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Robert A Duff wrote:
> 
> Well, I don't think so, but anyway, this is the only way
> return of limited types can make sense.  The Ada 83 way
> (return is by copy, even for limited) is just wrong.
> And the Ada 95 way (return by reference) is confusing
> and nearly useless.

I don't know about "nearly useless". The only thing you could do with a limited 
function result in Ada 95 (and Ada 83) was pass it to a subprogram or entry. 
There are times when that is useful.

The new way seems to be biased towards build in place for object initialization.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"So if I understand 'The Matrix Reloaded' correctly, the Matrix is
basically a Microsoft operating system--it runs for a while and
then crashes and reboots. By design, no less. Neo is just a
memory leak that's too hard to fix, so they left him in ... The
users don't complain because they're packed in slush and kept
sedated."
Marin D. Condic
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