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From: Marin David Condic <mcondic.nospam@acm.org>
Subject: Re: Constructors/Destructors in Ada95
Date: 2000/10/19
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You sort of have the means to get there with Ada.Finalization. Somewhere
between Initialize/Finalize/Adjust and other normal language features, you
have all the same capabilities of C++'s Constructors/Destructors. I've got
some code comparing the two language's mechanisms on my web page. See:
http://www.mcondic.com/ and look for The C++ To Ada Translation Page.

MDC

Francois Godme wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Where can I find articles, papers, or posted messages explaining me the
> reasons for the lack of support for Constructors/Destructors directly in
> the language. I have heard that, in 1995, Tucker Taft on c.l.a posted
> several messages on this very subject.
>
> I went to www.deja.com but they say that temporarily it is not possible
> to consult archives past 1999. Is there an Ada web site which archives
> our group?
>
> Thanks.

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