File : asgc-ordered-sortable.ads


-- The Ada Structured Library - A set of container classes and general
--   tools for use with Ada95.
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generic
   with function ">" (V1 : in Contained_Type; V2 : in Contained_Type)
                      return Boolean is <>;
   with function "<" (V1 : in Contained_Type; V2 : in Contained_Type)
                      return Boolean is <>;
   with function ">=" (V1 : in Contained_Type; V2 : in Contained_Type)
                       return Boolean is <>;
   with function "<=" (V1 : in Contained_Type; V2 : in Contained_Type)
                       return Boolean is <>;
package Asgc.Ordered.Sortable is

   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   -- An ordered sortable container objects.  These objects have members
   -- that have a specific numeric position and their values can be
   -- ordinally compared.
   subtype Parent_Object is Asgc.Ordered.Object;
   type Object is abstract new Parent_Object with private;
   type Object_Class is access all Object'Class;

   -- GNAT makes us add this, but I don't think it is required.
   function "=" (O1, O2 : in Object) return Boolean is abstract;

   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   -- An iterator for an ordered container.

   subtype Parent_Iterator is Asgc.Ordered.Iterator;
   type Iterator is abstract new Parent_Iterator with private;
   type Iterator_Class is access all Iterator'Class;

   -- Search a sorted container for the value.
   procedure Binary_Search (O     : access Object;
                            Val   : in Contained_Type;
                            Found : out Boolean;
                            Iter  : in out Iterator'Class);

   -- For some reason, GNAT makes me add this to get it to compile.  I'm
   -- not sure if Ada requires it specifically.  We shall see.
   function "=" (Iter1, Iter2 : in Iterator) return Boolean
      is abstract;

   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   -- Comparison operators for iterators.
   function ">" (Iter1, Iter2 : in Iterator) return Boolean
      is abstract;

   function ">" (Iter : in Iterator; Val : in Contained_Type) return Boolean
      is abstract;

   function ">" (Val : in Contained_Type; Iter : in Iterator) return Boolean
      is abstract;

   function "<" (Iter1, Iter2 : in Iterator) return Boolean
      is abstract;

   function "<" (Iter : in Iterator; Val : in Contained_Type) return Boolean
      is abstract;

   function "<" (Val : in Contained_Type; Iter : in Iterator) return Boolean
      is abstract;

   function ">=" (Iter1, Iter2 : in Iterator) return Boolean
      is abstract;

   function ">=" (Iter : in Iterator; Val : in Contained_Type) return Boolean
      is abstract;

   function ">=" (Val : in Contained_Type; Iter : in Iterator) return Boolean
      is abstract;

   function "<=" (Iter1, Iter2 : in Iterator) return Boolean
      is abstract;

   function "<=" (Iter : in Iterator; Val : in Contained_Type) return Boolean
      is abstract;

   function "<=" (Val : in Contained_Type; Iter : in Iterator) return Boolean
      is abstract;

private

   type Object is abstract new Parent_Object with null record;

   type Iterator is abstract new Parent_Iterator with null record;

end Asgc.Ordered.Sortable;