Re: Ada Queue

[Ole-Hjalmar Kristensen <ohk@clustra.com>]

"Joseph T" <thisthat7@hotmail.com> writes:

> Perhaps I should have been clearer.  I created the ADA code based on the C
> function found at the link I mentioned.  I would like to know why the author
> would have chosen the methodology used.  I'm hoping someone can explain why
> it was done the way it was done.
> 

If it was C, the answer is easy. All parameters are passed by value,
so this variable is just a local variable which has been assigned an
initial value. The original variable will never be changed.
So there's really no point in declaring an extra variable.


> Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com> wrote:
> >In article <38ecc752@news.hamilton.edu>,
> >  "Joseph T" <thisthat7@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I need to explain why I chose to iterate through using the
> >variable that was
> >> passed instead of the temporary variable.  The only thing I
> >can think of
> >> is that I tried it and it worked.  Trial and error.  Perhaps
> >it's not as
> >> efficient, or logical, or conventional..but it really doesn't
> >make a difference
> >> as long as the proper variable of the queue is returned.
> >>
> >> I was wondering if any one could shed some light as to another
> >reason this
> >> solution works well, or why someone might choose it.
> >>
> >> Thank you so much for helping.
> >
> >
> >This is completely bizarre, I can imagine someone being given
> >this as an excercise, but if you wrote it, surely you can
> >answer your own question here???
> >
> >Please be clearer about what you are asking.
> >
> >It sounds like
> >
> >I have written this code
> >can anyone tell me why I wrote it this way
> >
> >
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