Brief Introduction to Ada.- What is Ada?.- Simple Program.- Use Clauses.- Simple Variable, Integers, Parameters and Exceptions.- Questions.- LESSON 2 Basic Ada Structure (Packages).- Program Units.- Declarations and Bodies.- Packages.- Compilation Units.- Review of Basic Ada Structures.- Questions.- LESSON 3 Ada Lexical Elements.- Ada Lexical Elements.- Identifiers.- Numeric Literals.- Character and String Literals.- Questions.- LESSON 4 Procedures and Type Integer.- Type Integer.- Subprogram Declarations and Parameters.- Subprogram Bodies and Local Variables.- Questions.- LESSON 5 Statements (if, loop).- If Statements.- Case Statements.- Simple Loops.- Loop Iteration Schemes.- Questions.- LESSON 6 Basic Types (Float, Boolean, subtypes, record).- Type Float.- Boolean.- Creating Types and Subtypes.- Enumeration.- Arrays.- Records.- Private and Limited Private Types.- Questions.- LESSON 7 Object-Oriented Programming.- Object-Oriented Programming: Overview.- Object-Oriented Programming in Ada: Inheritance.- Dynamic Dispatching (Polymorphism) in Ada.- Encapsulation.- Standard Object-Oriented Format.- Abstract Types and Subprograms.- User-Controlled Initialization, Finalization, and Assignment.- Questions.- LESSON 8 Introduction to String Types.- Type Character and Wide_Character.- Types of Strings.- Basics of Type String.- Passing Strings Between Subprograms.- Unbounded_String Basics.- Unbounded_String Input and Output.- Questions.- LESSON 9 Basic Input and Output.- Simple Text File Input and Output.- Line and File Endings.- Miscellaneous Text_IO Capabilities.- Package Command_Line.- Questions.- LESSON 10 Exceptions.- Exception Basics.- Declaring Exceptions.- Handling Exceptions.- Questions.- LESSON 11 Generics.- Defining Generics.- Generic Formal Parameters.- Example of aGeneric Package.- GADTs Versus GADOs.- Questions.- LESSON 12 Access Types.- Declaring Access Types.- Using Access Variables to Create Unbounded Types.- Basic Operations with Access Values.- Using Access Values.- Access Parameters (for Object Orientation).- Unchecked_Deallocation.- Access Variables: Putting It All Together.- Questions.- LESSON 13 Tasks and Protected Types.- Tasking Basics.- Creating and Communicating with Tasks.- Protected Types: Part I.- Protected Types: Part II.- Other Tasking Issues.- Questions.- LESSON 14 Ada-Related Information.- Key Ada-Related Documents.- RM Structure.- On-Line Ada Information Sources.- Questions.- LESSON 15 Ada Program Structure.- Ada Program Structure.- Child Packages.- Questions.- LESSON 16 Interfacing to Other Languages.- General Information on Interfacing to Other Languages.- Interfacing with C.- Ada Bindings.- Java and Ada.- Writing Ada Applets.- A Larger Ada Applet.- Java Interfaces and Aliased Components.- Ada Language Versus Java Language.- Questions.- LESSON 17 Miscellaneous Ada Subjects.- Language-Defined Attributes.- Recursion.- Efficiency.- Safety and Ada.- Software Inspections/Reading Bugs Out.- Other Ada Capabilities.- Questions.- LESSON 18 Sample Ada Program "Small".- Example Program Small (Introduction).- Small's Object-Oriented Class Hierarchy.- Any Structures Missing (Locating Operations)?.- Attributes and Operations of Objects.- Parameter Types.- Starting Implementation.- Closing Remarks on Program Small.- Questions.- APPENDIX A Backus-Naur Form (BNF).- APPENDIX B Source Code for the Generic Stack Example.- Package spec Generic_Stack.- Package body Generic_Stack.- Package spec Stack_Int.- Package spec Stack_Stack_Int.- Procedure body Demo_GS.- Procedure body Test_Generic_Stack.- APPENDIX C Program Small.-C.1 Class Diagram.- C.2 Sequence Diagram.- C.3 Collaboration Diagram.- C.4 Source Code for Program Small.- Procedure body Small.- Package spec Creatures.- Package spec Directions.- Package body Directions.- Package spec Items.- Package body Items.- Package spec Monsters.- Package spec Occupants.- Package body Occupants.- Package spec Parser.- Package body Parser.- Package spec Players.- Package spec Rooms.- Package body Rooms.- Package spec Things.- Package body Things 2.- Package spec Ustrings.- Package body Ustrings.- Package spec World.- Package body World.
