--- a/liboctave/CColVector.cc
+++ b/liboctave/CColVector.cc
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #include "Array-util.h"
 #include "f77-fcn.h"
+#include "functor.h"
 #include "lo-error.h"
 #include "mx-base.h"
 #include "mx-inlines.cc"
@@ -456,39 +457,16 @@
 
 // other operations
 
-ComplexColumnVector
-ComplexColumnVector::map (c_c_Mapper f) const
+ColumnVector
+ComplexColumnVector::map (dmapper fcn) const
 {
-  ComplexColumnVector b (*this);
-  return b.apply (f);
+  return MArray<Complex>::map<double> (func_ptr (fcn));
 }
 
-ColumnVector
-ComplexColumnVector::map (d_c_Mapper f) const
+ComplexColumnVector
+ComplexColumnVector::map (cmapper fcn) const
 {
-  const Complex *d = data ();
-
-  octave_idx_type len = length ();
-
-  ColumnVector retval (len);
-
-  double *r = retval.fortran_vec ();
-
-  for (octave_idx_type i = 0; i < len; i++)
-    r[i] = f (d[i]);
-
-  return retval;
-}
-
-ComplexColumnVector&
-ComplexColumnVector::apply (c_c_Mapper f)
-{
-  Complex *d = fortran_vec (); // Ensures only one reference to my privates!
-
-  for (octave_idx_type i = 0; i < length (); i++)
-    d[i] = f (d[i]);
-
-  return *this;
+  return MArray<Complex>::map<Complex> (func_ptr (fcn));
 }
 
 Complex