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On 12/01/2017 12:28 AM, Mehdi Saada wrote:
> I am a beginner, and curious...
> How is used the "begin" clause in package bodies, usually ? Since package are libraries, I didn't think it could also behave like a procedure (or a task, since I assume it runs in parallel with the program calling it ?).
> [begin
>     handled_sequence_of_statements]
> end [[parent_unit_name.]identifier];

This is executed once, as the last thing during elaboration of the package, and 
provides for initialization that would not be otherwise possible.

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Jeff Carter
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