From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: newbie can't get exceptions to work!
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 16:43:12 GMT
Date: 2001-04-06T16:43:12+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <wccpueqou73.fsf@world.std.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3ACDB29E.45B91316@earthlink.net
"Marc A. Criley" <mcqada@earthlink.net> writes:
> I was very pleased with the addition of "use type" to Ada 95, despite
> the opinion of a some that it's an ugly addition that was included
> merely to avoid having to write "renames" clauses for operators. To me,
> not having to write such renames clauses de-clutters the code, improving
> its appearance and readability.
Not only do the renames clutter -- they are also quite error prone.
Use type is better than nothing, but even that adds one line of clutter.
IMHO, you should be able to refer to operators *anywhere*, without
having to say anything special. You don't have to say "use" in order to
write "X := Y"; why should you have to write "use" in order to write
"if X = Y ..."?
> SetUserObject(Top, Component_Node);
>
> is still quite clear without qualifying the whole procedure call:
>
> Javax.Swing.Tree.DefaultMutableTreeNode.SetUserObject
> (Top, Component_Node);
One compromise is to have a "use Javax.Swing.Tree;", and then say:
DefaultMutableTreeNode.SetUserObject(Top, Component_Node);
presuming there's only one package called DefaultMutableTreeNode around
the place.
- Bob
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Thread overview: 88+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-04-05 3:19 newbie can't get exceptions to work! Jeff Shipman
2001-04-05 4:25 ` Ed Falis
2001-04-05 11:00 ` martin.m.dowie
2001-04-05 14:21 ` Ted Dennison
2001-04-05 17:50 ` Fraser Wilson
2001-04-05 4:34 ` Jeff Shipman
2001-04-05 4:59 ` Wilhelm Spickermann
2001-04-05 14:14 ` Ted Dennison
2001-04-05 16:37 ` Wilhelm Spickermann
2001-04-06 13:09 ` Marc A. Criley
2001-04-06 15:04 ` Ted Dennison
2001-04-06 16:43 ` Robert A Duff [this message]
2001-04-06 17:39 ` Ted Dennison
2001-04-06 21:50 ` Robert A Duff
2001-04-06 20:11 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-04-06 22:20 ` Robert A Duff
2001-04-06 23:04 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-04-07 5:48 ` Jeffrey Carter
2001-04-10 1:29 ` Robert A Duff
2001-04-07 19:30 ` Robert A Duff
2001-04-07 21:17 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-04-07 21:25 ` Ayende Rahien
2001-04-07 22:57 ` David Starner
2001-04-08 12:10 ` Ayende Rahien
2001-04-08 2:12 ` Larry Hazel
2001-04-08 12:12 ` Ayende Rahien
2001-04-09 16:20 ` Larry Hazel
2001-04-10 2:38 ` Ayende Rahien
2001-04-10 3:25 ` James Rogers
2001-04-08 22:18 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-04-09 15:14 ` Ted Dennison
2001-04-09 17:23 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-04-09 18:23 ` Laurent Guerby
2001-04-09 19:15 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-04-10 18:21 ` Laurent Guerby
2001-04-10 19:44 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-04-11 18:03 ` Laurent Guerby
2001-04-11 18:33 ` Samuel T. Harris
2001-04-14 0:06 ` Robert A Duff
2001-04-12 1:42 ` Mike Silva
2001-04-12 2:38 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-04-12 23:23 ` Laurent Guerby
2001-04-13 2:44 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-04-11 13:24 ` Ayende Rahien
2001-04-11 13:14 ` Mats Karlssohn
2001-04-11 15:08 ` Ayende Rahien
2001-04-11 21:42 ` Fraser Wilson
2001-04-12 23:55 ` Robert A Duff
2001-04-10 2:12 ` Robert A Duff
2001-04-10 3:47 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-04-10 13:40 ` Ada keywords (was: Re: newbie can't get exceptions to work!) Marin David Condic
2001-04-10 14:26 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2001-04-09 20:49 ` newbie can't get exceptions to work! Ted Dennison
2001-04-09 21:44 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-04-09 21:59 ` Ted Dennison
2001-04-10 2:54 ` Ayende Rahien
2001-04-10 14:00 ` Ted Dennison
2001-04-10 17:44 ` Fraser Wilson
2001-04-10 6:59 ` Mats Karlssohn
2001-04-10 14:18 ` Ted Dennison
2001-04-10 16:27 ` Mark Biggar
2001-04-11 11:55 ` Mats Karlssohn
2001-04-11 14:34 ` Samuel T. Harris
2001-04-11 15:50 ` Pat Rogers
2001-04-12 6:27 ` Mats Karlssohn
2001-04-11 11:49 ` Mats Karlssohn
2001-04-11 15:38 ` Robert A Duff
2001-04-13 16:12 ` Matthew Woodcraft
2001-04-10 1:41 ` Robert A Duff
2001-04-10 3:03 ` James Rogers
2001-04-10 3:58 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-04-10 21:48 ` Ted Dennison
2001-04-11 15:09 ` Ayende Rahien
2001-04-11 21:57 ` James Rogers
2001-04-11 23:13 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-04-12 6:33 ` Mats Karlssohn
2001-04-12 16:38 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-04-17 7:04 ` Mats Karlssohn
2001-04-17 9:08 ` Jean-Pierre Rosen
2001-04-12 15:16 ` Ted Dennison
2001-04-12 21:22 ` James Rogers
2001-04-10 4:26 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-04-11 15:30 ` Robert A Duff
2001-04-11 17:33 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-04-10 1:26 ` Robert A Duff
2001-04-10 2:11 ` Brian Rogoff
2001-04-14 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
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2001-04-05 5:26 Christoph Grein
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