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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
Subject: Re: 64-bit integers in Ada
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Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org> writes:

> Well, I think that when you are writing libraries you may find that
> Integer, Natural and Positive have their uses. For example,
> 
>    package Tables is
> 
>       type Item_Array is array (Positive range <>) of Items.Item_Container;
>       type Value_Array is array (Positive range <>) of Values.Value_Container;

But using different index types for different unrelated arrays prevents
accidentally using an index for the wrong array.

- Bob