From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,229ea0001655d6a2 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!news.germany.com!news.belwue.de!newsfeed.arcor.de!newsspool2.arcor-online.net!news.arcor.de.POSTED!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Generic Package From: Georg Bauhaus In-Reply-To: References: <1177539306.952515.222940@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com> <1177601484.444701.171560@r35g2000prh.googlegroups.com> <9eejm6rqip.fsf@hod.lan.m-e-leypold.de> <19qllkvm6ut42$.1iqo74vjgmsrv$.dlg@40tude.net> <1177801611.10171.32.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1woad6hn9idy2$.6otnwphc1o0h$.dlg@40tude.net> <1n38bsd8xx0uc$.1eo1arncmwvkn.dlg@40tude.net> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <1177929392.6111.38.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.10.1 Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:36:33 +0200 Organization: Arcor NNTP-Posting-Date: 30 Apr 2007 12:30:51 CEST NNTP-Posting-Host: 108df9ff.newsspool3.arcor-online.net X-Trace: DXC=@V6jPVAk[;f^Y=RbYBPl4`McF=Q^Z^V3h4Fo<]lROoRaFl8W>\BH3Yb@\ On Mon, 2007-04-30 at 08:58 +0200, Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote: > On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:36:53 +0100, (see below) wrote: > > > On 29/4/07 18:48, in article 1n38bsd8xx0uc$.1eo1arncmwvkn.dlg@40tude.net, > > "Dmitry A. Kazakov" wrote: > > > >> What about "polymorphism"? It means exactly the opposite to what its > >> translation suggests (many-formed/shaped). > > > > You have lost me. It means exactly what it says. > > But there is only one form (~interface) of a polymorphic thing. Substance > (~implementation) is different. They should probably take "convergent" > instead. Using the same interface, you can refer to many differently shapes objects. poly_ref: T'class := Factory.make(read_input); Who said that *objects* are polymorphic at any one time?