newlist(n) returns an empty list with buffer size n.
newstring(n):
newstring(n) returns an empty string with buffer size n.
newstring(s, n) returns a copy of string s with buffer size
extended to n.
stack(): returns a new empty stack
queue(): returns a new empty queue
newpointer(x): create a pointer that points to x
newptrset(s): create a set of pointers that point to a value in the set
s.
newptrnset(s):
create a set of pointers that point to a value not in the set
s.
convert(x, type): convert value x into new type
type. Type may be specified by the built-in set function
_D,
_Z,
_B,
_M,
_L,
_S,
_C,
or character strings
"D",
"Z",
"B",
"M",
"L",
"S",
"C".