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From: David Starner <dstarner98@aasaa.ofe.org>
Subject: Re: Ada OO Mechanism
Date: 1999/05/25
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Hyman Rosen wrote:
> > - The class is the primary form of data encapsulation.
> 
> Classes support static data and function members, and nested classes.
> I believe that this gives C++ the equivalent of Ada's packages.

Yes, but that approach is alien to C++, where as it's a natural approach
in Ada.