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Subject: Re: Why constant components are not permitted ?
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:06:04 +0000 (UTC)
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  type test is record
                 a : integer := 16#FFFF# ;
                 b : string ( 1 .. 4 ) := "this" ; -- is OK
                 c : string := "is" ; -- error because no define boundary
               end record ;

Reason no one ask the ARG.


In <1856c00b-1994-406a-bbb3-73d93785099a@i6g2000vbe.googlegroups.com>, David Sauvage <david.sauvage@adalabs.com> writes:
>Hello,
>
>given the following :
>
>type Object is record
>   Tag : constant String := "key"; -- GNAT compilation failed :
>constant components are not permitted
>end record;
>
>In my case I find it useful to declare my Object Tag component as a
>constant, but it is not permitted, I would be interested to learn
>why ?
>
>
>Cheers,
>