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On 2022-01-28 13:31, Simon Wright wrote:
> 
> I found myself using a case statement rather than an if so as to avoid a
> 'use type': U is an Interfaces.Unsigned_16,
> 
>     case U is
>        when 1 => do one thing;
>        when others => do something else;
>     end case;

These days you can use "in"

if U in 1 then

-- 
Jeff Carter
"Write clearly--don't sacrifice clarity for 'efficiency.'"
Elements of Programming Style
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