class CHARACTER
ELKS 2002 standard (under discussion)
ELKS 1995 standard (adopted)
Implementations
Future discussions
A possible sequence for discussion of CHARACTER is:
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code, hash_code
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<=, >=, >, max, min, three_way_comparison
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out
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class invariant
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comments and cosmetics
The following items are unlikely to be discussed and voted on before ELKS
2002 (this list may grow):
Principles
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Generally accepted:
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The specification will use the current version of Eiffel.
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The specification will support the concept of "basic specifiers".
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No query is permitted to cause a visible side-effect.
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Unresolved:
Vendor issues
This is a place to record vendor positions on the Vintage 2002 proposals,
and also any vendor-specific technical issues that we have become aware
of.
Discussion
Discussion of these proposals takes place at YahooGroups. Follow the discussions
at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eiffel-nice-library/.