"chris.danx" <spamoff.danx@ntlworld.com> a �crit dans le message news: MmwB8.927$hg3.319129@news11-gui.server.ntli.net...
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>       type table is new tables.hash_table;
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> insert is defined in hash_tables, so why can it be used in the body of blah
> without "using" it?  Is it implicitly "used" when table is defined as a
> 'new' hash_table (i.e. it's allowed to be used .  That'd kindof make sense,
> but is this the correct way to think of it, or is there a better way?
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When you derive a type, all derived operations are declared *at the point of derivation*.
Therefore, the Insert for Table is declared immediately inside your package, and thus directly visible.

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