Re: Ada 2012: In-out parameters for functions

["Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)" <yannick_duchene@yahoo.fr>]

Le Sun, 05 May 2013 12:24:50 +0200, Niklas Holsti  
<niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> a écrit:

> How about reusing the mode keywords:
>
>    Proc (
>       In_Param  => in A,
>       Out_Param => out B,
>       In_Out_Param => in out C);
>

> An alternative, perhaps more English-like, […]
>
>    Proc (
>       in In_Param  => A,
>       out Out_Param => B,
>       in out In_Out_Param => C);
>

But may be the first is more Chinese‑like :P (I don't know, I don't know  
Chinese)

Not joking, the first looks better to me, it better express what it means  
as the mode is closer to the actual parameter which is the subject of the  
mode (the same way at the declaration, it is closer to the type, which is  
the best to me for a similar reason).

Seems this topic was not discussed at all for Ada 2012.


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