From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder01.blueworldhosting.com!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Simon Clubley Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Function definitions Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 16:52:29 +0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Message-ID: References: <610b9d5b-a9a5-464d-9de3-b2f754f58cff@googlegroups.com> <5a8316fb-9b3d-405b-8199-edcaf18dcaa6@googlegroups.com> Injection-Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 16:52:29 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx05.eternal-september.org; posting-host="e458ff8b81bc0c159989eb0e36c6e372"; logging-data="9876"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19JgnSkGMT9goF8HUb6Odq2yh58ttFhIdk=" User-Agent: slrn/0.9.8.1 (VMS/Multinet) Cancel-Lock: sha1:ATIvcUONxObnoH2osgutO23rpng= Xref: number.nntp.dca.giganews.com comp.lang.ada:187096 Date: 2014-06-20T16:52:29+00:00 List-Id: On 2014-06-20, Adam Beneschan wrote: > > I apologize, but I still cannot figure out what you are asking. My problem > is that you're using phrases that don't seem to have any clear connection with > Ada concepts. What do you mean by "many different versions of F and G"? If > you define a procedure, you're defining only one procedure; you can't normally > have many different versions of the same procedure. Are you trying to define > an access-to-procedure type that can be used with a number of different search > procedures? Are you trying to use a generic? Why do you want one function > definition but many versions? What are you planning on doing with the > definition. > I have a strong suspicion that what he's looking for are discriminated records. Simon. -- Simon Clubley, clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP Microsoft: Bringing you 1980s technology to a 21st century world