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Heterogeneous data structures and cross-classification of objects with Ada 95

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Ada in Europe (Ada-Europe 1995)

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The implementation of ADTs for homogeneous data structures has become a classic example of ADT in Ada 83. With some effort, it was also possible to implement a restricted form of heterogeneous data structures, based on variant records. We show that various approaches in implementing flexible heterogeneous data structures with Ada 95 are now possible. One of these approaches is generalized to create heterogeneous catalogues of cross-referenced objects, thus implementing one kind of multiple classification.

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  1. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne Software Engineering Laboratory, EPFL-DI-LGL, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Magnus Kempe

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Kempe, M. (1996). Heterogeneous data structures and cross-classification of objects with Ada 95. In: Toussaint, M. (eds) Ada in Europe. Ada-Europe 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1031. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0015484

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