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,FREEMAIL_FROM, LOTS_OF_MONEY autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,1829baf3f3969656 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-03-28 10:48:02 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!news.gv.tsc.tdk.com!falcon.america.net!sunqbc.risq.qc.ca!howland.erols.net!netnews.com!xfer02.netnews.com!newsfeed2.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net!newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Phaedrus" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <99lofd$19j37@tech.port.ac.uk> <3ac19bdf$1@pull.gecm.com> Subject: Re: Converting Binary to Decimal - holy war alert X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 18:43:19 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.178.103.28 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net 985804999 209.178.103.28 (Wed, 28 Mar 2001 10:43:19 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 10:43:19 PST Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:6166 Date: 2001-03-28T18:43:19+00:00 List-Id: In that case, would you please deliver to me A_Billion_Dollars? I don't care which billion dollars you deliver. The point I was trying to get across was that unless something is explicitly shown as a type, it tends to look like a variable. That's why I use the convention "_type" post-pended to my type definitions, and that's what I was recommending for his use, too. It's pretty hard to confuse "A_Dog_Type" with an actual instance of the type, and try to feed it or something. So, when do you think you can deliver the money? Phaedrus "Martin Dowie" wrote in message news:3ac19bdf$1@pull.gecm.com... > 'a_bin_num' doesn't imply it's a variable - 'a' is the "indefinate article" > and > can be used to indicate the type of something without specifying _which_ > item you are talking about e.g. > > My_Kettle : A_Kettle := (Make => Kenwood, Capacity_In_Litres => 1.5, -- > etc); > Your_Kettle : A_Kettle := (Make => Bosch, Capacity_In_Litres => 2.0, -- > etc); > etc. > > > Phaedrus wrote in message > news:n3Ov6.15480$ue1.1287176@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net... > > First step, get the input. Test to make sure you're getting it correctly. > > Use meaningful names, please! For instance, "a_bin_num" implies > > that it's a variable, which it isn't. It's a type, so try calling it > > "a_bin_num_type", > > > >