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From: coates@uc780.umd.edu
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Subject: RE: C++ Does Allow Identifier Declar & Define
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Date: 24 Jun 91 22:31:11 GMT
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The Subject: should actually read:
        "C++ Does Allow Identifier Declaration and Definition Simultaneously"

        This is demonstrated by the fragment:

    in main()

                Line ALine(1, 150);

        here ALine is an instantiation of Line. It is here declared
        and defined simultaneously. One could argue that the type 'Line'
        has already been declard, so that everything is kosher. Any other
        mistyped reference to 'Line' or 'ALine' would be flagged by the
        linker.

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