diff --git a/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts b/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
index 4d54157595..216e69d120 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core_render3_private_export.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export {
   PublicFeature as ɵPublicFeature,
   NgOnChangesFeature as ɵNgOnChangesFeature,
   CssSelector as ɵCssSelector,
+  NC as ɵNC,
   C as ɵC,
   E as ɵE,
   L as ɵL,
@@ -43,15 +44,15 @@ export {
   pb3 as ɵpb3,
   pb4 as ɵpb4,
   pbV as ɵpbV,
-  o1 as ɵo1,
-  o2 as ɵo2,
-  o3 as ɵo3,
-  o4 as ɵo4,
-  o5 as ɵo5,
-  o6 as ɵo6,
-  o7 as ɵo7,
-  o8 as ɵo8,
-  oV as ɵoV,
+  f1 as ɵf1,
+  f2 as ɵf2,
+  f3 as ɵf3,
+  f4 as ɵf4,
+  f5 as ɵf5,
+  f6 as ɵf6,
+  f7 as ɵf7,
+  f8 as ɵf8,
+  fV as ɵfV,
   cR as ɵcR,
   cr as ɵcr,
   qR as ɵqR,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
index 980795d5b1..6769e0fd85 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/index.ts
@@ -79,16 +79,16 @@ export {
   queryRefresh as qR,
 } from './query';
 export {
-  objectLiteral1 as o1,
-  objectLiteral2 as o2,
-  objectLiteral3 as o3,
-  objectLiteral4 as o4,
-  objectLiteral5 as o5,
-  objectLiteral6 as o6,
-  objectLiteral7 as o7,
-  objectLiteral8 as o8,
-  objectLiteralV as oV,
-} from './object_literal';
+  pureFunction1 as f1,
+  pureFunction2 as f2,
+  pureFunction3 as f3,
+  pureFunction4 as f4,
+  pureFunction5 as f5,
+  pureFunction6 as f6,
+  pureFunction7 as f7,
+  pureFunction8 as f8,
+  pureFunctionV as fV,
+} from './pure_function';
 
 
 // clang-format on
diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/object_literal.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/pure_function.ts
similarity index 60%
rename from packages/core/src/render3/object_literal.ts
rename to packages/core/src/render3/pure_function.ts
index 79784cc1a6..22bc3acc9b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/object_literal.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/pure_function.ts
@@ -9,31 +9,31 @@
 import {NO_CHANGE, bind, peekBinding} from './instructions';
 
 /**
- * If the object or array has changed, returns a copy with the updated expression.
- * Or if the expression hasn't changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
+ * If the value of the provided exp has changed, calls the pure function to
+ * return an updated value. Or if the value has not changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
  *
- * @param factoryFn Function that returns an updated instance of the object/array
+ * @param pureFn Function that returns an updated value
  * @param exp Updated expression value
- * @returns A copy of the object/array or NO_CHANGE
+ * @returns Updated value or NO_CHANGE
  */
-export function objectLiteral1(factoryFn: (v: any) => any, exp: any): any {
+export function pureFunction1(pureFn: (v: any) => any, exp: any): any {
   let different = false;
   const latestValue = exp === NO_CHANGE ? peekBinding() : exp;
   if (bind(exp) !== NO_CHANGE) different = true;
 
-  return different ? factoryFn(latestValue) : NO_CHANGE;
+  return different ? pureFn(latestValue) : NO_CHANGE;
 }
 
 /**
- * If the object or array has changed, returns a copy with all updated expressions.
- * Or if no expressions have changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
+ * If the value of any provided exp has changed, calls the pure function to
+ * return an updated value. Or if no values have changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
  *
- * @param factoryFn
+ * @param pureFn
  * @param exp1
  * @param exp2
- * @returns A copy of the object/array or NO_CHANGE
+ * @returns Updated value or NO_CHANGE
  */
-export function objectLiteral2(factoryFn: (v1: any, v2: any) => any, exp1: any, exp2: any): any {
+export function pureFunction2(pureFn: (v1: any, v2: any) => any, exp1: any, exp2: any): any {
   let different = false;
 
   const latestVal1 = exp1 === NO_CHANGE ? peekBinding() : exp1;
@@ -42,21 +42,21 @@ export function objectLiteral2(factoryFn: (v1: any, v2: any) => any, exp1: any,
   const latestVal2 = exp2 === NO_CHANGE ? peekBinding() : exp2;
   if (bind(exp2) !== NO_CHANGE) different = true;
 
-  return different ? factoryFn(latestVal1, latestVal2) : NO_CHANGE;
+  return different ? pureFn(latestVal1, latestVal2) : NO_CHANGE;
 }
 
 /**
- * If the object or array has changed, returns a copy with all updated expressions.
- * Or if no expressions have changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
+ * If the value of any provided exp has changed, calls the pure function to
+ * return an updated value. Or if no values have changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
  *
- * @param factoryFn
+ * @param pureFn
  * @param exp1
  * @param exp2
  * @param exp3
- * @returns A copy of the object/array or NO_CHANGE
+ * @returns Updated value or NO_CHANGE
  */
-export function objectLiteral3(
-    factoryFn: (v1: any, v2: any, v3: any) => any, exp1: any, exp2: any, exp3: any): any {
+export function pureFunction3(
+    pureFn: (v1: any, v2: any, v3: any) => any, exp1: any, exp2: any, exp3: any): any {
   let different = false;
 
   const latestVal1 = exp1 === NO_CHANGE ? peekBinding() : exp1;
@@ -68,22 +68,22 @@ export function objectLiteral3(
   const latestVal3 = exp3 === NO_CHANGE ? peekBinding() : exp3;
   if (bind(exp3) !== NO_CHANGE) different = true;
 
-  return different ? factoryFn(latestVal1, latestVal2, latestVal3) : NO_CHANGE;
+  return different ? pureFn(latestVal1, latestVal2, latestVal3) : NO_CHANGE;
 }
 
 /**
- * If the object or array has changed, returns a copy with all updated expressions.
- * Or if no expressions have changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
+ * If the value of any provided exp has changed, calls the pure function to
+ * return an updated value. Or if no values have changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
  *
- * @param factoryFn
+ * @param pureFn
  * @param exp1
  * @param exp2
  * @param exp3
  * @param exp4
- * @returns A copy of the object/array or NO_CHANGE
+ * @returns Updated value or NO_CHANGE
  */
-export function objectLiteral4(
-    factoryFn: (v1: any, v2: any, v3: any, v4: any) => any, exp1: any, exp2: any, exp3: any,
+export function pureFunction4(
+    pureFn: (v1: any, v2: any, v3: any, v4: any) => any, exp1: any, exp2: any, exp3: any,
     exp4: any): any {
   let different = false;
 
@@ -99,24 +99,24 @@ export function objectLiteral4(
   const latestVal4 = exp4 === NO_CHANGE ? peekBinding() : exp4;
   if (bind(exp4) !== NO_CHANGE) different = true;
 
-  return different ? factoryFn(latestVal1, latestVal2, latestVal3, latestVal4) : NO_CHANGE;
+  return different ? pureFn(latestVal1, latestVal2, latestVal3, latestVal4) : NO_CHANGE;
 }
 
 /**
- * If the object or array has changed, returns a copy with all updated expressions.
- * Or if no expressions have changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
+ * If the value of any provided exp has changed, calls the pure function to
+ * return an updated value. Or if no values have changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
  *
- * @param factoryFn
+ * @param pureFn
  * @param exp1
  * @param exp2
  * @param exp3
  * @param exp4
  * @param exp5
- * @returns A copy of the object/array or NO_CHANGE
+ * @returns Updated value or NO_CHANGE
  */
-export function objectLiteral5(
-    factoryFn: (v1: any, v2: any, v3: any, v4: any, v5: any) => any, exp1: any, exp2: any,
-    exp3: any, exp4: any, exp5: any): any {
+export function pureFunction5(
+    pureFn: (v1: any, v2: any, v3: any, v4: any, v5: any) => any, exp1: any, exp2: any, exp3: any,
+    exp4: any, exp5: any): any {
   let different = false;
 
   const latestVal1 = exp1 === NO_CHANGE ? peekBinding() : exp1;
@@ -134,25 +134,24 @@ export function objectLiteral5(
   const latestVal5 = exp5 === NO_CHANGE ? peekBinding() : exp5;
   if (bind(exp5) !== NO_CHANGE) different = true;
 
-  return different ? factoryFn(latestVal1, latestVal2, latestVal3, latestVal4, latestVal5) :
-                     NO_CHANGE;
+  return different ? pureFn(latestVal1, latestVal2, latestVal3, latestVal4, latestVal5) : NO_CHANGE;
 }
 
 /**
- * If the object or array has changed, returns a copy with all updated expressions.
- * Or if no expressions have changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
+ * If the value of any provided exp has changed, calls the pure function to
+ * return an updated value. Or if no values have changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
  *
- * @param factoryFn
+ * @param pureFn
  * @param exp1
  * @param exp2
  * @param exp3
  * @param exp4
  * @param exp5
  * @param exp6
- * @returns A copy of the object/array or NO_CHANGE
+ * @returns Updated value or NO_CHANGE
  */
-export function objectLiteral6(
-    factoryFn: (v1: any, v2: any, v3: any, v4: any, v5: any, v6: any) => any, exp1: any, exp2: any,
+export function pureFunction6(
+    pureFn: (v1: any, v2: any, v3: any, v4: any, v5: any, v6: any) => any, exp1: any, exp2: any,
     exp3: any, exp4: any, exp5: any, exp6: any): any {
   let different = false;
 
@@ -175,15 +174,15 @@ export function objectLiteral6(
   if (bind(exp6) !== NO_CHANGE) different = true;
 
   return different ?
-      factoryFn(latestVal1, latestVal2, latestVal3, latestVal4, latestVal5, latestVal6) :
+      pureFn(latestVal1, latestVal2, latestVal3, latestVal4, latestVal5, latestVal6) :
       NO_CHANGE;
 }
 
 /**
- * If the object or array has changed, returns a copy with all updated expressions.
- * Or if no expressions have changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
+ * If the value of any provided exp has changed, calls the pure function to
+ * return an updated value. Or if no values have changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
  *
- * @param factoryFn
+ * @param pureFn
  * @param exp1
  * @param exp2
  * @param exp3
@@ -191,10 +190,10 @@ export function objectLiteral6(
  * @param exp5
  * @param exp6
  * @param exp7
- * @returns A copy of the object/array or NO_CHANGE
+ * @returns Updated value or NO_CHANGE
  */
-export function objectLiteral7(
-    factoryFn: (v1: any, v2: any, v3: any, v4: any, v5: any, v6: any, v7: any) => any, exp1: any,
+export function pureFunction7(
+    pureFn: (v1: any, v2: any, v3: any, v4: any, v5: any, v6: any, v7: any) => any, exp1: any,
     exp2: any, exp3: any, exp4: any, exp5: any, exp6: any, exp7: any): any {
   let different = false;
 
@@ -220,16 +219,15 @@ export function objectLiteral7(
   if (bind(exp7) !== NO_CHANGE) different = true;
 
   return different ?
-      factoryFn(
-          latestVal1, latestVal2, latestVal3, latestVal4, latestVal5, latestVal6, latestVal7) :
+      pureFn(latestVal1, latestVal2, latestVal3, latestVal4, latestVal5, latestVal6, latestVal7) :
       NO_CHANGE;
 }
 
 /**
- * If the object or array has changed, returns a copy with all updated expressions.
- * Or if no expressions have changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
+ * If the value of any provided exp has changed, calls the pure function to
+ * return an updated value. Or if no values have changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
  *
- * @param factoryFn
+ * @param pureFn
  * @param exp1
  * @param exp2
  * @param exp3
@@ -238,10 +236,10 @@ export function objectLiteral7(
  * @param exp6
  * @param exp7
  * @param exp8
- * @returns A copy of the object/array or NO_CHANGE
+ * @returns Updated value or NO_CHANGE
  */
-export function objectLiteral8(
-    factoryFn: (v1: any, v2: any, v3: any, v4: any, v5: any, v6: any, v7: any, v8: any) => any,
+export function pureFunction8(
+    pureFn: (v1: any, v2: any, v3: any, v4: any, v5: any, v6: any, v7: any, v8: any) => any,
     exp1: any, exp2: any, exp3: any, exp4: any, exp5: any, exp6: any, exp7: any, exp8: any): any {
   let different = false;
 
@@ -269,24 +267,24 @@ export function objectLiteral8(
   const latestVal8 = exp8 === NO_CHANGE ? peekBinding() : exp8;
   if (bind(exp8) !== NO_CHANGE) different = true;
 
-  return different ? factoryFn(
+  return different ? pureFn(
                          latestVal1, latestVal2, latestVal3, latestVal4, latestVal5, latestVal6,
                          latestVal7, latestVal8) :
                      NO_CHANGE;
 }
 
 /**
- * objectLiteral instruction that can support any number of bindings.
+ * pureFunction instruction that can support any number of bindings.
  *
- * If the object or array has changed, returns a copy with all updated expressions.
- * Or if no expressions have changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
+ * If the value of any provided exp has changed, calls the pure function to
+ * return an updated value. Or if no values have changed, returns NO_CHANGE.
  *
- * @param factoryFn A factory function that takes binding values and builds an object or array
+ * @param pureFn A pure function that takes binding values and builds an object or array
  * containing those values.
  * @param exp An array of binding values
- * @returns A copy of the object/array or NO_CHANGE
+ * @returns Updated value or NO_CHANGE
  */
-export function objectLiteralV(factoryFn: (v: any[]) => any, exps: any[]): any {
+export function pureFunctionV(pureFn: (v: any[]) => any, exps: any[]): any {
   let different = false;
 
   for (let i = 0; i < exps.length; i++) {
@@ -295,5 +293,5 @@ export function objectLiteralV(factoryFn: (v: any[]) => any, exps: any[]): any {
     if (bind(exp) !== NO_CHANGE) different = true;
   }
 
-  return different ? factoryFn(exps) : NO_CHANGE;
+  return different ? pureFn(exps) : NO_CHANGE;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical_spec.ts
index f9f31bafb2..5c56658a77 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/compiler_canonical_spec.ts
@@ -190,41 +190,69 @@ describe('compiler specification', () => {
     });
 
     describe('value composition', () => {
+      type $MyArrayComp$ = MyArrayComp;
 
-      it('should support array literals', () => {
-        type $MyComp$ = MyComp;
+      @Component({
+        selector: 'my-array-comp',
+        template: `
+            {{ names[0] }} {{ names[1] }}
+        `
+      })
+      class MyArrayComp {
+        @Input() names: string[];
+
+        static ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵdefineComponent({
+          type: MyArrayComp,
+          tag: 'my-array-comp',
+          factory: function MyArrayComp_Factory() { return new MyArrayComp(); },
+          template: function MyArrayComp_Template(ctx: $MyArrayComp$, cm: $boolean$) {
+            if (cm) {
+              $r3$.ɵT(0);
+            }
+            $r3$.ɵt(0, $r3$.ɵb2('', ctx.names[0], ' ', ctx.names[1], ''));
+          },
+          inputs: {names: 'names'}
+        });
+      }
+
+      it('should support array literals of constants', () => {
         type $MyApp$ = MyApp;
 
-        @Component({
-          selector: 'my-comp',
-          template: `
-            <p>{{ names[0] }}</p>
-            <p>{{ names[1] }}</p>
-          `
-        })
-        class MyComp {
-          @Input() names: string[];
+        // NORMATIVE
+        const $e0_arr$ = ['Nancy', 'Bess'];
+        // /NORMATIVE
 
+        @Component({
+          selector: 'my-app',
+          template: `
+          <my-array-comp [names]="['Nancy', 'Bess']"></my-array-comp>
+        `
+        })
+        class MyApp {
+          // NORMATIVE
           static ngComponentDef = $r3$.ɵdefineComponent({
-            type: MyComp,
-            tag: 'my-comp',
-            factory: function MyComp_Factory() { return new MyComp(); },
-            template: function MyComp_Template(ctx: $MyComp$, cm: $boolean$) {
+            type: MyApp,
+            tag: 'my-app',
+            factory: function MyApp_Factory() { return new MyApp(); },
+            template: function MyApp_Template(ctx: $MyApp$, cm: $boolean$) {
               if (cm) {
-                $r3$.ɵE(0, 'p');
-                $r3$.ɵT(1);
-                $r3$.ɵe();
-                $r3$.ɵE(2, 'p');
-                $r3$.ɵT(3);
+                $r3$.ɵE(0, MyArrayComp);
                 $r3$.ɵe();
               }
-              $r3$.ɵt(1, $r3$.ɵb(ctx.names[0]));
-              $r3$.ɵt(3, $r3$.ɵb(ctx.names[1]));
-            },
-            inputs: {names: 'names'}
+              $r3$.ɵp(0, 'names', $r3$.ɵb0($e0_arr$));
+              MyArrayComp.ngComponentDef.h(1, 0);
+              $r3$.ɵr(1, 0);
+            }
           });
+          // /NORMATIVE
         }
 
+        expect(renderComp(MyApp)).toEqual(`<my-array-comp>Nancy Bess</my-array-comp>`);
+      });
+
+      it('should support array literals', () => {
+        type $MyApp$ = MyApp;
+
         // NORMATIVE
         const $e0_ff$ = (v: any) => ['Nancy', v];
         // /NORMATIVE
@@ -232,7 +260,7 @@ describe('compiler specification', () => {
         @Component({
           selector: 'my-app',
           template: `
-          <my-comp [names]="['Nancy', customName]"></my-comp>
+          <my-array-comp [names]="['Nancy', customName]"></my-array-comp>
         `
         })
         class MyApp {
@@ -245,18 +273,18 @@ describe('compiler specification', () => {
             factory: function MyApp_Factory() { return new MyApp(); },
             template: function MyApp_Template(ctx: $MyApp$, cm: $boolean$) {
               if (cm) {
-                $r3$.ɵE(0, MyComp);
+                $r3$.ɵE(0, MyArrayComp);
                 $r3$.ɵe();
               }
-              $r3$.ɵp(0, 'names', $r3$.ɵo1($e0_ff$, ctx.customName));
-              MyComp.ngComponentDef.h(1, 0);
+              $r3$.ɵp(0, 'names', $r3$.ɵf1($e0_ff$, ctx.customName));
+              MyArrayComp.ngComponentDef.h(1, 0);
               $r3$.ɵr(1, 0);
             }
           });
           // /NORMATIVE
         }
 
-        expect(renderComp(MyApp)).toEqual(`<my-comp><p>Nancy</p><p>Bess</p></my-comp>`);
+        expect(renderComp(MyApp)).toEqual(`<my-array-comp>Nancy Bess</my-array-comp>`);
       });
 
       it('should support 9+ bindings in array literals', () => {
@@ -352,7 +380,7 @@ describe('compiler specification', () => {
               }
               $r3$.ɵp(
                   0, 'names',
-                  $r3$.ɵoV($e0_ff$, [c.n0, c.n1, c.n2, c.n3, c.n4, c.n5, c.n6, c.n7, c.n8]));
+                  $r3$.ɵfV($e0_ff$, [c.n0, c.n1, c.n2, c.n3, c.n4, c.n5, c.n6, c.n7, c.n8]));
               MyComp.ngComponentDef.h(1, 0);
               $r3$.ɵr(1, 0);
             }
@@ -420,7 +448,7 @@ describe('compiler specification', () => {
                 $r3$.ɵE(0, ObjectComp);
                 $r3$.ɵe();
               }
-              $r3$.ɵp(0, 'config', $r3$.ɵo1($e0_ff$, ctx.name));
+              $r3$.ɵp(0, 'config', $r3$.ɵf1($e0_ff$, ctx.name));
               ObjectComp.ngComponentDef.h(1, 0);
               $r3$.ɵr(1, 0);
             }
@@ -500,8 +528,8 @@ describe('compiler specification', () => {
               }
               $r3$.ɵp(
                   0, 'config',
-                  $r3$.ɵo2(
-                      $e0_ff_2$, ctx.name, $r3$.ɵo1($e0_ff_1$, $r3$.ɵo1($e0_ff$, ctx.duration))));
+                  $r3$.ɵf2(
+                      $e0_ff_2$, ctx.name, $r3$.ɵf1($e0_ff_1$, $r3$.ɵf1($e0_ff$, ctx.duration))));
               NestedComp.ngComponentDef.h(1, 0);
               $r3$.ɵr(1, 0);
             }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/integration_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/integration_spec.ts
index 449c55f9a1..21370a69c2 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/integration_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/integration_spec.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe('render3 integration test', () => {
         if (cm) {
           text(0);
         }
-        textBinding(0, cm ? value : NO_CHANGE);
+        textBinding(0, bind0(value));
       }
       expect(renderToHtml(Template, 'once')).toEqual('once');
       expect(renderToHtml(Template, 'twice')).toEqual('once');
diff --git a/packages/core/test/render3/object_literal_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/render3/pure_function_spec.ts
similarity index 82%
rename from packages/core/test/render3/object_literal_spec.ts
rename to packages/core/test/render3/pure_function_spec.ts
index f5b50d4882..6d0618c425 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/render3/object_literal_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/render3/pure_function_spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 import {defineComponent} from '../../src/render3/index';
 import {componentRefresh, container, containerRefreshEnd, containerRefreshStart, elementEnd, elementProperty, elementStart, embeddedViewEnd, embeddedViewStart, memory} from '../../src/render3/instructions';
-import {objectLiteral1, objectLiteral2, objectLiteral3, objectLiteral4, objectLiteral5, objectLiteral6, objectLiteral7, objectLiteral8, objectLiteralV} from '../../src/render3/object_literal';
+import {pureFunction1, pureFunction2, pureFunction3, pureFunction4, pureFunction5, pureFunction6, pureFunction7, pureFunction8, pureFunctionV} from '../../src/render3/pure_function';
 import {renderToHtml} from '../../test/render3/render_util';
 
 describe('array literals', () => {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('array literals', () => {
         elementStart(0, MyComp);
         elementEnd();
       }
-      elementProperty(0, 'names', objectLiteral1(e0_ff, ctx.customName));
+      elementProperty(0, 'names', pureFunction1(e0_ff, ctx.customName));
       MyComp.ngComponentDef.h(1, 0);
       componentRefresh(1, 0);
     }
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ describe('array literals', () => {
         elementStart(0, ManyPropComp);
         elementEnd();
       }
-      elementProperty(0, 'names1', objectLiteral1(e0_ff, ctx.customName));
-      elementProperty(0, 'names2', objectLiteral1(e0_ff_1, ctx.customName2));
+      elementProperty(0, 'names1', pureFunction1(e0_ff, ctx.customName));
+      elementProperty(0, 'names2', pureFunction1(e0_ff_1, ctx.customName2));
       ManyPropComp.ngComponentDef.h(1, 0);
       componentRefresh(1, 0);
     }
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('array literals', () => {
         elementStart(0, MyComp);
         elementEnd();
       }
-      elementProperty(0, 'names', objectLiteral2(e0_ff, ctx.customName, ctx.customName2));
+      elementProperty(0, 'names', pureFunction2(e0_ff, ctx.customName, ctx.customName2));
       MyComp.ngComponentDef.h(1, 0);
       componentRefresh(1, 0);
     }
@@ -129,41 +129,41 @@ describe('array literals', () => {
   });
 
   it('should work up to 8 bindings', () => {
-    let o3Comp: MyComp;
-    let o4Comp: MyComp;
-    let o5Comp: MyComp;
-    let o6Comp: MyComp;
-    let o7Comp: MyComp;
-    let o8Comp: MyComp;
+    let f3Comp: MyComp;
+    let f4Comp: MyComp;
+    let f5Comp: MyComp;
+    let f6Comp: MyComp;
+    let f7Comp: MyComp;
+    let f8Comp: MyComp;
 
     function Template(c: any, cm: boolean) {
       if (cm) {
         elementStart(0, MyComp);
-        o3Comp = memory(1);
+        f3Comp = memory(1);
         elementEnd();
         elementStart(2, MyComp);
-        o4Comp = memory(3);
+        f4Comp = memory(3);
         elementEnd();
         elementStart(4, MyComp);
-        o5Comp = memory(5);
+        f5Comp = memory(5);
         elementEnd();
         elementStart(6, MyComp);
-        o6Comp = memory(7);
+        f6Comp = memory(7);
         elementEnd();
         elementStart(8, MyComp);
-        o7Comp = memory(9);
+        f7Comp = memory(9);
         elementEnd();
         elementStart(10, MyComp);
-        o8Comp = memory(11);
+        f8Comp = memory(11);
         elementEnd();
       }
-      elementProperty(0, 'names', objectLiteral3(e0_ff, c[5], c[6], c[7]));
-      elementProperty(2, 'names', objectLiteral4(e2_ff, c[4], c[5], c[6], c[7]));
-      elementProperty(4, 'names', objectLiteral5(e4_ff, c[3], c[4], c[5], c[6], c[7]));
-      elementProperty(6, 'names', objectLiteral6(e6_ff, c[2], c[3], c[4], c[5], c[6], c[7]));
-      elementProperty(8, 'names', objectLiteral7(e8_ff, c[1], c[2], c[3], c[4], c[5], c[6], c[7]));
+      elementProperty(0, 'names', pureFunction3(e0_ff, c[5], c[6], c[7]));
+      elementProperty(2, 'names', pureFunction4(e2_ff, c[4], c[5], c[6], c[7]));
+      elementProperty(4, 'names', pureFunction5(e4_ff, c[3], c[4], c[5], c[6], c[7]));
+      elementProperty(6, 'names', pureFunction6(e6_ff, c[2], c[3], c[4], c[5], c[6], c[7]));
+      elementProperty(8, 'names', pureFunction7(e8_ff, c[1], c[2], c[3], c[4], c[5], c[6], c[7]));
       elementProperty(
-          10, 'names', objectLiteral8(e10_ff, c[0], c[1], c[2], c[3], c[4], c[5], c[6], c[7]));
+          10, 'names', pureFunction8(e10_ff, c[0], c[1], c[2], c[3], c[4], c[5], c[6], c[7]));
       MyComp.ngComponentDef.h(1, 0);
       MyComp.ngComponentDef.h(3, 2);
       MyComp.ngComponentDef.h(5, 4);
@@ -193,23 +193,23 @@ describe('array literals', () => {
          v8: any) => [v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8];
 
     renderToHtml(Template, ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i']);
-    expect(o3Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h']);
-    expect(o4Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h']);
-    expect(o5Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h']);
-    expect(o6Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h']);
-    expect(o7Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h']);
-    expect(o8Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h']);
+    expect(f3Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h']);
+    expect(f4Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h']);
+    expect(f5Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h']);
+    expect(f6Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h']);
+    expect(f7Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h']);
+    expect(f8Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h']);
 
     renderToHtml(Template, ['a1', 'b1', 'c1', 'd1', 'e1', 'f1', 'g1', 'h1', 'i1']);
-    expect(o3Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f1', 'g1', 'h1']);
-    expect(o4Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e1', 'f1', 'g1', 'h1']);
-    expect(o5Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd1', 'e1', 'f1', 'g1', 'h1']);
-    expect(o6Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c1', 'd1', 'e1', 'f1', 'g1', 'h1']);
-    expect(o7Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b1', 'c1', 'd1', 'e1', 'f1', 'g1', 'h1']);
-    expect(o8Comp !.names).toEqual(['a1', 'b1', 'c1', 'd1', 'e1', 'f1', 'g1', 'h1']);
+    expect(f3Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f1', 'g1', 'h1']);
+    expect(f4Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e1', 'f1', 'g1', 'h1']);
+    expect(f5Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd1', 'e1', 'f1', 'g1', 'h1']);
+    expect(f6Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b', 'c1', 'd1', 'e1', 'f1', 'g1', 'h1']);
+    expect(f7Comp !.names).toEqual(['a', 'b1', 'c1', 'd1', 'e1', 'f1', 'g1', 'h1']);
+    expect(f8Comp !.names).toEqual(['a1', 'b1', 'c1', 'd1', 'e1', 'f1', 'g1', 'h1']);
   });
 
-  it('should work with objectLiteralV for 9+ bindings', () => {
+  it('should work with pureFunctionV for 9+ bindings', () => {
     /**
      * <my-comp [names]="['start', v0, v1, v2, v3, {name: v4}, v5, v6, v7, v8, 'end']">
      * </my-comp>
@@ -219,10 +219,9 @@ describe('array literals', () => {
         elementStart(0, MyComp);
         elementEnd();
       }
-      elementProperty(
-          0, 'names', objectLiteralV(e0_ff, [
-            c[0], c[1], c[2], c[3], objectLiteral1(e0_ff_1, c[4]), c[5], c[6], c[7], c[8]
-          ]));
+      elementProperty(0, 'names', pureFunctionV(e0_ff, [
+                        c[0], c[1], c[2], c[3], pureFunction1(e0_ff_1, c[4]), c[5], c[6], c[7], c[8]
+                      ]));
       MyComp.ngComponentDef.h(1, 0);
       componentRefresh(1, 0);
     }
@@ -271,7 +270,7 @@ describe('object literals', () => {
         elementStart(0, ObjectComp);
         elementEnd();
       }
-      elementProperty(0, 'config', objectLiteral1(e0_ff, ctx.name));
+      elementProperty(0, 'config', pureFunction1(e0_ff, ctx.name));
       ObjectComp.ngComponentDef.h(1, 0);
       componentRefresh(1, 0);
     }
@@ -306,8 +305,8 @@ describe('object literals', () => {
       }
       elementProperty(
           0, 'config',
-          objectLiteral2(
-              e0_ff, ctx.name, objectLiteral1(e0_ff_1, objectLiteral1(e0_ff_2, ctx.duration))));
+          pureFunction2(
+              e0_ff, ctx.name, pureFunction1(e0_ff_1, pureFunction1(e0_ff_2, ctx.duration))));
       ObjectComp.ngComponentDef.h(1, 0);
       componentRefresh(1, 0);
     }
@@ -372,7 +371,7 @@ describe('object literals', () => {
             elementEnd();
           }
           elementProperty(
-              0, 'config', objectLiteral2(e0_ff, ctx.configs[i].opacity, ctx.configs[i].duration));
+              0, 'config', pureFunction2(e0_ff, ctx.configs[i].opacity, ctx.configs[i].duration));
           ObjectComp.ngComponentDef.h(1, 0);
           componentRefresh(1, 0);
           embeddedViewEnd();