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: 103376,90514f9a192a4997 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-09-05 10:57:00 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!82-43-33-75.cable.ubr01.croy.blueyonder.co.UK!not-for-mail From: "Nick Roberts" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Expectation of Access Value Equality Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 18:56:54 +0100 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 82-43-33-75.cable.ubr01.croy.blueyonder.co.uk (82.43.33.75) X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1062784619 18026306 82.43.33.75 (16 [25716]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:42185 Date: 2003-09-05T18:56:54+01:00 List-Id: "chris" wrote in message news:yE06b.1987$Ve3.865@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net... > > (c) What would you think of an implementation that caused this behaviour? > > (What would you think of an implementation that printed four lines in both > > cases?) > > It wouldn't be obeying the typing rules of the language. Perhaps you > meant A_String_Array to accesses to A_String? If so, I'm sorry, I did mean: type A_String_Array is array (Positive range <>) of A_String; instead of: type A_String_Array is array (Positive range <>) of String; > (a) I would expect 4 lines > (b) ditto > (c) it'd be working correctly iiu the languages rules correctly. > > > (d) I'd be grateful for a very brief indication of your level and broad > > area(s) of programming experience, in Ada and other languages. > > Familiar: Ada, Java, Pascal > > Ok: C, SQL > > Dabbled In: C++, Erlang, Haskell > > I'm a student with 0 years industry service behind me so I don't use Ada > everyday, if that's relevant. Thank you Chris, it's relevant, and it's useful. Thanks! -- Nick Roberts Jabber: debater@charente.de [ICQ: 159718630]