Re: The old "Object.Method" syntax debate

[Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>]

Steve wrote:
> "David C. Hoos" <david.c.hoos.sr@ada95.com> wrote in message
> news:vcn7svfjbannd6@corp.supernews.com...
>> This was brought up in a forum regarding enhancements for Ada0X,
>> at the SIG-Ada meeting last December, and the consensus was it
>> should be done, so it probably will.
>>
> 
> If only we could add an alternate syntax for defining the methods (functions
> and procedures) associated with an object, such as:
> 
>   type obj is tagged
>     record
>       field : Integer;
>       function Fun1( in; value : in integer ) return Integer;
>       procedure Proc1( in out; value : in out integer );
>     end record;
> 
> Yeah, I've mentioned this before, and nobody seems to agree with me, but I
> still hate dealing with "freezing rules" to figure out where dispatching
> operations end.

I think I would agree with you (without knowing the ramifications) for
the new .Method

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Preben Randhol                    http://www.pvv.org/~randhol/