From: jncs@uno.edu
Subject: Re: LRM 4.1.3 paragraphs 17-19
Date: 13 Feb 91 16:32:01 GMT [thread overview]
Message-ID: <009442AE.D4BD5E20@uno.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 2715@sparko.gwu.edu
In article <2715@sparko.gwu.edu>, mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman) writes:
>In article <1991Feb12.154418@riddler.Berkeley.EDU> yow@riddler.Berkeley.EDU (Billy Yow 283-4009) writes:
>>
>
>Another is the parameter passing scheme, in which reference semantics can
>be used to pass arrays to IN parameters with no danger that the actual
>will be changed (because IN parameters can't be written to).
>Less copying (though a colleague of mine pointed out that the extra
>indirection could actually make the program _slower_.)
>
The LRM leaves to the implementor to actually decide on the method of parameter
passing IMPLEMENTATION in the case of structured types and IN parameters. I
may use IN for arrays hoping for the COPY-semantics, but the LRM tells me not
to trust it!
J. Nino
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Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1991-02-08 6:34 Ada Test Tools Scott Layson
1991-02-09 2:39 ` LRM 4.1.3 paragraphs 17-19 Joe Vlietstra
1991-02-11 14:57 ` Michael Feldman
1991-02-12 9:48 ` (George C. Harrison) Norfolk State University
1991-02-12 19:13 ` Michael Feldman
1991-02-12 21:44 ` Billy Yow 283-4009
1991-02-13 4:32 ` Michael Feldman
1991-02-13 16:32 ` jncs [this message]
1991-02-15 4:11 ` Jim Showalter
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1991-02-14 3:41 Michael Feldman
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