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From: Peter Hermann <ica2ph@sinus.csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de>
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Subject: Re: enumeration type
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 09:45:06 +0000 (UTC)
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Rick Santa-Cruz <rick_santa_cruz75@msn.com> wrote:
> type Boolean is (True, Maybe, False);

I do not recommend to overload the type boolean.

Furthermore I recommend to use the same "bit pattern"
of internal representation similar to boolean
in case of future hardware-related usefulness, e.g.

type fuzzy is (false,true,maybe);

and now a final joke:

> if X = Standard.Boolean.True then

(-:         if x then           :-)

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