Re: Reflection (was: Re: The best thing/greatest feature summary)

[Ray Blaak <blaak@infomatch.com>]

Jeff Carter <jrcarter@acm.org> writes:
> I've been toying with this:
[...]
> generic -- Reflection
>    -- null;
> package Reflection is
>    Unit_Name : constant String;
>    -- The full name of the unit in which this package is instantiated
[...]
> end Reflection;
[...]
> This package indicates that this kind of information is available in
> Ada. We just need an easier way to access it.

Very cool.

Now if only tagged types could be declared within routines, and then we would
be all set. 

Or does instantiating this package within a routine actually work? (I don't
have an Ada compiler near me at the moment.)

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