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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: Inheritance and Polymorphism in Ada !!
Date: 1999/10/21
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In article <wcchfjmx7y5.fsf@world.std.com>,
  Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com> wrote:
> Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com> writes:
>
> > I like the extra level of indentation, it shows clearly the
> > scope of the variables that are introduced.
>
> Well, I suppose this is a matter of taste, to some extent.
>
> But why do you dislike this:
>
>     for I in Some_String'Range loop
>         X: Character renames Some_String(I); -- Not legal Ada.
>         X := To_Lower(X);
>         ... maybe other uses of X ...
>     end loop;

As you say it is a matter of taste, I prefer to see declarations
clearly marked off and separated from statements, this
separation helps *this* reader :-)


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