Re: a history question

From: Arjen Markus (arjen.markus_at_wldelft.nl)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:48:18 +0200

Richard Edgar wrote:
>
> Arjen Markus wrote:
>
> > Well, in my library I keep track of the proper types myself (it is
> > done as a string indicating the data type), but the thing is that the
> > compiler still has access to the interfaces of all routines (they are
> > contained in a module) and I can still store different types of data
> > with one version of my source code.
>
> So it's a runtime check to stop (say) REALs being added to a tree which
> is supposed to be holding INTEGERs?
>
> Richard

If you want a tree that holds only integers, yes, but you can use it to
store reals and integers at the same time ...

Regards,

Arjen

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