From: "Ken Garlington" <Ken.Garlington@computer.org>
Subject: Re: Reflection (was: Re: The best thing/greatest feature summary)
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 05:28:28 GMT
Date: 2000-11-03T05:28:28+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <02sM5.4547$pq3.291397@news.flash.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: LIrM5.5484$qR3.1689680@homer.alpha.net
"Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com> wrote in message
news:LIrM5.5484$qR3.1689680@homer.alpha.net...
: Jeff Carter wrote in message <3A00E2D0.42440CB0@acm.org>...
:
: >This package indicates that this kind of information is available in
: >Ada. We just need an easier way to access it.
:
: You ought to keep in mind that most implementations would not generate
: this information or put it into your program, except that your
: instantiation requires it.
:
: OTOH, if these were attributes, it probably would always have to put
: into the program. That could increase the size of programs unacceptibly.
I know of at least one compiler that provides an option to omit internal
constants stored to support 'Image (of course, you can't use 'Image if you
use this option). I imagine other compilers could also optimize this storage
as needed (presumably, this is no different than optimizing the storage
needed for Ada.Tags.Expanded_Name).
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2000-10-27 22:08 ` The best thing/greatest feature summary Wes Groleau
2000-10-28 1:01 ` Lothar Scholz
2000-11-24 2:15 ` Peter Horan
2000-11-24 0:00 ` Lothar Scholz
2000-11-24 0:00 ` Friedrich Dominicus
2000-10-28 1:03 ` Lothar Scholz
2000-10-31 14:44 ` Tom Hargraves
2000-10-31 18:07 ` tmoran
2000-10-31 19:58 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-11-01 1:56 ` Tom Hargraves
2000-10-31 19:28 ` James Rogers
2000-11-01 2:13 ` Tom Hargraves
2000-11-01 3:27 ` James Rogers
2000-11-01 12:48 ` Ken Garlington
2000-11-01 14:03 ` Pat Rogers
2000-11-01 15:30 ` James Rogers
2000-11-01 22:12 ` Tom Hargraves
2000-11-01 22:44 ` Ted Dennison
2000-11-01 22:54 ` Pat Rogers
2000-11-01 23:47 ` James Rogers
2000-11-02 5:25 ` Pat Rogers
2000-11-02 5:28 ` Pat Rogers
2000-11-02 22:00 ` Wes Groleau
2000-11-02 3:45 ` Reflection (was: Re: The best thing/greatest feature summary) Jeff Carter
2000-11-02 6:57 ` Ray Blaak
2000-11-02 8:42 ` tmoran
2000-11-02 11:19 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
2000-11-02 18:09 ` tmoran
2000-11-02 12:51 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
2000-11-03 2:26 ` Jeff Carter
2000-11-02 14:33 ` Tucker Taft
2000-11-02 16:02 ` Ted Dennison
2000-11-04 0:00 ` Florian Weimer
2000-11-03 2:23 ` Jeff Carter
2000-11-03 5:05 ` Randy Brukardt
2000-11-03 5:28 ` Ken Garlington [this message]
2000-11-04 4:13 ` Jeff Carter
2000-11-10 0:00 ` The best thing/greatest feature summary jacob navia
2000-10-31 21:01 ` Wes Groleau
2000-10-30 20:19 ` Roger Browne
2000-10-31 16:24 ` Greg
2000-10-31 16:55 ` Roger Browne
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