertion "raw" type - defaults to i_val
 #define i_valfrom   // convertion func i_valraw => i_val - defaults to plain copy
 #define i_valto     // convertion func i_val* => i_valraw - defaults to plain copy
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ cqueue_X            cqueue_X_clone(cqueue_X q);
 
 void                cqueue_X_clear(cqueue_X* self);
 void                cqueue_X_copy(cqueue_X* self, cqueue_X other);
-void                cqueue_X_del(cqueue_X* self);       // destructor
+void                cqueue_X_drop(cqueue_X* self);       // destructor
 
 size_t              cqueue_X_size(cqueue_X q);
 bool                cqueue_X_empty(cqueue_X q);
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int main() {
     c_foreach (i, cqueue_i, Q)
         printf(" %d", *i.ref);
 
-    cqueue_i_del(&Q);
+    cqueue_i_drop(&Q);
 }
 ```
 Output:
diff --git a/docs/crandom_api.md b/docs/crandom_api.md
index 3dd829aa..b099eeaf 100644
--- a/docs/crandom_api.md
+++ b/docs/crandom_api.md
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ int main()
         }
     }
     // Cleanup
-    cstr_del(&bar);
-    csmap_i_del(&mhist);
+    cstr_drop(&bar);
+    csmap_i_drop(&mhist);
 }
 ```
 Output:
diff --git a/docs/cset_api.md b/docs/cset_api.md
index 4883664d..b70f5fb9 100644
--- a/docs/cset_api.md
+++ b/docs/cset_api.md
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ A **cset** is an associative container that contains a set of unique objects of
 #define i_hash      // hash func: REQUIRED IF i_keyraw is a non-pod type

 #define i_cmp       // three-way compare two i_keyraw*: REQUIRED IF i_keyraw is a non-integral type

 #define i_equ       // equality comparison two i_keyraw*: ALTERNATIVE to i_cmp 

-#define i_del       // destroy key func - defaults to empty destruct

+#define i_drop      // destroy key func - defaults to empty destruct

 #define i_keyraw    // convertion "raw" type - defaults to i_key

-#define i_keyfrom   // convertion func i_keyraw => i_key - defaults to plain copy

-#define i_keyto     // convertion func i_key* => i_keyraw - defaults to plain copy

+#define i_keyfrom  // convertion func i_keyraw => i_key - defaults to plain copy

+#define i_keyto  // convertion func i_key* => i_keyraw - defaults to plain copy

 #define i_tag       // defaults to i_key

 #include <stc/cset.h>

 ```

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void                cset_X_max_load_factor(cset_X* self, float max_load);
 bool                cset_X_reserve(cset_X* self, size_t size);

 void                cset_X_shrink_to_fit(cset_X* self);

 void                cset_X_swap(cset_X* a, cset_X* b);

-void                cset_X_del(cset_X* self);                                                // destructor

+void                cset_X_drop(cset_X* self);                                                // destructor

 

 size_t              cset_X_size(cset_X set);                                                 // num. of allocated buckets

 size_t              cset_X_capacity(cset_X set);                                             // buckets * max_load_factor

diff --git a/docs/csmap_api.md b/docs/csmap_api.md
index 646f8c99..88d58cd4 100644
--- a/docs/csmap_api.md
+++ b/docs/csmap_api.md
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ See the c++ class [std::map](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/map) fo
 #define i_key       // key: REQUIRED
 #define i_val       // value: REQUIRED
 #define i_cmp       // three-way compare two i_keyraw* : REQUIRED IF i_keyraw is a non-integral type
-#define i_keydel    // destroy key func - defaults to empty destruct
+#define i_keydrop    // destroy key func - defaults to empty destruct
 #define i_keyraw    // convertion "raw" type - defaults to i_key
 #define i_keyfrom   // convertion func i_keyraw => i_key - defaults to plain copy
 #define i_keyto     // convertion func i_key* => i_keyraw - defaults to plain copy
-#define i_valdel    // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
+#define i_valdrop    // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
 #define i_valraw    // convertion "raw" type - defaults to i_val
 #define i_valfrom   // convertion func i_valraw => i_val - defaults to plain copy
 #define i_valto     // convertion func i_val* => i_valraw - defaults to plain copy
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ csmap_X               csmap_X_clone(csmap_x map);
 void                  csmap_X_clear(csmap_X* self);
 void                  csmap_X_copy(csmap_X* self, csmap_X other);
 void                  csmap_X_swap(csmap_X* a, csmap_X* b);
-void                  csmap_X_del(csmap_X* self);                                                // destructor
+void                  csmap_X_drop(csmap_X* self);                                                // destructor
 
 size_t                csmap_X_size(csmap_X map);
 bool                  csmap_X_empty(csmap_X map);
 
-const csmap_X_mapped* csmap_X_at(const csmap_X* self, i_keyraw rkey);                            // rkey must be in map.
+csmap_X_mapped*       csmap_X_at(const csmap_X* self, i_keyraw rkey);                            // rkey must be in map.
 const csmap_X_value*  csmap_X_get(const csmap_X* self, i_keyraw rkey);                           // return NULL if not found
 csmap_X_value*        csmap_X_get_mut(csmap_X* self, i_keyraw rkey);                             // mutable get
 bool                  csmap_X_contains(const csmap_X* self, i_keyraw rkey);
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ int main()
 {
     uint32_t col = 0xcc7744ff;
     csmap_id idnames = csmap_id_init();
-    c_autodefer (csmap_id_del(&idnames)) 
+    c_autodefer (csmap_id_drop(&idnames)) 
     {
         c_apply_pair(csmap_id, emplace, &idnames, {
             {100, "Red"},
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ Demonstrate csmap with plain-old-data key type Vec3i and int as mapped type: csm
 ```c
 typedef struct { int x, y, z; } Vec3i;
 
-static int Vec3i_compare(const Vec3i* a, const Vec3i* b) {
+static int Vec3i_cmp(const Vec3i* a, const Vec3i* b) {
     int c;
     if ((c = a->x - b->x) != 0) return c;
     if ((c = a->y - b->y) != 0) return c;
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static int Vec3i_compare(const Vec3i* a, const Vec3i* b) {
 
 #define i_key Vec3i
 #define i_val int
-#define i_cmp Vec3i_compare // uses c_default_hash
+#define i_cmp Vec3i_cmp // uses c_default_hash
 #define i_tag vi
 #include <stc/csmap.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ typedef struct { int x, y, z; } Vec3i;
 int main()
 {
     // equivalent to: c_auto (csmap_iv, vecs)
-    c_autovar (csmap_iv vecs = csmap_iv_init(), csmap_iv_del(&vecs))
+    c_autovar (csmap_iv vecs = csmap_iv_init(), csmap_iv_drop(&vecs))
     {
         csmap_iv_insert(&vecs, 1, (Vec3i){100, 0, 0});
         csmap_iv_insert(&vecs, 2, (Vec3i){0, 100, 0});
diff --git a/docs/csptr_api.md b/docs/csptr_api.md
index 640f5cf1..5cbe746f 100644
--- a/docs/csptr_api.md
+++ b/docs/csptr_api.md
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-# STC [csptr](../include/stc/csptr.h): Shared Pointers
+# STC [csptr](../include/stc/csptr.h): Atomic Reference Counted
 
 **csptr** is a smart pointer that retains shared ownership of an object through a pointer.
 Several **csptr** objects may own the same object. The object is destroyed and its memory
-deallocated when the last remaining **csptr** owning the object is destroyed with *csptr_X_del()*;
+deallocated when the last remaining **csptr** owning the object is destroyed with *csptr_X_drop()*;
 
-The object is destroyed using *csptr_X_del()*. A **csptr** may also own no objects, in which 
-case it is called empty. The *csptr_X_compare()*, *csptr_X_del()* methods are defined based on
-the `i_cmp` and `i_valdel` macros specified. Use *csptr_X_clone(p)* when sharing ownership of
+The object is destroyed using *csptr_X_drop()*. A **csptr** may also own no objects, in which 
+case it is called empty. The *csptr_X_cmp()*, *csptr_X_drop()* methods are defined based on
+the `i_cmp` and `i_valdrop` macros specified. Use *csptr_X_clone(p)* when sharing ownership of
 the pointed-to object. 
 
 All **csptr** functions can be called by multiple threads on different instances of **csptr** without
 additional synchronization even if these instances are copies and share ownership of the same object.
-**csptr** uses thread-safe atomic reference counting, through the *csptr_X_clone()* and *csptr_X_del()* methods.
+**csptr** uses thread-safe atomic reference counting, through the *csptr_X_clone()* and *csptr_X_drop()* methods.
 
-When declaring a container with shared pointers, define `i_val_ref` as the csptr type, see example.
+When declaring a container with shared pointers, define `i_val_bind` as the csptr type, see example.
 
 For containers, make sure to pass the result of create functions *csptr_X_new()* **only** to *insert()*,
 *push_back()*, and *push()* functions. Use *emplace()* method for sharing existing **csptr**s between
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ See similar c++ class [std::shared_ptr](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/memory
 ```c
 #define i_val             // value: REQUIRED
 #define i_cmp             // three-way compare two i_val* : REQUIRED IF i_val is a non-integral type
-#define i_del             // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
+#define i_drop            // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
 #define i_tag             // defaults to i_val
 #define i_opt c_no_atomic // Non-atomic reference counting, like Rust Rc.
 #include <stc/csptr.h>
@@ -35,34 +35,34 @@ See similar c++ class [std::shared_ptr](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/memory
 
 ## Methods
 ```c
-csptr_X     csptr_X_init();                                      // empty shared pointer
-csptr_X     csptr_X_new(i_val val);                              // create new heap allocated object. Take ownership of val.
-csptr_X     csptr_X_from(i_rawval raw);                          // like csptr_X_new(), but construct owned value from raw.
-csptr_X     csptr_X_with(i_val* p);                              // create a csptr from raw pointer. Takes ownership of p.
+csptr_X      csptr_X_init();                                     // empty shared pointer
+csptr_X      csptr_X_new(i_val val);                             // create new heap allocated object. Take ownership of val.
+csptr_X      csptr_X_from(i_valraw raw);                         // like csptr_X_new(), but construct owned value from raw.
+csptr_X      csptr_X_with(i_val* p);                             // create a csptr from raw pointer. Takes ownership of p.
     
-csptr_X     csptr_X_clone(csptr_X other);                        // return other with increased use count
-csptr_X     csptr_X_move(csptr_X* self);                         // transfer ownership to another csptr.
-void        csptr_X_take(csptr_X* self, csptr_X other);          // take ownership of other.
-void        csptr_X_copy(csptr_X* self, csptr_X other);          // copy shared (increase use count)
+csptr_X      csptr_X_clone(csptr_X other);                        // return other with increased use count
+csptr_X      csptr_X_move(csptr_X* self);                         // transfer ownership to another csptr.
+void        csptr_X_take(csptr_X* self, csptr_X other);           // take ownership of other.
+void        csptr_X_copy(csptr_X* self, csptr_X other);           // copy shared (increase use count)
     
-void        csptr_X_del(csptr_X* self);                          // destruct (decrease use count, free at 0)
+void        csptr_X_drop(csptr_X* self);                         // destruct (decrease use count, free at 0)
 long        csptr_X_use_count(csptr_X ptr);    
     
 void        csptr_X_reset(csptr_X* self);    
 void        csptr_X_reset_new(csptr_X* self, i_val val);         // assign new csptr with value. Takes ownership of val.
-void        csptr_X_reset_from(csptr_X* self, i_rawval raw);     // make and assign new csptr from raw value. 
+void        csptr_X_reset_from(csptr_X* self, i_valraw raw);     // make and assign new csptr from raw value. 
 void        csptr_X_reset_with(csptr_X* self, i_val* p);         // create csptr with pointer p. Takes ownership of p.
 
-int         csptr_X_compare(const csptr_X* x, const csptr_X* y); // compares pointer addresses if 'i_opt c_no_compare'
-                                                                 // is defined. Otherwise uses 'i_cmp' or default compare.
+int         csptr_X_cmp(const csptr_X* x, const csptr_X* y);      // compares pointer addresses if 'i_opt c_no_cmp'
+                                                               // is defined. Otherwise uses 'i_cmp' or default compare.
 ```
 
 ## Types and constants
 
-| Type name           | Type definition                                               | Used to represent...     |
-|:--------------------|:--------------------------------------------------|:-------------------------|
-| `csptr_null`        | `{NULL, NULL}`                                    | Init nullptr const       |
-| `csptr_X`           | `struct { csptr_X_value* get; long* use_count; }` | The csptr type           |
+| Type name          | Type definition                                   | Used to represent...    |
+|:-------------------|:--------------------------------------------------|:------------------------|
+| `csptr_null`        | `{NULL, NULL}`                                    | Init nullptr const      |
+| `csptr_X`           | `struct { csptr_X_value* get; long* use_count; }`  | The csptr type           |
 | `csptr_X_value`     | `i_val`                                           | The csptr element type   |
 
 ## Example
@@ -73,24 +73,24 @@ int         csptr_X_compare(const csptr_X* x, const csptr_X* y); // compares poi
 #define i_type Map
 #define i_key_str // strings
 #define i_val int
-#define i_keydel(p) (printf("del name: %s\n", (p)->str), cstr_del(p))
+#define i_keydrop(p) (printf("drop name: %s\n", (p)->str), cstr_drop(p))
 #include <stc/csmap.h>
 
 #define i_type Arc // (atomic) ref. counted type
 #define i_val Map
 #define i_from Map_clone
-#define i_del(p) (printf("del Arc:\n"), Map_del(p))
+#define i_drop(p) (printf("drop Arc:\n"), Map_drop(p))
 // no comparison of Maps needed (or available), and
 // no need for atomic ref. count in single thread:
-#define i_opt c_no_compare|c_no_atomic 
+#define i_opt c_no_cmp|c_no_atomic 
 #include <stc/csptr.h>
 
 #define i_type Stack
-#define i_val_ref Arc // define i_val_ref for csptr / cbox value, not i_val
+#define i_val_bind Arc // define i_val_bind for csptr / cbox value, not i_val
 #include <stc/cstack.h>
 
 #define i_type List
-#define i_val_ref Arc // as above
+#define i_val_bind Arc // as above
 #include <stc/clist.h>
 
 int main()
@@ -155,22 +155,22 @@ LIST
  Joanna:1992 Joey:1990 Mary:1995
  Brad:1999 Jack:1980 Rosanna:2001 SHARED:2021
  Brad:1999 CLONED:2021 Jack:1980 Rosanna:2001
-del Arc:
-del name: Rick
-del name: Tracy
-del name: Steve
-del Arc:
-del name: CLONED
-del name: Brad
-del name: Rosanna
-del name: Jack
-del Arc:
-del name: Brad
-del name: SHARED
-del name: Rosanna
-del name: Jack
-del Arc:
-del name: Joanna
-del name: Mary
-del name: Joey
+drop Arc:
+drop name: Rick
+drop name: Tracy
+drop name: Steve
+drop Arc:
+drop name: CLONED
+drop name: Brad
+drop name: Rosanna
+drop name: Jack
+drop Arc:
+drop name: Brad
+drop name: SHARED
+drop name: Rosanna
+drop name: Jack
+drop Arc:
+drop name: Joanna
+drop name: Mary
+drop name: Joey
 ```
diff --git a/docs/csset_api.md b/docs/csset_api.md
index 501473a6..c5cd0f88 100644
--- a/docs/csset_api.md
+++ b/docs/csset_api.md
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ See the c++ class [std::set](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/set) fo
 ```c

 #define i_key       // key: REQUIRED

 #define i_cmp       // three-way compare two i_keyraw* : REQUIRED IF i_keyraw is a non-integral type

-#define i_del       // destroy key func - defaults to empty destruct

+#define i_drop      // destroy key func - defaults to empty destruct

 #define i_keyraw    // convertion "raw" type - defaults to i_key

-#define i_keyfrom   // convertion func i_keyraw => i_key - defaults to plain copy

-#define i_keyto     // convertion func i_key* => i_keyraw - defaults to plain copy

+#define i_keyfrom  // convertion func i_keyraw => i_key - defaults to plain copy

+#define i_keyto  // convertion func i_key* => i_keyraw - defaults to plain copy

 #define i_tag       // defaults to i_key

 #include <stc/csset.h>

 ```

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ csset_X              csset_X_clone(csset_x set);
 void                 csset_X_clear(csset_X* self);

 void                 csset_X_copy(csset_X* self, csset_X other);

 void                 csset_X_swap(csset_X* a, csset_X* b);

-void                 csset_X_del(csset_X* self);                                              // destructor

+void                 csset_X_drop(csset_X* self);                                              // destructor

 

 size_t               csset_X_size(csset_X set);

 bool                 csset_X_empty(csset_X set);

@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ csset_X_value        csset_X_value_clone(csset_X_value val);
 | Type name          | Type definition                                   | Used to represent...        |

 |:-------------------|:--------------------------------------------------|:----------------------------|

 | `csset_X`          | `struct { ... }`                                  | The csset type              |

-| `csset_X_rawkey`   | `i_rawkey`                                        | The raw key type            |

-| `csset_X_rawvalue` | `i_rawkey`                                        | The raw key type            |

+| `csset_X_rawkey`   | `i_keyraw`                                        | The raw key type            |

+| `csset_X_rawvalue` | `i_keyraw`                                        | The raw key type            |

 | `csset_X_key`      | `i_key`                                           | The key type                |

 | `csset_X_value`    | `i_key        `                                   | The value: key is immutable |

 | `csset_X_result`   | `struct { csset_X_value* ref; bool inserted; }`   | Result of insert/emplace    |

diff --git a/docs/cstack_api.md b/docs/cstack_api.md
index e71b213f..b6992dc0 100644
--- a/docs/cstack_api.md
+++ b/docs/cstack_api.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ See the c++ class [std::stack](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/stack
 ```c
 #define i_val       // value: REQUIRED
 #define i_cmp       // three-way compare two i_valraw* : REQUIRED IF i_valraw is a non-integral type
-#define i_del       // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
+#define i_drop      // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
 #define i_valraw    // convertion "raw" type - defaults to i_val
 #define i_valfrom   // convertion func i_valraw => i_val - defaults to plain copy
 #define i_valto     // convertion func i_val* => i_valraw - defaults to plain copy
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void                cstack_X_clear(cstack_X* self);
 bool                cstack_X_reserve(cstack_X* self, size_t n);
 void                cstack_X_shrink_to_fit(cstack_X* self);
 void                cstack_X_copy(cstack_X* self, cstack_X other);
-void                cstack_X_del(cstack_X* self);       // destructor
+void                cstack_X_drop(cstack_X* self);       // destructor
 
 size_t              cstack_X_size(cstack_X st);
 size_t              cstack_X_capacity(cstack_X st);
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ int main() {
 
     printf("top: %d\n", *cstack_i_top(&S));
 
-    cstack_i_del(&S);
+    cstack_i_drop(&S);
 }
 ```
 Output:
diff --git a/docs/cstr_api.md b/docs/cstr_api.md
index e54b3a4c..463a723c 100644
--- a/docs/cstr_api.md
+++ b/docs/cstr_api.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ cstr         cstr_clone(cstr s);
 
 cstr*        cstr_take(cstr* self, cstr s);                           // take the constructed or moved string
 cstr         cstr_move(cstr* self);                                   // move string to caller, leave empty string
-void         cstr_del(cstr *self);                                    // destructor
+void         cstr_drop(cstr *self);                                   // destructor
 
 const char*  cstr_str(const cstr* self);                              // self->str
 char*        cstr_data(cstr* self);                                   // self->str
@@ -85,13 +85,14 @@ Note that all methods with arguments `(..., const char* str, size_t n)`, `n` mus
 
 #### Helper methods:
 ```c
-int          cstr_compare(const cstr *s1, const cstr *s2);
+int          cstr_cmp(const cstr *s1, const cstr *s2);
 bool         cstr_equalto(const cstr *s1, const cstr *s2);
 bool         cstr_hash(const cstr *s, ...);
 
-int          c_rawstr_compare(const char** x, const char** y);
-bool         c_rawstr_equalto(const char** x, const char** y);
-uint64_t     c_rawstr_hash(const char* const* x, ...);
+typedef      const char* c_rawstr;
+int          c_rawstr_cmp(const c_rawstr* x, const c_rawstr* y);
+bool         c_rawstr_equalto(const c_rawstr* x, const c_rawstr* y);
+uint64_t     c_rawstr_hash(const c_rawstr* x, size_t dummy);
 
 uint64_t     c_strhash(const char* str);
 char*        c_strnstrn(const char* str, const char* needle, size_t slen, size_t nlen);
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ int main() {
     cstr full_path = cstr_from_fmt("%s/%s.%s", "directory", "filename", "ext");
     printf("%s\n", full_path.str);
 
-    c_del(cstr, &s0, &s1, &full_path);
+    c_drop(cstr, &s0, &s1, &full_path);
 }
 ```
 Output:
diff --git a/docs/csview_api.md b/docs/csview_api.md
index 7daa67ee..609c5d10 100644
--- a/docs/csview_api.md
+++ b/docs/csview_api.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ bool          cstr_ends_with_v(cstr s, csview sub);
 ```
 #### Helper methods
 ```c
-int           csview_compare(const csview* x, const csview* y);
+int           csview_cmp(const csview* x, const csview* y);
 bool          csview_equalto(const csview* x, const csview* y);
 uint64_t      csview_hash(const csview* x, size_t dummy);
 ```
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ int main ()
     cstr s3 = cstr_from_v(cstr_substr(s1, 0, 6));   // "Apples"
     printf("%s %s\n", s2, s3.str);
 
-    c_del(cstr, &str1, &s1, &s2, &s3);
+    c_drop(cstr, &str1, &s1, &s2, &s3);
 }
 ```
 Output:
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ int main()
     print_split(c_sv("This has no matching separator"), c_sv("xx"));
     puts("");
 
-    c_autovar (cvec_str v = string_split(c_sv("Split,this,,string,now,"), c_sv(",")), cvec_str_del(&v))
+    c_autovar (cvec_str v = string_split(c_sv("Split,this,,string,now,"), c_sv(",")), cvec_str_drop(&v))
         c_foreach (i, cvec_str, v)
             printf("\"%s\"\n", i.ref->str);
 }
diff --git a/docs/cvec_api.md b/docs/cvec_api.md
index 00c0498c..b9d4d2d5 100644
--- a/docs/cvec_api.md
+++ b/docs/cvec_api.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the c++ class [std::vector](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/vect
 ```c
 #define i_val       // value: REQUIRED
 #define i_cmp       // three-way compare two i_valraw* : REQUIRED IF i_valraw is a non-integral type
-#define i_del       // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
+#define i_drop      // destroy value func - defaults to empty destruct
 #define i_valraw    // convertion "raw" type - defaults to i_val
 #define i_valfrom   // convertion func i_valraw => i_val - defaults to plain copy
 #define i_valto     // convertion func i_val* => i_valraw - defaults to plain copy
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ See the c++ class [std::vector](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/vect
 ```
 `X` should be replaced by the value of `i_tag` in all of the following documentation.
 
-`i_del` may be defined instead of `i_valdel` (or `i_keydel`) for all non-map containers.
+`i_drop` may be defined instead of `i_valdrop` (or `i_keydrop`) for all non-map containers.
 
 ## Methods
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ bool                cvec_X_reserve(cvec_X* self, size_t cap);
 bool                cvec_X_resize(cvec_X* self, size_t size, i_val null);
 void                cvec_X_shrink_to_fit(cvec_X* self);
 void                cvec_X_swap(cvec_X* a, cvec_X* b);
-void                cvec_X_del(cvec_X* self);                                                // destructor
+void                cvec_X_drop(cvec_X* self);                                               // destructor
 
 bool                cvec_X_empty(cvec_X vec);
 size_t              cvec_X_size(cvec_X vec);
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ size_t              cvec_X_capacity(cvec_X vec);
 
 const cvec_X_value* cvec_X_at(const cvec_X* self, size_t idx);
 const cvec_X_value* cvec_X_get(const cvec_X* self, i_valraw raw);                            // return NULL if not found
-cvec_X_value*       cvec_X_get_mut(cvec_X* self, i_valraw raw);                               // get mutable value
+cvec_X_value*       cvec_X_get_mut(cvec_X* self, i_valraw raw);                              // get mutable value
 cvec_X_iter         cvec_X_find(const cvec_X* self, i_valraw raw);
 cvec_X_iter         cvec_X_find_in(cvec_X_iter i1, cvec_X_iter i2, i_valraw raw);
 cvec_X_iter         cvec_X_bsearch(const cvec_X* self, i_valraw raw);
@@ -152,13 +152,13 @@ int main() {
     cstr tmp = cstr_from_fmt("%d elements so far", cvec_str_size(names));
 
     // emplace_back() will not compile if adding a new cstr type. Use push_back():
-    cvec_str_push_back(&names, tmp); // tmp is moved to names, do not del() it.
+    cvec_str_push_back(&names, tmp); // tmp is moved to names, do not drop() it.
 
     printf("%s\n", names.data[1].str); // Access the second element
 
     c_foreach (i, cvec_str, names)
         printf("item: %s\n", i.ref->str);
-    cvec_str_del(&names);
+    cvec_str_drop(&names);
 }
 ```
 Output:
@@ -179,12 +179,12 @@ typedef struct {
     int id;
 } User;
 
-int User_compare(const User* a, const User* b) {
+int User_cmp(const User* a, const User* b) {
     int c = strcmp(a->name.str, b->name.str);
     return c != 0 ? c : a->id - b->id;
 }
-void User_del(User* self) {
-    cstr_del(&self->name);
+void User_drop(User* self) {
+    cstr_drop(&self->name);
 }
 User User_clone(User user) {
     user.name = cstr_clone(user.name);
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ User User_clone(User user) {
 // Declare a memory managed, clonable vector of users.
 // Note that cvec_u_emplace_back() will clone input:
 #define i_val User
-#define i_cmp User_compare
-#define i_del User_del
-#define i_valfrom User_clone
+#define i_cmp User_cmp
+#define i_drop User_drop
+#define i_from User_clone
 #define i_tag u
 #include <stc/cvec.h>
 
@@ -209,6 +209,6 @@ int main(void) {
     c_foreach (i, cvec_u, vec2)
         printf("%s: %d\n", i.ref->name.str, i.ref->id);
 
-    c_del(cvec_u, &vec, &vec2); // cleanup
+    c_drop(cvec_u, &vec, &vec2); // cleanup
 }
 ```
diff --git a/examples/advanced.c b/examples/advanced.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 60276b09..00000000
--- a/examples/advanced.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stc/cstr.h>
-
-typedef struct Viking {
-    cstr name;
-    cstr country;
-} Viking;
-
-void viking_del(Viking* vk) {
-    cstr_del(&vk->name);
-    cstr_del(&vk->country);
-}
-
-// Define Viking raw struct with hash, equals, and convertion functions between Viking and VikingRaw structs:
-
-typedef struct VikingRaw {
-    const char* name;
-    const char* country;
-} VikingRaw;
-
-uint64_t vikingraw_hash(const VikingRaw* raw, size_t ignore) {
-    uint64_t hash = c_strhash(raw->name) ^ (c_strhash(raw->country) >> 15);
-    return hash;
-}
-static inline bool vikingraw_equalto(const VikingRaw* rx, const VikingRaw* ry) {
-    return strcmp(rx->name, ry->name) == 0 && strcmp(rx->country, ry->country) == 0;
-}
-
-static inline Viking viking_fromRaw(VikingRaw raw) { // note: parameter is by value
-    return c_make(Viking){cstr_from(raw.name), cstr_from(raw.country)};
-}
-static inline VikingRaw viking_toRaw(const Viking* vk) {
-    return c_make(VikingRaw){vk->name.str, vk->country.str};
-}
-
-// With this in place, we define the Viking => int hash map type:
-#define i_tag     vk
-#define i_key     Viking
-#define i_val     int
-#define i_equ     vikingraw_equalto
-#define i_hash    vikingraw_hash
-#define i_keyraw  VikingRaw
-#define i_keyfrom viking_fromRaw
-#define i_keyto   viking_toRaw
-#define i_keydel  viking_del
-#include <stc/cmap.h>
-
-int main()
-{
-    c_auto (cmap_vk, vikings) {
-        c_apply_pair(cmap_vk, emplace, &vikings, {
-            {{"Einar", "Norway"}, 20},
-            {{"Olaf", "Denmark"}, 24},
-            {{"Harald", "Iceland"}, 12},
-        });
-        VikingRaw bjorn = {"Bjorn", "Sweden"};
-        cmap_vk_emplace_or_assign(&vikings, bjorn, 10);
-
-        VikingRaw einar = {"Einar", "Norway"};
-        cmap_vk_value *e = cmap_vk_find(&vikings, einar).ref;
-        e->second += 3; // add 3 hp points to Einar
-        cmap_vk_emplace(&vikings, einar, 0).ref->second += 5; // add 5 more to Einar
-
-        c_foreach (k, cmap_vk, vikings) {
-            printf("%s of %s has %d hp\n", k.ref->first.name.str, k.ref->first.country.str, k.ref->second);
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/astar.c b/examples/astar.c
index 88c602ef..ee002b79 100644
--- a/examples/astar.c
+++ b/examples/astar.c
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ point_init(int x, int y, int width)
 }

 

 int

-point_compare_priority(const point* a, const point* b)

+point_cmp_priority(const point* a, const point* b)

 {

-    return c_default_compare(&a->priorty, &b->priorty);

+    return c_default_cmp(&a->priorty, &b->priorty);

 }

 

 int

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ point_index(const point* p)
 }

 

 int

-point_key_compare(const point* a, const point* b)

+point_key_cmp(const point* a, const point* b)

 {

     int i = point_index(a);

     int j = point_index(b);

@@ -57,22 +57,22 @@ point_key_compare(const point* a, const point* b)
 }

 

 #define i_val point

-#define i_cmp point_compare_priority

+#define i_cmp point_cmp_priority

 #include <stc/cpque.h>

 

 #define i_val point

-#define i_opt c_no_compare

+#define i_opt c_no_cmp

 #include <stc/cdeq.h>

 

 #define i_key point

 #define i_val int

-#define i_cmp point_key_compare

+#define i_cmp point_key_cmp

 #define i_tag pcost

 #include <stc/csmap.h>

 

 #define i_key point

 #define i_val point

-#define i_cmp point_key_compare

+#define i_cmp point_key_cmp

 #define i_tag pstep

 #include <stc/csmap.h>

 

@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ main(void)
         "#   #       #   #   #           #           #   #       #               #\n"

         "# @ #   #####   #####   #####   #########   #####   #   #########   #   #\n"

         "#   #                   #           #               #               #   #\n"

-        "#########################################################################\n"), cstr_del(&maze))

+        "#########################################################################\n"), cstr_drop(&maze))

     {

         int width = cstr_find(maze, "\n") + 1;

-        c_autovar (cdeq_point path = astar(&maze, width), cdeq_point_del(&path))

+        c_autovar (cdeq_point path = astar(&maze, width), cdeq_point_drop(&path))

         {

             c_foreach (it, cdeq_point, path) maze.str[point_index(it.ref)] = 'x';

             printf("%s", maze.str);

diff --git a/examples/bits.c b/examples/bits.c
index fbdee3e8..ac59bd32 100644
--- a/examples/bits.c
+++ b/examples/bits.c
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 

 int main() 

 {

-    c_autovar (cbits set = cbits_with_size(23, true), cbits_del(&set)) {

+    c_autovar (cbits set = cbits_with_size(23, true), cbits_drop(&set)) {

         printf("count %zu, %zu\n", cbits_count(set), set.size);

         cbits s1 = cbits_new("1110100110111");

         char buf[256];

         cbits_to_str(s1, buf, 0, -1);

         printf("buf: %s: %zu\n", buf, cbits_count(s1));

-        cbits_del(&s1);

+        cbits_drop(&s1);

 

         cbits_reset(&set, 9);

         cbits_resize(&set, 43, false);

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int main()
             printf("%d", cbits_test(set, i));

         puts("");

 

-        c_autovar (cbits s2 = cbits_clone(set), cbits_del(&s2)) {

+        c_autovar (cbits s2 = cbits_clone(set), cbits_drop(&s2)) {

             cbits_flip_all(&s2);

             cbits_set(&s2, 16);

             cbits_set(&s2, 17);

diff --git a/examples/box.c b/examples/box.c
index c7763bb8..d400799b 100644
--- a/examples/box.c
+++ b/examples/box.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 

 typedef struct { cstr name, last; } Person;

 

-Person Person_from(const char* name, const char* last) {

+Person Person_new(const char* name, const char* last) {

     return (Person){.name = cstr_from(name), .last = cstr_from(last)};

 }

 

@@ -17,44 +17,43 @@ Person Person_clone(Person p) {
     p.last = cstr_clone(p.last);

     return p;

 }

-void Person_del(Person* p) {

-    printf("del: %s %s\n", p->name.str, p->last.str);

-    c_del(cstr, &p->name, &p->last);

+

+void Person_drop(Person* p) {

+    printf("drop: %s %s\n", p->name.str, p->last.str);

+    c_drop(cstr, &p->name, &p->last);

 }

 

-#define i_val Person

-#define i_cmp Person_cmp

-#define i_from Person_clone

-#define i_del Person_del

-#define i_tag prs

+#define i_type PPtr

+#define i_val_bind Person // binds Person_cmp, ...

 #include <stc/cbox.h>

 

-#define i_val_ref cbox_prs

-#define i_tag prs

+#define i_type Persons

+#define i_val_bind PPtr // binds PPtr_cmp, ...

 #include <stc/cvec.h>

 

 

 int main()

 {

-    c_auto (cvec_prs, vec)

-    c_auto (cbox_prs, p, q)

+    c_auto (Persons, vec)

+    c_auto (PPtr, p, q)

     {

-        p = cbox_prs_new(Person_from("Dave", "Cooper"));

+        p = PPtr_new(Person_new("Dave", "Cooper"));

 

-        q = cbox_prs_clone(p);

+        q = PPtr_clone(p);

         cstr_assign(&q.get->name, "Dale");

 

         printf("%s %s.\n", p.get->name.str, p.get->last.str);

         printf("%s %s.\n", q.get->name.str, q.get->last.str);

 

-        cvec_prs_push_back(&vec, cbox_prs_new(Person_from("Laura", "Palmer")));

-        cvec_prs_push_back(&vec, cbox_prs_new(Person_from("Shelly", "Johnson")));

+        Persons_push_back(&vec, PPtr_new(Person_new("Laura", "Palmer")));

+        Persons_push_back(&vec, PPtr_new(Person_new("Shelly", "Johnson")));

 

-        c_foreach (i, cvec_prs, vec)

+        c_foreach (i, Persons, vec)

             printf("%s: %s\n", i.ref->get->name.str, i.ref->get->last.str);

         

-        c_autovar (Person per = Person_from("Laura", "Palmer"), Person_del(&per)) {

-            const cbox_prs *v = cvec_prs_get(&vec, (cbox_prs){&per});

+        // Look-up Shelly!

+        c_autovar (Person s = Person_new("Shelly", "Johnson"), Person_drop(&s)) {

+            const PPtr *v = Persons_get(&vec, (PPtr){&s});

             if (v) printf("found: %s: %s\n", v->get->name.str, v->get->last.str);

         }

     }

diff --git a/examples/box2.c b/examples/box2.c
index 48266963..5549dade 100644
--- a/examples/box2.c
+++ b/examples/box2.c
@@ -18,14 +18,17 @@ struct {
 } typedef Rectangle;

 

 #define i_val Point

+#define i_opt c_no_cmp

 #include <stc/cbox.h> // cbox_Point

 

 #define i_val Rectangle

+#define i_opt c_no_cmp

 #include <stc/cbox.h> // cbox_Rectangle

 

 // Box in box:

-#define i_val_ref cbox_Point  // NB: adviced to use i_val_ref when value is a cbox or csptr!

-                              // it will auto-set i_del, i_from, i_cmp for you.

+#define i_val_bind cbox_Point  // NB: adviced to use i_val_arc when value is a cbox or csptr!

+                                // it will auto-set i_drop, i_from, i_cmp for you.

+#define i_opt c_no_cmp

 #define i_tag BoxPoint

 #include <stc/cbox.h> // cbox_BoxPoint

 

diff --git a/examples/complex.c b/examples/complex.c
index b6aef5a8..17a10fad 100644
--- a/examples/complex.c
+++ b/examples/complex.c
@@ -1,35 +1,30 @@
 #include <stc/cstr.h>

 

-void check_del(float* v) {printf("destroy %g\n", *v);}

+void check_drop(float* v) {printf("destroy %g\n", *v);}

 

+#define i_type FloatStack

 #define i_val float

-#define i_valdel check_del

-#define i_opt c_no_clone

-#define i_tag f

+#define i_drop check_drop

+#define i_from c_default_clone

 #include <stc/cstack.h>

 

-#define i_val cstack_f

-#define i_opt c_no_clone|c_no_compare

-#define i_valdel cstack_f_del

-#define i_tag arr

+#define i_type StackList

+#define i_val_bind FloatStack

+#define i_opt c_no_cmp

 #include <stc/clist.h>

 

+#define i_type ListMap

 #define i_key int

-#define i_val clist_arr

-#define i_valdel clist_arr_del

-#define i_opt c_no_clone

-#define i_tag lst

+#define i_val_bind StackList

 #include <stc/cmap.h>

 

+#define i_type MapMap

 #define i_key_str

-#define i_val cmap_lst

-#define i_valdel cmap_lst_del

-#define i_opt c_no_clone

-#define i_tag map

+#define i_val_bind ListMap

 #include <stc/cmap.h>

 

 // c++:

-// using cstack_f = std::stack<float>;

+// using FloatStack = std::stack<float>;

 // using map_lst = std::unordered_map<int, std::forward_list<array2f>>;

 // using map_map = std::unordered_map<std::string, map_lst>;

 

@@ -38,29 +33,29 @@ int main() {
     int x = 1, y = 3, tableKey = 42;

     const char* strKey = "first";

 

-    c_auto (cmap_map, myMap)

+    c_auto (MapMap, mmap)

     {

-        cstack_f stk = cstack_f_with_capacity(xdim * ydim);

-        memset(stk.data, 0, xdim*ydim*sizeof *stk.data);

-        stk.size = stk.capacity;

+        FloatStack stack = FloatStack_with_capacity(xdim * ydim);

+        memset(stack.data, 0, xdim*ydim*sizeof *stack.data);

+        stack.size = stack.capacity;

 

         // Put in some data in stack array

-        stk.data[x] = 3.1415927f;

-        printf("stk size: %zu\n", cstack_f_size(stk));

+        stack.data[x] = 3.1415927f;

+        printf("stack size: %zu\n", FloatStack_size(stack));

 

-        clist_arr tableList = clist_arr_init();

-        clist_arr_push_back(&tableList, stk);

+        StackList list = StackList_init();

+        StackList_push_back(&list, stack);

 

-        cmap_lst listMap = cmap_lst_init();

-        cmap_lst_insert(&listMap, tableKey, tableList);

-        cmap_map_insert(&myMap, cstr_from(strKey), listMap);

+        ListMap lmap = ListMap_init();

+        ListMap_insert(&lmap, tableKey, list);

+        MapMap_insert(&mmap, cstr_from(strKey), lmap);

 

         // Access the data entry

-        const cmap_lst* mapL = cmap_map_at(&myMap, strKey);

-        const clist_arr* lstA = cmap_lst_at(mapL, tableKey);

-        const cstack_f* arr = clist_arr_back(lstA);

-        printf("value (%d) is: %f\n", x, *cstack_f_at(arr, x));

+        const ListMap* lmap_p = MapMap_at(&mmap, strKey);

+        const StackList* list_p = ListMap_at(lmap_p, tableKey);

+        const FloatStack* stack_p = StackList_back(list_p);

+        printf("value (%d) is: %f\n", x, *FloatStack_at(stack_p, x));

 

-        stk.data[x] = 1.41421356f; // change the value in array

+        stack.data[x] = 1.41421356f; // change the value in array

     }

 }

diff --git a/examples/cpque.c b/examples/cpque.c
index b3ee4adf..0b8a610c 100644
--- a/examples/cpque.c
+++ b/examples/cpque.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ static int (*icmp_fn)(const int* x, const int* y);
 #define imix_less(left, right) ((*(left) ^ 1) < (*(right) ^ 1))
 static int imax_cmp(const int* x, const int* y) { return *x - *y; }
 static int imin_cmp(const int* x, const int* y) { return *y - *x; }
-static int imix_cmp(const int* x, const int* y) { return c_less_compare(imix_less, x, y); }
+static int imix_cmp(const int* x, const int* y) { return c_less_cmp(imix_less, x, y); }
 
 void print_queue(ipque q) {
     ipque copy = ipque_clone(q);
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ void print_queue(ipque q) {
         ipque_pop(&copy);
     }
     puts("");
-    ipque_del(&copy);
+    ipque_drop(&copy);
 }
 
 int main()
 {
     const int data[] = {1,8,5,6,3,4,0,9,7,2}, n = c_arraylen(data);
-    c_auto (ipque, q, q2, q3)  // init() and defered del()
+    c_auto (ipque, q, q2, q3)  // init() and defered drop()
     {
         icmp_fn = imax_cmp;
         c_forrange (i, n) 
diff --git a/examples/csmap_find.c b/examples/csmap_find.c
index 78b6bbf5..3ca7ff87 100644
--- a/examples/csmap_find.c
+++ b/examples/csmap_find.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <stc/csmap.h>
 
 #define i_val csmap_istr_rawvalue
-#define i_opt c_no_compare
+#define i_opt c_no_cmp
 #define i_tag istr
 #include <stc/cvec.h>
 
diff --git a/examples/csmap_insert.c b/examples/csmap_insert.c
index 920cf02d..c3690c83 100644
--- a/examples/csmap_insert.c
+++ b/examples/csmap_insert.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <stc/csmap.h>

 

 #define i_val csmap_ii_rawvalue

-#define i_opt c_no_compare

+#define i_opt c_no_cmp

 #define i_tag ii

 #include <stc/cvec.h>

 

diff --git a/examples/cstr_match.c b/examples/cstr_match.c
index 041a2d84..dc1423d7 100644
--- a/examples/cstr_match.c
+++ b/examples/cstr_match.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 

 int main()

 {

-    c_autovar (cstr ss = cstr_new("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.JPG"), cstr_del(&ss)) {

+    c_autovar (cstr ss = cstr_new("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.JPG"), cstr_drop(&ss)) {

         size_t pos = cstr_find_n(ss, "brown", 0, 5);

         printf("%zu [%s]\n", pos, pos == cstr_npos ? "<NULL>" : &ss.str[pos]);

         printf("equals: %d\n", cstr_equals(ss, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.JPG"));

diff --git a/examples/demos.c b/examples/demos.c
index 70aa722d..32e5dde0 100644
--- a/examples/demos.c
+++ b/examples/demos.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 void stringdemo1()

 {

     printf("\nSTRINGDEMO1\n");

-    c_autovar (cstr cs = cstr_new("one-nine-three-seven-five"), cstr_del(&cs))

+    c_autovar (cstr cs = cstr_new("one-nine-three-seven-five"), cstr_drop(&cs))

     {

         printf("%s.\n", cs.str);

 

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void stringdemo1()
 void vectordemo1()

 {

     printf("\nVECTORDEMO1\n");

-    c_autovar (cvec_ix bignums = cvec_ix_with_capacity(100), cvec_ix_del(&bignums))

+    c_autovar (cvec_ix bignums = cvec_ix_with_capacity(100), cvec_ix_drop(&bignums))

     {

         cvec_ix_reserve(&bignums, 100);

         for (size_t i = 10; i <= 100; i += 10)

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void setdemo1()
 

     c_foreach (i, cset_i, nums)

         printf("set: %d\n", *i.ref);

-    cset_i_del(&nums);

+    cset_i_drop(&nums);

 }

 

 #define i_key int

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void mapdemo1()
     cmap_ii_emplace(&nums, 8, 64);

     cmap_ii_emplace(&nums, 11, 121);

     printf("val 8: %d\n", *cmap_ii_at(&nums, 8));

-    cmap_ii_del(&nums);

+    cmap_ii_drop(&nums);

 }

 

 #define i_key_str

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void mapdemo3()
     printf("size %zu\n", cmap_str_size(table));

     c_foreach (i, cmap_str, table)

         printf("entry: %s: %s\n", i.ref->first.str, i.ref->second.str);

-    cmap_str_del(&table); // frees key and value cstrs, and hash table.

+    cmap_str_drop(&table); // frees key and value cstrs, and hash table.

 }

 

 #define i_val float

@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void arraydemo1()
 {

     printf("\nARRAYDEMO1\n");

     c_autovar (carr3_f arr3 = carr3_f_with_values(30, 20, 10, 0.0f), 

-                             carr3_f_del(&arr3))

+                             carr3_f_drop(&arr3))

     {

         arr3.data[5][4][3] = 10.2f;

         float **arr2 = arr3.data[5];

diff --git a/examples/ex_gauss1.c b/examples/ex_gauss1.c
index c96562b6..6725393f 100644
--- a/examples/ex_gauss1.c
+++ b/examples/ex_gauss1.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // Declare int vector with map entries that can be sorted by map keys.

 struct {int first; size_t second;} typedef mapval;

 static int compare(mapval *a, mapval *b) {

-    return c_default_compare(&a->first, &b->first);

+    return c_default_cmp(&a->first, &b->first);

 }

 

 #define i_val mapval

diff --git a/examples/inits.c b/examples/inits.c
index 386be86e..a1733caf 100644
--- a/examples/inits.c
+++ b/examples/inits.c
@@ -12,19 +12,19 @@
 #include <stc/cmap.h>

 

 typedef struct {int x, y;} ipair_t;

-inline static int ipair_compare(const ipair_t* a, const ipair_t* b) {

-    int c = c_default_compare(&a->x, &b->x);

-    return c ? c : c_default_compare(&a->y, &b->y);

+inline static int ipair_cmp(const ipair_t* a, const ipair_t* b) {

+    int c = c_default_cmp(&a->x, &b->x);

+    return c ? c : c_default_cmp(&a->y, &b->y);

 }

 

 

 #define i_val ipair_t

-#define i_cmp ipair_compare

+#define i_cmp ipair_cmp

 #define i_tag ip

 #include <stc/cvec.h>

 

 #define i_val ipair_t

-#define i_cmp ipair_compare

+#define i_cmp ipair_cmp

 #define i_tag ip

 #include <stc/clist.h>

 

diff --git a/examples/mapmap.c b/examples/mapmap.c
index e22a4f7b..61b55493 100644
--- a/examples/mapmap.c
+++ b/examples/mapmap.c
@@ -1,47 +1,67 @@
 // unordered_map<string, unordered_map<string, string>>:

 

+#define i_type People

 #define i_key_str

 #define i_val_str

-#define i_tag sect

-#include <stc/csmap.h> // csmap_sect

+#define i_keydrop(p) (printf("kdrop: %s\n", (p)->str), cstr_drop(p))

+#include <stc/csmap.h>

 

+#define i_type Departments

 #define i_key_str

-#define i_val csmap_sect

-#define i_valdel csmap_sect_del

-#define i_valfrom csmap_sect_clone

-#define i_tag conf

-#include <stc/csmap.h> // csmap_conf

+#define i_val_bind People

+#include <stc/csmap.h>

 

-void add(csmap_conf* map, const char* section, const char* entry, const char* value)

+#define i_type Stack

+#define i_val_bind People_value

+#define i_opt c_no_cmp

+//#define i_from People_value_clone

+//#define i_drop People_value_drop

+#include <stc/cstack.h>

+

+void add(Departments* deps, const char* name, const char* email, const char* dep)

 {

-    csmap_sect *smap = &csmap_conf_insert(map, cstr_from(section), csmap_sect_init()).ref->second;

-    csmap_sect_emplace_or_assign(smap, entry, value);

+    People *people = &Departments_insert(deps, cstr_from(dep), People_init()).ref->second;

+    People_emplace_or_assign(people, name, email);

 }

 

-bool contains(csmap_conf* map, const char* section, const char* entry)

+Stack contains(Departments* map, const char* name)

 {

-    const csmap_conf_value *val = csmap_conf_get(map, section);

-    return val && csmap_sect_get(&val->second, entry);

+    Stack stk = Stack_init();

+    const People_value* v;

+    c_foreach (i, Departments, *map)

+        if ((v = People_get(&i.ref->second, name))) {

+            Stack_push(&stk, People_value_clone(*v));

+        }

+    return stk;

 }

 

 int main(void)

 {

-    c_auto (csmap_conf, map)

+    c_auto (Departments, map)

     {

-        add(&map, "user", "name", "Joe");

-        add(&map, "user", "groups", "proj1,proj3");

-        add(&map, "group", "proj1", "Energy");

-        add(&map, "group", "proj2", "Windy");

-        add(&map, "group", "proj3", "Oil");

-        add(&map, "admin", "employees", "2302");

-        add(&map, "group", "proj2", "Wind"); // Update

-

-        printf("contains: %d\n", contains(&map, "group", "employees"));

-        printf("contains: %d\n", contains(&map, "admin", "name"));

-        printf("contains: %d\n", contains(&map, "admin", "employees"));

-

-        c_foreach (i, csmap_conf, map)

-            c_foreach (j, csmap_sect, i.ref->second)

-                printf("%s: %s - %s\n", i.ref->first.str, j.ref->first.str, j.ref->second.str);

+        add(&map, "Anna Kendro", "[email protected]", "Support");

+        add(&map, "Terry Dane", "[email protected]", "Development");

+        add(&map, "Kik Winston", "[email protected]", "Finance");

+        add(&map, "Nancy Drew", "[email protected]", "Development");

+        add(&map, "Nick Denton", "[email protected]", "Finance");

+        add(&map, "Stan Whiteword", "[email protected]", "Marketing");

+        add(&map, "Serena Bath", "[email protected]", "Support");

+        add(&map, "Patrick Dust", "[email protected]", "Finance");

+        add(&map, "Red Winger", "[email protected]", "Marketing");

+        add(&map, "Nick Denton", "[email protected]", "Support");

+        add(&map, "Colin Turth", "[email protected]", "Support");

+        add(&map, "Dennis Kay", "[email protected]", "Marketing");

+        add(&map, "Anne Dickens", "[email protected]", "Development");

+

+        c_foreach (i, Departments, map)

+            c_forpair (name, email, People, i.ref->second)

+                printf("%s: %s - %s\n", i.ref->first.str, _.name.str, _.email.str);

+        puts("");

+

+        c_auto (Stack, s) printf("found: %zu\n", Stack_size(s = contains(&map, "Nick Denton")));

+        c_auto (Stack, s) printf("found: %zu\n", Stack_size(s = contains(&map, "Patrick Dust")));

+        c_auto (Stack, s) printf("found: %zu\n", Stack_size(s = contains(&map, "Dennis Kay")));

+        c_auto (Stack, s) printf("found: %zu\n", Stack_size(s = contains(&map, "Serena Bath")));

+        puts("Done");

     }

 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/mmap.c b/examples/mmap.c
index 26b271d1..ea08017b 100644
--- a/examples/mmap.c
+++ b/examples/mmap.c
@@ -1,36 +1,34 @@
 // This implements the multimap c++ example found at:

 // https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/multimap/insert

 

-// Map of int => clist_str. Note the negation of c_default_compare

+// Map of int => clist_str. Note the negation of c_default_cmp

 #define i_val_str

 #include <stc/clist.h>

 

+#define i_type Multimap

 #define i_key int

-#define i_val clist_str

-#define i_cmp -c_default_compare

-#define i_valdel clist_str_del

-#define i_valfrom clist_str_clone

-#define i_tag mult

+#define i_val_bind clist_str

+#define i_cmp -c_default_cmp

 #include <stc/csmap.h>

 

-void print(const csmap_mult mmap)

+void print(const Multimap mmap)

 {

-    c_foreach (e, csmap_mult, mmap) {

+    c_foreach (e, Multimap, mmap) {

         c_foreach (s, clist_str, e.ref->second)

             printf("{%d,%s} ", e.ref->first, s.ref->str);

     }

     puts("");

 }

 

-void insert(csmap_mult* mmap, int key, const char* str)

+void insert(Multimap* mmap, int key, const char* str)

 {

-    clist_str *list = &csmap_mult_insert(mmap, key, clist_str_init()).ref->second;

+    clist_str *list = &Multimap_insert(mmap, key, clist_str_init()).ref->second;

     clist_str_emplace_back(list, str);

 }

 

 int main()

 {

-    c_auto (csmap_mult, mmap)

+    c_auto (Multimap, mmap)

     {

         // list-initialize

         struct {int i; const char* s;} vals[] = {{2, "foo"}, {2, "bar"}, {3, "baz"}, {1, "abc"}, {5, "def"}};

@@ -53,12 +51,12 @@ int main()
         print(mmap);

 

         // erase all entries with key 5

-        csmap_mult_erase(&mmap, 5);

+        Multimap_erase(&mmap, 5);

         print(mmap);

 

         // find and erase a specific entry

         clist_str_iter pos;

-        c_foreach (e, csmap_mult, mmap)

+        c_foreach (e, Multimap, mmap)

             if ((pos = clist_str_find(&e.ref->second, "bar")).ref != clist_str_end(&e.ref->second).ref) {

                 clist_str_erase_at(&e.ref->second, pos);

                 break;

diff --git a/examples/multimap.c b/examples/multimap.c
index 543b8b22..424ae606 100644
--- a/examples/multimap.c
+++ b/examples/multimap.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct OlympicsData { int year; const char *city, *country, *date; } ol_data[] =
 

 typedef struct { int year; cstr city, date; } OlympicLocation;

 

-int OlympicLocation_compare(OlympicLocation* a, OlympicLocation* b) {

+int OlympicLocation_cmp(OlympicLocation* a, OlympicLocation* b) {

     return a->year - b->year;

 }

 

@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ OlympicLocation OlympicLocation_clone(OlympicLocation loc) {
     loc.date = cstr_clone(loc.date);

     return loc;

 }

-void OlympicLocation_del(OlympicLocation* self) {

-    c_del(cstr, &self->city, &self->date);

+void OlympicLocation_drop(OlympicLocation* self) {

+    c_drop(cstr, &self->city, &self->date);

 }

 

 // Create a clist<OlympicLocation>, can be sorted by year.

 #define i_val OlympicLocation

-#define i_cmp OlympicLocation_compare

-#define i_del OlympicLocation_del

+#define i_cmp OlympicLocation_cmp

+#define i_drop OlympicLocation_drop

 #define i_from OlympicLocation_clone

 #define i_tag OL

 #include <stc/clist.h>

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void OlympicLocation_del(OlympicLocation* self) {
 // Create a csmap<cstr, clist_OL> where key is country name

 #define i_key_str

 #define i_val clist_OL

-#define i_valdel clist_OL_del

+#define i_valdrop clist_OL_drop

 #define i_valfrom clist_OL_clone

 #define i_tag OL

 #include <stc/csmap.h>

diff --git a/examples/new_arr.c b/examples/new_arr.c
index dc597e4a..a593536e 100644
--- a/examples/new_arr.c
+++ b/examples/new_arr.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ int main()
     int w = 7, h = 5, d = 3;
 
     c_autovar (carr2_int volume = carr2_int_init(w, h),
-                                 carr2_int_del(&volume))
+                                  carr2_int_drop(&volume))
     {
         int *dat = carr2_int_data(&volume);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < carr2_int_size(volume); ++i)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int main()
     }
 
     c_autovar (carr3_int volume = carr3_int_init(w, h, d),
-                                  carr3_int_del(&volume))
+                                  carr3_int_drop(&volume))
     {
         int *dat = carr3_int_data(&volume);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < carr3_int_size(volume); ++i)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int main()
     }
 
     c_autovar (carr2_str text2d = carr2_str_with_values(h, d, cstr_init()),
-                                  carr2_str_del(&text2d))
+                                  carr2_str_drop(&text2d))
     {
         cstr_assign(&text2d.data[2][1], "hello");
         cstr_assign(&text2d.data[4][0], "world");
diff --git a/examples/new_deq.c b/examples/new_deq.c
index cc3ff76b..57224869 100644
--- a/examples/new_deq.c
+++ b/examples/new_deq.c
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ struct MyStruct {
 #include <stc/cdeq.h>

 

 struct Point { int x, y; } typedef Point;

-int point_compare(const Point* a, const Point* b) {

-    int c = c_default_compare(&a->x, &b->x);

-    return c ? c : c_default_compare(&a->y, &b->y);

+int point_cmp(const Point* a, const Point* b) {

+    int c = a->x - b->x;

+    return c ? c : a->y - b->y;

 }

 

 #define i_val Point

-#define i_cmp point_compare

+#define i_cmp point_cmp

 #define i_opt c_is_fwd

 #define i_tag pnt

 #include <stc/cdeq.h>

diff --git a/examples/new_list.c b/examples/new_list.c
index e07030b5..0867c7a6 100644
--- a/examples/new_list.c
+++ b/examples/new_list.c
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ struct MyStruct {
 #include <stc/clist.h>
 
 struct Point { int x, y; } typedef Point;
-int point_compare(const Point* a, const Point* b) {
-    int c = c_default_compare(&a->x, &b->x);
-    return c ? c : c_default_compare(&a->y, &b->y);
+int point_cmp(const Point* a, const Point* b) {
+    int c = a->x - b->x;
+    return c ? c : a->y - b->y;
 }
 
 #define i_val Point
-#define i_cmp point_compare
+#define i_cmp point_cmp
 #define i_opt c_is_fwd
 #define i_tag pnt
 #include <stc/clist.h>
diff --git a/examples/new_map.c b/examples/new_map.c
index 8975cd77..953ca793 100644
--- a/examples/new_map.c
+++ b/examples/new_map.c
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ struct MyStruct {
 // Point => int map

 struct Point { int x, y; } typedef Point;

 

-int point_compare(const Point* a, const Point* b) {

-    int c = c_default_compare(&a->x, &b->x);

-    return c ? c : c_default_compare(&a->y, &b->y);

+int point_cmp(const Point* a, const Point* b) {

+    int c = a->x - b->x;

+    return c ? c : a->y - b->y;

 }

 

 // Point => int map

 #define i_key Point

 #define i_val int

-#define i_cmp point_compare

+#define i_cmp point_cmp

 #define i_opt c_is_fwd

 #define i_tag pnt

 #include <stc/cmap.h>

diff --git a/examples/new_pque.c b/examples/new_pque.c
index 5048ea77..1485e630 100644
--- a/examples/new_pque.c
+++ b/examples/new_pque.c
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ struct MyStruct {
 struct Point { int x, y; } typedef Point;

 

 int Point_cmp(const Point* a, const Point* b) {

-    int c = c_default_compare(&a->x, &b->x);

-    return c ? c : c_default_compare(&a->y, &b->y);

+    int c = a->x - b->x;

+    return c ? c : a->y - b->y;

 }

 

 #define i_val Point

diff --git a/examples/new_queue.c b/examples/new_queue.c
index 3ad571bb..9219a1b4 100644
--- a/examples/new_queue.c
+++ b/examples/new_queue.c
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 forward_cqueue(cqueue_pnt, struct Point);

 

 struct Point { int x, y; } typedef Point;

-int point_compare(const Point* a, const Point* b) {

-    int c = c_default_compare(&a->x, &b->x);

-    return c ? c : c_default_compare(&a->y, &b->y);

+int point_cmp(const Point* a, const Point* b) {

+    int c = c_default_cmp(&a->x, &b->x);

+    return c ? c : c_default_cmp(&a->y, &b->y);

 }

 #define i_val Point

-#define i_cmp point_compare

+#define i_cmp point_cmp

 #define i_opt c_is_fwd

 #define i_tag pnt

 #include <stc/cqueue.h>

diff --git a/examples/new_smap.c b/examples/new_smap.c
index 7f0730db..2cb35b99 100644
--- a/examples/new_smap.c
+++ b/examples/new_smap.c
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ struct MyStruct {
 

 // Point => int map

 struct Point { int x, y; } typedef Point;

-int point_compare(const Point* a, const Point* b) {

-    int c = c_default_compare(&a->x, &b->x);

-    return c ? c : c_default_compare(&a->y, &b->y);

+int point_cmp(const Point* a, const Point* b) {

+    int c = a->x - b->x;

+    return c ? c : a->y - b->y;

 }

 

 #define i_key Point

 #define i_val int

-#define i_cmp point_compare

+#define i_cmp point_cmp

 #define i_opt c_is_fwd

 #define i_tag pnt

 #include <stc/csmap.h>

diff --git a/examples/new_sptr.c b/examples/new_sptr.c
index 4a715160..d1eed636 100644
--- a/examples/new_sptr.c
+++ b/examples/new_sptr.c
@@ -2,33 +2,33 @@
 

 struct Person { cstr name, last; } typedef Person;

 

-Person Person_from(const char* name, const char* last) {

+Person Person_new(const char* name, const char* last) {

     return (Person){.name = cstr_from(name), .last = cstr_from(last)};

 }

-void Person_del(Person* p) {

-    printf("del: %s %s\n", p->name.str, p->last.str);

-    c_del(cstr, &p->name, &p->last);

+void Person_drop(Person* p) {

+    printf("drop: %s %s\n", p->name.str, p->last.str);

+    c_drop(cstr, &p->name, &p->last);

 }

 

 #define i_val Person

-#define i_del Person_del

-#define i_opt c_no_compare

+#define i_drop Person_drop

+#define i_opt c_no_cmp

 #define i_tag person

 #include <stc/csptr.h>

 

 // ...

 

 #define i_val int

-#define i_del(x) printf("del: %d\n", *(x))

+#define i_drop(x) printf("drop: %d\n", *(x))

 #include <stc/csptr.h>

 

-#define i_val_ref csptr_int

+#define i_val_bind csptr_int

 #define i_tag iptr

 #include <stc/cstack.h>

 

 int main(void) {

-    c_autovar (csptr_person p = csptr_person_new(Person_from("John", "Smiths")), csptr_person_del(&p))

-    c_autovar (csptr_person q = csptr_person_clone(p), csptr_person_del(&q)) // share the pointer

+    c_autovar (csptr_person p = csptr_person_new(Person_new("John", "Smiths")), csptr_person_drop(&p))

+    c_autovar (csptr_person q = csptr_person_clone(p), csptr_person_drop(&q)) // share the pointer

     {

         printf("%s %s. uses: %lu\n", q.get->name.str, q.get->last.str, *q.use_count);

     }

diff --git a/examples/new_vec.c b/examples/new_vec.c
index 62804125..c5570942 100644
--- a/examples/new_vec.c
+++ b/examples/new_vec.c
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ struct MyStruct {
 #include <stc/cvec.h>

 

 struct Point { int x, y; } typedef Point;

-int point_compare(const Point* a, const Point* b) {

-    int c = c_default_compare(&a->x, &b->x);

-    return c ? c : c_default_compare(&a->y, &b->y);

+int point_cmp(const Point* a, const Point* b) {

+    int c = c_default_cmp(&a->x, &b->x);

+    return c ? c : c_default_cmp(&a->y, &b->y);

 }

 

 #define i_val Point

-#define i_cmp point_compare

+#define i_cmp point_cmp

 #define i_opt c_is_fwd

 #define i_tag pnt

 #include <stc/cvec.h>

@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ int main()
 {

     cvec_i32 vec = cvec_i32_init();

     cvec_i32_push_back(&vec, 123);

-    cvec_i32_del(&vec);

+    cvec_i32_drop(&vec);

 

     cvec_float fvec = cvec_float_init();

     cvec_float_push_back(&fvec, 123.3);

-    cvec_float_del(&fvec);

+    cvec_float_drop(&fvec);

 

     cvec_pnt pvec = cvec_pnt_init();

     cvec_pnt_push_back(&pvec, (Point){42, 14});

@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ int main()
     c_foreach (i, cvec_pnt, pvec)

         printf(" (%d %d)", i.ref->x, i.ref->y);

     puts("");

-    cvec_pnt_del(&pvec);

+    cvec_pnt_drop(&pvec);

 

     cvec_str svec = cvec_str_init();

     cvec_str_emplace_back(&svec, "Hello, friend");

-    cvec_str_del(&svec);

+    cvec_str_drop(&svec);

 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/prime.c b/examples/prime.c
index f858831a..0e2ede56 100644
--- a/examples/prime.c
+++ b/examples/prime.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int main(void)
     printf("computing prime numbers up to %zu\n", n);

 

     clock_t t1 = clock();

-    c_autovar (cbits primes = sieveOfEratosthenes(n + 1), cbits_del(&primes)) {

+    c_autovar (cbits primes = sieveOfEratosthenes(n + 1), cbits_drop(&primes)) {

         puts("done");

         size_t np = cbits_count(primes);

         clock_t t2 = clock();

diff --git a/examples/priority.c b/examples/priority.c
index 1068cb91..5164d85d 100644
--- a/examples/priority.c
+++ b/examples/priority.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <stc/crandom.h>

 

 #define i_val int64_t

-#define i_cmp -c_default_compare  // min-heap (increasing values)

+#define i_cmp -c_default_cmp  // min-heap (increasing values)

 #define i_tag i

 #include <stc/cpque.h>

 

diff --git a/examples/queue.c b/examples/queue.c
index 4acaa4d6..ffd0a1e7 100644
--- a/examples/queue.c
+++ b/examples/queue.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>

 

 #define i_val int

-#define i_del(x) printf("drop %d\n", *(x))

+#define i_drop(x) printf("drop %d\n", *(x))

 #define i_from c_default_clone

 #define i_tag i

 #include <stc/cqueue.h>

diff --git a/examples/rawptr_elements.c b/examples/rawptr_elements.c
index c5416822..463a7f35 100644
--- a/examples/rawptr_elements.c
+++ b/examples/rawptr_elements.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ struct { double x, y; } typedef Point;
 // Set of Point pointers: define all template parameters "in-line"

 // Note it may be simpler to use a cbox for this.

 #define i_key Point*

-#define i_keydel(x) c_free(*(x))

+#define i_keydrop(x) c_free(*(x))

 #define i_keyfrom(x) c_new(Point, *(x))

 #define i_hash(x, n) c_default_hash(*(x), sizeof *(x))

 #define i_equ(x, y) c_memcmp_equalto(*(x), *(y))

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ typedef int64_t inttype;
 #define i_key_str

 #define i_valraw inttype

 #define i_val inttype*

-#define i_valdel(x) c_free(*(x))

+#define i_valdrop(x) c_free(*(x))

 #define i_valfrom(raw) c_new(inttype, raw)

 #define i_valto(x) **(x)

 #include <stc/cmap.h>

diff --git a/examples/read.c b/examples/read.c
index 4e670a10..5313cb65 100644
--- a/examples/read.c
+++ b/examples/read.c
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ cvec_str read_file(const char* name)
 {

     cvec_str vec = cvec_str_init();

     c_autovar (FILE* f = fopen(name, "r"), fclose(f))

-    c_autovar (cstr line = cstr_init(), cstr_del(&line))

-        while (cstr_getline(&line, f))

-            cvec_str_emplace_back(&vec, line.str);

+        c_autovar (cstr line = cstr_init(), cstr_drop(&line))

+            while (cstr_getline(&line, f))

+                cvec_str_emplace_back(&vec, line.str);

     return vec;

 }

 

 int main()

 {

     int n = 0;

-    c_autovar (cvec_str vec = read_file(__FILE__), cvec_str_del(&vec))

+    c_autovar (cvec_str vec = read_file(__FILE__), cvec_str_drop(&vec))

         c_foreach (i, cvec_str, vec)

             printf("%5d: %s\n", ++n, i.ref->str);

 

diff --git a/examples/replace.c b/examples/replace.c
index ebb40cc5..0349d9f4 100644
--- a/examples/replace.c
+++ b/examples/replace.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ int main ()
     // Ustring positions:                        0123456789*123456789*12345

     cstr s = cstr_from(base);              // "this is a test string."

     cstr m = cstr_clone(s);

-    c_autodefer (cstr_del(&s), cstr_del(&m)) {

+    c_autodefer (cstr_drop(&s), cstr_drop(&m)) {

         cstr_append(&m, m.str);

         cstr_append(&m, m.str);

         printf("%s\n", m.str);

diff --git a/examples/splitstr.c b/examples/splitstr.c
index 8bea911a..789b2c59 100644
--- a/examples/splitstr.c
+++ b/examples/splitstr.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int main()
     cstr string = cstr_new("Split,this,,string,now,");

     cvec_str vec = string_split(cstr_sv(string), c_sv(","));

 

-    c_autodefer (cvec_str_del(&vec), cstr_del(&string))

+    c_autodefer (cvec_str_drop(&vec), cstr_drop(&string))

         c_foreach (i, cvec_str, vec)

             printf("\t\"%s\"\n", i.ref->str);

 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/sptr_demo.c b/examples/sptr_demo.c
index c3da5287..a6b33de6 100644
--- a/examples/sptr_demo.c
+++ b/examples/sptr_demo.c
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #include <stdio.h>

 #include <string.h>

 

-void int_del(int* x) {

-    printf("del: %d\n", *x);

+void int_drop(int* x) {

+    printf("drop: %d\n", *x);

 }

 

 // csptr implements its own clone method using reference counting,

@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ void int_del(int* x) {
 

 #define i_type iref         // set type name to be defined (instead of 'csptr_int')

 #define i_val int

-#define i_del int_del       // optional, just to display the elements destroyed

+#define i_drop int_drop     // optional, just to display the elements destroyed

 #include <stc/csptr.h>      // iref

 

-#define i_key_ref iref      // note: use i_key_ref instead of i_key for csptr/cbox elements

+#define i_key_bind iref     // note: use i_key_bind instead of i_key for csptr/cbox elements

 #include <stc/csset.h>      // csset_iref (like: std::set<std::shared_ptr<int>>)

 

-#define i_val_ref iref      // note: as above.

+#define i_val_bind iref     // note: as above.

 #include <stc/cvec.h>       // cvec_iref (like: std::vector<std::shared_ptr<int>>)

 

 int main()

 {

-    c_auto (cvec_iref, vec)   // declare and init vec, call cvec_iref_del() at scope exit

-    c_auto (csset_iref, set)  // declare and init set, call csset_iref_del() at scope exit

+    c_auto (cvec_iref, vec)   // declare and init vec, call cvec_iref_drop() at scope exit

+    c_auto (csset_iref, set)  // declare and init set, call csset_iref_drop() at scope exit

     {

         const int years[] = {2021, 2012, 2022, 2015};

         c_forrange (i, c_arraylen(years))

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ int main()
         printf("\nset:");

         c_foreach (i, csset_iref, set) printf(" %d", *i.ref->get);

 

-        c_autovar (iref p = iref_clone(vec.data[0]), iref_del(&p)) {

+        c_autovar (iref p = iref_clone(vec.data[0]), iref_drop(&p)) {

             printf("\n%d is now owned by %ld objects\n", *p.get, *p.use_count);

         }

 

diff --git a/examples/sptr_erase.c b/examples/sptr_erase.c
index 4707abb1..d08b9072 100644
--- a/examples/sptr_erase.c
+++ b/examples/sptr_erase.c
@@ -1,50 +1,51 @@
 #include <stdio.h>

 

-void show_del(int* x) { printf("del: %d\n", *x); }

+void show_drop(int* x) { printf("drop: %d\n", *x); }

 

+#define i_type Arc

 #define i_val int

-#define i_del show_del        // this "destroy" func shows which elements are destroyed

+#define i_drop show_drop      // this "destroy" func shows which elements are destroyed

 // csptr/cbox will use pointer address comparison of i_val if no i_cmp func is specified,

-// or 'i_opt c_no_compare' is defined, otherwise i_cmp is used to compare object values.

+// or 'i_opt c_no_cmp' is defined, otherwise i_cmp is used to compare object values.

 // See the different results by commenting out the next line.

-#define i_cmp(x, y) (*(x) - *(y))

-#include <stc/csptr.h>        // csptr_int: shared pointer to int

+//#define i_cmp(x, y) (*(x) - *(y))

+#include <stc/csptr.h>        // Arc: shared pointer to int

 

-#define i_val_ref csptr_int

-#define i_tag intp

-#include <stc/cvec.h>         // cvec_intp: cvec<csptr_int>

+#define i_type Vec

+#define i_val_bind Arc

+#include <stc/cvec.h>        // Vec: cvec<Arc>

 

 

 int main()

 {

-    c_auto (cvec_intp, vec)

+    c_auto (Vec, vec)

     {

         const int v[] = {2012, 1990, 2012, 2019, 2015};

         c_forrange (i, c_arraylen(v))

-            cvec_intp_push_back(&vec, csptr_int_new(v[i]));

+            Vec_push_back(&vec, Arc_new(v[i]));

         

         // clone the second 2012 and push it back.

         // note: cloning make sure that vec.data[2] has ref count 2.

-        cvec_intp_emplace_back(&vec, vec.data[2]);

+        Vec_emplace_back(&vec, vec.data[2]);

         

         printf("vec before erase :");

-        c_foreach (i, cvec_intp, vec)

+        c_foreach (i, Vec, vec)

             printf(" %d", *i.ref->get);

         puts("");

 

         // erase vec.data[2]; or first matching value depending on compare.

-        cvec_intp_iter it;

-        it = cvec_intp_find(&vec, vec.data[2]);

-        if (it.ref != cvec_intp_end(&vec).ref)

-            cvec_intp_erase_at(&vec, it);

+        Vec_iter it;

+        it = Vec_find(&vec, vec.data[2]);

+        if (it.ref != Vec_end(&vec).ref)

+            Vec_erase_at(&vec, it);

 

         int year = 2015;

-        it = cvec_intp_find(&vec, (csptr_int){&year}); // Ok as tmp only.

-        if (it.ref != cvec_intp_end(&vec).ref)

-            cvec_intp_erase_at(&vec, it);

+        it = Vec_find(&vec, (Arc){&year}); // Ok as tmp only.

+        if (it.ref != Vec_end(&vec).ref)

+            Vec_erase_at(&vec, it);

 

         printf("vec after erase  :");

-        c_foreach (i, cvec_intp, vec)

+        c_foreach (i, Vec, vec)

             printf(" %d", *i.ref->get);

         

         puts("\nDone");

diff --git a/examples/sptr_music.c b/examples/sptr_music.c
index fcb7a43f..04ec28cc 100644
--- a/examples/sptr_music.c
+++ b/examples/sptr_music.c
@@ -9,20 +9,21 @@ struct Song
     cstr title;

 } typedef Song;

 

-Song Song_from(const char* artist, const char* title)

+Song Song_new(const char* artist, const char* title)

     { return (Song){cstr_from(artist), cstr_from(title)}; }

 

-void Song_del(Song* s) {

-    printf("del: %s\n", s->title.str);

-    c_del(cstr, &s->artist, &s->title);

+void Song_drop(Song* s) {

+    printf("drop: %s\n", s->title.str);

+    c_drop(cstr, &s->artist, &s->title);

 }

 

 #define i_val Song

-#define i_del Song_del

+#define i_drop Song_drop

+#define i_opt c_no_cmp

 #define i_tag song

 #include <stc/csptr.h> // define csptr_song

 

-#define i_val_ref csptr_song

+#define i_val_bind csptr_song

 #define i_tag song

 #include <stc/cvec.h>

 

@@ -31,9 +32,9 @@ void example3()
     c_auto (cvec_song, v, v2)

     {

         c_apply(cvec_song, push_back, &v, {

-            csptr_song_new(Song_from("Bob Dylan", "The Times They Are A Changing")),

-            csptr_song_new(Song_from("Aretha Franklin", "Bridge Over Troubled Water")),

-            csptr_song_new(Song_from("Thalia", "Entre El Mar y Una Estrella"))

+            csptr_song_new(Song_new("Bob Dylan", "The Times They Are A Changing")),

+            csptr_song_new(Song_new("Aretha Franklin", "Bridge Over Troubled Water")),

+            csptr_song_new(Song_new("Thalia", "Entre El Mar y Una Estrella"))

         });

 

         c_foreach (s, cvec_song, v)

@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ void example3()
                 cvec_song_emplace_back(&v2, *s.ref); // note: calls csptr_song_clone()

 

         c_apply(cvec_song, push_back, &v2, {

-            csptr_song_new(Song_from("Michael Jackson", "Billie Jean")),

-            csptr_song_new(Song_from("Rihanna", "Stay")),

+            csptr_song_new(Song_new("Michael Jackson", "Billie Jean")),

+            csptr_song_new(Song_new("Rihanna", "Stay")),

         });

 

         c_foreach (s, cvec_song, v2)

diff --git a/examples/sptr_pthread.c b/examples/sptr_pthread.c
index cfb845b6..501fdcef 100644
--- a/examples/sptr_pthread.c
+++ b/examples/sptr_pthread.c
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ struct Base
     int value;

 } typedef Base;

 

-void Base_del(Base* b) { printf("Base::~Base()\n"); }

-

 #define i_val Base

-#define i_del Base_del

+#define i_drop(x) printf("Base::~Base()\n")

 #define i_tag base

+#define i_opt c_no_cmp

 #include <stc/csptr.h>

 

 void* thr(csptr_base* lp)

@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ void* thr(csptr_base* lp)
                 "  p.get() = %p, p.use_count() = %ld\n", (void*)lp->get, *lp->use_count);

     }

     /* atomically decrease ref. */

-    csptr_base_del(lp);

+    csptr_base_drop(lp);

     return NULL;

 }

 

diff --git a/examples/sptr_to_maps.c b/examples/sptr_to_maps.c
index a66e5b31..69798563 100644
--- a/examples/sptr_to_maps.c
+++ b/examples/sptr_to_maps.c
@@ -3,22 +3,23 @@
 #define i_type Map

 #define i_key_str // strings

 #define i_val int

-#define i_keydel(p) (printf("del name: %s\n", (p)->str), cstr_del(p))

+#define i_keydrop(p) (printf("drop name: %s\n", (p)->str), cstr_drop(p))

 #include <stc/csmap.h>

 

 #define i_type Arc // (atomic) ref. counted type

 #define i_val Map

-#define i_del(p) (printf("del Arc:\n"), Map_del(p))

+#define i_drop(p) (printf("drop Arc:\n"), Map_drop(p))

 // no need for atomic ref. count in single thread:

-#define i_opt c_no_atomic 

+// no compare function available for csmap:

+#define i_opt c_no_atomic|c_no_cmp

 #include <stc/csptr.h>

 

 #define i_type Stack

-#define i_val_ref Arc // define i_val_ref for csptr/cbox value (not i_val)

+#define i_val_bind Arc // define i_val_bind for csptr/cbox value (not i_val)

 #include <stc/cstack.h>

 

 #define i_type List

-#define i_val_ref Arc // as above

+#define i_val_bind Arc // as above

 #include <stc/clist.h>

 

 int main()

diff --git a/examples/vikings.c b/examples/vikings.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87977538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vikings.c
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stc/cstr.h>
+
+typedef struct Viking {
+    cstr name;
+    cstr country;
+} Viking;
+
+void Viking_drop(Viking* vk) {
+    cstr_drop(&vk->name);
+    cstr_drop(&vk->country);
+}
+
+// Define Viking raw struct with hash, equals, and convertion functions between Viking and RViking structs:
+
+typedef struct RViking {
+    const char* name;
+    const char* country;
+} RViking;
+
+uint64_t RViking_hash(const RViking* raw, size_t ignore) {
+    uint64_t hash = c_strhash(raw->name) ^ (c_strhash(raw->country) >> 15);
+    return hash;
+}
+static inline bool RViking_equalto(const RViking* rx, const RViking* ry) {
+    return strcmp(rx->name, ry->name) == 0 && strcmp(rx->country, ry->country) == 0;
+}
+
+static inline Viking Viking_from(RViking raw) { // note: parameter is by value
+    return c_make(Viking){cstr_from(raw.name), cstr_from(raw.country)};
+}
+static inline RViking Viking_toraw(const Viking* vk) {
+    return c_make(RViking){vk->name.str, vk->country.str};
+}
+
+// With this in place, we define the Viking => int hash map type:
+#define i_type      Vikings
+#define i_key_bind  Viking
+#define i_val       int
+#define i_keyraw    RViking
+// i_key_bind auto-maps these functions:
+//   #define i_hash     Viking_hash
+//   #define i_equ      Viking_equalto
+//   #define i_keyfrom  Viking_from // uses _from because i_keyraw is defined
+//   #define i_keyto    Viking_toraw
+//   #define i_keydrop  Viking_drop
+#include <stc/cmap.h>
+
+int main()
+{
+    c_auto (Vikings, vikings) {
+        c_apply_pair(Vikings, emplace, &vikings, {
+            {{"Einar", "Norway"}, 20},
+            {{"Olaf", "Denmark"}, 24},
+            {{"Harald", "Iceland"}, 12},
+        });
+        RViking bjorn = {"Bjorn", "Sweden"};
+        Vikings_emplace_or_assign(&vikings, bjorn, 10);
+
+        RViking einar = {"Einar", "Norway"};
+        Vikings_value *e = Vikings_find(&vikings, einar).ref;
+        e->second += 3; // add 3 hp points to Einar
+        Vikings_emplace(&vikings, einar, 0).ref->second += 5; // add 5 more to Einar
+
+        c_forpair (viking, hp, Vikings, vikings) {
+            printf("%s of %s has %d hp\n", _.viking.name.str, _.viking.country.str, _.hp);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/stc/alt/clist.h b/include/stc/alt/clist.h
index 6695a26e..14abc7e4 100644
--- a/include/stc/alt/clist.h
+++ b/include/stc/alt/clist.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         puts("sorted");

         c_foreach (i, clist_ix, list)

             if (++n % 10000 == 0) printf("%8d: %10zd\n", n, i.ref->value);

-        clist_ix_del(&list);

+        clist_ix_drop(&list);

     }

 */

 #include <stc/ccommon.h>

@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ _c_clist_types(clist_VOID, int);
 STC_API size_t _clist_count(const clist_VOID* self);

 #define _clist_node(_cx_self, vp) c_container_of(vp, _cx_node, value)

 

-#define _c_using_clist(_cx_self, i_val, i_cmp, i_valdel, i_valfrom, i_valto, i_valraw, defTypes) \

+#define _c_using_clist(_cx_self, i_val, i_cmp, i_valdrop, i_valfrom, i_valto, i_valraw, defTypes) \

 \

     defTypes( _c_clist_types(_cx_self, i_val); ) \

     typedef i_valraw _cx_rawvalue; \

 \

     STC_API _cx_self          _cx_memb(_clone)(_cx_self lst); \

-    STC_API void        _cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self); \

+    STC_API void        _cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self); \

     STC_API void        _cx_memb(_push_back)(_cx_self* self, i_val value); \

     STC_API void        _cx_memb(_push_front)(_cx_self* self, i_val value); \

     STC_API void        _cx_memb(_emplace_items)(_cx_self *self, const _cx_rawvalue arr[], size_t n); \

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ STC_API size_t _clist_count(const clist_VOID* self);
     STC_INLINE size_t   _cx_memb(_count)(_cx_self lst) { return _clist_count((const clist_VOID*) &lst); } \

     STC_INLINE i_val    _cx_memb(_value_fromraw)(i_valraw raw) { return i_valfrom(raw); } \

     STC_INLINE i_val    _cx_memb(_value_clone)(i_val val) { return i_valfrom(i_valto(&val)); } \

-    STC_INLINE void     _cx_memb(_clear)(_cx_self* self) { _cx_memb(_del)(self); } \

+    STC_INLINE void     _cx_memb(_clear)(_cx_self* self) { _cx_memb(_drop)(self); } \

     STC_INLINE void     _cx_memb(_emplace_back)(_cx_self* self, i_valraw raw) \

                             { _cx_memb(_push_back)(self, i_valfrom(raw)); } \

     STC_INLINE void     _cx_memb(_emplace_front)(_cx_self* self, i_valraw raw) \

@@ -143,13 +143,13 @@ STC_API size_t _clist_count(const clist_VOID* self);
         while (n-- && it.ref) _cx_memb(_next)(&it); return it; \

     } \

  \

-    _c_implement_clist(_cx_self, i_val, i_cmp, i_valdel, i_valfrom, i_valto, i_valraw) \

+    _c_implement_clist(_cx_self, i_val, i_cmp, i_valdrop, i_valfrom, i_valto, i_valraw) \

     struct stc_trailing_semicolon

 

 /* -------------------------- IMPLEMENTATION ------------------------- */

 

 #if !defined(STC_HEADER) || defined(STC_IMPLEMENTATION)

-#define _c_implement_clist(_cx_self, i_val, i_cmp, i_valdel, i_valfrom, i_valto, i_valraw) \

+#define _c_implement_clist(_cx_self, i_val, i_cmp, i_valdrop, i_valfrom, i_valto, i_valraw) \

 \

     STC_DEF _cx_self \

     _cx_memb(_clone)(_cx_self lst) { \

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ STC_API size_t _clist_count(const clist_VOID* self);
     } \

 \

     STC_DEF void \

-    _cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self) { \

+    _cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self) { \

         while (self->last) _cx_memb(_erase_after_)(self, self->last); \

     } \

 \

@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ STC_API size_t _clist_count(const clist_VOID* self);
         node->next = next; \

         if (del == next) self->last = node = NULL; \

         else if (self->last == del) self->last = node, node = NULL; \

-        i_valdel(&del->value); c_free(del); \

+        i_valdrop(&del->value); c_free(del); \

         return node; \

     } \

 \

@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ _clist_mergesort(clist_VOID_node *list, int (*cmp)(const void*, const void*)) {
 }

 

 #else

-#define _c_implement_clist(_cx_self, i_val, i_cmp, i_valdel, i_valfrom, i_valto, i_valraw)

+#define _c_implement_clist(_cx_self, i_val, i_cmp, i_valdrop, i_valfrom, i_valto, i_valraw)

 #endif

 

 #endif

diff --git a/include/stc/alt/csmap.h b/include/stc/alt/csmap.h
index 5b331efb..beccf559 100644
--- a/include/stc/alt/csmap.h
+++ b/include/stc/alt/csmap.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 using_csmap(mx, int, char); // Sorted map<int, char>

 

 int main(void) {

-    c_autovar (csmap_mx m = csmap_mx_init(), csmap_mx_del(&m))

+    c_autovar (csmap_mx m = csmap_mx_init(), csmap_mx_drop(&m))

     {

         csmap_mx_insert(&m, 5, 'a');

         csmap_mx_insert(&m, 8, 'b');

@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ int main(void) {
 \

     STC_INLINE bool          _cx_memb(_empty)(_cx_self cx) { return cx.size == 0; } \

     STC_INLINE size_t        _cx_memb(_size)(_cx_self cx) { return cx.size; } \

-    STC_INLINE void          _cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self) { _cx_memb(_del_r_)(self->root); } \

-    STC_INLINE void          _cx_memb(_clear)(_cx_self* self) { _cx_memb(_del)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_init)(); } \

+    STC_INLINE void          _cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self) { _cx_memb(_del_r_)(self->root); } \

+    STC_INLINE void          _cx_memb(_clear)(_cx_self* self) { _cx_memb(_drop)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_init)(); } \

     STC_INLINE void          _cx_memb(_swap)(_cx_self* a, _cx_self* b) {c_swap(_cx_self, *a, *b); } \

     STC_INLINE _cx_self            _cx_memb(_clone)(_cx_self cx) { return c_make(_cx_self){ _cx_memb(_clone_r_)(cx.root), cx.size}; } \

     STC_INLINE _cx_iter   _cx_memb(_find)(const _cx_self* self, i_keyraw rkey) \

@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ int main(void) {
                                 {_cx_iter it; return _cx_memb(_find_it)(self, rkey, &it); } \

 \

     STC_INLINE void \

-    _cx_memb(_value_del)(_cx_value* val) { \

-        i_keydel(_i_keyref(val)); \

-        _i_MAP_ONLY( i_valdel(&val->second); ) \

+    _cx_memb(_value_drop)(_cx_value* val) { \

+        i_keydrop(_i_keyref(val)); \

+        _i_MAP_ONLY( i_valdrop(&val->second); ) \

     } \

 \

     STC_INLINE void \

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ int main(void) {
     _cx_memb(_insert)(_cx_self* self, i_key key _i_MAP_ONLY(, i_val mapped)) { \

         _cx_result res = _cx_memb(_insert_entry_)(self, i_keyto(&key)); \

         if (res.inserted) {*_i_keyref(res.ref) = key; _i_MAP_ONLY( res.ref->second = mapped; )} \

-        else              {i_keydel(&key); _i_MAP_ONLY( i_valdel(&mapped); )} \

+        else              {i_keydrop(&key); _i_MAP_ONLY( i_valdrop(&mapped); )} \

         return res; \

     } \

 \

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ int main(void) {
         _cx_memb(_insert_or_assign)(_cx_self* self, i_key key, i_val mapped) { \

             _cx_result res = _cx_memb(_insert_entry_)(self, i_keyto(&key)); \

             if (res.inserted) res.ref->first = key; \

-            else {i_keydel(&key); i_valdel(&res.ref->second); } \

+            else {i_keydrop(&key); i_valdrop(&res.ref->second); } \

             res.ref->second = mapped; return res; \

         } \

     \

@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ int main(void) {
         _cx_memb(_emplace_or_assign)(_cx_self* self, i_keyraw rkey, i_valraw rmapped) { \

             _cx_result res = _cx_memb(_insert_entry_)(self, rkey); \

             if (res.inserted) res.ref->first = i_keyfrom(rkey); \

-            else i_valdel(&res.ref->second); \

+            else i_valdrop(&res.ref->second); \

             res.ref->second = i_valfrom(rmapped); return res; \

         } \

     \

@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ int main(void) {
     } \

 \

     _c_implement_aatree(_cx_self, C, i_key, i_val, i_cmp, \

-                        i_valdel, i_valfrom, i_valto, i_valraw, \

-                        i_keydel, i_keyfrom, i_keyto, i_keyraw) \

+                        i_valdrop, i_valfrom, i_valto, i_valraw, \

+                        i_keydrop, i_keyfrom, i_keyto, i_keyraw) \

     struct stc_trailing_semicolon

 

 /* -------------------------- IMPLEMENTATION ------------------------- */

@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ _c_aatree_complete_types(csmap_SENTINEL, csmap_);
 static csmap_SENTINEL_node _aatree_sentinel = {&_aatree_sentinel, &_aatree_sentinel, 0};

 

 #define _c_implement_aatree(_cx_self, C, i_key, i_val, i_cmp, \

-                            i_valdel, i_valfrom, i_valto, i_valraw, \

-                            i_keydel, i_keyfrom, i_keyto, i_keyraw) \

+                            i_valdrop, i_valfrom, i_valto, i_valraw, \

+                            i_keydrop, i_keyfrom, i_keyto, i_keyraw) \

     STC_DEF _cx_self \

     _cx_memb(_init)(void) { \

         _cx_self cx = {(_cx_node *) &_aatree_sentinel, 0}; \

@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static csmap_SENTINEL_node _aatree_sentinel = {&_aatree_sentinel, &_aatree_senti
         if (c != 0) \

             tn->link[c < 0] = _cx_memb(_erase_r_)(tn->link[c < 0], rkey, erased); \

         else { \

-            if (!*erased) { _cx_memb(_value_del)(&tn->value); *erased = 1; } \

+            if (!*erased) { _cx_memb(_value_drop)(&tn->value); *erased = 1; } \

             if (tn->link[0]->level && tn->link[1]->level) { \

                 tx = tn->link[0]; \

                 while (tx->link[1]->level) \

@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ static csmap_SENTINEL_node _aatree_sentinel = {&_aatree_sentinel, &_aatree_senti
         if (tn->level != 0) { \

             _cx_memb(_del_r_)(tn->link[0]); \

             _cx_memb(_del_r_)(tn->link[1]); \

-            _cx_memb(_value_del)(&tn->value); \

+            _cx_memb(_value_drop)(&tn->value); \

             c_free(tn); \

         } \

     }

diff --git a/include/stc/alt/cstr.h b/include/stc/alt/cstr.h
index 76b3a800..bd135b7e 100644
--- a/include/stc/alt/cstr.h
+++ b/include/stc/alt/cstr.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ typedef union {
 

 /**************************** PRIVATE API **********************************/

 

-enum { SSO_CAP = offsetof(cstr, lon.ncap) + sizeof((cstr){{0}}.lon.ncap) - 1 };

+enum { SSO_CAP = sizeof(_cstr_rep_t) - 1 };

 #define cstr_is_long(s)         (bool)((s)->sso.cap_len & 128)

 #define cstr_select_(s, memb)   (cstr_is_long(s) ? cstr_l_##memb : cstr_s_##memb)

 

@@ -52,18 +52,18 @@ enum { SSO_CAP = offsetof(cstr, lon.ncap) + sizeof((cstr){{0}}.lon.ncap) - 1 };
 #define cstr_s_end(s)           ((s)->sso.data + cstr_s_size(s))

 

 #if defined(__BYTE_ORDER__) && __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__

-#define byte_rotl_(x, b)        ((x) << (b)*8 | (x) >> (sizeof(x) - (b))*8)

-#define cstr_l_cap(s)           (~byte_rotl_((s)->lon.ncap, sizeof((s)->lon.ncap) - 1))

-#define cstr_l_set_cap(s, cap)  ((s)->lon.ncap = ~byte_rotl_(cap, 1))

+    #define byte_rotl_(x, b)       ((x) << (b)*8 | (x) >> (sizeof(x) - (b))*8)

+    #define cstr_l_cap(s)          (~byte_rotl_((s)->lon.ncap, sizeof((s)->lon.ncap) - 1))

+    #define cstr_l_set_cap(s, cap) ((s)->lon.ncap = ~byte_rotl_(cap, 1))

 #else

-#define cstr_l_cap(s)           (~(s)->lon.ncap)

-#define cstr_l_set_cap(s, cap)  ((s)->lon.ncap = ~(cap))

+    #define cstr_l_cap(s)          (~(s)->lon.ncap)

+    #define cstr_l_set_cap(s, cap) ((s)->lon.ncap = ~(cap))

 #endif

 #define cstr_l_size(s)          ((s)->lon.size)

 #define cstr_l_set_size(s, len) ((s)->lon.data[(s)->lon.size = (len)] = 0)

 #define cstr_l_data(s)          (s)->lon.data

 #define cstr_l_end(s)           ((s)->lon.data + cstr_l_size(s))

-#define cstr_l_del(s)           free((s)->lon.data)

+#define cstr_l_drop(s)          free((s)->lon.data)

 

 STC_API char* cstr_init_(cstr* self, size_t len, size_t cap);

 STC_API void cstr_internal_move_(cstr* self, size_t pos1, size_t pos2);

@@ -74,15 +74,16 @@ STC_INLINE void cstr_set_size_(cstr* self, size_t len) {
 

 STC_INLINE _cstr_rep_t cstr_rep_(cstr* self) {

     return cstr_is_long(self)

-            ? c_make(_cstr_rep_t){self->lon.data, cstr_l_size(self), cstr_l_cap(self)}

-            : c_make(_cstr_rep_t){self->sso.data, cstr_s_size(self), cstr_s_cap(self)};

+        ? c_make(_cstr_rep_t){self->lon.data, cstr_l_size(self), cstr_l_cap(self)}

+        : c_make(_cstr_rep_t){self->sso.data, cstr_s_size(self), cstr_s_cap(self)};

 }

 

 /**************************** PUBLIC API **********************************/

 

 #define cstr_new(literal) cstr_from_n(literal, sizeof((c_strlit){literal}) - 1)

 #define cstr_npos (SIZE_MAX >> 1)

-#define cstr_null (cstr){.sso = {.cap_len = SSO_CAP}}

+#define cstr_null (c_make(cstr){.sso = {.cap_len = SSO_CAP}})

+#define cstr_toraw(self) cstr_str(self)

 

 STC_API char* cstr_reserve(cstr* self, size_t cap);

 STC_API void cstr_shrink_to_fit(cstr* self);

@@ -126,8 +127,8 @@ STC_INLINE cstr cstr_clone(cstr s) {
     return cstr_from_n(rep.data, rep.size);

 }

 

-STC_INLINE void cstr_del(cstr* self) {

-    if (cstr_is_long(self)) cstr_l_del(self);

+STC_INLINE void cstr_drop(cstr* self) {

+    if (cstr_is_long(self)) cstr_l_drop(self);

 }

 

 STC_INLINE void cstr_clear(cstr* self) {

@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ STC_INLINE bool cstr_equalto(const cstr* s1, const cstr* s2) {
     return strcmp(cstr_str(s1), cstr_str(s2)) == 0;

 }

 

-STC_INLINE int cstr_compare(const cstr* s1, const cstr* s2) {

+STC_INLINE int cstr_cmp(const cstr* s1, const cstr* s2) {

     return strcmp(cstr_str(s1), cstr_str(s2));

 }

 

diff --git a/include/stc/alt/sstr.h b/include/stc/alt/sstr.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ea1033d..00000000
--- a/include/stc/alt/sstr.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,406 +0,0 @@
-/* MIT License

- *

- * Copyright (c) 2021 Tyge Løvset, NORCE, www.norceresearch.no

- *

- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy

- * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

- * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights

- * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell

- * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is

- * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

- *

- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all

- * copies or substantial portions of the Software.

- *

- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR

- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,

- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE

- * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER

- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,

- * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE

- * SOFTWARE.

- */

-

-/* A string type with short string optimization in C99 with optimal short string

- * utilization (23 characters with 24 bytes string representation).

- */

-#ifndef SSTR_INCLUDED

-#define SSTR_INCLUDED

-

-#include <stc/ccommon.h>

-#include <stdlib.h>

-#include <string.h>

-#include <stdio.h>

-

-#ifndef sstr_size_t

-typedef size_t sstr_size_t;

-#endif

-typedef struct { char* data; sstr_size_t size, cap; } sstr_rep_t;

-typedef const char sstr_literal_t[];

-

-typedef union {

-    struct { char* data; sstr_size_t size, ncap; } lon;

-    struct { char data[sizeof(sstr_rep_t)]; } sso;

-} sstr;

-

-/**************************** PRIVATE API **********************************/

-

-enum { SSO_CAP = offsetof(sstr, lon.ncap) + sizeof((sstr){{0}}.lon.ncap) - 1 };

-#define sstr_is_long(s)         (bool)((s)->sso.data[SSO_CAP] & 128)

-#define sstr_select_(s, memb)   (sstr_is_long(s) ? sstr_l_##memb : sstr_s_##memb)

-

-#define sstr_s_cap(s)           SSO_CAP

-#define sstr_s_size(s)          ((sstr_size_t)(SSO_CAP - (s)->sso.data[SSO_CAP]))

-#define sstr_s_set_size(s, len) ((s)->sso.data[SSO_CAP] = SSO_CAP - (len), (s)->sso.data[len] = 0)

-#define sstr_s_data(s)          (s)->sso.data

-#define sstr_s_end(s)           ((s)->sso.data + sstr_s_size(s))

-

-#if defined(__BYTE_ORDER__) && __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__

-#define byte_rotl_(x, b)          ((x) << (b)*8 | (x) >> (sizeof(x) - (b))*8)

-#define sstr_l_cap(s)           (~byte_rotl_((s)->lon.ncap, sizeof((s)->lon.ncap) - 1))

-#define sstr_l_set_cap(s, cap)  ((s)->lon.ncap = ~byte_rotl_(cap, 1))

-#else

-#define sstr_l_cap(s)           (~(s)->lon.ncap)

-#define sstr_l_set_cap(s, cap)  ((s)->lon.ncap = ~(cap))

-#endif

-#define sstr_l_size(s)          ((s)->lon.size)

-#define sstr_l_set_size(s, len) ((s)->lon.data[(s)->lon.size = (len)] = 0)

-#define sstr_l_data(s)          (s)->lon.data

-#define sstr_l_end(s)           ((s)->lon.data + sstr_l_size(s))

-#define sstr_l_del(s)           free((s)->lon.data)

-

-STC_API char* sstr_init_(sstr* self, sstr_size_t len, sstr_size_t cap);

-STC_API void sstr_internal_move_(sstr* self, size_t pos1, size_t pos2);

-

-STC_INLINE void sstr_set_size_(sstr* self, sstr_size_t len) {

-    sstr_select_(self, set_size(self, len));

-}

-

-STC_INLINE sstr_rep_t sstr_rep_(sstr* self) {

-    return sstr_is_long(self)

-            ? c_make(sstr_rep_t){self->lon.data, sstr_l_size(self), sstr_l_cap(self)}

-            : c_make(sstr_rep_t){self->sso.data, sstr_s_size(self), sstr_s_cap(self)};

-}

-

-/**************************** PUBLIC API **********************************/

-

-#define sstr_lit(lit) sstr_from_n(lit, sizeof((sstr_literal_t){lit}) - 1)

-#define sstr_npos (~(sstr_size_t)0 >> 1)

-

-STC_API char* sstr_reserve(sstr* self, sstr_size_t cap);

-STC_API void sstr_shrink_to_fit(sstr* self);

-STC_API void sstr_resize(sstr* self, sstr_size_t size, char value);

-STC_API char* strnstrn(const char *s, const char *needle, size_t slen, size_t nlen);

-STC_API sstr_size_t sstr_find_n(sstr s, const char* needle, sstr_size_t pos, sstr_size_t nmax);

-STC_API void sstr_assign_n(sstr* self, const char* str, sstr_size_t n);

-STC_API void sstr_append_n(sstr* self, const char* str, sstr_size_t n);

-STC_API bool sstr_getdelim(sstr *self, int delim, FILE *fp);

-STC_API void sstr_erase_n(sstr* self, size_t pos, size_t n);

-

-

-STC_INLINE sstr sstr_init(void) {

-    sstr s;

-    sstr_s_set_size(&s, 0);

-    return s;

-}

-

-STC_INLINE sstr sstr_from_n(const char* str, sstr_size_t n) {

-    sstr s;

-    memcpy(sstr_init_(&s, n, n), str, n);

-    return s;

-}

-

-STC_INLINE sstr sstr_from(const char* str) {

-    return sstr_from_n(str, strlen(str));

-}

-

-STC_INLINE sstr sstr_with_size(sstr_size_t size, char value) {

-    sstr s;

-    memset(sstr_init_(&s, size, size), value, size);

-    return s;

-}

-

-STC_INLINE sstr sstr_with_capacity(sstr_size_t cap) {

-    sstr s;

-    sstr_init_(&s, 0, cap);

-    return s;

-}

-

-STC_INLINE sstr sstr_clone(sstr s) {

-    sstr_rep_t rep = sstr_rep_(&s);

-    return sstr_from_n(rep.data, rep.size);

-}

-

-STC_INLINE void sstr_del(sstr* self) {

-    if (sstr_is_long(self)) sstr_l_del(self);

-}

-

-STC_INLINE void sstr_clear(sstr* self) {

-    sstr_set_size_(self, 0);

-}

-

-STC_INLINE char* sstr_data(sstr* self) {

-    return sstr_select_(self, data(self));

-}

-

-STC_INLINE const char* sstr_str(const sstr* self) {

-    return sstr_select_(self, data(self));

-}

-

-STC_INLINE bool sstr_empty(sstr s) {

-    return sstr_select_(&s, size(&s)) == 0;

-}

-

-STC_INLINE sstr_size_t sstr_size(sstr s) {

-    return sstr_select_(&s, size(&s));

-}

-

-STC_INLINE sstr_size_t sstr_length(sstr s) {

-    return sstr_select_(&s, size(&s));

-}

-

-STC_INLINE sstr_size_t sstr_capacity(sstr s) {

-    return sstr_select_(&s, cap(&s));

-}

-

-STC_INLINE bool sstr_equals(sstr s1, const char* str) {

-    return strcmp(sstr_str(&s1), str) == 0;

-}

-

-STC_INLINE bool sstr_equals_s(sstr s1, sstr s2) {

-    return strcmp(sstr_str(&s1), sstr_str(&s2)) == 0;

-}

-

-STC_INLINE bool sstr_equalto(const sstr* s1, const sstr* s2) {

-    return strcmp(sstr_str(s1), sstr_str(s2)) == 0;

-}

-

-STC_INLINE int sstr_compare(const sstr* s1, const sstr* s2) {

-    return strcmp(sstr_str(s1), sstr_str(s2));

-}

-

-STC_INLINE sstr_size_t sstr_find(sstr s, const char* needle) {

-    const char *str = sstr_str(&s), *res = strstr(str, needle);

-    return res ? res - str : sstr_npos;

-}

-

-STC_INLINE bool sstr_find_s(sstr s, sstr needle) {

-   return sstr_find(s, sstr_str(&needle));

-}

-

-STC_INLINE bool sstr_contains(sstr s, const char* needle) {

-   return strstr(sstr_str(&s), needle) != NULL;

-}

-

-STC_INLINE bool sstr_contains_s(sstr s, sstr needle) {

-   return strstr(sstr_str(&s), sstr_str(&needle)) != NULL;

-}

-

-STC_INLINE bool sstr_starts_with(sstr s, const char* sub) {

-    const char* str = sstr_str(&s);

-    while (*sub && *str == *sub) ++str, ++sub;

-    return *sub == 0;

-}

-

-STC_INLINE bool sstr_starts_with_s(sstr s, sstr sub) {

-   return sstr_starts_with(s, sstr_str(&sub));

-}

-

-STC_INLINE bool sstr_ends_with(sstr s, const char* sub) {

-    sstr_rep_t rep = sstr_rep_(&s); sstr_size_t n = strlen(sub);

-    return n <= rep.size && memcmp(rep.data + rep.size - n, sub, n) == 0;

-}

-

-STC_INLINE bool sstr_ends_with_s(sstr s, sstr sub) {

-   return sstr_ends_with(s, sstr_str(&sub));

-}

-

-STC_INLINE void sstr_assign(sstr* self, const char* str) {

-    sstr_assign_n(self, str, strlen(str));

-}

-

-STC_INLINE void sstr_copy(sstr* self, sstr s) {

-    sstr_rep_t rep = sstr_rep_(&s);

-    sstr_assign_n(self, rep.data, rep.size);

-}

-

-STC_INLINE void sstr_append(sstr* self, const char* str) {

-    sstr_append_n(self, str, strlen(str));

-}

-

-STC_INLINE void sstr_append_s(sstr* self, sstr s) {

-    sstr_rep_t rep = sstr_rep_(&s);

-    sstr_append_n(self, rep.data, rep.size);

-}

-

-STC_INLINE void sstr_replace_n(sstr* self, size_t pos, size_t len, const char* str, size_t n) {

-    sstr_internal_move_(self, pos + len, pos + n);

-    memcpy(&sstr_data(self)[pos], str, n);

-}

-

-STC_INLINE void sstr_replace(sstr* self, size_t pos, size_t len, const char* str) {

-    sstr_replace_n(self, pos, len, str, strlen(str));

-}

-

-STC_INLINE void sstr_replace_s(sstr* self, size_t pos, size_t len, sstr s) {

-    sstr_rep_t rep = sstr_rep_(&s);

-    sstr_replace_n(self, pos, len, rep.data, rep.size);

-}

-

-STC_INLINE void sstr_insert_n(sstr* self, size_t pos, const char* str, size_t n) {

-    sstr_replace_n(self, pos, 0, str, n);

-}

-

-STC_INLINE void sstr_insert(sstr* self, size_t pos, const char* str) {

-    sstr_replace_n(self, pos, 0, str, strlen(str));

-}

-

-STC_INLINE void sstr_insert_s(sstr* self, size_t pos, sstr s) {

-    sstr_rep_t rep = sstr_rep_(&s);

-    sstr_replace_n(self, pos, 0, rep.data, rep.size);

-}

-

-STC_INLINE bool sstr_getline(sstr *self, FILE *fp) {

-    return sstr_getdelim(self, '\n', fp);

-}

-

-/* -------------------------- IMPLEMENTATION ------------------------- */

-

-#if !defined(STC_HEADER) || defined(STC_IMPLEMENTATION)

-

-STC_DEF void sstr_internal_move_(sstr* self, size_t pos1, size_t pos2) {

-    if (pos1 == pos2)

-        return;

-    sstr_rep_t rep = sstr_rep_(self);

-    sstr_size_t newlen = rep.size + pos2 - pos1;

-    if (newlen > rep.cap)

-        rep.data = sstr_reserve(self, (rep.size*3 >> 1) + pos2 - pos1);

-    memmove(&rep.data[pos2], &rep.data[pos1], rep.size - pos1);

-    sstr_set_size_(self, newlen);

-}

-

-STC_DEF char* sstr_init_(sstr* self, sstr_size_t len, sstr_size_t cap) {

-    if (cap > SSO_CAP) {

-        self->lon.data = (char *)malloc(cap + 1);

-        sstr_l_set_size(self, len);

-        sstr_l_set_cap(self, cap);

-        return self->lon.data;

-    }

-    sstr_s_set_size(self, len);

-    return self->sso.data;

-}

-

-STC_DEF void sstr_shrink_to_fit(sstr* self) {

-    sstr_rep_t rep = sstr_rep_(self);

-    if (rep.size == rep.cap)

-        return;

-    if (rep.size > SSO_CAP) {

-        self->lon.data = (char *)realloc(self->lon.data, sstr_l_size(self) + 1);

-        sstr_l_set_cap(self, sstr_l_size(self));

-    } else if (rep.cap > SSO_CAP) {

-        memcpy(self->sso.data, rep.data, rep.size + 1);

-        sstr_s_set_size(self, rep.size);

-        free(rep.data);

-    }

-}

-

-STC_DEF char* sstr_reserve(sstr* self, sstr_size_t cap) {

-    if (sstr_is_long(self)) {

-        if (cap > sstr_l_cap(self)) {

-            self->lon.data = (char *)realloc(self->lon.data, cap + 1);

-            sstr_l_set_cap(self, cap);

-        }

-        return self->lon.data;

-    }

-    /* from short to long: */

-    if (cap > sstr_s_cap(self)) {

-        char* data = (char *)malloc(cap + 1);

-        sstr_size_t len = sstr_s_size(self);

-        memcpy(data, self->sso.data, len);

-        self->lon.data = data;

-        sstr_l_set_size(self, len);

-        sstr_l_set_cap(self, cap);

-        return data;

-    }

-    return self->sso.data;

-}

-

-STC_DEF void sstr_resize(sstr* self, sstr_size_t size, char value) {

-    sstr_rep_t rep = sstr_rep_(self);

-    if (size > rep.size) {

-        if (size > rep.cap) rep.data = sstr_reserve(self, size);

-        memset(rep.data + rep.size, value, size - rep.size);

-    }

-    sstr_set_size_(self, size);

-}

-

-STC_DEF char* strnstrn(const char *s, const char *needle, size_t slen, size_t nlen) {

-    if (!nlen) return (char *)s;

-    if (nlen > slen) return NULL;

-    slen -= nlen;

-    do {

-        if (*s == *needle && !memcmp(s, needle, nlen)) return (char *)s;

-        ++s;

-    } while (slen--);

-    return NULL;

-}

-

-STC_DEF sstr_size_t

-sstr_find_n(sstr s, const char* needle, sstr_size_t pos, sstr_size_t nmax) {

-    sstr_rep_t rep = sstr_rep_(&s);

-    sstr_size_t nlen = (sstr_size_t) strlen(needle);

-    if (pos > rep.size) return sstr_npos;

-    char* res = strnstrn(rep.data + pos, needle, rep.size, nmax < nlen ? nmax : nlen);

-    return res ? res - rep.data : sstr_npos;

-}

-

-STC_DEF void sstr_assign_n(sstr* self, const char* str, sstr_size_t n) {

-    sstr_rep_t rep = sstr_rep_(self);

-    if (n > rep.cap) {

-        rep.data = (char *)realloc(sstr_is_long(self) ? rep.data : NULL, n + 1);

-        sstr_l_set_cap(self, n);

-    }

-    memmove(rep.data, str, n);

-    sstr_set_size_(self, n);

-}

-

-STC_DEF void sstr_append_n(sstr* self, const char* str, sstr_size_t n) {

-    sstr_rep_t rep = sstr_rep_(self);

-    if (rep.size + n > rep.cap) {

-        sstr_size_t off = (sstr_size_t)(str - rep.data); /* handle self append */

-        rep.data = sstr_reserve(self, (rep.size*3 >> 1) + n);

-        if (off <= rep.size) str = rep.data + off;

-    }

-    memcpy(rep.data + rep.size, str, n);

-    sstr_set_size_(self, rep.size + n);

-}

-

-STC_DEF bool sstr_getdelim(sstr *self, int delim, FILE *fp) {

-    int c = fgetc(fp);

-    if (c == EOF)

-        return false;

-    sstr_size_t pos = 0;

-    sstr_rep_t rep = sstr_rep_(self);

-    for (;;) {

-        if (c == delim || c == EOF) {

-            sstr_set_size_(self, pos);

-            return true;

-        }

-        if (pos == rep.cap) {

-            sstr_set_size_(self, pos);

-            rep.data = sstr_reserve(self, (rep.cap = (rep.cap*3 >> 1) + 16));

-        }

-        rep.data[pos++] = (char) c;

-        c = fgetc(fp);

-    }

-}

-

-STC_DEF void sstr_erase_n(sstr* self, size_t pos, size_t n) {

-    sstr_rep_t rep = sstr_rep_(self);

-    if (n > rep.size - pos) n = rep.size - pos;

-    memmove(&rep.data[pos], &rep.data[pos + n], rep.size - (pos + n));

-    sstr_set_size_(self, rep.size - n);

-}

-

-#endif

-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/stc/carr2.h b/include/stc/carr2.h
index d1feb90b..92964d4d 100644
--- a/include/stc/carr2.h
+++ b/include/stc/carr2.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 int main() {
     int w = 7, h = 5;
-    c_autovar (carr2_int image = carr2_int_init(w, h), carr2_int_del(&image))
+    c_autovar (carr2_int image = carr2_int_init(w, h), carr2_int_drop(&image))
     {
         int *dat = carr2_int_data(&image);
         for (int i = 0; i < carr2_int_size(image); ++i)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ _cx_deftypes(_c_carr2_types, _cx_self, i_val);
 STC_API _cx_self   _cx_memb(_with_values)(size_t xdim, size_t ydim, i_val value);
 STC_API _cx_self   _cx_memb(_with_storage)(size_t xdim, size_t ydim, _cx_value* storage);
 STC_API _cx_value* _cx_memb(_release)(_cx_self* self);
-STC_API void       _cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self);
+STC_API void       _cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self);
 #if !c_option(c_no_clone)
 STC_API _cx_self   _cx_memb(_clone)(_cx_self src);
 STC_API void       _cx_memb(_copy)(_cx_self *self, _cx_self other);
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ STC_DEF _cx_self _cx_memb(_clone)(_cx_self src) {
 
 STC_DEF void _cx_memb(_copy)(_cx_self *self, _cx_self other) {
     if (self->data == other.data) return;
-    _cx_memb(_del)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);
+    _cx_memb(_drop)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -135,10 +135,11 @@ STC_DEF _cx_value *_cx_memb(_release)(_cx_self* self) {
     return values;
 }
 
-STC_DEF void _cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self) {
+STC_DEF void _cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self) {
     if (!self->data) return;
-    for (_cx_value* p = self->data[0], *e = p + _cx_memb(_size)(*self); p != e; ++p)
-        i_valdel(p);
+    for (_cx_value* p = self->data[0], *q = p + _cx_memb(_size)(*self); p != q; ) {
+        --q; i_valdrop(q);
+    }
     c_free(self->data[0]); /* values */
     c_free(self->data);    /* pointers */
 }
diff --git a/include/stc/carr3.h b/include/stc/carr3.h
index 4a4a6484..31df5bdf 100644
--- a/include/stc/carr3.h
+++ b/include/stc/carr3.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 int main() {
     int w = 7, h = 5, d = 3;
-    c_autovar (carr3_int image = carr3_int_init(w, h, d), carr3_int_del(&image))
+    c_autovar (carr3_int image = carr3_int_init(w, h, d), carr3_int_drop(&image))
     {
         int *dat = carr3_int_data(&image);
         for (int i = 0; i < carr3_int_size(image); ++i)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ _cx_deftypes(_c_carr3_types, _cx_self, i_val);
 STC_API _cx_self   _cx_memb(_with_values)(size_t xdim, size_t ydim, size_t zdim, i_val value);
 STC_API _cx_self   _cx_memb(_with_storage)(size_t xdim, size_t ydim, size_t zdim, _cx_value* storage);
 STC_API _cx_value* _cx_memb(_release)(_cx_self* self);
-STC_API void       _cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self);
+STC_API void       _cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self);
 #if !c_option(c_no_clone)
 STC_API _cx_self   _cx_memb(_clone)(_cx_self src);
 STC_API void       _cx_memb(_copy)(_cx_self *self, _cx_self other);
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ STC_DEF _cx_self _cx_memb(_clone)(_cx_self src) {
 
 STC_INLINE void _cx_memb(_copy)(_cx_self *self, _cx_self other) {
     if (self->data == other.data) return;
-    _cx_memb(_del)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);
+    _cx_memb(_drop)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -141,10 +141,11 @@ STC_DEF _cx_value* _cx_memb(_release)(_cx_self* self) {
     return values;
 }
 
-STC_DEF void _cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self) {
+STC_DEF void _cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self) {
     if (!self->data) return;
-    for (_cx_value* p = **self->data, *e = p + _cx_memb(_size)(*self); p != e; ++p)
-        i_valdel(p);
+    for (_cx_value* p = **self->data, *q = p + _cx_memb(_size)(*self);  p != q; ) {
+        --q; i_valdrop(q);
+    }
     c_free(self->data[0][0]); /* data */
     c_free(self->data);       /* pointers */
 }
diff --git a/include/stc/cbits.h b/include/stc/cbits.h
index b3a70edc..a6ee3948 100644
--- a/include/stc/cbits.h
+++ b/include/stc/cbits.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Similar to boost::dynamic_bitset / std::bitset
 #include "cbits.h"

 

 int main() {

-    c_autovar (cbits bset = cbits_with_size(23, true), cbits_del(&bset))

+    c_autovar (cbits bset = cbits_with_size(23, true), cbits_drop(&bset))

     {

         cbits_reset(&bset, 9);

         cbits_resize(&bset, 43, false);

@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ STC_API bool        cbits_disjoint(cbits set, cbits other);
 STC_INLINE cbits    cbits_init() { return c_make(cbits){NULL, 0}; }

 STC_INLINE cbits    cbits_from(const char* s) { return cbits_from_n(s, strlen(s)); }

 STC_INLINE void     cbits_clear(cbits* self) { self->size = 0; }

-STC_INLINE void     cbits_del(cbits* self) { c_free(self->data64); }

+STC_INLINE void     cbits_drop(cbits* self) { c_free(self->data64); }

 STC_INLINE size_t   cbits_size(cbits set) { return set.size; }

 

 #define cbits_new(literal) \

     cbits_from_n(literal, sizeof c_make(c_strlit){literal} - 1)

 

 STC_INLINE cbits* cbits_take(cbits* self, cbits other) {

-    if (self->data64 != other.data64) {cbits_del(self); *self = other;}

+    if (self->data64 != other.data64) {cbits_drop(self); *self = other;}

     return self;

 }

 

diff --git a/include/stc/cbox.h b/include/stc/cbox.h
index 89bd272e..51bc81a4 100644
--- a/include/stc/cbox.h
+++ b/include/stc/cbox.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 

 typedef struct { cstr name, last; } Person;

 

-Person Person_from(const char* name, const char* last) {

+Person Person_new(const char* name, const char* last) {

     return (Person){.name = cstr_from(name), .last = cstr_from(last)};

 }

 Person Person_clone(Person p) {

@@ -34,21 +34,21 @@ Person Person_clone(Person p) {
     p.last = cstr_clone(p.last);

     return p;

 }

-void Person_del(Person* p) {

-    printf("del: %s %s\n", p->name.str, p->last.str);

-    c_del(cstr, &p->name, &p->last);

+void Person_drop(Person* p) {

+    printf("drop: %s %s\n", p->name.str, p->last.str);

+    c_drop(cstr, &p->name, &p->last);

 }

 

 #define i_val Person

-#define i_valdel Person_del

+#define i_valdrop Person_drop

 #define i_valfrom Person_clone

-#define i_opt c_no_compare // compare by .get addresses only

+#define i_opt c_no_cmp // compare by .get addresses only

 #define i_tag prs

 #include <stc/cbox.h>

 

 int main() {

-    c_autovar (cbox_prs p = cbox_prs_new(Person_from("John", "Smiths")), cbox_prs_del(&p))

-    c_autovar (cbox_prs q = cbox_prs_clone(p), cbox_prs_del(&q))

+    c_autovar (cbox_prs p = cbox_prs_new(Person_new("John", "Smiths")), cbox_prs_drop(&p))

+    c_autovar (cbox_prs q = cbox_prs_clone(p), cbox_prs_drop(&q))

     {

         cstr_assign(&q.get->name, "Joe");

 

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ int main() {
 #include "ccommon.h"

 #include "forward.h"

 #include <stdlib.h>

+#include <string.h>

 

 #define cbox_null {NULL}

 #endif // CBOX_H_INCLUDED

@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ int main() {
 #define _i_prefix cbox_

 #endif

 #include "template.h"

+typedef i_valraw _cx_rawvalue;

 

 #if !c_option(c_is_fwd)

 _cx_deftypes(_c_cbox_types, _cx_self, i_val);

@@ -90,8 +92,8 @@ _cx_memb(_new)(i_val val) {
 

 // destructor

 STC_INLINE void

-_cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self) {

-    if (self->get) { i_valdel(self->get); c_free(self->get); }

+_cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self) {

+    if (self->get) { i_valdrop(self->get); c_free(self->get); }

 }

 

 STC_INLINE _cx_self

@@ -102,19 +104,19 @@ _cx_memb(_move)(_cx_self* self) {
 

 STC_INLINE void

 _cx_memb(_reset)(_cx_self* self) {

-    _cx_memb(_del)(self); self->get = NULL;

+    _cx_memb(_drop)(self); self->get = NULL;

 }

 

 // take ownership of *p

 STC_INLINE void

 _cx_memb(_reset_with)(_cx_self* self, _cx_value* p) {

-    _cx_memb(_del)(self); self->get = p;

+    _cx_memb(_drop)(self); self->get = p;

 }

 

 // take ownership of val

 STC_INLINE void

 _cx_memb(_reset_new)(_cx_self* self, i_val val) {

-    if (self->get) { i_valdel(self->get); *self->get = val; }

+    if (self->get) { i_valdrop(self->get); *self->get = val; }

     else self->get = c_new(i_val, val);

 }

 

@@ -123,11 +125,10 @@ _cx_memb(_reset_new)(_cx_self* self, i_val val) {
     _cx_memb(_from)(i_valraw raw) { 

         return c_make(_cx_self){c_new(i_val, i_valfrom(raw))};

     }

-

-    STC_INLINE void

-    _cx_memb(_reset_from)(_cx_self* self, i_valraw raw) {

-        _cx_memb(_reset_new)(self, i_valfrom(raw));

-    }    

+    STC_INLINE i_valraw

+    _cx_memb(_toraw)(const _cx_self* self) { 

+        return i_valto(self->get);

+    }

 

     STC_INLINE _cx_self

     _cx_memb(_clone)(_cx_self other) {

@@ -145,30 +146,32 @@ _cx_memb(_reset_new)(_cx_self* self, i_val val) {
 

 STC_INLINE void

 _cx_memb(_take)(_cx_self* self, _cx_self other) {

-    if (other.get != self->get) _cx_memb(_del)(self);

+    if (other.get != self->get) _cx_memb(_drop)(self);

     *self = other;

 }

 

 STC_INLINE uint64_t

 _cx_memb(_hash)(const _cx_self* self, size_t n) {

-    #if (c_option(c_no_compare) || defined _i_default_compare) && SIZE_MAX >> 32

+    #if c_option(c_no_cmp) && SIZE_MAX >> 32

         return c_hash64(&self->get, 8);

-    #elif (c_option(c_no_compare) || defined _i_default_compare)

+    #elif c_option(c_no_cmp)

         return c_hash32(&self->get, 4);

     #else

-        i_valraw raw = i_valto(self->get);

-        return i_hash(&raw, sizeof raw);

+        return i_hash(self->get, sizeof *self->get);

     #endif

 }

 

 STC_INLINE int

-_cx_memb(_compare)(const _cx_self* x, const _cx_self* y) {

-    #if (c_option(c_no_compare) || defined _i_default_compare)

-        return (int)(x->get - y->get);

+_cx_memb(_cmp)(const _cx_self* x, const _cx_self* y) {

+    #if c_option(c_no_cmp)

+        return c_default_cmp(&x->get, &y->get);

     #else

-        i_valraw rx = i_valto(x->get);

-        i_valraw ry = i_valto(y->get);

-        return i_cmp(&rx, &ry);

+        return i_cmp(x->get, y->get);

     #endif

 }

-#include "template.h"
\ No newline at end of file
+

+STC_INLINE bool

+_cx_memb(_equalto)(const _cx_self* x, const _cx_self* y) {

+    return !_cx_memb(_cmp)(x, y);

+}

+#include "template.h"

diff --git a/include/stc/ccommon.h b/include/stc/ccommon.h
index 2942873f..d3664077 100644
--- a/include/stc/ccommon.h
+++ b/include/stc/ccommon.h
@@ -93,33 +93,37 @@
 #endif

 

 typedef const char              c_strlit[];

-#define c_delete(T, ptr)        do { T *_c_p = ptr; T##_del(_c_p); c_free(_c_p); } while (0)

+#define c_delete(T, ptr)        do { T *_c_p = ptr; T##_drop(_c_p); c_free(_c_p); } while (0)

 #define c_swap(T, x, y)         do { T _c_t = x; x = y; y = _c_t; } while (0)

 #define c_arraylen(a)           (sizeof (a)/sizeof (a)[0])

-#define c_less_compare(less, x, y) (less(y, x) - less(x, y))

+#define c_less_cmp(less, x, y)  (less(y, x) - less(x, y))

 #define c_default_less(x, y)    (*(x) < *(y))

 

-#define c_default_compare(x, y) c_less_compare(c_default_less, x, y)

+#define c_default_cmp(x, y)     c_less_cmp(c_default_less, x, y)

 #define c_default_equalto(x, y) (*(x) == *(y))

 #define c_memcmp_equalto(x, y)  (memcmp(x, y, sizeof *(x)) == 0)

 

-#define c_rawstr_compare(x, y)  strcmp(*(x), *(y))

-#define c_rawstr_equalto(x, y)  (strcmp(*(x), *(y)) == 0)

-#define c_rawstr_hash(x, dummy) c_strhash(*(x))

-

 #define c_default_clone(x)      (x)

 #define c_default_fromraw(x)    (x) // [deprecated]

 #define c_default_toraw(ptr)    (*(ptr))

-#define c_default_del(ptr)      ((void) (ptr))

+#define c_default_drop(ptr)     ((void) (ptr))

 

 #define c_option(flag)          ((i_opt) & (flag))

 #define c_is_fwd                1

 #define c_no_atomic             2

 #define c_no_clone              4

-#define c_no_compare            8

+#define c_no_cmp                8

 

 /* Generic algorithms */

 

+typedef char* c_mutstr;

+typedef const char* c_rawstr;

+#define c_rawstr_cmp(x, y)  strcmp(*(x), *(y))

+#define c_rawstr_equalto(x, y)  (strcmp(*(x), *(y)) == 0)

+#define c_rawstr_hash(x, dummy) c_strhash(*(x))

+#define c_rawstr_clone(s) strcpy((char*)c_malloc(strlen(s) + 1), s)

+#define c_rawstr_drop(x) c_free((char *) &**(x))

+

 #define _c_ROTL(x, k) (x << (k) | x >> (8*sizeof(x) - (k)))

 

 STC_INLINE uint64_t c_strhash(const char *s) {

@@ -168,16 +172,16 @@ STC_INLINE uint64_t c_default_hash(const void* key, size_t len) {
 

 #define c_auto(...) c_MACRO_OVERLOAD(c_auto, __VA_ARGS__)

 #define c_auto_2(C, a) \

-    c_autovar(C a = C##_init(), C##_del(&a))

+    c_autovar(C a = C##_init(), C##_drop(&a))

 #define c_auto_3(C, a, b) \

     c_autovar(c_EXPAND(C a = C##_init(), b = C##_init()), \

-              C##_del(&b), C##_del(&a))

+              C##_drop(&b), C##_drop(&a))

 #define c_auto_4(C, a, b, c) \

     c_autovar(c_EXPAND(C a = C##_init(), b = C##_init(), c = C##_init()), \

-              C##_del(&c), C##_del(&b), C##_del(&a))

+              C##_drop(&c), C##_drop(&b), C##_drop(&a))

 #define c_auto_5(C, a, b, c, d) \

     c_autovar(c_EXPAND(C a = C##_init(), b = C##_init(), c = C##_init(), d = C##_init()), \

-              C##_del(&d), C##_del(&c), C##_del(&b), C##_del(&a))

+              C##_drop(&d), C##_drop(&c), C##_drop(&b), C##_drop(&a))

 

 #define c_autobuf(b, type, n) c_autobuf_N(b, type, n, 256)

 #define c_autobuf_N(b, type, n, BYTES) \

@@ -203,10 +207,10 @@ STC_INLINE uint64_t c_default_hash(const void* key, size_t len) {
         C##_##method(_c_cx, *_c_i); \

 } while (0)

 

-#define c_del(C, ...) do { \

+#define c_drop(C, ...) do { \

     C* _c_arr[] = {__VA_ARGS__}; \

     for (size_t _c_i = 0; _c_i < c_arraylen(_c_arr); ++_c_i) \

-        C##_del(_c_arr[_c_i]); \

+        C##_drop(_c_arr[_c_i]); \

 } while (0)

 

 #if defined(__SIZEOF_INT128__)

diff --git a/include/stc/cdeq.h b/include/stc/cdeq.h
index f8cc1d52..050f9e67 100644
--- a/include/stc/cdeq.h
+++ b/include/stc/cdeq.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ typedef i_valraw _cx_rawvalue;
 

 STC_API _cx_self        _cx_memb(_init)(void);

 STC_API void            _cx_memb(_clear)(_cx_self* self);

-STC_API void            _cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self);

+STC_API void            _cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self);

 STC_API _cx_value*      _cx_memb(_push_back)(_cx_self* self, i_val value);

 STC_API bool            _cx_memb(_expand_right_half_)(_cx_self* self, size_t idx, size_t n);

 #ifndef _i_queue

@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ STC_API _cx_iter        _cx_memb(_emplace_range_p)(_cx_self* self, _cx_value* po
                                                    const _cx_rawvalue* p1, const _cx_rawvalue* p2);

 #endif // !c_no_clone

 

-#if !c_option(c_no_compare)

+#if !c_option(c_no_cmp)

 STC_API _cx_iter        _cx_memb(_find_in)(_cx_iter p1, _cx_iter p2, i_valraw raw);

-STC_API int             _cx_memb(_value_compare)(const _cx_value* x, const _cx_value* y);

+STC_API int             _cx_memb(_value_cmp)(const _cx_value* x, const _cx_value* y);

 #endif

 STC_API _cx_value*      _cx_memb(_push_front)(_cx_self* self, i_val value);

 STC_API _cx_iter        _cx_memb(_erase_range_p)(_cx_self* self, _cx_value* p1, _cx_value* p2);

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ STC_INLINE i_val        _cx_memb(_value_clone)(i_val val)
                             { return i_valfrom(i_valto(&val)); }

 STC_INLINE void         _cx_memb(_copy)(_cx_self *self, _cx_self other) {

                             if (self->data == other.data) return;

-                            _cx_memb(_del)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);

+                            _cx_memb(_drop)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);

                         }

 #endif

 STC_INLINE bool         _cx_memb(_empty)(_cx_self cx) { return !cdeq_rep_(&cx)->size; }

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ STC_INLINE i_val        _cx_memb(_value_fromraw)(i_valraw raw) { return i_valfro
 STC_INLINE i_valraw     _cx_memb(_value_toraw)(_cx_value* pval) { return i_valto(pval); }

 

 STC_INLINE void         _cx_memb(_pop_front)(_cx_self* self)

-                            { i_valdel(self->data); ++self->data; --cdeq_rep_(self)->size; }

+                            { i_valdrop(self->data); ++self->data; --cdeq_rep_(self)->size; }

 STC_INLINE _cx_value*   _cx_memb(_back)(const _cx_self* self)

                             { return self->data + cdeq_rep_(self)->size - 1; }

 STC_INLINE _cx_value*   _cx_memb(_front)(const _cx_self* self) { return self->data; }

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ _cx_memb(_with_capacity)(const size_t n) {
 

 STC_INLINE void _cx_memb(_pop_back)(_cx_self* self) {

     _cx_value* p = &self->data[--cdeq_rep_(self)->size];

-    i_valdel(p);

+    i_valdrop(p);

 }

 

 STC_INLINE const _cx_value* _cx_memb(_at)(const _cx_self* self, const size_t idx) {

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ _cx_memb(_emplace_at)(_cx_self* self, _cx_iter it, i_valraw raw) {
 }

 #endif // !c_no_clone

 

-#if !c_option(c_no_compare)

+#if !c_option(c_no_cmp)

 

 STC_INLINE _cx_iter

 _cx_memb(_find)(const _cx_self* self, i_valraw raw) {

@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ _cx_memb(_sort_range)(_cx_iter i1, _cx_iter i2,
 

 STC_INLINE void

 _cx_memb(_sort)(_cx_self* self) {

-    _cx_memb(_sort_range)(_cx_memb(_begin)(self), _cx_memb(_end)(self), _cx_memb(_value_compare));

+    _cx_memb(_sort_range)(_cx_memb(_begin)(self), _cx_memb(_end)(self), _cx_memb(_value_cmp));

 }

-#endif // !c_no_compare

+#endif // !c_no_cmp

 #endif // _i_queue

 

 /* -------------------------- IMPLEMENTATION ------------------------- */

@@ -224,8 +224,9 @@ STC_DEF void
 _cx_memb(_clear)(_cx_self* self) {

     struct cdeq_rep* rep = cdeq_rep_(self);

     if (rep->cap) {

-        for (_cx_value *p = self->data, *q = p + rep->size; p != q; ++p)

-            i_valdel(p);

+        for (_cx_value *p = self->data, *q = p + rep->size; p != q; ) {

+            --q; i_valdrop(q);

+        }

         rep->size = 0;

     }

 }

@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ _cx_memb(_shrink_to_fit)(_cx_self *self) {
 }

 

 STC_DEF void

-_cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self) {

+_cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self) {

     _cx_memb(_clear)(self);

     if (cdeq_rep_(self)->cap)

         c_free(cdeq_rep_(self));

@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@ _cx_memb(_erase_range_p)(_cx_self* self, _cx_value* p1, _cx_value* p2) {
     const size_t n = p2 - p1;

     if (n > 0) {

         _cx_value* p = p1, *end = self->data + cdeq_rep_(self)->size;

-        for (; p != p2; ++p) i_valdel(p);

+        for (; p != p2; ++p) { i_valdrop(p); }

         if (p1 == self->data) self->data += n;

         else memmove(p1, p2, (end - p2) * sizeof(i_val));

         cdeq_rep_(self)->size -= n;

@@ -385,7 +386,7 @@ _cx_memb(_clone_range_p)(_cx_self* self, _cx_value* pos,
 }

 #endif // !c_option(c_no_clone)

 

-#if !c_option(c_no_compare)

+#if !c_option(c_no_cmp)

 

 STC_DEF _cx_iter

 _cx_memb(_find_in)(_cx_iter i1, _cx_iter i2, i_valraw raw) {

@@ -397,12 +398,12 @@ _cx_memb(_find_in)(_cx_iter i1, _cx_iter i2, i_valraw raw) {
 }

 

 STC_DEF int

-_cx_memb(_value_compare)(const _cx_value* x, const _cx_value* y) {

+_cx_memb(_value_cmp)(const _cx_value* x, const _cx_value* y) {

     i_valraw rx = i_valto(x);

     i_valraw ry = i_valto(y);

     return i_cmp(&rx, &ry);

 }

-#endif // !c_no_compare

+#endif // !c_no_cmp

 #endif // !_i_queue

 #endif // IMPLEMENTATION

 #include "template.h"

diff --git a/include/stc/clist.h b/include/stc/clist.h
index 7cd2df50..c239fdd9 100644
--- a/include/stc/clist.h
+++ b/include/stc/clist.h
@@ -91,15 +91,16 @@ typedef i_valraw _cx_rawvalue;
 

 STC_API size_t _clist_count(const clist_VOID* self);

 

-STC_API void            _cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self);

+STC_API void            _cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self);

 STC_API _cx_value*      _cx_memb(_push_back)(_cx_self* self, i_val value);

 STC_API _cx_value*      _cx_memb(_push_front)(_cx_self* self, i_val value);

 STC_API _cx_iter        _cx_memb(_insert)(_cx_self* self, _cx_iter it, i_val value);

 STC_API _cx_iter        _cx_memb(_erase_at)(_cx_self* self, _cx_iter it);

 STC_API _cx_iter        _cx_memb(_erase_range)(_cx_self* self, _cx_iter it1, _cx_iter it2);

-#if !c_option(c_no_compare)

+#if !c_option(c_no_cmp)

 STC_API size_t          _cx_memb(_remove)(_cx_self* self, i_valraw val);

 STC_API _cx_iter        _cx_memb(_find_in)(_cx_iter it1, _cx_iter it2, i_valraw val);

+STC_API int             _cx_memb(_value_cmp)(const _cx_value* x, const _cx_value* y);

 #endif

 STC_API _cx_iter        _cx_memb(_splice)(_cx_self* self, _cx_iter it, _cx_self* other);

 STC_API _cx_self        _cx_memb(_split_off)(_cx_self* self, _cx_iter it1, _cx_iter it2);

@@ -114,14 +115,13 @@ STC_INLINE _cx_value*   _cx_memb(_emplace_front)(_cx_self* self, i_valraw raw)
                             { return _cx_memb(_push_front)(self, i_valfrom(raw)); }

 STC_INLINE _cx_iter     _cx_memb(_emplace)(_cx_self* self, _cx_iter it, i_valraw raw)

                             { return _cx_memb(_insert)(self, it, i_valfrom(raw)); }

-STC_INLINE i_val        _cx_memb(_value_fromraw)(i_valraw raw) 

-                            { return i_valfrom(raw); }

 STC_INLINE i_val        _cx_memb(_value_clone)(i_val val)

                             { return i_valfrom(i_valto(&val)); }

+

 STC_INLINE void

 _cx_memb(_copy)(_cx_self *self, _cx_self other) {

     if (self->last == other.last) return;

-    _cx_memb(_del)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);

+    _cx_memb(_drop)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);

 }

 #endif

 STC_INLINE _cx_self     _cx_memb(_init)(void) { return c_make(_cx_self){NULL}; }

@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@ STC_INLINE bool         _cx_memb(_reserve)(_cx_self* self, size_t n) { return tr
 STC_INLINE bool         _cx_memb(_empty)(_cx_self cx) { return cx.last == NULL; }

 STC_INLINE size_t       _cx_memb(_count)(_cx_self cx)

                             { return _clist_count((const clist_VOID*) &cx); }

-STC_INLINE void         _cx_memb(_clear)(_cx_self* self) { _cx_memb(_del)(self); }

-STC_INLINE i_valraw     _cx_memb(_value_toraw)(_cx_value* pval) { return i_valto(pval); }

+STC_INLINE void         _cx_memb(_clear)(_cx_self* self) { _cx_memb(_drop)(self); }

 STC_INLINE void         _cx_memb(_pop_front)(_cx_self* self)

                             { _cx_memb(_erase_after_)(self, self->last); }

 STC_INLINE _cx_value*   _cx_memb(_front)(const _cx_self* self) { return &self->last->next->value; }

@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ _cx_memb(_splice_range)(_cx_self* self, _cx_iter it,
     return _cx_memb(_splice)(self, it, &tmp);

 }

 

-#if !c_option(c_no_compare)

+#if !c_option(c_no_cmp)

 STC_INLINE _cx_iter

 _cx_memb(_find)(const _cx_self* self, i_valraw val) {

     return _cx_memb(_find_in)(_cx_memb(_begin)(self), _cx_memb(_end)(self), val);

@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ _cx_memb(_clone)(_cx_self cx) {
 #endif

 

 STC_DEF void

-_cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self) {

+_cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self) {

     while (self->last) _cx_memb(_erase_after_)(self, self->last);

 }

 

@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@ _cx_memb(_erase_after_)(_cx_self* self, _cx_node* node) {
     node->next = next;

     if (del == next) self->last = node = NULL;

     else if (self->last == del) self->last = node, node = NULL;

-    i_valdel(&del->value); c_free(del);

+    i_valdrop(&del->value); c_free(del);

     return node;

 }

 

@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ _cx_memb(_split_off)(_cx_self* self, _cx_iter it1, _cx_iter it2) {
     return cx;

 }

 

-#if !c_option(c_no_compare)

+#if !c_option(c_no_cmp)

 

 STC_DEF _cx_iter

 _cx_memb(_find_in)(_cx_iter it1, _cx_iter it2, i_valraw val) {

@@ -321,7 +320,14 @@ _cx_memb(_sort)(_cx_self* self) {
     if (self->last)

         self->last = (_cx_node *) _clist_mergesort((clist_VOID_node *) self->last->next, _cx_memb(_sort_cmp_));

 }

-#endif // !c_no_compare

+

+STC_DEF int

+_cx_memb(_value_cmp)(const _cx_value* x, const _cx_value* y) {

+    i_valraw rx = i_valto(x);

+    i_valraw ry = i_valto(y);

+    return i_cmp(&rx, &ry);

+}

+#endif // !c_no_cmp

 

 #endif // TEMPLATE IMPLEMENTATION

 

@@ -336,7 +342,7 @@ _clist_count(const clist_VOID* self) {
     return n;

 }

 

-#if !c_option(c_no_compare)

+#if !c_option(c_no_cmp)

 

 // Singly linked list Mergesort implementation by Simon Tatham. O(n*log n).

 // https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/algorithms/listsort.html

@@ -387,7 +393,7 @@ _clist_mergesort(clist_VOID_node *list, int (*cmp)(const clist_VOID_node*, const
         insize *= 2;

     }

 }

-#endif // !c_no_compare

+#endif // !c_no_cmp

 #endif // NON-TEMPLATE IMPLEMENTATION

 #include "template.h"

 #define CLIST_H_INCLUDED

diff --git a/include/stc/cmap.h b/include/stc/cmap.h
index 3d1915d3..10e9c586 100644
--- a/include/stc/cmap.h
+++ b/include/stc/cmap.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <stc/cmap.h>

 

 int main(void) {

-    c_autovar (cmap_ichar m = cmap_ichar_init(), cmap_ichar_del(&m))

+    c_autovar (cmap_ichar m = cmap_ichar_init(), cmap_ichar_drop(&m))

     {

         cmap_ichar_emplace(&m, 5, 'a');

         cmap_ichar_emplace(&m, 8, 'b');

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ STC_API _cx_self        _cx_memb(_with_capacity)(size_t cap);
 #if !c_option(c_no_clone)

 STC_API _cx_self        _cx_memb(_clone)(_cx_self map);

 #endif

-STC_API void            _cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self);

+STC_API void            _cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self);

 STC_API void            _cx_memb(_clear)(_cx_self* self);

 STC_API bool            _cx_memb(_reserve)(_cx_self* self, size_t capacity);

 STC_API chash_bucket_t  _cx_memb(_bucket_)(const _cx_self* self, const _cx_rawkey* rkeyptr);

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ STC_INLINE bool         _cx_memb(_contains)(const _cx_self* self, i_keyraw rkey)
         return _cx_memb(_insert_or_assign)(self, key, mapped);

     }

 

-    STC_INLINE const _cx_mapped*

+    STC_INLINE _cx_mapped*

     _cx_memb(_at)(const _cx_self* self, i_keyraw rkey) {

         chash_bucket_t b = _cx_memb(_bucket_)(self, &rkey);

         assert(self->_hashx[b.idx]);

@@ -132,13 +132,14 @@ STC_INLINE bool         _cx_memb(_contains)(const _cx_self* self, i_keyraw rkey)
 #if !c_option(c_no_clone)

 STC_INLINE void _cx_memb(_copy)(_cx_self *self, _cx_self other) {

     if (self->table == other.table) return;

-    _cx_memb(_del)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);

+    _cx_memb(_drop)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);

 }

 

-STC_INLINE void

-_cx_memb(_value_clone)(_cx_value* _dst, _cx_value* _val) {

-    *_i_keyref(_dst) = i_keyfrom(i_keyto(_i_keyref(_val)));

-    _i_MAP_ONLY( _dst->second = i_valfrom(i_valto(&_val->second)); )

+STC_INLINE _cx_value

+_cx_memb(_value_clone)(_cx_value _val) {

+    *_i_keyref(&_val) = i_keyfrom(i_keyto(_i_keyref(&_val)));

+    _i_MAP_ONLY( _val.second = i_valfrom(i_valto(&_val.second)); )

+    return _val;

 }

 

 STC_INLINE _cx_result

@@ -159,16 +160,16 @@ _cx_memb(_value_toraw)(_cx_value* val) {
 }

 

 STC_INLINE void

-_cx_memb(_value_del)(_cx_value* _val) {

-    i_keydel(_i_keyref(_val));

-    _i_MAP_ONLY( i_valdel(&_val->second); )

+_cx_memb(_value_drop)(_cx_value* _val) {

+    i_keydrop(_i_keyref(_val));

+    _i_MAP_ONLY( i_valdrop(&_val->second); )

 }

 

 STC_INLINE _cx_result

 _cx_memb(_insert)(_cx_self* self, i_key _key _i_MAP_ONLY(, i_val _mapped)) {

     _cx_result _res = _cx_memb(_insert_entry_)(self, i_keyto(&_key));

     if (_res.inserted) { *_i_keyref(_res.ref) = _key; _i_MAP_ONLY( _res.ref->second = _mapped; )}

-    else               { i_keydel(&_key); _i_MAP_ONLY( i_valdel(&_mapped); )}

+    else               { i_keydrop(&_key); _i_MAP_ONLY( i_valdrop(&_mapped); )}

     return _res;

 }

 

@@ -249,10 +250,10 @@ STC_INLINE void _cx_memb(_wipe_)(_cx_self* self) {
     if (self->size == 0) return;

     _cx_value* e = self->table, *end = e + self->bucket_count;

     uint8_t *hx = self->_hashx;

-    for (; e != end; ++e) if (*hx++) _cx_memb(_value_del)(e);

+    for (; e != end; ++e) if (*hx++) _cx_memb(_value_drop)(e);

 }

 

-STC_DEF void _cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self) {

+STC_DEF void _cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self) {

     _cx_memb(_wipe_)(self);

     c_free(self->_hashx);

     c_free((void *) self->table);

@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ STC_DEF void _cx_memb(_clear)(_cx_self* self) {
     _cx_memb(_insert_or_assign)(_cx_self* self, i_key _key, i_val _mapped) {

         _cx_result _res = _cx_memb(_insert_entry_)(self, i_keyto(&_key));

         if (_res.inserted) _res.ref->first = _key;

-        else { i_keydel(&_key); i_valdel(&_res.ref->second); }

+        else { i_keydrop(&_key); i_valdrop(&_res.ref->second); }

         _res.ref->second = _mapped; return _res;

     }

     #if !c_option(c_no_clone)

@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ STC_DEF void _cx_memb(_clear)(_cx_self* self) {
     _cx_memb(_emplace_or_assign)(_cx_self* self, i_keyraw rkey, i_valraw rmapped) {

         _cx_result _res = _cx_memb(_insert_entry_)(self, rkey);

         if (_res.inserted) _res.ref->first = i_keyfrom(rkey);

-        else i_valdel(&_res.ref->second);

+        else i_valdrop(&_res.ref->second);

         _res.ref->second = i_valfrom(rmapped); return _res;

     }

     #endif

@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ _cx_memb(_clone)(_cx_self m) {
     };

     _cx_value *e = m.table, *end = e + m.bucket_count, *dst = clone.table;

     for (uint8_t *hx = m._hashx; e != end; ++hx, ++e, ++dst)

-        if (*hx) _cx_memb(_value_clone)(dst, e);

+        if (*hx) *dst = _cx_memb(_value_clone)(*e);

     return clone;

 }

 #endif

@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ _cx_memb(_erase_entry)(_cx_self* self, _cx_value* _val) {
     const _cx_size _cap = self->bucket_count;

     _cx_value* _slot = self->table;

     uint8_t* _hashx = self->_hashx;

-    _cx_memb(_value_del)(&_slot[i]);

+    _cx_memb(_value_drop)(&_slot[i]);

     for (;;) { /* delete without leaving tombstone */

         if (++j == _cap) j = 0;

         if (! _hashx[j])

diff --git a/include/stc/cpque.h b/include/stc/cpque.h
index 49aa2406..87be1e73 100644
--- a/include/stc/cpque.h
+++ b/include/stc/cpque.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ STC_INLINE bool
 _cx_memb(_resize)(_cx_self* self, const size_t len, i_val null) {

     if (!_cx_memb(_reserve)(self, len)) return false;

     const size_t n = self->size;

-    for (size_t i = len; i < n; ++i) i_valdel(&self->data[i]);

+    for (size_t i = len; i < n; ++i) { i_valdrop(&self->data[i]); }

     for (size_t i = n; i < len; ++i) self->data[i] = null;

     self->size = len;

     return true;

@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ STC_INLINE _cx_self _cx_memb(_with_capacity)(size_t cap) {
 

 STC_INLINE void _cx_memb(_clear)(_cx_self* self) {

     size_t i = self->size; self->size = 0;

-    while (i--) i_valdel(&self->data[i]);

+    while (i--) { i_valdrop(&self->data[i]); }

 }

 

-STC_INLINE void _cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self)

+STC_INLINE void _cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self)

     { _cx_memb(_clear)(self); c_free(self->data); }

 

 STC_INLINE size_t _cx_memb(_size)(_cx_self q)

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ STC_API _cx_self _cx_memb(_clone)(_cx_self q);
 

 STC_INLINE void _cx_memb(_copy)(_cx_self *self, _cx_self other) {

     if (self->data == other.data) return;

-    _cx_memb(_del)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);

+    _cx_memb(_drop)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);

 }

 

 STC_INLINE void _cx_memb(_emplace)(_cx_self* self, _cx_value val)

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ STC_DEF _cx_self _cx_memb(_clone)(_cx_self q) {
 

 STC_DEF void

 _cx_memb(_erase_at)(_cx_self* self, size_t idx) {

-    i_valdel(&self->data[idx]);

+    i_valdrop(&self->data[idx]);

     size_t n = --self->size;

     self->data[idx] = self->data[n];

     _cx_memb(_sift_down_)(self->data - 1, idx + 1, n);

diff --git a/include/stc/cset.h b/include/stc/cset.h
index d74a8ccc..91e703da 100644
--- a/include/stc/cset.h
+++ b/include/stc/cset.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ int main(void) {
 

     c_foreach (i, cset_sx, s)

         printf("set %d\n", *i.ref);

-    cset_sx_del(&s);

+    cset_sx_drop(&s);

 }

 */

 

diff --git a/include/stc/csmap.h b/include/stc/csmap.h
index 101e7399..6ba220ab 100644
--- a/include/stc/csmap.h
+++ b/include/stc/csmap.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include <stc/csmap.h>

 

 int main(void) {

-    c_autovar (csmap_sx m = csmap_sx_init(), csmap_sx_del(&m))

+    c_autovar (csmap_sx m = csmap_sx_init(), csmap_sx_drop(&m))

     {

         csmap_sx_emplace(&m, "Testing one", 1.234);

         csmap_sx_emplace(&m, "Testing two", 12.34);

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ STC_API _cx_self        _cx_memb(_init)(void);
 #if !c_option(c_no_clone)

 STC_API _cx_self        _cx_memb(_clone)(_cx_self tree);

 #endif

-STC_API void            _cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self);

+STC_API void            _cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self);

 STC_API bool            _cx_memb(_reserve)(_cx_self* self, size_t cap);

 STC_API _cx_value*      _cx_memb(_find_it)(const _cx_self* self, i_keyraw rkey, _cx_iter* out);

 STC_API _cx_iter        _cx_memb(_lower_bound)(const _cx_self* self, i_keyraw rkey);

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ STC_API void            _cx_memb(_next)(_cx_iter* it);
 STC_INLINE bool         _cx_memb(_empty)(_cx_self tree) { return _csmap_rep(&tree)->size == 0; }

 STC_INLINE size_t       _cx_memb(_size)(_cx_self tree) { return _csmap_rep(&tree)->size; }

 STC_INLINE size_t       _cx_memb(_capacity)(_cx_self tree) { return _csmap_rep(&tree)->cap; }

-STC_INLINE void         _cx_memb(_clear)(_cx_self* self) { _cx_memb(_del)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_init)(); }

+STC_INLINE void         _cx_memb(_clear)(_cx_self* self) { _cx_memb(_drop)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_init)(); }

 STC_INLINE void         _cx_memb(_swap)(_cx_self* a, _cx_self* b) { c_swap(_cx_self, *a, *b); }

 STC_INLINE bool         _cx_memb(_contains)(const _cx_self* self, i_keyraw rkey)

                             { _cx_iter it; return _cx_memb(_find_it)(self, rkey, &it) != NULL; }

@@ -134,10 +134,16 @@ _cx_memb(_value_toraw)(_cx_value* val) {
            _i_MAP_ONLY( c_make(_cx_rawvalue){i_keyto(&val->first), i_valto(&val->second)} );

 }

 

+STC_INLINE int

+_cx_memb(_value_cmp)(const _cx_value* x, const _cx_value* y) {

+    _cx_rawkey rx = i_keyto(_i_keyref(x)), ry = i_keyto(_i_keyref(y));

+    return i_cmp(&rx, &ry);

+}

+

 STC_INLINE void

-_cx_memb(_value_del)(_cx_value* val) {

-    i_keydel(_i_keyref(val));

-    _i_MAP_ONLY( i_valdel(&val->second); )

+_cx_memb(_value_drop)(_cx_value* val) {

+    i_keydrop(_i_keyref(val));

+    _i_MAP_ONLY( i_valdrop(&val->second); )

 }

 

 #ifndef _i_isset

@@ -150,7 +156,7 @@ _cx_memb(_value_del)(_cx_value* val) {
     _cx_memb(_put)(_cx_self* self, i_key key, i_val mapped)

         { return _cx_memb(_insert_or_assign)(self, key, mapped); }

 

-    STC_INLINE const _cx_mapped*

+    STC_INLINE _cx_mapped*

     _cx_memb(_at)(const _cx_self* self, i_keyraw rkey)

         { _cx_iter it; return &_cx_memb(_find_it)(self, rkey, &it)->second; }

 #endif

@@ -166,13 +172,14 @@ _cx_memb(_find)(const _cx_self* self, i_keyraw rkey) {
 STC_INLINE void

 _cx_memb(_copy)(_cx_self *self, _cx_self other) {

     if (self->nodes == other.nodes) return;

-    _cx_memb(_del)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);

+    _cx_memb(_drop)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);

 }

 

-STC_INLINE void

-_cx_memb(_value_clone)(_cx_value* dst, _cx_value* val) {

-    *_i_keyref(dst) = i_keyfrom(i_keyto(_i_keyref(val)));

-    _i_MAP_ONLY( dst->second = i_valfrom(i_valto(&val->second)); )

+STC_INLINE _cx_value

+_cx_memb(_value_clone)(_cx_value _val) {

+    *_i_keyref(&_val) = i_keyfrom(i_keyto(_i_keyref(&_val)));

+    _i_MAP_ONLY( _val.second = i_valfrom(i_valto(&_val.second)); )

+    return _val;

 }

 

 STC_INLINE _cx_result

@@ -190,7 +197,7 @@ STC_INLINE _cx_result
 _cx_memb(_insert)(_cx_self* self, i_key key _i_MAP_ONLY(, i_val mapped)) {

     _cx_result res = _cx_memb(_insert_entry_)(self, i_keyto(&key));

     if (res.inserted) { *_i_keyref(res.ref) = key; _i_MAP_ONLY( res.ref->second = mapped; )}

-    else              { i_keydel(&key); _i_MAP_ONLY( i_valdel(&mapped); )}

+    else              { i_keydrop(&key); _i_MAP_ONLY( i_valdrop(&mapped); )}

     return res;

 }

 

@@ -279,7 +286,7 @@ _cx_memb(_node_new_)(_cx_self* self, int level) {
     _cx_memb(_insert_or_assign)(_cx_self* self, i_key key, i_val mapped) {

         _cx_result res = _cx_memb(_insert_entry_)(self, i_keyto(&key));

         if (res.inserted) res.ref->first = key;

-        else { i_keydel(&key); i_valdel(&res.ref->second); }

+        else { i_keydrop(&key); i_valdrop(&res.ref->second); }

         res.ref->second = mapped; return res;

     }

     #if !c_option(c_no_clone)

@@ -287,7 +294,7 @@ _cx_memb(_node_new_)(_cx_self* self, int level) {
     _cx_memb(_emplace_or_assign)(_cx_self* self, i_keyraw rkey, i_valraw rmapped) {

         _cx_result res = _cx_memb(_insert_entry_)(self, rkey);

         if (res.inserted) res.ref->first = i_keyfrom(rkey);

-        else i_valdel(&res.ref->second);

+        else i_valdrop(&res.ref->second);

         res.ref->second = i_valfrom(rmapped); return res;

     }

     #endif

@@ -404,7 +411,7 @@ _cx_memb(_erase_r_)(_cx_node *d, _cx_size tn, const _cx_rawkey* rkey, int *erase
         d[tn].link[c < 0] = _cx_memb(_erase_r_)(d, d[tn].link[c < 0], rkey, erased);

     else {

         if (!(*erased)++)

-            _cx_memb(_value_del)(&d[tn].value);

+            _cx_memb(_value_drop)(&d[tn].value);

         if (d[tn].link[0] && d[tn].link[1]) {

             tx = d[tn].link[0];

             while (d[tx].link[1])

@@ -470,7 +477,7 @@ STC_DEF _cx_size
 _cx_memb(_clone_r_)(_cx_self* self, _cx_node* src, _cx_size sn) {

     if (sn == 0) return 0;

     _cx_size tx, tn = _cx_memb(_node_new_)(self, src[sn].level);

-    _cx_memb(_value_clone)(&self->nodes[tn].value, &src[sn].value);

+    self->nodes[tn].value = _cx_memb(_value_clone)(src[sn].value);

     tx = _cx_memb(_clone_r_)(self, src, src[sn].link[0]); self->nodes[tn].link[0] = tx;

     tx = _cx_memb(_clone_r_)(self, src, src[sn].link[1]); self->nodes[tn].link[1] = tx;

     return tn;

@@ -491,12 +498,12 @@ _cx_memb(_del_r_)(_cx_node* d, _cx_size tn) {
     if (tn) {

         _cx_memb(_del_r_)(d, d[tn].link[0]);

         _cx_memb(_del_r_)(d, d[tn].link[1]);

-        _cx_memb(_value_del)(&d[tn].value);

+        _cx_memb(_value_drop)(&d[tn].value);

     }

 }

 

 STC_DEF void

-_cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self) {

+_cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self) {

     if (_csmap_rep(self)->root) {

         _cx_memb(_del_r_)(self->nodes, (_cx_size) _csmap_rep(self)->root);

         c_free(_csmap_rep(self));

diff --git a/include/stc/csptr.h b/include/stc/csptr.h
index 4753ef12..b66cd4d7 100644
--- a/include/stc/csptr.h
+++ b/include/stc/csptr.h
@@ -26,25 +26,25 @@
 

 typedef struct { cstr name, last; } Person;

 

-Person Person_from(const char* name, const char* last) {

+Person Person_new(const char* name, const char* last) {

     return (Person){.name = cstr_from(name), .last = cstr_from(last)};

 }

-void Person_del(Person* p) {

-    printf("del: %s %s\n", p->name.str, p->last.str);

-    c_del(cstr, &p->name, &p->last);

+void Person_drop(Person* p) {

+    printf("drop: %s %s\n", p->name.str, p->last.str);

+    c_drop(cstr, &p->name, &p->last);

 }

 

 #define i_tag person

 #define i_val Person

-#define i_valdel Person_del

+#define i_valdrop Person_drop

 #include <stc/csptr.h>

 

 int main() {

-    csptr_person p = csptr_person_new(Person_from("John", "Smiths"));

+    csptr_person p = csptr_person_new(Person_new("John", "Smiths"));

     csptr_person q = csptr_person_clone(p); // share the pointer

 

     printf("%s %s. uses: %zu\n", q.get->name.str, q.get->last.str, *q.use_count);

-    c_del(csptr_person, &p, &q);

+    c_drop(csptr_person, &p, &q);

 }

 */

 

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ int main() {
 #endif

 #define _i_has_internal_clone

 #include "template.h"

+typedef i_valraw _cx_rawvalue;

 

 #if !c_option(c_no_atomic)

   #define _i_atomic_inc(v)          c_atomic_inc(v)

@@ -132,9 +133,9 @@ _cx_memb(_move)(_cx_self* self) {
 }

 

 STC_INLINE void

-_cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self) {

+_cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self) {

     if (self->use_count && _i_atomic_dec_and_test(self->use_count)) {

-        i_valdel(self->get);

+        i_valdrop(self->get);

         if (self->get != &((_cx_csptr_rep *)self->use_count)->value)

             c_free(self->get);

         c_free(self->use_count);

@@ -143,19 +144,19 @@ _cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self) {
 

 STC_INLINE void

 _cx_memb(_reset)(_cx_self* self) {

-    _cx_memb(_del)(self);

+    _cx_memb(_drop)(self);

     self->use_count = NULL, self->get = NULL;

 }

 

 STC_INLINE void

 _cx_memb(_reset_with)(_cx_self* self, _cx_value* p) {

-    _cx_memb(_del)(self);

+    _cx_memb(_drop)(self);

     *self = _cx_memb(_with)(p);

 }

 

 STC_INLINE void

 _cx_memb(_reset_new)(_cx_self* self, i_val val) {

-    _cx_memb(_del)(self);

+    _cx_memb(_drop)(self);

     *self = _cx_memb(_new)(val);

 }

 

@@ -164,47 +165,48 @@ _cx_memb(_reset_new)(_cx_self* self, i_val val) {
         return _cx_memb(_new)(i_valfrom(raw));

     }

 

-    STC_INLINE void

-    _cx_memb(_reset_from)(_cx_self* self, i_valraw raw) {

-        _cx_memb(_del)(self);

-        *self = _cx_memb(_new)(i_valfrom(raw));

+    STC_INLINE i_valraw

+    _cx_memb(_toraw)(const _cx_self* self) { 

+        return i_valto(self->get);

     }

 #endif

 

 STC_INLINE void

 _cx_memb(_copy)(_cx_self* self, _cx_self ptr) {

     if (ptr.use_count) _i_atomic_inc(ptr.use_count);

-    _cx_memb(_del)(self); *self = ptr;

+    _cx_memb(_drop)(self); *self = ptr;

 }

 

 STC_INLINE void

 _cx_memb(_take)(_cx_self* self, _cx_self ptr) {

-    if (self->get != ptr.get) _cx_memb(_del)(self);

+    if (self->get != ptr.get) _cx_memb(_drop)(self);

     *self = ptr;

 }

 

 STC_INLINE uint64_t

 _cx_memb(_hash)(const _cx_self* self, size_t n) {

-    #if (c_option(c_no_compare) || defined _i_default_compare) && SIZE_MAX >> 32

+    #if c_option(c_no_cmp) && SIZE_MAX >> 32

         return c_hash64(&self->get, 8);

-    #elif (c_option(c_no_compare) || defined _i_default_compare)

+    #elif c_option(c_no_cmp)

         return c_hash32(&self->get, 4);

     #else

-        i_valraw raw = i_valto(self->get);

-        return i_hash(&raw, sizeof raw);

+        return i_hash(self->get, sizeof *self->get);

     #endif

 }

 

 STC_INLINE int

-_cx_memb(_compare)(const _cx_self* x, const _cx_self* y) {

-    #if (c_option(c_no_compare) || defined _i_default_compare)

-        return (int)(x->get - y->get);

+_cx_memb(_cmp)(const _cx_self* x, const _cx_self* y) {

+    #if c_option(c_no_cmp)

+        return c_default_cmp(&x->get, &y->get);

     #else

-        i_valraw rx = i_valto(x->get);

-        i_valraw ry = i_valto(y->get);

-        return i_cmp(&rx, &ry);

+        return i_cmp(x->get, y->get);

     #endif

 }

+

+STC_INLINE bool

+_cx_memb(_equalto)(const _cx_self* x, const _cx_self* y) {

+    return !_cx_memb(_cmp)(x, y);

+}

 #undef _i_atomic_inc

 #undef _i_atomic_dec_and_test

-#include "template.h"
\ No newline at end of file
+#include "template.h"

diff --git a/include/stc/csset.h b/include/stc/csset.h
index e4558192..07cf4b17 100644
--- a/include/stc/csset.h
+++ b/include/stc/csset.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ int main(void) {
 

     c_foreach (k, csset_i, s)

         printf("set %d\n", *k.ref);

-    csset_i_del(&s);

+    csset_i_drop(&s);

 }

 */

 

diff --git a/include/stc/cstack.h b/include/stc/cstack.h
index c1170f79..d43afe29 100644
--- a/include/stc/cstack.h
+++ b/include/stc/cstack.h
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ STC_INLINE _cx_self _cx_memb(_with_size)(size_t size, i_val fill) {
 

 STC_INLINE void _cx_memb(_clear)(_cx_self* self) {

     _cx_value *p = self->data + self->size;

-    while (p-- != self->data) i_valdel(p);

+    while (p-- != self->data) { i_valdrop(p); }

     self->size = 0;

 }

 

-STC_INLINE void _cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self)

+STC_INLINE void _cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self)

     { _cx_memb(_clear)(self); c_free(self->data); }

 

 STC_INLINE size_t _cx_memb(_size)(_cx_self v)

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ STC_INLINE _cx_value* _cx_memb(_top)(const _cx_self* self)
     { return &self->data[self->size - 1]; }

 

 STC_INLINE void _cx_memb(_pop)(_cx_self* self)

-    { _cx_value* p = &self->data[--self->size]; i_valdel(p); }

+    { _cx_value* p = &self->data[--self->size]; i_valdrop(p); }

 

 STC_INLINE bool _cx_memb(_reserve)(_cx_self* self, size_t n) {

     if (n < self->size) return true;

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ STC_INLINE _cx_self _cx_memb(_clone)(_cx_self v) {
 

 STC_INLINE void _cx_memb(_copy)(_cx_self *self, _cx_self other) {

     if (self->data == other.data) return;

-    _cx_memb(_del)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);

+    _cx_memb(_drop)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);

 }

 

 STC_INLINE i_val _cx_memb(_value_clone)(_cx_value val)

diff --git a/include/stc/cstr.h b/include/stc/cstr.h
index a46de3c3..730f4d16 100644
--- a/include/stc/cstr.h
+++ b/include/stc/cstr.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ STC_API int             c_strncasecmp(const char* s1, const char* s2, size_t nma
 

 STC_INLINE cstr         cstr_init() { return cstr_null; }

 #define                 cstr_str(self) (self)->str

+#define                 cstr_toraw(self) (self)->str

 #define                 cstr_new(literal) \

                             cstr_from_n(literal, sizeof c_make(c_strlit){literal} - 1)

 STC_INLINE cstr         cstr_from(const char* str)

@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ STC_INLINE size_t       cstr_size(cstr s) { return _cstr_rep(&s)->size; }
 STC_INLINE size_t       cstr_length(cstr s) { return _cstr_rep(&s)->size; }

 STC_INLINE size_t       cstr_capacity(cstr s) { return _cstr_rep(&s)->cap; }

 STC_INLINE bool         cstr_empty(cstr s) { return _cstr_rep(&s)->size == 0; }

-STC_INLINE void         cstr_del(cstr* self)

+STC_INLINE void         cstr_drop(cstr* self)

                             { if (_cstr_rep(self)->cap) c_free(_cstr_rep(self)); }

 STC_INLINE cstr         cstr_clone(cstr s)

                             { return cstr_from_n(s.str, _cstr_rep(&s)->size); }

@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ cstr_ends_with(cstr s, const char* sub) {
 }

 

 /* container adaptor functions: */

-#define  cstr_compare(xp, yp)     strcmp((xp)->str, (yp)->str)

+#define  cstr_cmp(xp, yp)         strcmp((xp)->str, (yp)->str)

 #define  cstr_equalto(xp, yp)     (strcmp((xp)->str, (yp)->str) == 0)

 #define  cstr_hash(xp, dummy)     c_strhash((xp)->str)

 

@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ cstr_printf(cstr* self, const char* fmt, ...) {
     va_start(args, fmt);

     int n = cstr_vfmt(&ret, fmt, args);

     va_end(args);

-    cstr_del(self);

+    cstr_drop(self);

     *self = ret;

     return n;

 }

diff --git a/include/stc/csview.h b/include/stc/csview.h
index 872b6e1e..ac120e15 100644
--- a/include/stc/csview.h
+++ b/include/stc/csview.h
@@ -114,9 +114,13 @@ STC_INLINE bool         cstr_ends_with_v(cstr s, csview sub)
 

 /* ---- Container helper functions ---- */

 

-#define                 csview_compare(xp, yp) strcmp((xp)->str, (yp)->str)

+STC_INLINE int          csview_cmp(const csview* x, const csview* y) { 

+                            const size_t m = x->size < y->size ? x->size : y->size; 

+                            const int c = memcmp(x->str, y->str, m);

+                            return c ? c : x->size - y->size;

+                        }

 #define                 csview_hash(xp, dummy) c_strhash((xp)->str)

-#define                 csview_equalto(xp, yp) (strcmp((xp)->str, (yp)->str) == 0)

+#define                 csview_equalto(xp, yp) (csview_cmp(xp, yp) == 0)

 

 /* -------------------------- IMPLEMENTATION ------------------------- */

 

diff --git a/include/stc/cvec.h b/include/stc/cvec.h
index f64f7840..01143d25 100644
--- a/include/stc/cvec.h
+++ b/include/stc/cvec.h
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ struct MyStruct {
 int main() {

     cvec_i32 vec = cvec_i32_init();

     cvec_i32_push_back(&vec, 123);

-    cvec_i32_del(&vec);

+    cvec_i32_drop(&vec);

 

     cvec_float fvec = cvec_float_init();

     cvec_float_push_back(&fvec, 123.3);

-    cvec_float_del(&fvec);

+    cvec_float_drop(&fvec);

 

     cvec_str svec = cvec_str_init();

     cvec_str_emplace_back(&svec, "Hello, friend");

-    cvec_str_del(&svec);

+    cvec_str_drop(&svec);

 }

 */

 

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ struct cvec_rep { size_t size, cap; void* data[]; };
 typedef i_valraw _cx_rawvalue;

 

 STC_API _cx_self        _cx_memb(_init)(void);

-STC_API void            _cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self);

+STC_API void            _cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self);

 STC_API void            _cx_memb(_clear)(_cx_self* self);

 STC_API bool            _cx_memb(_reserve)(_cx_self* self, size_t cap);

 STC_API bool            _cx_memb(_resize)(_cx_self* self, size_t size, i_val null);

@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ STC_API _cx_value*      _cx_memb(_push_back)(_cx_self* self, i_val value);
 STC_API _cx_iter        _cx_memb(_erase_range_p)(_cx_self* self, _cx_value* p1, _cx_value* p2);

 STC_API _cx_iter        _cx_memb(_insert_range_p)(_cx_self* self, _cx_value* pos,

                                                  const _cx_value* p1, const _cx_value* p2);

-#if !c_option(c_no_compare)

-STC_API int             _cx_memb(_value_compare)(const _cx_value* x, const _cx_value* y);

+#if !c_option(c_no_cmp)

+STC_API int             _cx_memb(_value_cmp)(const _cx_value* x, const _cx_value* y);

 STC_API _cx_iter        _cx_memb(_find_in)(_cx_iter it1, _cx_iter it2, i_valraw raw);

 STC_API _cx_iter        _cx_memb(_bsearch_in)(_cx_iter it1, _cx_iter it2, i_valraw raw);

 #endif

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ STC_INLINE _cx_value*   _cx_memb(_emplace_back)(_cx_self* self, i_valraw raw)
 STC_INLINE void

 _cx_memb(_copy)(_cx_self *self, _cx_self other) {

     if (self->data == other.data) return;

-    _cx_memb(_del)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);

+    _cx_memb(_drop)(self); *self = _cx_memb(_clone)(other);

 }

 STC_INLINE _cx_iter

 _cx_memb(_emplace)(_cx_self* self, const size_t idx, i_valraw raw) {

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ STC_INLINE _cx_value*   _cx_memb(_front)(const _cx_self* self) { return self->da
 STC_INLINE _cx_value*   _cx_memb(_back)(const _cx_self* self)

                             { return self->data + cvec_rep_(self)->size - 1; }

 STC_INLINE void         _cx_memb(_pop_back)(_cx_self* self)

-                            { _cx_value* p = &self->data[--cvec_rep_(self)->size]; i_valdel(p); }

+                            { _cx_value* p = &self->data[--cvec_rep_(self)->size]; i_valdrop(p); }

 STC_INLINE _cx_iter     _cx_memb(_begin)(const _cx_self* self)

                             { return c_make(_cx_iter){self->data}; }

 STC_INLINE _cx_iter     _cx_memb(_end)(const _cx_self* self)

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ _cx_memb(_at)(const _cx_self* self, const size_t idx) {
     return self->data + idx;

 }

 

-#if !c_option(c_no_compare)

+#if !c_option(c_no_cmp)

 

 STC_INLINE _cx_iter

 _cx_memb(_find)(const _cx_self* self, i_valraw raw) {

@@ -226,9 +226,9 @@ _cx_memb(_sort_range)(_cx_iter i1, _cx_iter i2,
 }

 STC_INLINE void

 _cx_memb(_sort)(_cx_self* self) {

-    _cx_memb(_sort_range)(_cx_memb(_begin)(self), _cx_memb(_end)(self), _cx_memb(_value_compare));

+    _cx_memb(_sort_range)(_cx_memb(_begin)(self), _cx_memb(_end)(self), _cx_memb(_value_cmp));

 }

-#endif // !c_no_compare

+#endif // !c_no_cmp

 /* -------------------------- IMPLEMENTATION ------------------------- */

 #if !defined(STC_HEADER) || defined(STC_IMPLEMENTATION) || defined(i_imp)

 

@@ -246,14 +246,15 @@ STC_DEF void
 _cx_memb(_clear)(_cx_self* self) {

     struct cvec_rep* rep = cvec_rep_(self);

     if (rep->cap) {

-        for (_cx_value *p = self->data, *q = p + rep->size; p != q; ++p)

-            i_valdel(p);

+        for (_cx_value *p = self->data, *q = p + rep->size; p != q; ) {

+            --q; i_valdrop(q);

+        }

         rep->size = 0;

     }

 }

 

 STC_DEF void

-_cx_memb(_del)(_cx_self* self) {

+_cx_memb(_drop)(_cx_self* self) {

     _cx_memb(_clear)(self);

     if (cvec_rep_(self)->cap)

         c_free(cvec_rep_(self));

@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ STC_DEF bool
 _cx_memb(_reserve)(_cx_self* self, const size_t cap) {

     struct cvec_rep* rep = cvec_rep_(self);

     const size_t len = rep->size;

-    if (cap > rep->cap || cap && cap == len) {

+    if (cap > rep->cap || (cap && cap == len)) {

         rep = (struct cvec_rep*) c_realloc(rep->cap ? rep : NULL,

                                            offsetof(struct cvec_rep, data) + cap*sizeof(i_val));

         if (!rep) return false;

@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ _cx_memb(_resize)(_cx_self* self, const size_t len, i_val null) {
     if (!_cx_memb(_reserve)(self, len)) return false;

     struct cvec_rep *rep = cvec_rep_(self);

     const size_t n = rep->size;

-    for (size_t i = len; i < n; ++i) i_valdel(&self->data[i]);

+    for (size_t i = len; i < n; ++i) { i_valdrop(&self->data[i]); }

     for (size_t i = n; i < len; ++i) self->data[i] = null;

     if (rep->cap) rep->size = len;

     return true;

@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ _cx_memb(_erase_range_p)(_cx_self* self, _cx_value* p1, _cx_value* p2) {
     intptr_t len = p2 - p1;

     if (len > 0) {

         _cx_value* p = p1, *end = self->data + cvec_rep_(self)->size;

-        for (; p != p2; ++p) i_valdel(p);

+        for (; p != p2; ++p) { i_valdrop(p); }

         memmove(p1, p2, (end - p2) * sizeof(i_val));

         cvec_rep_(self)->size -= len;

     }

@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ _cx_memb(_emplace_range_p)(_cx_self* self, _cx_value* pos,
 }

 #endif

 

-#if !c_option(c_no_compare)

+#if !c_option(c_no_cmp)

 

 STC_DEF _cx_iter

 _cx_memb(_find_in)(_cx_iter i1, _cx_iter i2, i_valraw raw) {

@@ -381,12 +382,12 @@ _cx_memb(_bsearch_in)(_cx_iter i1, _cx_iter i2, i_valraw raw) {
 }

 

 STC_DEF int

-_cx_memb(_value_compare)(const _cx_value* x, const _cx_value* y) {

+_cx_memb(_value_cmp)(const _cx_value* x, const _cx_value* y) {

     i_valraw rx = i_valto(x);

     i_valraw ry = i_valto(y);

     return i_cmp(&rx, &ry);

 }

-#endif // !c_no_compare

+#endif // !c_no_cmp

 #endif

 #include "template.h"

 #define CVEC_H_INCLUDED

diff --git a/include/stc/template.h b/include/stc/template.h
index 85c4a940..61befb2b 100644
--- a/include/stc/template.h
+++ b/include/stc/template.h
@@ -40,19 +40,13 @@
   #define _cx_size _cx_memb(_size_t)

 #endif

 

-#if defined i_valraw && !(defined i_valto && defined i_valfrom)

-  #error "if i_valraw or i_valto defined, i_valfrom must be defined"

-#endif

-#if defined i_keyraw && !(defined i_keyto && defined i_keyfrom)

-  #error "if i_keyraw or i_keyto defined, i_keyfrom a must be defined"

-#endif

-#ifdef i_key_csptr // [deprecated]

-  #define i_key_ref i_key_csptr

-  #error "i_key_csptr no longer supported: use new name i_key_ref"

+#if defined i_key_csptr || defined i_key_ref // [deprecated]

+  #define i_key_bind i_key_csptr

+  #error "i_key_csptr/ref no longer supported: use new name i_key_bind"

 #endif

-#ifdef i_val_csptr // [deprecated]

-  #define i_val_ref i_val_csptr

-  #error "i_val_csptr no longer supported: use new name i_val_ref"

+#if defined i_val_csptr || defined i_val_ref // [deprecated]

+  #define i_val_bind i_val_csptr

+  #error "i_val_sptr/ref no longer supported: use new name i_val_bind"

 #endif

 #ifdef i_cnt // [deprecated]

   #define i_type i_cnt

@@ -69,46 +63,53 @@
   #include "cstr.h"

 #endif

 

-#if defined i_key_ref

-  #define i_key i_key_ref

-  #define i_keyfrom c_PASTE(i_key, _clone)

-  #ifndef i_cmp

-    #define i_cmp c_PASTE(i_key, _compare)

-  #endif

-  #ifndef i_hash

-    #define i_hash c_PASTE(i_key, _hash)

-  #endif

-  #ifndef i_keydel

-    #define i_keydel c_PASTE(i_key, _del)

-  #endif

-

-#elif defined i_key_str

-

-  #define i_key cstr

-  #define i_keyfrom cstr_from

-  #define i_keyto cstr_str

-  #define i_keyraw const char*

+#ifdef i_key_str

+  #define i_key_bind cstr

+  #define i_keyraw c_rawstr

   #ifndef i_tag

     #define i_tag str

   #endif

-  #ifndef i_cmp  

-    #define i_cmp c_rawstr_compare

+#endif

+

+#ifdef i_key_bind

+  #define i_key i_key_bind

+  #ifndef i_keyraw

+    #ifndef i_keyfrom

+      #define i_keyfrom c_PASTE(i_key, _clone)

+    #endif

+  #else

+    #ifndef i_keyfrom

+      #define i_keyfrom c_PASTE(i_key, _from)

+    #endif

+    #ifndef i_keyto

+      #define i_keyto c_PASTE(i_key, _toraw)

+    #endif

+  #endif

+  #ifndef i_cmp

+    #define i_cmp c_PASTE(i_keyraw, _cmp)

+  #endif

+  #ifndef i_equ

+    #define i_equ c_PASTE(i_keyraw, _equalto)

   #endif

   #ifndef i_hash

-    #define i_hash c_rawstr_hash

+    #define i_hash c_PASTE(i_keyraw, _hash)

   #endif

-  #if !defined i_keydel

-    #define i_keydel cstr_del

+  #ifndef i_keydrop

+    #define i_keydrop c_PASTE(i_key, _drop)

   #endif

 #endif

 

-/* Resolve i_del and i_from here */

-#if defined i_del && defined i_isset

-  #define i_keydel i_del

-#elif defined i_del && !defined i_key

-  #define i_valdel i_del

-#elif defined i_del

-  #error "i_del not supported for maps, define i_keydel / i_valdel instead."

+#if defined i_keyraw && !(defined i_keyto && defined i_keyfrom)

+  #error "if i_keyraw defined, i_keyfrom and i_keyto must be defined"

+#endif

+

+/* Resolve i_drop and i_from here */

+#if defined i_drop && defined i_isset

+  #define i_keydrop i_drop

+#elif defined i_drop && !defined i_key

+  #define i_valdrop i_drop

+#elif defined i_drop

+  #error "i_drop not supported for maps, define i_keydrop / i_valdrop instead."

 #endif

 #if defined i_from && defined i_isset

   #define i_keyfrom i_from

@@ -118,33 +119,40 @@
   #error "i_from not supported for maps, define i_keyfrom / i_valfrom instead."

 #endif

 

-#if defined i_val_ref

-  #define i_val i_val_ref

-  #define i_valfrom c_PASTE(i_val, _clone)

-  #if !defined i_cmp && !defined i_key

-    #define i_cmp c_PASTE(i_val, _compare)

-  #endif

-  #if !defined i_valdel

-    #define i_valdel c_PASTE(i_val, _del)

+#ifdef i_val_str

+  #define i_val_bind cstr

+  #define i_valraw c_rawstr

+  #if !defined i_tag && !defined i_key

+    #define i_tag str

   #endif

+#endif

 

-#elif defined i_val_str

-

-  #define i_val     cstr

-  #define i_valfrom cstr_from

-  #define i_valto   cstr_str

-  #define i_valraw  const char*

-  #if !defined i_tag && !defined i_key

-    #define i_tag   str

+#ifdef i_val_bind

+  #define i_val i_val_bind

+  #ifndef i_valraw

+    #ifndef i_valfrom

+      #define i_valfrom c_PASTE(i_val, _clone)

+    #endif

+  #else

+    #ifndef i_valfrom

+      #define i_valfrom c_PASTE(i_val, _from)

+    #endif

+    #ifndef i_valto

+      #define i_valto c_PASTE(i_val, _toraw)

+    #endif

   #endif

   #if !defined i_cmp && !defined i_key

-    #define i_cmp   c_rawstr_compare

+    #define i_cmp c_PASTE(i_valraw, _cmp)

   #endif

-  #if !defined i_valdel

-    #define i_valdel cstr_del

+  #ifndef i_valdrop

+    #define i_valdrop c_PASTE(i_val, _drop)

   #endif

 #endif

 

+#if defined i_valraw && !(defined i_valto && defined i_valfrom)

+  #error "if i_valraw defined, i_valfrom and i_valto must be defined"

+#endif

+

 #ifdef i_key

   #ifdef _i_isset

     #define i_val i_key

@@ -152,8 +160,8 @@
   #ifndef i_tag

     #define i_tag i_key  

   #endif

-  #if !defined _i_has_internal_clone && defined i_keydel && !defined i_keyfrom && !c_option(c_no_clone)

-    #error "i_keydel defined but not i_keyfrom (e.g. as c_default_clone), or no 'i_opt c_no_clone'"

+  #if !defined _i_has_internal_clone && defined i_keydrop && !defined i_keyfrom && !c_option(c_no_clone)

+    #error "i_keydrop defined but not i_keyfrom (e.g. as c_default_clone), or no 'i_opt c_no_clone'"

   #endif

   #if !defined i_keyfrom

     #define i_keyfrom c_default_clone

@@ -167,8 +175,8 @@
   #elif !defined i_equ

     #define i_equ c_default_equalto

   #endif

-  #ifndef i_keydel

-    #define i_keydel c_default_del

+  #ifndef i_keydrop

+    #define i_keydrop c_default_drop

   #endif

 #elif defined _i_isset

   #error "i_key define is missing."

@@ -177,8 +185,8 @@
 #ifndef i_tag

   #define i_tag i_val

 #endif

-#if !defined _i_has_internal_clone && defined i_valdel && !defined i_valfrom && !c_option(c_no_clone)

-  #error "i_valdel/i_del defined but not i_valfrom (e.g. as c_default_clone), or no 'i_opt c_no_clone'"

+#if !defined _i_has_internal_clone && defined i_valdrop && !defined i_valfrom && !c_option(c_no_clone)

+  #error "i_valdrop/i_drop defined but not i_valfrom (e.g. as c_default_clone), or no 'i_opt c_no_clone'"

 #endif

 #if !defined i_valfrom

   #define i_valfrom c_default_clone

@@ -187,12 +195,11 @@
   #define i_valraw i_val

   #define i_valto c_default_toraw

 #endif

-#ifndef i_valdel

-  #define i_valdel c_default_del

+#ifndef i_valdrop

+  #define i_valdrop c_default_drop

 #endif

 #ifndef i_cmp

-  #define _i_default_compare

-  #define i_cmp c_default_compare

+  #define i_cmp c_default_cmp

 #endif

 #ifndef i_hash

   #define i_hash c_default_hash

@@ -205,29 +212,28 @@
 #undef i_imp

 #undef i_opt

 #undef i_cmp

-#undef i_del

+#undef i_drop

 #undef i_equ

 #undef i_hash

 #undef i_from

 

 #undef i_val

 #undef i_val_str

-#undef i_val_ref

-#undef i_valdel

+#undef i_val_bind

+#undef i_valdrop

 #undef i_valraw

 #undef i_valfrom

 #undef i_valto

 

 #undef i_key

 #undef i_key_str

-#undef i_key_ref

-#undef i_keydel

+#undef i_key_bind

+#undef i_keydrop

 #undef i_keyraw

 #undef i_keyfrom

 #undef i_keyto

 

 #undef _i_prefix

-#undef _i_default_compare

 #undef _i_has_internal_clone

 #undef _i_template

 #endif