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From: aidan@skinner.demon.co.uk (Aidan Skinner)
Subject: Deallocating an object referenced via a classwide access type.
Date: 2000/01/11
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Mkay.

I have the following package:

with Ada.Finalization;
package Foo_Package is 

  type Foo is new Ada.Finalization.Controlled with private;

  type Foo_Access is access all Foo'Class;

  type New_Foo is new Foo with private;

private

  type Foo is new Ada.Finalization.Controlled with record
     My_Thing : Foo_Access := null;
  end Foo;

  type New_Foo is new Foo with null record;

  procedure Deallocate (Object : in out Foo);

end Foo_Package;

How do I deallocate My_Thing?

I can't use Ada.Unchecked_Deallocation, since My_Thing might be a Foo
or it might be a New_Foo.

A quick search through the RM and various text books has proven
fruitless. :((

- Aidan

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