From: Ted Dennison<dennison@telepath.com>
Subject: Re: How to convert record?
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 15:41:47 GMT
Date: 2001-10-25T15:41:47+00:00 [thread overview]
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In article <mailman.1004014779.9400.comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org>, sk says...
>
>-- ... Use 'Size on a _variable_ of that type, not the type itself,
>-- and divide by System.Storage_Unit (i.e., 8). ...
>
>Why variable and NOT type ?
Because the type will return the number of bits it could theoreticly fit into,
not the number it takes up. Thus you could get a result that isn't evenly
divisible by your storage unit (usually 8).
Personally, I prefer to just adjust for that, rather than worry about it.
(Typename'size + System.Storage_Unit - 1) / System.Storage_Unit
..but that's just me.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-10-25 15:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-10-21 9:56 How to convert record? Joseph Kwan
2001-10-22 11:30 ` John McCabe
2001-10-25 11:40 ` Joseph Kwan
2001-10-25 12:38 ` sk
2001-10-25 17:12 ` Jeffrey L. Susanj
2001-10-25 12:48 ` David C. Hoos
2001-10-29 1:42 ` Joseph Kwan
2001-10-29 13:35 ` Marc A. Criley
2001-10-25 12:48 ` Marc A. Criley
2001-10-25 12:54 ` sk
2001-10-25 15:41 ` Ted Dennison [this message]
2001-10-26 3:21 ` Smark
2001-10-26 5:45 ` James Rogers
2001-10-26 17:46 ` Smark
2001-10-26 14:30 ` Ted Dennison
2001-10-26 17:42 ` Smark
2001-10-26 20:02 ` Ted Dennison
2001-10-26 23:10 ` Jeffrey Carter
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2001-10-29 18:16 Beard, Frank
2001-10-30 1:17 ` Adrian Hoe
2001-10-30 19:05 Beard, Frank
2001-10-31 4:10 ` Adrian Hoe
2001-10-31 19:40 Beard, Frank
2001-11-01 2:13 ` Adrian Hoe
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