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From: Jeffrey Carter <jeffrey.carter@boeing.com>
Subject: Re: STATIC types in ADA?
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jhuber@nlxcorp.ellsworth.com wrote:
> 
> Do STATIC data types (like C++ has) exist in ADA?
> 
> By this I mean, is there a way I can define a variable so that
> when I call a procedure and set a value (say 5.0) and then
> exit the procedure and come back into it at a later time, the
> variable would still have the same value (i.e., 5.0)?

In Ada such a variable (not a type) is considered to contain state
information. State information is typically saved in variables in the
same package body as the subprograms that manipulate the state. In
multitasking situations (which don't arise in C++), state information is
typically saved in a protected object and manipulated by the protected
object's operations.

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Jeffrey Carter