Re: Generic package with dynamic subprogram name?

["Jeffrey R. Carter" <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.acm.org>]

Marek Janukowicz wrote:
> 
> generic
>   Attr : String;
> package Get_Set is
>   function Get_Attribute return String;
>   procedure Set_Attribute ( Value : String );
> end Get_Set;
> 
> But if I then instantiate:
> package Get_Set_First_Name is new Get_Set( "FirstName" );
> package Get_Set_Last_Name is new Get_Set( "LastName" );
> 
> subprogram names will overlap. I know I can call them using package prefix, 
> but I'd really like to have nice API like here:
> Get_First_Name( ... );
> Set_Last_Name( ... );

function Get_First_Name return String renames Get_Set_First_Name.Get_Attribute;
procedure Set_First_Name (First_Name : in String) renames 
Get_Set_First_Name.Set_Attribute;

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