Re: Why the scalar types are not all discrete types ?

[Philippe Torres <ptorres@laas.fr>]

Philippe Torres wrote:
> 
> I ask that because i would like to iterate over a fixed-point index in a
> 'for ... loop' but the 'for ... loop' demands a 'range' over a discrete
> type.
> 

Don't bother, i've done it with
---
V : fixed_2_digits := start_of_range ;
end_of_loop_value : fixed_2_digits := end_of_range ;

loop 
  some_action_on(V) ;
  exit when V = end_of_loop_value ;
  V := V'Succ ;
end loop ;
---
Even if thinking about it once should have been enough, I'll think twice
next time. Promised.

Philippe