new

object x = new( string name, ...);
class foo x = new(class foo);

If given a string, it behaves like clone object.  If given a class type,
it creates a new instance of the class type.

See also:
 clone_object,
 destruct,
 move_object

 Tim Hollebeek  Beek@ZorkMUD, Lima Bean, IdeaExchange, and elsewhere
