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From: tmoran@bix.com
Subject: Re: assignments using different types
Date: 1997/01/29
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Date: 1997-01-29T00:00:00+00:00
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>   Velocity := Velocity_Type(float(Distance) / float(Time));
>Can anyone provide me with suggestions to improve the readability
>of the above assignment?  Of course, I'd like efficiency to be

  How about creating

function "/"(Distance : in Distance_Type;
             Time     : in Time_Type)
return Velocity_Type is
begin
  return Velocity_Type(float(Distance) / float(Time));
end "/";

  and then you will be able to write

Velocity := Distance / Time;

(Actually, your current statement is quite readable - though tedious
to write.)