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Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 14:02:02 +0100
From: Philip Anderson <phil.anderson@amsjv.com>
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Subject: Re: enumration using integers?
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Sven Nilsson wrote:
> 
> Hello
> 
> I have a little problem that I don't want to spend time solving...
> 
> If I want to make an enumerated type using integers, like:
> 
>    type Distance is (10, 20, 30, 40, 50);
> 
> The compiler will complain about missing identifiers. How do I get the
> blasted machine to understand that the integers are the identifiers I
> want?

Integers can't be identifiers, since identifiers must begin with a
letter; that's Ada not the compiler.

Use something like "I_10" or simply "Ten".


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