Index: tests/collections/string-api-coverage.cfa
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--- tests/collections/string-api-coverage.cfa	(revision c565d68d15124106fe65d3aa6a3624724d52a7a3)
+++ tests/collections/string-api-coverage.cfa	(revision 5a0230867be33e5412eec9b87a205ff4cf6cd0a4)
@@ -1,24 +1,4 @@
 #include <collections/string.hfa>
 #include <string_sharectx.hfa>
-
-void assertWellFormedHandleList( int maxLen ) { // with(HeapArea)
-    // HandleNode *n;
-    // int limit1 = maxLen;
-    // for ( n = Header.flink; (limit1-- > 0) && n != &Header; n = n->flink ) {}
-    // assert (n == &Header);
-    // int limit2 = maxLen;
-    // for ( n = Header.blink; (limit2-- > 0) && n != &Header; n = n->blink ) {}
-    // assert (n == &Header);
-    // assert (limit1 == limit2);
-}
-
-// The given string is reachable.
-void assertOnHandleList( string & q ) { // with(HeapArea)
-    // HandleNode *n;
-    // for ( n = Header.flink; n != &Header; n = n->flink ) {
-    //     if ( n == & q.inner->Handle ) return;
-    // }
-    // assert( false );
-}
 
 
@@ -61,5 +41,4 @@
 
 
-                                            assertWellFormedHandleList( 10 );
     //
     // breadth Constructors
@@ -116,5 +95,5 @@
         sout | b11; // 5.5+3.4i
     }
-                                            assertWellFormedHandleList( 10 );
+
     //
     // Assignments
@@ -176,5 +155,5 @@
         sout | b; // 5.5+3.4i
     }
-                                            assertWellFormedHandleList( 10 );
+
 
 
@@ -187,13 +166,8 @@
 
     string sx = s + s3;
-                                            assertWellFormedHandleList( 10 );
     sout | sx; // helloworld
-                                            assertWellFormedHandleList( 10 );
     sx = "xx";
-                                            assertWellFormedHandleList( 10 );
     sx = s + s3;
-                                            assertWellFormedHandleList( 10 );
     sout | sx; // helloworld
-                                            assertWellFormedHandleList( 10 );
 
     sx += '!';
@@ -205,5 +179,4 @@
     sx += s;
     sout | sx; // hellohello
-                                            assertWellFormedHandleList( 10 );
     sx += ", friend";    
     sout | sx; // hellohello, friend