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12.5.4 Formal Access Types

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   The class determined for a formal access type is the class of all access types.

Syntax

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formal_access_type_definition ::= access_type_definition

Legality Rules

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   For a formal access-to-object type, the designated subtypes of the formal and actual types shall statically match.
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   If and only if the general_access_modifier constant applies to the formal, the actual shall be an access-to-constant type. If the general_access_modifier all applies to the formal, then the actual shall be a general access-to-variable type (see 3.10).
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   For a formal access-to-subprogram subtype, the designated profiles of the formal and the actual shall be mode-conformant, and the calling convention of the actual shall be protected if and only if that of the formal is protected.

Examples

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   Example of formal access types:
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--  the formal types of the generic package 
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generic
   type Node is private;
   type Link is access Node;
package P is
   ...
end P;
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--  can be matched by the actual types 
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type Car;
type Car_Name is access Car;
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type Car is
   record
      Pred, Succ : Car_Name;
      Number     : License_Number;
      Owner      : Person;
   end record;
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--  in the following generic instantiation 
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package R is new P(Node => Car, Link => Car_Name);

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