From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,5b3c19b1631bb558 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2000-11-03 20:13:05 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!europa.netcrusader.net!63.211.125.72!cyclone2.usenetserver.com!news-out.usenetserver.com!newsfeed2.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net!newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3A038CCB.51F6139B@acm.org> From: Jeff Carter X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Reflection (was: Re: The best thing/greatest feature summary) References: <39DCB9E3.EAE8F426@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <39F9FCCE.D6719C6F@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <1c9kvs4uvj4ofd46f7a8vq0pju596iu2gr@4ax.com> <39fed7b6@rsl2.rslnet.net> <39FF1DBD.74184FDC@worldnet.att.net> <39ff792d@rsl2.rslnet.net> <39FF8DE3.EC0055B5@worldnet.att.net> <3A00375E.19433DC0@worldnet.att.net> <3A00E2D0.42440CB0@acm.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2000 04:13:05 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 158.252.123.211 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net 973311185 158.252.123.211 (Fri, 03 Nov 2000 20:13:05 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 20:13:05 PST Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:1774 Date: 2000-11-04T04:13:05+00:00 List-Id: Randy Brukardt wrote: > OTOH, if these were attributes, it probably would always have to put > into the program. That could increase the size of programs unacceptibly. Attributes of what? I haven't been successful in thinking of anything that it makes sense to have an attribute for in order to obtain this kind of information. A standard package with functions seems more appropriate, and might address these overhead concerns. -- Jeff Carter "Hello! Smelly English K...niggets." Monty Python & the Holy Grail