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From: John English <je@brighton.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: Problems with 'class, help anyone?
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2002 13:48:43 +0000
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Robert A Duff wrote:
> 
> Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov> writes:
> 
> > But in _my_ style guide (and some others), leaving out the "in"
> > (relying on the default) is forbidden.
> 
> I think the "in" should *always* be left out.  It's just noise.

I leave it out for functions (where it's the only possibility -- well,
it was in Ada 83 anyway) and put it in explicitly for procedures where
there is a choice of possible modes.

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