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Subject: Re: Vector (container) initialization: the schizophrenic ampersand
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On 05/17/2012 01:20 PM, Marius Amado-Alves wrote:
> Shouldn't this be the right idiom to initialize a vector (container) with
> literals:
>
> use My_Vectors; V : My_Vectors.Vector := Element1&  Element2&  Element3;
>
> Looks nice, but does not compile (with GNAT), because the compiler cannot
> make a decision on which "&" function to use where. Is there a way to give
> precedence to one of the"&" functions? Or some other nice solution? Thanks.

Does using parentheses help?

V : Vector := (E1 & E2) & E3;

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Jeff Carter
Just as Khan was hindered by two-dimensional thinking in a
three-dimensional situation, so many developers are hindered
by sequential thinking in concurrent situations.
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