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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Ada Recursion with strings
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Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:22:20 +0200
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On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:48:34 +0200, Georg Bauhaus wrote:

> Adam Beneschan schrieb:
> 
>> I'd much prefer to have an 'Image attribute that didn't add that blank
>> (it only adds it for nonnegative numbers).
> 
> Can I suggest a stronger emphasis on the Ada packages providing
> value-to-string conversions.

1. String conversions require multiple additional parameters for some
types. A "better" image with additional formatting parameter(s), would
quickly bring you to the problem of parallel type hierarchies
   = no solution in sight.

2. Even without the parameters, the problem is equivalent to double
dispatch
   = better not touch.

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