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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Package's private parts and protected types
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Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:36:23 +0100
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On Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:56:42 -0500, Robert A Duff wrote:

> However, I think you can get the hiding you want by using
> a protected or synchronized interface.

Right, it is better now with Ada 2005.

Nevertheless it is not too late to add the "standard" Ada syntax for task
and protected types declarations leaving the old one supported for
compatibility reasons. I mean

type T is task { private | record ... };
type S is protected { private | record ... };

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