Re: Doubly linked list.

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Matt Tyler wrote in message <7560vn$21e@romeo.logica.co.uk>...
>I'm having trouble implementing a Doubly linked list in ada.
>
>My procedure to add a new singly linked record to the list is (body only)
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>List:=new Box'(V,List);
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>where V is an integer and List is an access type to box.
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>I don't understand how to set another access type in the record to the
>previous record on the list. Can anyone help??
>
>P.S is there a comp.lang.ada faq ???????????
>
>Cheers,
>
>Matt Tyler
>
>

There is no need to reinvent the wheel ( of course if you do not need to
have smth very specific).
Have a look at the ADA95 implementation of the Booch components
 http://www.pogner.demon.co.uk/components/bc/ ).
Everything is already at hand (including all types of  linked lists). Just
use it. Also this is very good example of ADA95 programming.

Regards,
Vladimir Olensky (Vladimir_Olensky@oxy.com)
Telecommunication specialist,
Occidental C.I.S. Service, Inc. ( www.oxy.com )
Moscow,
Russia.