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From: Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@nbi.dk>
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Subject: Use aggregates (Was: Allocation question)
Date: 11 May 2009 12:51:07 +0200
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Olivier Scalbert wrote:

> procedure Fill(Image: in out Image_T; Color: Color_T) is
> begin
>       for x in Image'range(1) loop
>           for y in Image'range(2) loop
>               Image(x,y) := Color;
>           end loop;
>       end loop;
> end Fill;

I would sugges that you rather wrote this:

   Image := (others => (others => Color));

It is a more precise expression of what (I guess) you want done, and
thus it gives the compiler more precise information to work with.

Greetings,

Jacob
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