Re: String_Holder ?

[Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid>]

On 11-12-19 01:08 , Natasha Kerensikova wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On 2011-12-18, Jeffrey Carter<spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org>  wrote:
>> On 12/18/2011 05:34 AM, Natasha Kerensikova wrote:
>>> type String_Holder is still to be defined;
>>>
>>> function Hold (S : String) return String_Holder;
>>>
>>> function To_String (Holder : String_Holder) return String;
>>>
>>> procedure Query (Holder : String_Holder;
>>>                    Process : not null access procedure (S : String));
>>
>> I see no advantage to this over Unbounded_String.
>
> Mostly having the type named after the function of objects in the
> project rather than characteristics of the objects.

That is a good aim. You can reach it by deriving a type with the name 
you want:

    type Goblin_Name is new Ada.Strings.Unbounded_String;

    type ... is record
       ...
       Goblin : Goblin_Name;
       ...
    end record;

> Also allowing to
> replace it more easily later on with an implementation better suited to
> the function in a particular project, should the need ever arise.

Simple, just change the derivation, one place, one change.

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Niklas Holsti
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