Date: Sun Sep 17 2006 - 06:44:26 PDT
Task/function inout arguments are copy in at beginning and out at end. inouts may also have defaults. The text says (12.4.3), "The default_value is an expression. The expression is evaluated in the scope containing the subroutine declaration each time a call using the default is made." and "When the subroutine is called, arguments with default values can be omitted from the call, and the compiler shall insert their corresponding values." This does not seem quite correct for inouts. For inouts, the actual argument needs to be an expression which is valid on the left-hand side of a procedural assignment (1364-2005, 10.2.2). So when using a default for an inout, the compiler needs to insert the expression itself, not just its value. Also, the text should note that in the case of an inout, the default_value needs to be an expression which would be valid as an actual argument to the inout. Shalom Shalom Bresticker Intel Jerusalem LAD DA +972 2 589-6852 +972 54 721-1033 I don't represent Intel
