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From: mraikes@vt.edu (Matt Raikes)
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Subject: Using "with function"
Date: 20 Jul 2001 08:56:58 -0700
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I ran across this in some code I was examining and I have no clue how
the with function part works or what its purpose is.

generic
    type Element_Type is private;
    with function "="( Left, Right: Element_Type ) return Boolean;


please help