Re: generic question

["Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>]

On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:58:24 -0600, Randy Brukardt wrote:

> Well, that's one use. There are three others, IMHO:
> 
> * To stand in for the lack of "in out" parameters on functions;
> * To avoid unnecessary type conversions between
> access-to-declared-in-limited-with;
> * To stand in for the lack of subprogram types (anonymous
> access-to-subprogram parameters).
> 
> That's it. All other uses (especially controlling access parameters) are
> junk and should be avoided.

Absolutely
 
[...]

> And, yes, I was against the expansion of the uses of anonymous
> access types in Ada 2007. I lost that discussion primarily because I didn't
> have a reasonable alternative for the second bullet above.

Was it so important to compensate for all disadvantages access types bring
with?

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