9.4 Changed Variable Names

Some functions have changed their name without changing the functionality. A -- probably incomplete -- list follows

    GAP 3                   GAP 4

    AgGroup                 PcGroup            # (also composita)
    ApplyFunc               CallFuncList
    Backtrace               Where
    CharTable               CharacterTable     # (also composita)
    Denominator             DenominatorRat
    DepthVector             PositionNot
    Elements                AsSSortedList
    IsBijection             IsBijective
    IsFunc                  IsFunction
    IsMat                   IsMatrix
    IsRec                   IsRecord
    IsSet                   IsSSortedList
    LengthWord              Length
    NOfCyc                  Conductor
    Numerator               NumeratorRat
    NormedVector            NormedRowVector
    Operation               Action            # (also composita)
    Order(G,g)              Order(g)
    OrderMat                Order
    OrderPerm               Order
    RandomInvertableMat     RandomInvertibleMat
    RecFields               RecNames
    X                       Indeterminate

See Section Compatibility Mode for a way to make the old names available again.

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GAP 4 manual
February 2000