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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
Subject: Re: Reemergence of predefined equality operator...
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 22:04:07 GMT
Date: 2002-08-25T22:04:07+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <wccn0ray4rs.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3D6917C6.3B8A@earthlink.net

Vincent Marciante <marciant_remove@earthlink.net> writes:

> Only for limitted types (except for the trick that has been 
> mentioned occasionally) right?  By the way, can you describe 
> the trick or refer me to more info about it?

The trick is to have a generic formal limited private type,
and derive from that, and define "=" on the derived type.
Then instantiate with a non-limited type.

I believe this trick was first noticed by John Goodenough.

- Bob



  reply	other threads:[~2002-08-25 22:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-07-31 22:25 Reemergence of predefined equality operator Dale Stanbrough
2002-07-31 22:47 ` Robert A Duff
2002-08-01  1:30   ` Vincent Marciante
2002-08-01 12:06     ` Robert Dewar
2002-08-25 17:46       ` Vincent Marciante
2002-08-25 22:04         ` Robert A Duff [this message]
2002-08-01 11:14   ` Dale Stanbrough
2002-08-01 14:48     ` Robert A Duff
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