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From: Xavier Nicollin <Xavier.Nicollin@imag.fr>
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Subject: Re: The old "Object.Method" syntax debate
Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 11:41:10 +0200
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Robert A Duff wrote:
> 
> Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@crs4.it> writes:
> 
> > Will the change mean that currently legal programs will have to be
> > rewritten?
> 
> No.  The ARG is very concerned about compatibility, and would never make
> a change that would cause everybody to have to rewrite their Ada
> programs.

What about something like the following:

package A_Package is

   type A_Type is tagged record
      A_Name : Integer;
   end record;

   function A_Name (Obj : A_Type) return Integer;

end A_Package;

with A_Package; use A_Package;
...
Obj : A_Type;
N : Integer := Obj.A_Name;
               ^^^^^^^^^^

This is currently perfectly legal, but I guess it would be refused
by any compiler with the change in effect. Or would the syntax for the
function call be
   Obj.A_Name ()
?!!?

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