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From: Adam Beneschan <adam@irvine.com>
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Subject: Re: Generic Zero Length Array
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:41:01 -0800 (PST)
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On Feb 23, 6:27 am, Robert A Duff <bobd...@shell01.TheWorld.com>
wrote:
>
> >...I don't think we need "null record" (i.e. in
> > aggregates) any more either, although certainly nobody is going to
> > suggest removing it.
>
> Why don't we need that?

Because if Rec_Type is a record with no components, Rec_Type'(others
=> <>) will work (and has the same effect as (null record)).

Or is there some more complex cases where the "null record" syntax is
still needed in aggregates?

                                    -- Adam