Java has the finalize block which allows to execute some statements after a block is left (executed even if an exception is raised). Example:
try {
...
} catch (Exception e) {
...
} finally {
... // any code here
}
Ada has the controlled objects which allows to implement a Finalize operation but there is no finalize block equivalent as in java. This is useful for logging, closing files, transactions and so on (without having to create a specific tagged type for each possible block).
I believe this code will do what you ask; it successfully prints out 42
with the present raise
or with return
. It's an implementation of T.E.D's suggestion.
Tested with GCC 4.5.0 on Mac OS X, Darwin 10.6.0.
with Ada.Finalization;
package Finally is
-- Calls Callee on deletion.
type Caller (Callee : not null access procedure)
is new Ada.Finalization.Limited_Controlled with private;
private
type Caller (Callee : not null access procedure)
is new Ada.Finalization.Limited_Controlled with null record;
procedure Finalize (Object : in out Caller);
end Finally;
package body Finally is
procedure Finalize (Object : in out Caller)
is
begin
Object.Callee.all;
end Finalize;
end Finally;
with Ada.Text_IO; use Ada.Text_IO;
with Finally;
procedure Finally_Demo is
begin
declare
X : Integer := 21;
-- The cleanup procedure, to be executed when this block is left
procedure F
is
begin
Put_Line ("X is " & Integer'Image (X));
end F;
-- The controlled object, whose deletion will execute F
F_Caller : Finally.Caller (F'Access);
begin
X := 42;
raise Constraint_Error;
end;
end Finally_Demo;