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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Initializers
Date: 19 Dec 2006 22:52:31 -0600
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In article <1166580131.054327.67090@80g2000cwy.googlegroups.com>, "markww" <markww@gmail.com> writes:

> I'm trying to compare C++ to Ada. I'm looking specifically at Ada's
> lack of 'initializers'. I am guessing that this means there is no
> 'constructor' to Ada packages maybe? If that's the case - where do you
> initialize anything that needs setup when it comes into existence?

For record components (the most common case I run into) take care of
it in the type declaration:

	FIELD_1 : INTEGER := 15;
	FIELD_2 : STRING ( 1 .. 5 ) := "Omaha";