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,LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,a644fa9cd1a3869a X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-15 16:01:37 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!btnet-peer0!btnet-peer!btnet!newspeer.clara.net!news.clara.net!news5-gui.server.ntli.net!ntli.net!news2-win.server.ntlworld.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "martin.m.dowie" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3BECA3B7.5020702@telepath.com> <3bef920f@pull.gecm.com> <3BEFFACC.4801D70D@boeing.com> <9sp5kr$fvm$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9spt1k$14snic$5@ID-25716.news.dfncis.de> Subject: Re: List container strawman 1.2 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 23:54:55 -0000 NNTP-Posting-Host: 62.252.148.47 X-Complaints-To: abuse@ntlworld.com X-Trace: news2-win.server.ntlworld.com 1005868590 62.252.148.47 (Thu, 15 Nov 2001 23:56:30 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 23:56:30 GMT Organization: ntlworld News Service Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:16594 Date: 2001-11-15T23:54:55+00:00 List-Id: "Ted Dennison" wrote in message news:BMaI7.23036$xS6.35883@www.newsranger.com... > In article <9spt1k$14snic$5@ID-25716.news.dfncis.de>, Nick Roberts says... > >After dealing with lists, I intend to propose one or two content-addressed > >array (contar) packages. The essence of a contar is that it has a specific > >index or key type as well as a specific data type. I suppose a contar is a > >kind of mapping (in alternative nomenclature). > > Sounds like a "Map" to me, which certianly is the next subject on the agenda. Well, so long as this sort of behaviour is _easily_ spec-ed in a _standard_ way, I'd don't care if it is called "package generic_blue_cheese" :-)