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: 103376,5b27ffedba54a4a2 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-03-05 10:13:11 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!news.gv.tsc.tdk.com!hub.org!hub.org!newsfeed.wirehub.nl!howland.erols.net!panix!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cambridge1-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!homer.alpha.net!not-for-mail From: "Randy Brukardt" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3A9E77D4.D40FEAA@earthlink.net> <3AA151BF.C9193700@earthlink.net> <3AA3815B.11B1A073@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: JGNAT and Null references X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3612.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3719.2500 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 12:11:43 -0600 NNTP-Posting-Host: 156.46.62.124 X-Complaints-To: abuse@alpha.net X-Trace: homer.alpha.net 983815944 156.46.62.124 (Mon, 05 Mar 2001 12:12:24 CST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 12:12:24 CST Xref: supernews.google.com comp.lang.ada:5434 Date: 2001-03-05T12:11:43-06:00 List-Id: Marc A. Criley wrote in message <3AA3815B.11B1A073@earthlink.net>... >My question, though, would be: If an access parameter cannot be null, >how am I supposed to pass a null argument to a Java method, given the >way jvm2ada generates the Ada binding? Is the present behavior a bug? >Is it a JGNAT-specific extension that perhaps ought to be wrapped in the >Extensions_Allowed behavior? I would think it is a bug and/or extension. My first thought is that it is a bug in jvm2ada, but perhaps they are planning to ignore the RM rule. (But then, of course, it should be under the extensions flag, as you note.) Randy.