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On 12/09/2016 03:49 AM, J-P. Rosen wrote:
> Le 09/12/2016 à 10:27, Paul Rubin a écrit :
>> "J-P. Rosen" <rosen@adalog.fr> writes:
>>> Unbounded_Strings are controlled types that perform automatic
>>> reclamation, the user doesn't have to worry.
>>
>> You mean they're reclaimed when the scope exits, something like C++?
>> That's good to know.
>>
> Yes. They are implemented with hidden pointers, with automatic
> reclaimation when assigned or going out of scope. This is almost the
> canonical example of using controlled types.
>
> You should have a look at controlled types, especially if you miss C++
> destructors ;-)

And this has been around since Ada 95.

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