On Monday, October 18, 1999 9:08 AM, Ohlund Magnus
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> Hi,
>
> I wonder if the Rational compiler is smart enough to understand that for
> example in the following expression
>
> Tmp : Integer;
>
> Tmp := Tmp + 2**4;
>
> the compiler will understand that 2**4 is a constant ( =16 ) and replace
> the
> calculation with its value ( = 16 ).

Yes the Rational compiler is smart enough to do constant folding (and a lot
more).

But the approach of defining all such constants as a named number, giving it
some descriptive name is a good one.  It is far easier to read:
  One_Degree_Fahrenheit : constant := 2**4 ;
  ...
  Tmp := Tmp + One_Degree_Fahrenheit ;

than is to read and understand why there is some particular constant in your
program.

Regards,
Steve

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