Re: Data Structures

["Marc A. Criley" <mcqada95@earthlink.net>]

Jeffrey Creem wrote:
> 
> Someone probably told you that an Ada package is/can be related to a C++
> class and they
> were not entirely wrong however they are not as close as you appear to want
> them to be.
> 
> You can not have an array of a package..You are far enough away from a
> solution here that
> you really need to read your textbook before starting.
> 
> "ProLogic" <ProLogic@prologitech.ods.org> wrote in message
> news:3ceaafcd@news.comindico.com.au...
> > I'm trying to create a data structure then a dynamic array to that
> > structure.
> >
> > package Nick is
> >
> >  NickName: String := "";
> >  Hops:   Integer := 0;
> >  SignOn:  Integer := 0;
> >  Identd:  String := "";
> >  Address:  String := "";
> >  Host:   String := "";
> >  Unused:  Integer := 0;
> >  Name:   String := "";
> >
> >  VWAddress: String := "";
> >
> >  Modes:  String := "";
> >
> >  --Channels: array(positive range <>) of String := "";
> >
> >  procedure setNickName(NickName: in String);
> >
> > end Nick;
> >
> > Could someone help me with the comment code there too please? I need a
> > dynamic array of Strings
> >
> > In data.ads I have the following, which doesn't work...
> >
> >  Nicks: array (positive range <>) of Nick;
> >
> > Thanks for your help...
> >
> >

All those strings variables that you initialized to "" aren't going to
behave the way you think they're going to behave either.  Once you start
trying to set them to various values, you're going to start getting
Constraint_Errors.

Do what the man says:  Read the textbook.

Marc A. Criley
Consultant
Quadrus Corporation
www.quadruscorp.com