File : baseclass.ads


-- The Ada Structured Library - A set of container classes and general
--   tools for use with Ada95.
-- Copyright (C) 1998-1999  Corey Minyard (minyard@acm.org)
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with Ada.Finalization;
with Ada.Tags;

package Baseclass is

   type Object is abstract new Ada.Finalization.Controlled with private;
   type Object_Class is access all Object'Class;
   type Object_Ptr is access all Object;

   function Cast (To_Cast  : access Object;
                  New_Type : in Ada.Tags.Tag)
                  return Object_Class;

   function To_String (To_Convert : access Object)
                       return String;

   function Get_Object_Name (Get_Name_For : access Object)
                             return String;

   type Limited_Object is abstract new Ada.Finalization.Limited_Controlled
     with private;
   type Limited_Object_Class is access all Limited_Object'Class;
   type Limited_Object_Ptr is access all Limited_Object;

   function Cast (To_Cast  : access Limited_Object;
                  New_Type : in Ada.Tags.Tag)
                  return Limited_Object_Class;

   function To_String (To_Convert : access Limited_Object)
                       return String;

   function Get_Object_Name (Get_Name_For : access Limited_Object)
                             return String;

private

   type Object is abstract new Ada.Finalization.Controlled with null record;

   type Limited_Object is abstract new Ada.Finalization.Limited_Controlled
     with null record;

end Baseclass;