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From: Jon S Anthony <jsa@synquiry.com>
Subject: Re: limited/non-limited in Ada95
Date: 1997/10/22
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bobduff@world.std.com (Robert A Duff) writes:

> What's wrong with having:
> 
>     type T is limited private;
> 
> then:
> 
>     type T_Contents is ...; -- not limited!
>     type T is
>         limited record -- to keep Henry from stealing bank accounts ;-)
>             Contents: T_Contents;
>         end record;

Yes, of course, I tried this route.  It makes a mess of things.  To
understand why it makes a mess of things, yes, you'd have to see all
the details, but that's not going to happen under the current
circumstances here...

/Jon

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