Re: using `use' : what is the best practice ?

[Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@stephe-leake.org>]

Shark8 <onewingedshark@gmail.com> writes:

> On Jun 7, 10:32 am, milouz <a.micheli...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>> Sorry with my annoying questions, but it's not easy to program in Ada
>> after 20 years programming in asm / C ;-)
>>
>> Maybe a not so anecdotic question : when using the 'use' clause ?
>>
>> My first thought is that using 'use' is not good because it masks the
>> package tree.
>
> While this is true it can be handy for reducing prefix-clutter,
> as could a rename. So, while you may be hesitant to use them on the
> package, I find using them in declare-blocks and subprograms to be
> quite readable and usable.

This is my policy as well; 'use' clauses are forbidden in package specs,
and must be localized as much as possible in package bodies.

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