--- parser3/src/classes/array.C	2024/10/02 17:58:15	1.16
+++ parser3/src/classes/array.C	2024/10/20 13:20:57	1.19
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "pa_vbool.h"
 #include "pa_vmethod_frame.h"
 
-volatile const char * IDENT_ARRAY_C="$Id: array.C,v 1.16 2024/10/02 17:58:15 moko Exp $";
+volatile const char * IDENT_ARRAY_C="$Id: array.C,v 1.19 2024/10/20 13:20:57 moko Exp $";
 
 // class
 
@@ -492,23 +492,25 @@ static void _sql(Request& r, MethodParam
 	const char* statement_cstr=statement_string.untaint_cstr(String::L_SQL, r.connection());
 
 	VArray& self=GET_SELF(r, VArray);
+	ArrayValue& array=self.array();
 
-	self.array().clear(); self.invalidate(); // just in case if called as method
+	array.clear(); self.invalidate(); // just in case if called as method
 
 	if(sparse){
-		SparseArray_sql_event_handlers handlers(distinct, self.array(), value_type);
+		SparseArray_sql_event_handlers handlers(distinct, array, value_type);
 		r.connection()->query(statement_cstr, placeholders_count, placeholders, offset, limit, handlers, statement_string);
 	} else {
-		Array_sql_event_handlers handlers(self.array(), value_type);
+		Array_sql_event_handlers handlers(array, value_type);
 		r.connection()->query(statement_cstr, placeholders_count, placeholders, offset, limit, handlers, statement_string);
 	}
 
+	array.confirm_all_used();
+
 	if(bind)
 		unmarshal_bind_updates(*bind, placeholders_count, placeholders);
 }
 
 
-
 static void mid(Request& r, size_t offset=0, size_t limit=ARRAY_OPTION_LIMIT_ALL) {
 	ArrayValue& array=GET_SELF(r, VArray).array();
 	if(limit>0){
@@ -525,6 +527,7 @@ static void mid(Request& r, size_t offse
 				result_array+=i.value();
 			}
 		}
+		result_array.confirm_all_used();
 		r.write(*result);
 	} else {
 		r.write(*new VArray);
@@ -552,15 +555,11 @@ static void _right(Request& r, MethodPar
 }
 
 static void _mid(Request& r, MethodParams& params) {
-	const String& string=GET_SELF(r, VString).string();
-
 	int begin=params.as_int(0, "p must be int", r);
+
 	if(begin<0)
 		throw Exception(PARSER_RUNTIME, 0,  "p(%d) must be >=0", begin);
 
-	size_t end;
-	size_t length=0;
-
 	if(params.count()>1) {
 		int n=params.as_int(1, "n must be int", r);
 		if(n<0)
@@ -857,6 +856,7 @@ static void _sort(Request& r, MethodPara
 		for(pos=0; pos<count; pos++)
 			array+=seq[pos].array_data;
 
+	self.invalidate();
 	delete[] seq;
 }
 
@@ -1017,10 +1017,11 @@ static void _select(Request& r, MethodPa
 		}
 	}
 
+	result_array.confirm_all_used();
 	r.write(*result);
 }
 
-static void _reverse(Request& r, MethodParams& params) {
+static void _reverse(Request& r, MethodParams&) {
 	ArrayValue& source_array=GET_SELF(r, VArray).array();
 
 	VArray& result=*new VArray(source_array.count());
@@ -1038,13 +1039,20 @@ static void _reverse(Request& r, MethodP
 
 MArray::MArray(): Methoded(VARRAY_TYPE) {
 
-	// ^array::create[[copy_from]]
-	add_native_method("create", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _create_or_add, 0, 1);
+	// ^array::copy[[copy_from]]
+	add_native_method("copy", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _create_or_add, 0, 1);
 	// ^array.add[add_from]
 	add_native_method("add", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _create_or_add, 1, 1);
 	// ^array.join[join_from[;options]]
 	add_native_method("join", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _join, 1, 2);
 
+	// ^array::create[value;value]
+	add_native_method("create", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _append, 0, 10000);
+	// ^array.append[value;value]
+	add_native_method("append", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _append, 1, 10000);
+	// ^array.insert[index;value...]
+	add_native_method("insert", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _insert, 2, 10000);
+
 	// ^array.left(n)
 	add_native_method("left", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _left, 1, 1);
 	// ^array.right(n)
@@ -1053,13 +1061,6 @@ MArray::MArray(): Methoded(VARRAY_TYPE)
 	// ^array.mid(p;n)
 	add_native_method("mid", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _mid, 1, 2);
 
-	// ^array::new[value;value]
-	add_native_method("new", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _append, 0, 10000);
-	// ^array.append[value;value]
-	add_native_method("append", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _append, 1, 10000);
-	// ^array.insert[index;value...]
-	add_native_method("insert", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _insert, 2, 10000);
-
 	// ^array.delete[index]
 	add_native_method("delete", Method::CT_DYNAMIC, _delete, 0, 1);
 	// ^array.remove[index]