Re: Unusual syntax

["Steve Caddy" <dyn@m0ng.com>]

"Robert Dewar" <dewar@gnat.com> wrote in message
news:5ee5b646.0205170201.2582c8ef@posting.google.com...

> But here is a constructive suggestion. Get an online version of the RM.
When
> you find something that surprises you, it is often trivial to track it
down
> with a search, as in this case, you could just search for ! and
immediately
> find the reference to this language features (which has been around in the
> standard for nearly 20 years now!)

I did think of searching my copy of the LRM (provided on an old BURKS CD),
but all I got was an unhelpful "this version of the LRM cannot be searched"
sort of message. So I guessed and looked at the syntax for a case statement.
When that didn't work, I rattled through the FAQ for this group for answers.
Still having no joy, I decided to post.

Anyway, thanks for all the help... you can't possibly imagaine the number
of coding standards issues this has turned up among the team I work in.
Fortunately it's Friday today, so after a coffee and a laugh, we decided
to leave obsolecent features in the graveyard that is the past.

These opens the question, will they actually be removed in a future
incarnation of Ada, or is backward compatibility that a vital feature to
Ada?

Steve

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