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From: Nils Priebe <priebe.n@stn-atlas.de>
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Subject: controlled type in generic package?
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 12:06:02 +0100
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 i tried to compile the following code example, but it does not work.
what did i wrong?

gnat error message :  controlled type must be declared at the library
level

has anybody a good idea?


generic

type Element_Type is private;
package ...

 type Collection_type is abstract tagged limited private;


private
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  type collection_Type is abstract new
Ada.Finalization.limited_Controlled with
     record
        Element_Counter : Natural;
     end record;

  procedure Initialize(Object : in out collection_Type);
  Procedure Finalize(Object : in out collection_Type);