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"Marius Amado Alves" <amado.alves@netcabo.pt> wrote in message
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> To simulate arrays of indefinite or unconstrained elements in Ada you
> must use pointers (access types). Define an access type to your logical
> type, then define an array of such pointers. Your life will be slightly
> facilitated as Ada provides implicit dereference in most situations.
>

Dynamic allocation is inherently more risky (having potential for memory
leaks) than simply using a discriminated record with a default discriminant.

Steve
(The Duck)