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From: Jeffrey Carter <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org>
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Subject: Re: What is more efficient: a container or a manual programming?
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On 08/09/2014 11:03 AM, Victor Porton wrote:
>
>> What is more efficient: Rec or Cont?
>>
>> type Rec new Limited_Controlled with
>>     record
>>        Str: access String;
>>     end record;
>>
>> --
>> -- Code to automatically deallocate Str when Rec is finalized
>> --
>>
>> or
>
> type Cont is new Containers.Indefinite_Holders(String);

Cont, because it makes more efficient use of the developer(s). Anything else is 
only an issue if using Cont is preventing the system from meeting its timing 
requirements.

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Jeff Carter
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