From: Mark Lundquist <mark@rational.com>
Subject: Re: Array of Variant Records Question...
Date: 1999/09/10
Date: 1999-09-10T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <37D96905.2D10D264@rational.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 37d822a1@news1.prserv.net
Matthew Heaney wrote:
> In article <7r8t21$ov5$1@nnrp1.deja.com> , Robert Dewar
> <robert_dewar@my-deja.com> wrote:
>
> >> 2) the ability to cast away const w/o using
> > Sys.Addr_To_Acc_Convs
> >
> > Sorry, no idea what this means
>
> To be able to modify an in-mode subprogram parameter. Essentially, what ACT
> did to implement the function Random in GNAT.
>
I'm not familiar with GNAT (I know, you were answering Dewar...)
Do you mean that you want to be able to modify the formal parameter? (But if
that were the case, why is Address_To_Access_Conversion the workaround, instead
of just declaring a variable and assigning it the parameter value?) Or do you
mean you want to modify the actual parameter, as if it were mode 'in out'?
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Thread overview: 69+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-09-08 0:00 Array of Variant Records Question Bruce Detter
1999-09-08 0:00 ` Martin C. Carlisle
1999-09-08 0:00 ` Thank you Bruce Detter
1999-09-08 0:00 ` Martin C. Carlisle
1999-09-08 0:00 ` Array of Variant Records Question Matthew Heaney
1999-09-08 0:00 ` Mike Silva
1999-09-08 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-09-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-14 0:00 ` Brian Rogoff
1999-09-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Mark Lundquist [this message]
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-11 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Mark Lundquist
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-11 0:00 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
1999-09-14 0:00 ` "cast away const" (was Re: Array of Variant Records Question...) Mark Lundquist
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1999-09-22 0:00 ` Array of Variant Records Question Robert I. Eachus
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1999-09-22 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1999-09-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-23 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1999-09-11 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-09-13 0:00 ` Hyman Rosen
1999-09-14 0:00 ` Mark Lundquist
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[not found] ` <37E18CC6.C8D431B@rational.com>
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1999-09-22 0:00 ` 'constant functions' and access constant params (was Re: Array of Variant Records Question...) Richard D Riehle
[not found] ` <37e2e58c@news1.prserv.net>
1999-09-22 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-09-22 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-22 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-09-22 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-23 0:00 ` Vincent Marciante
1999-09-23 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-24 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-09-25 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-27 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-09-27 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-09-27 0:00 ` David Kristola
1999-09-22 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-23 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-27 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-28 0:00 ` "Competence" (was: 'constant functions' and access constant params) Ted Dennison
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-28 0:00 ` 'constant functions' and access constant params (was Re: Array of Variant Records Question...) Robert Dewar
1999-09-28 0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1999-09-29 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-22 0:00 ` Mark Lundquist
1999-09-22 0:00 ` Mark Lundquist
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Proposed Ada features " Mark Lundquist
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1999-09-10 0:00 ` tmoran
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Array of Variant Records Question Matthew Heaney
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Mark Lundquist
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Tucker Taft
1999-09-10 0:00 ` Nick Roberts
1999-09-09 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1999-09-08 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
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