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From: mat@hou5d.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Ada (TM) vs C
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Date: Tue, 25-Oct-83 16:02:01 EDT
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As to I/O functions that take/do not take a variable number of arguments ...
there is nothing in ADA to keep you from creating an type that contains an
I/O record and a ``pointer'' (access type) to another such object, then
using the ability to define functions with names like "+" that concatenate
such objects.  The I/O request list could be passed to a list-printing 
proceedure which would in turn call a printing proceedure for each object
in the list ... .  I don't deny that there may still be some problems in
that you have to play discriminant games, but the idea is feasible.

					Mark Terribile
					DOdN