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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Redefining "in" "operator"
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 18:23:52 +0100
Date: 2018-02-05T18:23:52+01:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <p5a3v8$ss0$1@gioia.aioe.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: p5a0k1$9tk$1@dont-email.me

On 2018-02-05 17:26, Alejandro R. Mosteo wrote:

> Are there special reasons not to allow something like that? I think "in" 
> is not an operator in the Ada RM sense but now I'm curious why the 
> special treatment.

Because some arguments are not first class citizens.

> It's merely to avoid subversion of the default behavior? Couldn't it 
> only be allowed for couples of types where it doesn't apply?
That depends on which "in" need to become a normal function.

1. Type types: if X in T'Class then

2. Sets: if I in A'Range then

3. Indicator sets: for I in A'Range loop

Only #1 is very difficult. #2 and #3 require some mental efforts and 
willingness of ARG.

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Regards,
Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de

  parent reply	other threads:[~2018-02-05 17:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-02-05 16:26 Redefining "in" "operator" Alejandro R. Mosteo
2018-02-05 16:39 ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2018-02-06  0:48   ` Randy Brukardt
2018-02-06 18:07     ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2018-02-05 16:43 ` J-P. Rosen
2018-02-05 17:23 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov [this message]
2018-02-05 17:41 ` Alejandro R. Mosteo
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