From: Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>
Subject: Re: Ada 0x: Re: Representation clause
Date: 23 Feb 2001 22:38:42 +0100
Date: 2001-02-23T22:38:42+01:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <873dd5m659.fsf@deneb.enyo.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 975tn8$dke$1@hobbes2.crc.com
"David C. Hoos, Sr." <david.c.hoos.sr@ada95.com> writes:
> 'Image returns a string, while 'Rep would return a universal integer, so
> I don't see how my proposal would be confusing.
From a type-based point of few, I agree.
> The overloaded 'Value always returns a value of the enumeration type,
> regardless of whether the argument is a string or a universal integer.
'Image and 'Value are roughly inverse, and so would be 'Rep and Value.
I find this asymmetry confusing.
BTW: Your quoting style sucks, and I do read CLA, no need to send me
carbon copies of your replies, especially if they are not marked as
copies.
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Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-02-23 2:39 Representation clause Anatoly Chernyshev
2001-02-23 3:59 ` James Rogers
2001-02-23 8:46 ` Ada 0x: " Martin Dowie
2001-02-23 9:01 ` Lutz Donnerhacke
2001-02-23 10:22 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
2001-02-23 13:56 ` Florian Weimer
2001-02-23 14:57 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
2001-02-23 21:38 ` Florian Weimer [this message]
2001-02-23 21:12 ` Randy Brukardt
2001-02-24 5:44 ` James Rogers
2001-02-24 10:43 ` Florian Weimer
2001-02-24 17:47 ` James Rogers
2001-02-26 19:51 ` Randy Brukardt
2001-02-26 20:20 ` James Rogers
[not found] ` <WURm6.3437$7e6.1392211@homer.alpha.net>
2001-02-28 2:32 ` James Rogers
2001-02-23 13:25 ` Marc A. Criley
2001-02-23 14:08 ` Des Walker
2001-02-24 13:26 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
2001-02-24 14:45 ` Ken Garlington
2001-02-25 20:22 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
2001-02-26 0:53 ` Ken Garlington
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