Re: User define attributes

["Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@nospam.baesystems.com>]

well, if you mean someting like

type My_Type ...;
for My_Type'Image use ...;

you can't (that's for stream read/write only... I think), but as
attributes are defined as functions anyway (check annex L) you can
force your generic to require an Image function and even do nifty
instantiations like...

generic
  type My_Type is private;
  with function Image (X : My_Type) return String;
package Test is
  procedure Call (X : My_Type);
end Test;

with Test;
package Tester is new test (Integer, Integer'Image);


For composite types you have to "roll your own" Image routine that
would probably just call up the scalar 'Image routines in turn
or other rolled composite IMage routines.



Ayende Rahien <Dont@spam.me> wrote in message
news:9behk1$ik9$1@taliesin.netcom.net.uk...
> Okay, what abuot defining my own?
>
> "Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@nospam.baesystems.com> wrote in message
> news:3ada9cf5$1@pull.gecm.com...
> > don't think you can. I believe 'Image is available for all scalar types.
> > you could do something like
> >
> > generic
> >   type Blah is private;
> >   function Image (X : Blah) return String;
> > package <...>;
> >
> >
> > Ayende Rahien <Dont@spam.me> wrote in message
> > news:9b9g7c$cp6$1@taliesin.netcom.net.uk...
> > > How do I add attributes to a type I create?
> > >
> > > And how do I require certain attributes to be exist in a type? (I want
a
> > > generic package to accept only types that has 'Image attribute)
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > Ayende Rahien
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>