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# 8.5.5 Generic Renaming Declarations

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A generic_renaming_declaration is used to rename a generic unit.

#### Syntax

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generic_renaming_declaration ::=
generic package defining_program_unit_name renames generic_package_name
[aspect_specification];
| generic procedure defining_program_unit_name renames generic_procedure_name
[aspect_specification];
| generic function defining_program_unit_name renames generic_function_name
[aspect_specification];

#### Legality Rules

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The renamed entity shall be a generic unit of the corresponding kind.

#### Static Semantics

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A generic_renaming_declaration declares a new view of the renamed generic unit.
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NOTE Although the properties of the new view are the same as those of the renamed view, the place where the generic_renaming_declaration occurs can affect the legality of subsequent renamings and instantiations that denote the generic_renaming_declaration, in particular if the renamed generic unit is a library unit (see 10.1.1).

#### Examples

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Example of renaming a generic unit:
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generic package Enum_IO renames Ada.Text_IO.Enumeration_IO; -- see A.10.10

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