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Nick Sonneveld
Nick Sonneveld

Reputation: 3436

Returning a limited type in Ada

I am trying to return a limited type via a constructor function. I understand that because it is a limited type, I cannot copy the type but I am not sure of the best way to do it. I have it working using an extended return statement but I have been told that I should be able to return a limited type without it.

thing_protected.ads:

package Thing_Protected is

   type Thing is protected interface;
   procedure Verb_It (Object : in out Thing; Key : String) is abstract;

   function Create return Thing'Class;

private

   protected type Thing_Impl is new Thing with
      overriding procedure Verb_It (Key : String);
   private
      Data : Integer;
   end Thing_Impl;

end Thing_Protected;

thing_protected.adb:

package body Thing_Protected is

   function Create return Thing'Class is
   begin

        -- Not sure how to make this work:
        -- return Thing_Impl'(Data=><>, others=><>);
        --  thing_protected.adb:6:35: expected type "Thing_Impl" defined at thing_protected.ads:10
        --  thing_protected.adb:6:35: found a composite type

        -- extended return:
        --  return X : Thing_Impl do
        --      null;
        --  end return;

        -- shortened version:
        return X : Thing_Impl;
   end;

  protected body Thing_Impl  is
      overriding procedure Verb_It (Key : String) is
      begin
        null;
      end;
   end Thing_Impl;

end Thing_Protected;

main.adb:

with Thing_Protected;

procedure Main is
   Thing_Instance : Thing_Protected.Thing'Class := Thing_Protected.Create;
begin
    null;
end;

Upvotes: 1

Views: 685

Answers (1)

Shark8
Shark8

Reputation: 4198

Hm, so you want to initialize Data? You could use generics/packages to do that... it's a little long and perhaps a little convoluted.

package Thing_Protected is

type Thing is protected interface;

procedure Verb_It (Object : in out Thing; Key : String) is abstract;

function Create return Thing'Class;

private

generic
    Default : in Integer;
package Implementation is
    protected type Thing_Impl is new Thing with
    procedure Verb_It (Key : String);
    private
    Data : Integer:= Default;
    end Thing_Impl;

    Function Create return Thing'Class;
end Implementation;

end Thing_Protected;

package body Thing_Protected is

package body Implementation is
    protected body Thing_Impl  is
    overriding procedure Verb_It (Key : String) is
    begin
        null;
    end;
    end Thing_Impl;

    function  Create return Thing'class is
    begin
    return Result : Thing_Impl do
        null;
    end return;
    end Create;
end Implementation;


function K( Data_Val : Integer := 10 ) return Thing'Class is
    Package I is new Implementation( Default => Data_Val );
begin
    return X : Thing'Class := I.Create do
    null;
    end return;
end K;


function Create return Thing'Class is ( K );

end Thing_Protected;

Upvotes: 1

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