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Subject: Re: Self pointer in limited record
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On 4 Jul, 20:31, Maciej Sobczak <see.my.homep...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Consider:
>
> type T_Access is access all T;
> type T is  new Ada.Finalization.Limited_Controlled with record
>    Self: T_Access := T'Unchecked_Access;
>    -- more components
>    -- ...
> end record;
>
> I have seen this pattern repeatedly.

Then you have seen illegal Ada code repeatedly. I wish this were
possible myself. Or more simply:

type T is -- limited or not
   Self : access T := T'Unchecked_Access;
   ...
end;

But the compiler will remind you that Unchecked_Access is not
available for types.
(It seems Ada is like most women: unnecessarily complicated and
difficult :-)