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>>>>> "Pascal" == Pascal Obry <pascal@obry.org> writes:

    Pascal> As you've done in C, using pointers (I mean access types :):

    Pascal> type String_Access is access constant String;
    Pascal> type Color_Set is array (Positive range <>) of String_Access;

    Pascal> Red   : aliased constant String := "Red";
    Pascal> Green : aliased constant String := "Green";
    Pascal> Blue  : aliased constant String := "Blue";

    Pascal> Colors : constant Color_Set := (Red'Access, Green'Access, Blue'Access);

Would this work without pointers? If not, why not? eg:

type Color_Set is array (Positive range <>) of String;

Red   : constant String := "Red";
Green : constant String := "Green";
Blue  : constant String := "Blue";

Colors : constant Color_Set := (Red, Green, Blue);
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Brian May <bam@snoopy.apana.org.au>