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On 12/21/2017 08:21 AM, Randy Brukardt wrote:
> 
> Ada has no good way to write an empty array. I usually use (1 .. 0 => <>)
> for that, but nothing is really satisfying.

Except perhaps the empty array aggregate

""

(only for string types, alas).

-- 
Jeff Carter
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