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From: Ted Dennison <dennison@telepath.com>
Subject: Re: Ragged Array Proposal
Date: 1999/09/27
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In article <37ebb120@eeyore.callnetuk.com>,
  "Nick Roberts" <nickroberts@callnetuk.com> wrote:
> To use the fructuous example of another post in this thread, in Ada 95
> one would have to declare:
>
> Fruits: constant array (Positive range <>) of Unbounded_String :=
>     (To_Unbounded_String("Apple"),
>      To_Unbounded_String("Orange"),
>      To_Unbounded_String("Pear"),
>      ...);

Actually, that hides a bit of information. If I were writing it, it
would look more like:

Fruits : constant array (Positive range <>) of
Ada.Strings.Unbounded.Unbounded_String :=
   (Ada.Strings.Unbounded.To_Unbounded_String("Apple"),
    Ada.Strings.Unbounded.To_Unbounded_String("Orange"),
    Ada.Strings.Unbounded.To_Unbounded_String("Pear"),
    ...);

> I would be delighted for the ARG to consider my ragged array
> proposal, if it comes within the group's remit. I will endeavour to

While I'm beginning to think the idea may have merit, I think it would
be too drastic of a change to even think of retroactively incorporating
into the current standard. If it is considered at all, it should be for
a 20xx language revision.

--
T.E.D.


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