Re: ++ of C in ada

nicolas.b wrote: 
How can i implement the operator ++ in ada :

type T_Ptr is access all T_Item;
How can i implement : procedure Increment (Ptr : in out T_Ptr);

The fact that you're asking this indicates that you're at a stage in your exposure to Ada when you will probably have no need whatsoever for access types. Access types are rarely needed in Ada unless you're creating a dynamic data structure, and even then you don't need pointer arithmetic.

If you have some problem for which you think access types and pointer arithmetic are required, let us know what the problem is and I suspect we can show you why you're wrong, and what the Ada way is. In the extremely rare case that you're not wrong, we can show you what to do.

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Jeff Carter
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