From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: Generic default parameters
Date: 11 May 2002 07:49:36 -0600
Date: 2002-05-11T07:49:36-06:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <XrIFL29DYLcc@eisner.encompasserve.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: slrnadq3ae.1cf.randhol+abuse@kiuk0156.chembio.ntnu.no
In article <slrnadq3ae.1cf.randhol+abuse@kiuk0156.chembio.ntnu.no>, Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org> writes:
> On Fri, 10 May 2002 15:04:41 -0400, Hyman Rosen wrote:
>> Preben Randhol wrote:
>>> I actually like that Ada95 doesn't allow a default value, and I don't
>>> understand what the gain is in a default value.
>>
>> Ada allows default values in other contexts.
>
> Default values yes, but arn't you talking about default types?
Ada allows passing in types only in the case of generic parameters.
It is not identical to passing in values, but is a parallel concept.
Likewise, defaulting types that are generic parameters would be
a parallel concept.
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Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-05-10 14:22 Generic default parameters Thomas Wolf
2002-05-10 16:38 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-10 16:50 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-11 9:29 ` Simon Wright
2002-05-13 15:03 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-05-11 12:28 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-13 14:03 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-13 14:49 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-05-10 19:04 ` Hyman Rosen
2002-05-11 12:23 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-11 13:49 ` Larry Kilgallen [this message]
2002-05-13 14:06 ` Marin David Condic
2002-05-10 19:27 ` Randy Brukardt
2002-05-11 12:32 ` Preben Randhol
2002-05-10 22:14 ` Stephen Leake
2002-05-13 7:49 ` Thomas Wolf
2002-05-13 8:49 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2002-05-13 14:00 ` Stephen Leake
2002-05-13 15:21 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2002-05-13 16:42 ` Stephen Leake
2002-05-14 10:24 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2002-05-14 14:02 ` Stephen Leake
2002-05-15 10:08 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
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2002-05-14 4:57 Grein, Christoph
2002-05-14 10:23 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2002-05-14 11:03 Grein, Christoph
2002-05-14 12:01 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2002-05-14 14:05 ` Stephen Leake
2002-05-15 8:44 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
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