From: Olivier Scalbert <olivier.scalbert@algosyn.com>
Subject: Re: Question on types conversions - operations
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:30:17 +0200
Date: 2009-06-15T11:30:17+02:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4a3614a9$0$2855$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6e151h.kgc.ln@hunter.axlog.fr>
Jean-Pierre Rosen wrote:
> sjw a �crit :
>>> With S := Speed(Float(L) / Float(T)) ? Mmmm ... not nice.
>>>
> Why not nice? You are performing (for good reasons) a non homogenous
> operation. Therefore you go to the no-dimension world (convert to
> Float), do your operation there, then return to the dimensioned world
> (convert to Speed).
>
Agree !
I thought it was not nice, because if I change the three types
Length, Time and Speed from Float to My_Float, then I have to modify:
S := Speed(My_Float(L) / My_Float(T))
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-06-15 9:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-06-13 15:51 Question on types conversions - operations Olivier Scalbert
2009-06-13 16:13 ` Robert Matthews
2009-06-13 16:55 ` anon
2009-06-13 16:58 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2009-06-13 16:59 ` sjw
2009-06-13 17:24 ` Martin
2009-06-13 19:35 ` sjw
2009-06-14 8:22 ` sjw
2009-06-15 8:40 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2009-06-15 9:30 ` Olivier Scalbert [this message]
2009-06-15 9:51 ` stefan-lucks
2009-06-15 10:33 ` AdaMagica
2009-06-15 19:37 ` sjw
2009-06-13 19:56 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2009-06-14 15:55 ` Robert A Duff
2009-06-15 8:52 ` AdaMagica
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