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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.

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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
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