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Subject: Re: Bounded String question
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"Jeffrey R. Carter" <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org> writes:

> I missed the "limited" and concentrated on the default for the discriminant.

Right, for limited types, the default for a discriminant is just a
default, without the weird magical properties you get when its
nonlimited.

>...It
> does mean that assignment becomes a bit messy, though.

Yes, but I find that I hardly ever need assignment of these things.
They are used to build up a Bounded_String piece by piece, and
then do something with it (convert to String, convert to some
other type (like Name_Id, if you're familiar with compiler sources),
process in place...).

- Bob