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Based on the input data extracted, our target language is Ada. Below is the translation of the provided code example:
Go by Example: Struct Embedding
with Ada.Text_IO; use Ada.Text_IO;
with Ada.Containers.Vectors;
procedure Main is
-- Define a type `Base` as a record with a single integer field `Num`
type Base is record
Num : Integer;
end record;
-- Define a method for type `Base` to describe itself
function Describe(B : Base) return String is
begin
return "base with num=" & Integer'Image(B.Num);
end Describe;
-- Define a type `Container` that "embeds" `Base` and has an additional string field `Str`
type Container is record
B : Base;
Str : String (1 .. 50);
end record;
begin
-- When creating structs with literals, we must initialize the embedding explicitly; here the embedded type serves as the field name.
declare
CO : Container := (B => (Num => 1), Str => "some name ");
begin
-- We can access the base’s fields directly on CO
Put_Line("co={num: " & Integer'Image(CO.B.Num) & ", str: " & CO.Str & "}");
-- Alternatively, we can spell out the full path using the embedded type name
Put_Line("also num: " & Integer'Image(CO.B.Num));
-- Since `Container` embeds `Base`, the methods of `Base` also become methods of a `Container`.
-- Here we invoke a method that was embedded from `Base` directly on `CO`.
Put_Line("describe: " & Describe(CO.B));
-- Define an interface type `Describer` to declare the `Describe` method signature
type Describer is interface;
procedure Describe(X : in out Describer) is abstract;
-- Make `Container` implement the `Describer` interface by aliasing the Describe method
type Container_Describer is new Container and Describer with null record;
-- Embedding structs with methods may be used to bestow interface implementations onto other structs.
-- Here, we see that a `Container` now implements the `Describer` interface because it embeds `Base`.
procedure Describe(X : in out Container_Describer) is
begin
Put_Line("describer: " & Describe(X.B));
end Describe;
New_Container : Container_Describer := (Container'(B => (Num => 1), Str => "description"));
-- Call the Describe method on the new container instance
Describe(New_Container);
end;
end Main;
To run this program, save the code in main.adb
and use GNAT (the Ada compiler) to compile and run it.
$ gnatmake main.adb
$ ./main
co={num: 1, str: some name }
also num: 1
describe: base with num= 1
describer: base with num= 1
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