From: gauthier@unilim.fr (Michel Gauthier)
Subject: Re: An Ada9X mimic of C++ friends?
Date: 8 Feb 1995 09:32:20 GMT
Date: 1995-02-08T09:32:20+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <gauthier-0802950926390001@164.81.60.62> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3h7u4p$8cp@bellboy.ucc.uconn.edu
In article <3h7u4p$8cp@bellboy.ucc.uconn.edu>,
needham@newsserver.uconn.edu (Donald M Needham) wrote:
>> Is there a construct in Ada9x that circumvents data abstraction
>> similar to a friend in C++?
"Friends" are patches caused by the lack of essential features that exist
in Ada.
Therefore, I suggest you not to overspecify in C++ spirit.
IMHO, try to ask yourself if you are not in a case where objects
are not the right concept, and where a classic concept of value
would be better to model real world.
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Michel Gauthier - Laboratoire d'informatique - 123 avenue Albert Thomas
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1995-02-07 13:55 An Ada9X mimic of C++ friends? Donald M Needham
1995-02-07 22:38 ` David Weller
1995-02-08 9:32 ` Michel Gauthier [this message]
1995-02-08 16:27 ` Cyrille Comar
1995-02-09 5:55 ` John Howard
1995-02-09 9:59 ` Stephane Barbey
1995-02-09 21:16 ` Norman H. Cohen
1995-02-10 23:11 ` Cyrille Comar
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1995-02-07 19:56 Dave Papay M/S 7G32 x2791
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