Re: tagged record child: override constructor?

[David Trudgett <wpower@zeta.org.au.nospamplease>]

sean.gilbertson@gmail.com writes:

> I have a tagged record that is declared private, along with a
> constructor function which returns an instance.  I do this to enforce
> the assignment of several required fields in the record, so if you know
> how to do this another way, please let me know!

Have you thought about using Ada.Finalization? (Check the Ada
Reference Manual.) Others, more knowledgeable, might have other
suggestions for you.

David



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