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From: Larry Hazel <lhazel@mindspring.com>
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Subject: Re: new types
Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 22:41:16 -0500
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Bob McChesney wrote:
> 
> Could anyone please help me? I'm trying to make a new type of an access
> type. Is that possible?
> 
> eg.
> you know you can do:
>     type BobType is new Integer
> 
> but can you do:
>     type BobType is new Set_Class.Set
> where Set is:
>     type Set access Set_Header
> ?????
> 
> I've tried to do this and I get the error 'invalid prefix in selected
> component "Set_Class" '
> 
> I don't know if it matters but Set_Class is generic.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bob McChesney

Set_Class.Set doesn't exist if Set_Class is generic.  A new type Set is created
for each instantiation of Set_Class.

Larry