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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
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Subject: Re: Convention for naming of packages
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:59:18 +0100
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Date: 2012-02-13T15:59:18+01:00
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On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:01:07 +0100, Yannick Duch�ne (Hibou57) wrote:

> Le Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:07:51 +0100, Dmitry A. Kazakov  
> <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> a �crit:
>>> Before I forget this question: in a similar manner, I am seeking for a
>>> generic name for procedure or function, when the main purpose of a  
>>> package
>>> is a procedure or function. I though Apply and Eval or Get of Value  
>>> could
>>> be option (Value being my current favorite for pure functions), but I'm
>>> not clearly fine with any one of these.
>>
>> These are the result of Ada lacking means to declare user-defined
>> dereference/delegation operations. I know no good schema for naming  
>> these.
> It may don't hurt to give examples if you tried some.

There is little to try: Get_Value or Value or Get. Not much choice.

>> Ada 2012 might show itself better in that respect eliminating need in
>> explicit naming of some of such operations.
> I don't see. What do you mean, concretely?

Ada 2012 has implicit dereference aspect which could potentially eliminate
stuff like Get_Value and Set_Value.

-- 
Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de