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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: Array of Variant Records Question...
Date: 1999/09/10
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In article <37d822a1@news1.prserv.net>,
  "Matthew Heaney" <matthew_heaney@acm.org> wrote:
> To be able to modify an in-mode subprogram parameter.
> Essentially, what ACT did to implement the function Random
> in GNAT.

That seems just *too* kludgy to me, and very implemention
dependent, wouldn't it be better to just introduce in out
and out parameters for functions (but we know that one won't
fly ...)

>
> >> 6) the ability to invoke a constructor/initializer for
limited types in the
> >> declarative region
> >
> > sorry, I do not know what you mean here, and I certainly
> > do not know what a constructor is, example would be useful.
>
> In Ada, constructor = function.  (That is why there's a
problem.)
>
> Example:
>
>    type LT is limited private;
>
>    function Init (<some params>) return LT;
>
>    ...
>    declare
>      O : LT := Init (...);
>    begin
>

OK, I see, yes, something like that would be useful indeed ...


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