Re: ADA and return functions (Strings)

[sk <noname@myob.com>]

Hi,

dennison@telepath.com (Ted Dennison) :
> If one were to use the same mechanisim that those ...

I had of course forgotten the "local" nature of the
tick-io substitution. 

With respect to 
> type DD_MM_YY_HHMMSS is new Ada.Calendar.Time; ...

I tend to keep a package of Images lying around for
these kinds of situations.
 
"Jean-Pierre Rosen" <rosen@adalog.fr> :
> ... OTOH, redefining 'image brings you nothing ...

I agree that nothing is gained ... 

... but it would be interesting to see how many people 
almost automatically build their own image functions 
rather than use the predefined ones ...

... and also, how many people tend to avoid at all
costs using instantiations of Ada.Integer_Io and kin
along with Ada.Strings to build these Image functions ?

Anyway, I have no concern other than curiosity over the
issue. It would seem however, that putting the definition
of 'Image formats in the user domain rather than the
language standard would allow for the standard to focus 
on core features rather than periphery issues.

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