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From: guerby@gnat.com (Laurent Guerby)
Subject: Re: overload ":=" ???
Date: 1996/07/23
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Date: 1996-07-23T00:00:00+00:00
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Laurent> If you allow programmers to play with assignment, you'll definitly
Laurent> damage the readability of all Ada sources.

Bob> If you allow programmers to play with "+" and "=", you'll ... ;-)

   Yes ;-). But in the case of "=", there are some strict rules
(returns boolean, "/=" implictly defined) that restrain your
creativity. 

   What about the evil:

   function "/" (Source : String; Max_Length : Natural) return Record_Type;
   --  Implementation left to the reader.

   X := "Hello" / 80; -- Better document somewhere the notation ;-).

-- 
Laurent Guerby <guerby@gnat.com>, Team Ada.
   "Use the Source, Luke. The Source will be with you, always (GPL)."