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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: LLQ: -1 a valid boolean?
Date: 2000/05/24
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In article <8gebvj$20i$1@hobbes2.crc.com>,
  "David C. Hoos, Sr." <david.c.hoos.sr@ada95.com> wrote:
> return To_Bool_Ptr(Addr).all;
>
> might look a little less "silly" than
>
>    if To_Bool_Ptr(Addr).all then
>       return True;
>    else
>       return False;
>    end if;

But the return statement *obviously* would not work in this
context, since we know that the value is abnormal! We can
see why the if statement might in practice work, but for
sure the return statement will not work (be sure to read
the earlier messages in this thread, don't just examine
the above code at face value!)


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