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From: "Jeffrey R. Carter" <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org>
Subject: Re: renames usage
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2020 15:49:04 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <rskod0$72p$1@dont-email.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5fedba8b$0$6186$426a74cc@news.free.fr>

On 12/31/20 12:48 PM, DrPi wrote:
> 
> Tag   : String renames Elements.Get_Tag_Name (Child);
> 
> Is it equivalent to the following line ?
> 
> Tag   : String := Elements.Get_Tag_Name (Child);

No. A function result is a constant, so the 1st version gives you a constant. 
The second gives you a variable with the same value.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"There has also been a widespread acceptance ...
that program design is an important phase, too
often neglected in the past."
Elements of Programming Style
183

  parent reply	other threads:[~2020-12-31 14:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-12-31 11:48 renames usage DrPi
2020-12-31 12:10 ` John Perry
2020-12-31 13:31   ` DrPi
2020-12-31 12:33 ` Gautier write-only address
2020-12-31 14:49 ` Jeffrey R. Carter [this message]
2020-12-31 15:55   ` DrPi
2020-12-31 18:48     ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2021-01-01 12:39       ` DrPi
2021-01-01 13:20         ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2021-01-02 11:53           ` DrPi
2021-01-01 14:46         ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2021-01-02 11:55           ` DrPi
2021-01-03  3:19           ` Randy Brukardt
2021-01-03 10:05             ` Jeffrey R. Carter
2021-01-06  2:49               ` Randy Brukardt
2021-01-02 16:00         ` G.B.
2021-01-02 17:22           ` Simon Wright
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