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Subject: Re: Unconstrained String Handling.
Date: 1997/07/03
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On Thu, 3 Jul 1997 13:21:33 +0100, RC <rc1@clanchy.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> 
> Is there a portable way to handle data elements of type: string?
> 
> (Any attributes which can be accessed for instance.)
> 
> As for constant strings:
> 
>     line1:                      constant string := "Some text.";
> 
> 
> begin
>     put_line (line1);
>     put_line (line1'last);
> 
> ....
> 
> 
> 
> procedure string_op (ip_text: IN STRING) is
> begin
>     ?????
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> RC1
> 
> 

Type String is simply a one-dimensional array type, its declaration is

type String is array(Positive range <>) of Character;

from ARM 3.6.3(4), so all attributes of array types are defined for
String.

Jeff Carter  PGP:1024/440FBE21
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