From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,9f3d09bde7b33b5d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2004-04-09 18:44:08 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!news.glorb.com!newsrout1.ntli.net!news.ntli.net!proxad.net!freenix!enst.fr!melchior!cuivre.fr.eu.org!melchior.frmug.org!not-for-mail From: Stephen Leake Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Pass by reference Date: 09 Apr 2004 21:42:11 -0400 Organization: Cuivre, Argent, Or Message-ID: References: <19b0e504.0404080652.4eab9f80@posting.google.com> <19b0e504.0404090438.7e800536@posting.google.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lovelace.ada-france.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org 1081561342 61485 212.85.156.195 (10 Apr 2004 01:42:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 01:42:22 +0000 (UTC) To: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org Return-Path: In-Reply-To: <19b0e504.0404090438.7e800536@posting.google.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p7 (Debian) at ada-france.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: "Gateway to the comp.lang.ada Usenet newsgroup" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:6935 Date: 2004-04-09T21:42:11-04:00 dan.r.mcleran@seagate.com (Dan McLeran) writes: > > A couple of larger questions; > > > > Why do you care whether a type is passed by copy or reference? > > I'm just trying to get more familiar with the language. I've done > mostly C++ programming for the past several years and am looking at > alternatives. Ok. I also recommend "Ada as a Second Language", by Norm Cohen. A very thorough Language Lawyer book, with excellent discussion of all of this sort of thing. -- -- Stephe