diff --git a/applications/test/ListOps/Test-ListOps.C b/applications/test/ListOps/Test-ListOps.C
index fbbe90deb9..2efba98c7f 100644
--- a/applications/test/ListOps/Test-ListOps.C
+++ b/applications/test/ListOps/Test-ListOps.C
@@ -109,7 +109,21 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     SubList<label> test5SubList(test5, 4, 3);
     Info<< "List                            : " << test5 << endl;
     inplaceReverseList(test5SubList);
-    Info<< "Reverse Sublist between 3 and 6 : " << test5 << endl;
+    Info<< "Reverse Sublist between 3 and 6 : " << test5 << nl << endl;
+
+    Info<< nl << "Test lambda predicates:" << nl << endl;
+
+    List<label> test6(identity(19));
+    // shift range for general testing
+    std::for_each(test6.begin(), test6.end(), [](label& x){ x -= 10; });
+
+    Info<< "Subset of non-zero, even values: "
+        << subsetList
+           (
+               test6,
+               [](const label& x){ return x && !(x % 2); }
+           ) << nl
+        << endl;
 
     Info<< "\nEnd\n" << endl;
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOps.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOps.C
index 78c9cbbf3e..762b7fe8d6 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOps.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOps.C
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ License
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Data Members * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-const Foam::labelList Foam::emptyLabelList = Foam::labelList(0);
+const Foam::labelList Foam::emptyLabelList;
 
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Global Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::invert
 
     forAll(map, i)
     {
-        label newPos = map[i];
+        const label newPos = map[i];
 
         if (newPos >= 0)
         {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Foam::labelListList Foam::invertOneToMany
 
     forAll(map, i)
     {
-        label newI = map[i];
+        const label newI = map[i];
 
         if (newI >= 0)
         {
@@ -105,10 +105,11 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::identity(const label len)
 {
     labelList map(len);
 
-    forAll(map, i)
+    for (label i = 0; i < len; ++i)
     {
         map[i] = i;
     }
+
     return map;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOps.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOps.H
index faacc501b4..0c56f43cf5 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOps.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOps.H
@@ -55,26 +55,27 @@ static const List<Type>& emptyList()
     return *reinterpret_cast<const List<Type>*>(&emptyLabelList);
 }
 
+
 //- Renumber the values (not the indices) of a list.
 //  Negative ListType elements are left as is.
 template<class ListType>
-ListType renumber(const labelUList& oldToNew, const ListType&);
+ListType renumber(const labelUList& oldToNew, const ListType& lst);
 
 //- Inplace renumber the values of a list.
 //  Negative ListType elements are left as is.
 template<class ListType>
-void inplaceRenumber(const labelUList& oldToNew, ListType&);
+void inplaceRenumber(const labelUList& oldToNew, ListType& lst);
 
 
 //- Reorder the elements (indices, not values) of a list.
 //  Negative ListType elements are left as is.
 template<class ListType>
-ListType reorder(const labelUList& oldToNew, const ListType&);
+ListType reorder(const labelUList& oldToNew, const ListType& lst);
 
 //- Inplace reorder the elements of a list.
 //  Negative ListType elements are left as is.
 template<class ListType>
-void inplaceReorder(const labelUList& oldToNew, ListType&);
+void inplaceReorder(const labelUList& oldToNew, ListType& lst);
 
 
 // Variants to work with iterators and sparse tables.
@@ -82,65 +83,81 @@ void inplaceReorder(const labelUList& oldToNew, ListType&);
 
 //- Map values. Do not map negative values.
 template<class Container>
-void inplaceMapValue(const labelUList& oldToNew, Container&);
+void inplaceMapValue(const labelUList& oldToNew, Container& lst);
 
 //- Recreate with mapped keys. Do not map elements with negative key.
 template<class Container>
-void inplaceMapKey(const labelUList& oldToNew, Container&);
+void inplaceMapKey(const labelUList& oldToNew, Container& lst);
 
 
 //- Generate the (stable) sort order for the list
 template<class T>
-void sortedOrder(const UList<T>&, labelList& order);
+void sortedOrder(const UList<T>& lst, labelList& order);
 
 template<class T, class Cmp>
-void sortedOrder(const UList<T>&, labelList& order, const Cmp& cmp);
+void sortedOrder(const UList<T>& lst, labelList& order, const Cmp& cmp);
+
 
 //- Generate (sorted) indices corresponding to duplicate list values
 template<class T>
-void duplicateOrder(const UList<T>&, labelList& order);
+void duplicateOrder(const UList<T>& lst, labelList& order);
 
 template<class T, class Cmp>
-void duplicateOrder(const UList<T>&, labelList& order, const Cmp& cmp);
+void duplicateOrder(const UList<T>& lst, labelList& order, const Cmp& cmp);
+
 
 //- Generate (sorted) indices corresponding to unique list values
 template<class T>
-void uniqueOrder(const UList<T>&, labelList& order);
+void uniqueOrder(const UList<T>& lst, labelList& order);
 
 template<class T, class Cmp>
-void uniqueOrder(const UList<T>&, labelList& order, const Cmp& cmp);
+void uniqueOrder(const UList<T>& lst, labelList& order, const Cmp& cmp);
+
 
 //- Extract elements of List when select is a certain value.
-//  eg, to extract all selected elements:
-//    subset<bool, labelList>(selectedElems, true, lst);
+//  \deprecated use subsetList instead (deprecated Mar 2017)
 template<class T, class ListType>
 ListType subset(const UList<T>& select, const T& value, const ListType&);
 
 //- Inplace extract elements of List when select is a certain value.
-//  eg, to extract all selected elements:
-//    inplaceSubset<bool, labelList>(selectedElems, true, lst);
+//  \deprecated use inplaceSubsetList instead (deprecated Mar 2017)
 template<class T, class ListType>
 void inplaceSubset(const UList<T>& select, const T& value, ListType&);
 
+
 //- Extract elements of List when select is true
 //  eg, to extract all selected elements:
 //    subset<boolList, labelList>(selectedElems, lst);
-//  Note a labelHashSet could also be used for the bool-list
+//  Note a labelHashSet can also be used as the bool-list.
+//  Do not use FixedList for the input list, since it doesn't resize.
 template<class BoolListType, class ListType>
-ListType subset(const BoolListType& select, const ListType&);
+ListType subset(const BoolListType& select, const ListType& lst);
 
 //- Inplace extract elements of List when select is true
 //  eg, to extract all selected elements:
 //    inplaceSubset<boolList, labelList>(selectedElems, lst);
-//  Note a labelHashSet could also be used for the bool-list
+//  Note a labelHashSet can also be used as the bool-list.
+//  Do not use FixedList for the input list, since it doesn't resize.
 template<class BoolListType, class ListType>
-void inplaceSubset(const BoolListType& select, ListType&);
+void inplaceSubset(const BoolListType& select, ListType& lst);
+
+
+//- Copy a subset of the input list when predicate is true.
+//  Do not use FixedList for the input list, since it doesn't resize.
+template<class ListType, class UnaryPredicate>
+ListType subsetList(const ListType& input, UnaryPredicate pred);
+
+//- Inplace subset of the list when predicate is true.
+//  Do not use FixedList for the input list, since it doesn't resize.
+template<class ListType, class UnaryPredicate>
+void inplaceSubsetList(ListType& input, UnaryPredicate pred);
+
 
 //- Invert one-to-one map. Unmapped elements will be -1.
-labelList invert(const label len, const labelUList&);
+labelList invert(const label len, const labelUList& map);
 
 //- Invert one-to-many map. Unmapped elements will be size 0.
-labelListList invertOneToMany(const label len, const labelUList&);
+labelListList invertOneToMany(const label len, const labelUList& map);
 
 //- Invert many-to-many.
 //  Input and output types need to be inherited from List.
@@ -156,7 +173,7 @@ List<OutList> invertManyToMany(const label len, const UList<InList>& in)
     return out;
 }
 
-//- Create identity map (map[i] == i) of given length
+//- Create identity map of the given length with (map[i] == i)
 labelList identity(const label len);
 
 //- Find first occurence of given element and return index,
@@ -173,8 +190,8 @@ label findIndex
 template<class ListType>
 labelList findIndices
 (
-    const ListType&,
-    typename ListType::const_reference,
+    const ListType& l,
+    typename ListType::const_reference t,
     const label start=0
 );
 
@@ -182,9 +199,9 @@ labelList findIndices
 template<class ListType>
 void setValues
 (
-    ListType&,
+    ListType& l,
     const labelUList& indices,
-    typename ListType::const_reference
+    typename ListType::const_reference t
 );
 
 //- Opposite of findIndices: set values at indices to given value
@@ -200,13 +217,13 @@ ListType createWithValues
 //- Find index of max element (and larger than given element).
 //  return -1 if not found. Linear search.
 template<class ListType>
-label findMax(const ListType&, const label start=0);
+label findMax(const ListType& l, const label start=0);
 
 
 //- Find index of min element (and less than given element).
 //  return -1 if not found. Linear search.
 template<class ListType>
-label findMin(const ListType&, const label start=0);
+label findMin(const ListType& l, const label start=0);
 
 
 //- Find first occurrence of given element in sorted list and return index,
@@ -214,8 +231,8 @@ label findMin(const ListType&, const label start=0);
 template<class ListType>
 label findSortedIndex
 (
-    const ListType&,
-    typename ListType::const_reference,
+    const ListType& l,
+    typename ListType::const_reference t,
     const label start=0
 );
 
@@ -225,8 +242,8 @@ label findSortedIndex
 template<class ListType, class BinaryOp>
 label findLower
 (
-    const ListType&,
-    typename ListType::const_reference,
+    const ListType& l,
+    typename ListType::const_reference t,
     const label start,
     const BinaryOp& bop
 );
@@ -237,20 +254,24 @@ label findLower
 template<class ListType>
 label findLower
 (
-    const ListType&,
-    typename ListType::const_reference,
+    const ListType& l,
+    typename ListType::const_reference t,
     const label start=0
 );
 
 
 //- To construct a List from a C array. Has extra Container type
 //  to initialise e.g. wordList from arrays of char*.
+//
+//  \deprecated can often use initializer_list instead (deprecated Mar 2017)
 template<class Container, class T, int mRows>
 List<Container> initList(const T[mRows]);
 
 
 //- To construct a (square) ListList from a C array. Has extra Container type
 //  to initialise e.g. faceList from arrays of labels.
+//
+//  \deprecated can often use initializer_list instead (deprecated Mar 2017)
 template<class Container, class T, int mRows, int nColumns>
 List<Container> initListList(const T[mRows][nColumns]);
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOpsTemplates.C b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOpsTemplates.C
index c0e055a271..69dbca60ec 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOpsTemplates.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/ListOps/ListOpsTemplates.C
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
     \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
-     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2015 OpenCFD Ltd.
+     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2015-2017 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -34,11 +34,8 @@ ListType Foam::renumber
     const ListType& lst
 )
 {
-    // Create copy
     ListType newLst(lst.size());
-
-    // ensure consistent addressable size (eg, DynamicList)
-    newLst.setSize(lst.size());
+    newLst.setSize(lst.size()); // Consistent sizing (eg, DynamicList)
 
     forAll(lst, elemI)
     {
@@ -76,11 +73,8 @@ ListType Foam::reorder
     const ListType& lst
 )
 {
-    // Create copy
     ListType newLst(lst.size());
-
-    // ensure consistent addressable size (eg, DynamicList)
-    newLst.setSize(lst.size());
+    newLst.setSize(lst.size()); // Consistent sizes (eg, DynamicList)
 
     forAll(lst, elemI)
     {
@@ -104,11 +98,8 @@ void Foam::inplaceReorder
     ListType& lst
 )
 {
-    // Create copy
     ListType newLst(lst.size());
-
-    // ensure consistent addressable size (eg, DynamicList)
-    newLst.setSize(lst.size());
+    newLst.setSize(lst.size()); // Consistent sizing (eg, DynamicList)
 
     forAll(lst, elemI)
     {
@@ -303,9 +294,7 @@ ListType Foam::subset
     }
 
     ListType newLst(lst.size());
-
-    // ensure consistent addressable size (eg, DynamicList)
-    newLst.setSize(lst.size());
+    newLst.setSize(lst.size()); // Consistent sizing (eg, DynamicList)
 
     label nElem = 0;
     forAll(lst, elemI)
@@ -366,9 +355,7 @@ ListType Foam::subset
     // eg, when it is a PackedBoolList or a labelHashSet
 
     ListType newLst(lst.size());
-
-    // ensure consistent addressable size (eg, DynamicList)
-    newLst.setSize(lst.size());
+    newLst.setSize(lst.size()); // Consistent sizing (eg, DynamicList)
 
     label nElem = 0;
     forAll(lst, elemI)
@@ -411,6 +398,54 @@ void Foam::inplaceSubset
 }
 
 
+template<class ListType, class UnaryPredicate>
+ListType Foam::subsetList
+(
+    const ListType& lst,
+    UnaryPredicate pred
+)
+{
+    ListType newLst(lst.size());
+    newLst.setSize(lst.size()); // Consistent sizing (eg, DynamicList)
+
+    label nElem = 0;
+    forAll(lst, elemI)
+    {
+        if (pred(lst[elemI]))
+        {
+            newLst[nElem++] = lst[elemI];
+        }
+    }
+    newLst.setSize(nElem);
+
+    return newLst;
+}
+
+
+template<class ListType, class UnaryPredicate>
+void Foam::inplaceSubsetList
+(
+    ListType& lst,
+    UnaryPredicate pred
+)
+{
+    label nElem = 0;
+    forAll(lst, elemI)
+    {
+        if (pred(lst[elemI]))
+        {
+            if (nElem != elemI)
+            {
+                lst[nElem] = lst[elemI];
+            }
+            ++nElem;
+        }
+    }
+
+    lst.setSize(nElem);
+}
+
+
 template<class InList, class OutList>
 void Foam::invertManyToMany
 (
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/lists/stringListOps.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/lists/stringListOps.H
index 927118e87f..677d4e8a07 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/lists/stringListOps.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/strings/lists/stringListOps.H
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ SourceFiles
 
 namespace Foam
 {
-    // single-string matches:
+    // Single-string matches:
 
     //- Return true if string matches one of the regular expressions
     inline bool findStrings
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ namespace Foam
         return matcher.match(str);
     }
 
-    // multi-string matches:
+    // Multi-string matches:
 
     //- Return list indices for matching strings
     template<class Matcher, class StringType>
     labelList findMatchingStrings
     (
-        const Matcher&,
-        const UList<StringType>&,
+        const Matcher& matcher,
+        const UList<StringType>& lst,
         const bool invert=false
     );
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace Foam
     )
     {
         const regExp re(rePattern);
-        return findStrings(re, lst, invert);
+        return findMatchingStrings(re, lst, invert);
     }
 
     //- Return list indices for strings matching the regular expression
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/regionSizeDistribution/regionSizeDistribution.C b/src/functionObjects/field/regionSizeDistribution/regionSizeDistribution.C
index 48504de23d..8ae33b507f 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/regionSizeDistribution/regionSizeDistribution.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/regionSizeDistribution/regionSizeDistribution.C
@@ -42,24 +42,6 @@ namespace Foam
             dictionary
         );
     }
-
-    //- Plus op for FixedList<scalar>
-    template<class T, unsigned Size>
-    class ListPlusEqOp
-    {
-        public:
-        void operator()
-        (
-            FixedList<T, Size>& x,
-            const FixedList<T, Size>& y
-        ) const
-        {
-            forAll(x, i)
-            {
-                x[i] += y[i];
-            }
-        }
-    };
 }