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(*  set.s7i       Support for sets of a base type                   *)
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(**
 *  Abstract data type, describing sets of ''baseType'' values.
 *  This abstract data type decides about the implementation of the
 *  set. When ''baseType'' values can be mapped to [[integer]] with
 *  the ''ord'' function and ''ord'' does never raise an exception
 *  the set is implemented as [[bitsetof|bitset]], otherwise the set
 *  is implemented as [[hashsetof|hashset]].
 *  Sets of [[integer]] numbers are described with [[bitset]].
 *)
const func type: set of (in type: baseType) is func
  result
    var type: setType is void;
  begin
    setType := get_type(getfunc(set of (attr baseType)));
    if setType = void then
      if getobj(ord(ref baseType: setElement)) <> NIL and
          getobj(ord(ref baseType: setElement, mayRaiseRangeError)) = NIL then
        setType := bitset(baseType);
      else
        setType := hashset(baseType);
      end if;
      global

      const type: set of (attr baseType) is setType;

      end global;
    end if;
  end func;
