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From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: Ada Enumerations
Date: 1997/12/07
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Keith says

<<attribute (but not 'Enum_Val), but it's not portable.  The 'Valid
attribute should be usable to validate external data, but straightforward
use of it is erroneous by RM95-13.9.1; see also AI95-00167.>>

The 'Valid attribute *is* usable for this purpose.