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From: Reinert Korsnes <a@b.no>
Subject: Question on initialization of packages
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Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:07:43 +0200
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I try to use a stack in my Ada program.

Assume the package definition given below, 
and the follow code in my program:

   type Message_t;
   type Message_ta is access Message_t;
   package Message_Stack_p is new Stacks(Message_ta);
   Send_Stack    : Message_Stack_p.Stack;


Question: How can I be sure that "Send_Stack" is empty
at the start of the program execution ?

How can I make explicite that "Send_Stack" is empty in this case ?

reinert

------------------------------------------------------------------
generic
  type Item is private;
package Stacks is
  type Stack is private;

  procedure Push(S: in out Stack; X:  in Item);
  procedure  Pop(S: in out Stack; X: out Item);
  function N_elements(S : Stack) return Integer;

private
  type Cell;
  type Stack is access Cell;
  type Cell is
    record
      Next : Stack;
      N    : Integer;
      Value: Item;
    end record;
end Stacks;

---

package body Stacks is

  procedure Push(S: in out Stack; X: in Item) is
  begin
    if S /= null then
       S := new Cell'(S,S.N+1,X);
    else
       S := new Cell'(S,1,X);
    end if;
  end;

  procedure Pop(S: in out Stack; X: out Item) is
  begin
    X := S.Value;
    S := S.Next;
  end;

  function N_elements(S: Stack) return Integer is
  begin
    if S /= null then
       return S.N;
    else
       return 0;
    end if;
  end;

end Stacks;