Re: problems with classes

["Rick Santa-Cruz" <rick_santa_cruz75@msn.com>]

Hi,

>
>> If this would be C++, I think I would know the answer... so in C++
>> "something like this" exists, too. It is called pre-definition of a type.
>> That means that, for example if I need the name of a type before I wanna
>> specify it, I can just write:
>> class MyType; and specify it later. Is this the case in Ada too?
>
> Close, but not quite. In your example you define the public view of a type
> and later define its implementation. What you meant is a forward type
> declaration, it looks exactly like in C++:
Yes forward declaration ;).

But if "type Child_Class is new Parent_Class with private;" is not a forward 
declaration then what is it then, or what is the sense of this soruce-line?

Thanks,
Rick