/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb SCA, SCA Topics, Getting Started, Ada Attributes Table  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    The following table lists the SCA symbol classes and their
    corresponding meanings in Ada.

    SCA Symbol Classes and Equivalent Ada Language Terminology

    SCA Term       Ada Term       Explanation

    Argument       Formal         A subprogram formal parameter
                   parameter

    Component,     Component      Record components and discriminants
    Field

    Constant,      Constant
    Literal

    Exception      Exception

    File           File           A file used during compilation

    Function,      All
    Procedure,     subprograms,
    Program,       entries,
    Routine,       and ACCEPT
    Subroutine     statements

    Generic        Generic        Generic subprograms or generic
                                  packages

    Keyword        Keyword        PDF keyword tag

    Label          Labels
                   and loop
                   identifiers

    Macro          N/A

    Module,        Packages
    Package

    Placeholder    Placeholder    LSE placeholder

    Psect          N/A

    Tag            Tag            PDF tag

    Task           Task           Task objects

    Type           Type

    Unbound        Unbound        Pragmas and attributes

    Variable       Object

    The following table lists the SCA occurrence classes and their
    corresponding meanings in Ada.

    SCA Occurrence Classes and Equivalent Ada Language Terminology

    SCA Term       Ada Term       Explanation

    Primary        Body           For example, package body

    Associated     Specification  For example, package specification

    Declaration    Declaration    Any declaration, either primary or
                                  associated

    Reference      Reference      Any nondeclaration

    Read, Fetch    Read

    Write, Store   Write

    Address,       N/A
    Pointer

    Call           Call

    Command_line   Command line   A file referred to on the command
                                  line; for example, ADA foo.ada

    Include        N/A

    Precompiled    N/A

    Separate       Separate       Any Ada package or sub-program unit
                                  defined as SEPARATE

    With           With           Any WITH of an Ada package or sub-program
                                  unit

    Explicit       Explicit       An entity that is explicitly
                                  declared. For example,
                                  declarations resulting from generic
                                  instantiations.

    Implicit       Implicit       Any symbol declared by the compiler,
                                  for example a loop name

    Visible        Visible        A symbol whose name is visible in
                                  the source

    Hidden         Hidden         A symbol whose name is not visible
                                  in the source; for example,
                                  anonymous types

    Compilation_   Compilation    Subprogram declaration or body,
    unit           unit           package declaration or body, and so
                                  forth

    Limited        Limited        Any Ada limited private type

    Private        Private        Any Ada private type

    The following table lists the SCA domain classes and their
    corresponding meanings in ADA.

    SCA Domain Classes and Equivalent Ada Language Terminology

    SCA Term       Ada Term       Explanation

    Inheritable                   Objects declared in a package
                                  specification

    Global         N/A

    Predefined     N/A

    Multi_module                  Inheritable, Global and Predefined

    Module_        Module         Objects known to only one module
    specific       specific