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: 103376,8a602a7f65bebaea X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-10-17 20:13:58 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!wn14feed!wn12feed!wn11feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.203!attbi_feed3!attbi.com!sccrnsc02.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "SteveD" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <20021017-143635-828420@foorum.com> <3DAF0ECE.7080204@acm.org> Subject: Re: Abstract methods in ADA95 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.211.13.75 X-Complaints-To: abuse@attbi.com X-Trace: sccrnsc02 1034910838 12.211.13.75 (Fri, 18 Oct 2002 03:13:58 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 03:13:58 GMT Organization: AT&T Broadband Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 03:13:58 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:29889 Date: 2002-10-18T03:13:58+00:00 List-Id: "Jeffrey Carter" wrote in message news:3DAF0ECE.7080204@acm.org... > Hector Hugo wrote: > > Hello, i'm new programing in Ada95, i come from C++ world and i've got problems > > when i try to use abstract methods in Ada95. I'm trying to do something similar > > to this but in Ada95: > > There are no "methods", abstract or otherwise, in Ada. Ada has > subprograms and entries; subprograms are either procedures or functions. > Nary a method in sight. > > I'm hardly a C++ expert, but IIRC there are also no "methods" in C++. > C++ has only functions. > Don't confuse abstract terminology with programming language nomenclature. Both Ada and C++ have "methods". See: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/m/method.html or your favorite reference (this is the first one that showed up on google for computer dictionary). SteveD > -- > Jeff Carter > "I unclog my nose towards you." > Monty Python & the Holy Grail >