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From: Gautier <gautier.demontmollin@maths.unine.ch>
Subject: Re: End of File for streams
Date: 2000/04/17
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Kevin Rigotti wrote:

> I have philosophical and aesthetic objections to trapping the
> End_Error exception as a means of determining end of file, but
> is this the only way to do it?

Other possible advantages of using the exception:

  - you can stream-in data from an "endless" stream as well (not
    only a Stream_IO file)
  - I have noticed much faster data transfers using the exception
    variant - mainly with GNAT and also with Direct_IO, surely
    due to the fact it reduces some checks around EOF.

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