Index: tests/parameters.test
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diff -u -r463d0ea47b40bde3be0f8f11cfe4e7d72e980e5e -rbfdad656af33451da0213dd66789a3d0f625ba18
--- tests/parameters.test	(.../parameters.test)	(revision 463d0ea47b40bde3be0f8f11cfe4e7d72e980e5e)
+++ tests/parameters.test	(.../parameters.test)	(revision bfdad656af33451da0213dd66789a3d0f625ba18)
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
   C create c1
  
   ? {C eval :objectparameter} \
-      "-a -b:boolean {-c 1} -volatile:alias,noarg -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional"
+      "-a -b:boolean {-c 1} -volatile:alias,noarg -properties:alias,method=::nx::internal::addProperties -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional"
 
   ? {c1 eval :objectparameter} \
       "::c1: unable to dispatch method 'objectparameter'"
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
       "::D::slot::d ::C::slot::a ::C::slot::b ::C::slot::c"
   
   ? {D eval :objectparameter} \
-      "-d:required -a -b:boolean {-c 1} -volatile:alias,noarg -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional"
+      "-d:required -a -b:boolean {-c 1} -volatile:alias,noarg -properties:alias,method=::nx::internal::addProperties -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional"
 }
 
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@@ -335,29 +335,29 @@
   D mixin M
 
   ? {D eval :objectparameter} \
-      "-b -m1 -m2 -d:required -a {-c 1} -volatile:alias,noarg -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional" \
+      "-b -m1 -m2 -d:required -a {-c 1} -volatile:alias,noarg -properties:alias,method=::nx::internal::addProperties -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional" \
     "mixin added"
 
   M mixin M2
 
   ? {D eval :objectparameter} \
-      "-b2 -b -m1 -m2 -d:required -a {-c 1} -volatile:alias,noarg -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional" \
+      "-b2 -b -m1 -m2 -d:required -a {-c 1} -volatile:alias,noarg -properties:alias,method=::nx::internal::addProperties -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional" \
     "transitive mixin added"
   D mixin ""
   #we should have again the old interface
 
   ? {D eval :objectparameter} \
-      "-d:required -a -b:boolean {-c 1} -volatile:alias,noarg -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional"
+      "-d:required -a -b:boolean {-c 1} -volatile:alias,noarg -properties:alias,method=::nx::internal::addProperties -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional"
 
   C mixin M
   ? {D eval :objectparameter} \
-      "-b2 -b -m1 -m2 -d:required -a {-c 1} -volatile:alias,noarg -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional" \
+      "-b2 -b -m1 -m2 -d:required -a {-c 1} -volatile:alias,noarg -properties:alias,method=::nx::internal::addProperties -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional" \
     "mixin added"
   C mixin ""
   #we should have again the old interface
   
   ? {D eval :objectparameter} \
-      "-d:required -a -b:boolean {-c 1} -volatile:alias,noarg -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional" 
+      "-d:required -a -b:boolean {-c 1} -volatile:alias,noarg -properties:alias,method=::nx::internal::addProperties -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional" 
 }
 
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@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
   
   ? {D create d1} \
       {required argument 'd' is missing, should be:
-	::d1 configure -d ?-a value? ?-b boolean? ?-c value? ?-volatile? ?-noinit? ?-mixin mixinreg ...? ?-class class? ?-filter filterreg ...? ?__initcmd?}
+	::d1 configure -d ?-a value? ?-b boolean? ?-c value? ?-volatile? ?-properties value? ?-noinit? ?-mixin mixinreg ...? ?-class class? ?-filter filterreg ...? ?__initcmd?}
   
   ? {D create d2 -d x -b a} \
       {expected boolean but got "a" for parameter "-b"} \
@@ -1668,9 +1668,9 @@
 
   ? {c1 info precedence} "::M ::C ::nx::Object"
 
-  ? {C info slot objects -closure} "::C::slot::a1 ::nx::Object::slot::volatile ::nx::Object::slot::noinit ::nx::Object::slot::mixin ::nx::Object::slot::__initcmd ::nx::Object::slot::class ::nx::Object::slot::filter"
+  ? {C info slot objects -closure} "::C::slot::a1 ::nx::Object::slot::volatile ::nx::Object::slot::properties ::nx::Object::slot::noinit ::nx::Object::slot::mixin ::nx::Object::slot::__initcmd ::nx::Object::slot::class ::nx::Object::slot::filter"
 
-  ? {C eval :objectparameter} "-a1 -volatile:alias,noarg -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional"
+  ? {C eval :objectparameter} "-a1 -volatile:alias,noarg -properties:alias,method=::nx::internal::addProperties -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional"
 
   #
   # invalidate object parameter and expect that the per-class mixin
@@ -1682,9 +1682,9 @@
 
   ? {c1 info precedence} "::M ::C ::nx::Object"
 
-  ? {C info slot objects -closure} "::C::slot::a1 ::nx::Object::slot::volatile ::nx::Object::slot::noinit ::nx::Object::slot::mixin ::nx::Object::slot::__initcmd ::nx::Object::slot::class ::nx::Object::slot::filter"
+  ? {C info slot objects -closure} "::C::slot::a1 ::nx::Object::slot::volatile ::nx::Object::slot::properties ::nx::Object::slot::noinit ::nx::Object::slot::mixin ::nx::Object::slot::__initcmd ::nx::Object::slot::class ::nx::Object::slot::filter"
 
-  ? {C eval :objectparameter} "-a1 -volatile:alias,noarg -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional"
+  ? {C eval :objectparameter} "-a1 -volatile:alias,noarg -properties:alias,method=::nx::internal::addProperties -noinit:alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::noinit,noarg -mixin:mixinreg,alias,1..n -class:class,alias,method=::nsf::methods::object::class -filter:filterreg,alias,1..n __initcmd:initcmd,optional"
 
   # should not require b1
   ? {C create c2} ::c2
@@ -1999,7 +1999,7 @@
   # just "10" is invalid.
   ? {C create c2 -a 10} ::c2
   ? {C create c2 -v 10} \
-      {Invalid argument '10', maybe too many arguments; should be "::c2 configure ?-a value? ?-volatile? ?-noinit? ?-mixin mixinreg ...? ?-class class? ?-filter filterreg ...? ?__initcmd?"}
+      {Invalid argument '10', maybe too many arguments; should be "::c2 configure ?-a value? ?-volatile? ?-properties value? ?-noinit? ?-mixin mixinreg ...? ?-class class? ?-filter filterreg ...? ?__initcmd?"}
 
   #
   # We expect a setter for "a" but not for "v". 
@@ -2167,8 +2167,8 @@
   }
 
   # "v" does NOT show up in "info parameter" 
-  ? {C info parameter list} "-volatile -noinit -mixin -class -filter __initcmd"
-  ? {C info parameter names} "volatile noinit mixin class filter __initcmd"
+  ? {C info parameter list} "-volatile -properties -noinit -mixin -class -filter __initcmd"
+  ? {C info parameter names} "volatile properties noinit mixin class filter __initcmd"
 
   # "v" does show up in "info slot ..." 
   ? {C info slot objects} "::C::slot::v"
@@ -2182,8 +2182,8 @@
   }
 
   # "p2" and "p3" do NOT show up in "info parameter" 
-  ? {D info parameter list} "-p0 -p1 -volatile -noinit -mixin -class -filter __initcmd"
-  ? {D info parameter names} "p0 p1 volatile noinit mixin class filter __initcmd"
+  ? {D info parameter list} "-p0 -p1 -volatile -properties -noinit -mixin -class -filter __initcmd"
+  ? {D info parameter names} "p0 p1 volatile properties noinit mixin class filter __initcmd"
 
   # "p1" and "p2" do NOT show up in "info methods" 
   ? {D info methods} "p0 p3"