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From: "David C. Hoos, Sr." <david.c.hoos.sr@ada95.com>
Subject: Re: Ada 0x: Re: Representation clause
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 08:57:36 -0600
Date: 2001-02-23T14:56:40+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <975tn8$dke$1@hobbes2.crc.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87hf1l1p15.fsf@deneb.enyo.de

'Image returns a string, while 'Rep would return a universal integer, so
I don't see how my proposal would be confusing.

The overloaded 'Value always returns a value of the enumeration type,
regardless of whether the argument is a string or a universal integer.


"Florian Weimer" <fw@deneb.enyo.de> wrote in message
news:87hf1l1p15.fsf@deneb.enyo.de...
> "David C. Hoos, Sr." <david.c.hoos.sr@ada95.com> writes:
>
> > I would suggest the attribute name 'Rep.  Its inverse should be
> > provided as well -- perhaps by overloading the 'Value
> > attribute.
>
> In this case, you should use both 'Image and 'Value, otherwise it's
> quite confusing.





  reply	other threads:[~2001-02-23 14:57 UTC|newest]

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. [this message]
2001-02-23 21:38             ` Florian Weimer
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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