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From: Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Why constant components are not permitted ?
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:56:03 +0100
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On 11-11-24 19:14 , David Sauvage wrote:
> Hello,
>
> given the following :
>
> type Object is record
>     Tag : constant String := "key"; -- GNAT compilation failed :
> constant components are not permitted
> end record;
>
> In my case I find it useful to declare my Object Tag component as a
> constant, but it is not permitted, I would be interested to learn
> why ?

It seems no earlier responder has understood why you want to have a 
constant component, nor do I, so I'll ask directly: Why do you think a 
constant component would be  useful?

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Niklas Holsti
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