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From: Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>
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Subject: Re: class wide object in generic package
Date: 13 Jun 2002 10:07:06 -0400
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Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com> writes:

> Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov> writes:
> > Yes, it will have an Eval operation, but that operation will _not_ be
> > visible in the generic body.
> 
> That's not correct.  My_Evaluable inherits a primitive Eval from
> Evalable_Pak.Evalable, and this may be called in the generic body.
> In the instance, it will call the Eval for the actual type.

Sigh. I stand corrected. I should have followed my own advice and
written a small example program. Oh well ...

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-- Stephe