From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,56131a5c3acc678e X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-12-07 13:57:48 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-01!sn-xit-06!sn-xit-08!supernews.com!priapus.visi.com!orange.octanews.net!news.octanews.net!news-out.visi.com!petbe.visi.com!newsread.com!newsstand.newsread.com!POSTED.newshog.newsread.com!not-for-mail From: Peter C. Chapin Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Question about OO programming in Ada Message-ID: References: <5JmdnUF_9o_ABE-iRTvUrg@rapidnet.com> Organization: Kelsey Mountain Software X-Newsreader: MicroPlanet Gravity v2.50 Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 21:29:37 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.114.162.154 X-Complaints-To: Abuse Role , We Care X-Trace: newshog.newsread.com 1070832577 216.114.162.154 (Sun, 07 Dec 2003 16:29:37 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 16:29:37 EST Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:3211 Date: 2003-12-07T21:29:37+00:00 List-Id: In article , jimmaureenrogers@att.net says... > While speaking of C++ templates, I am amazed at the power and limitations > of C++ templates. The language for C++ templates appears to me to be > an additional syntax beyond the C++ run time syntax. I was surprised to > learn that C++ does not provide for floating point template parameters. > This makes it impossible to provide a template for a ranged real type > in C++. I believe there is some discussion about lifting the restriction on floating point template parameters in the next edition of the C++ standard. Of course it remains to be seen if that is done or not. Peter