const configlet *find(const configlet &to_find) const;
//!< locates the actual configlet with the section and entry of "to_find".
/*!< note that this might fail if no matching section and entry are found,
- thus returning NIL. the returned object is still kept in the list, so
+ thus returning NULL_POINTER. the returned object is still kept in the list, so
do not try to destroy it. also note that the object passed in must be
- the same type as the object to be found; otherwise, NIL will be
+ the same type as the object to be found; otherwise, NULL_POINTER will be
returned. */
bool zap(const configlet &dead_item);