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From: "Ayende Rahien" <Dont@spam.me>
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Subject: Re: User define attributes
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 13:23:56 +0200
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Okay, what abuot defining my own?

"Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@nospam.baesystems.com> wrote in message
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> don't think you can. I believe 'Image is available for all scalar types.
> you could do something like
>
> generic
>   type Blah is private;
>   function Image (X : Blah) return String;
> package <...>;
>
>
> Ayende Rahien <Dont@spam.me> wrote in message
> news:9b9g7c$cp6$1@taliesin.netcom.net.uk...
> > How do I add attributes to a type I create?
> >
> > And how do I require certain attributes to be exist in a type? (I want a
> > generic package to accept only types that has 'Image attribute)
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Ayende Rahien
> >
> >
>
>