Re: String

[Jeffrey Carter <spam@spam.com>]

And838N@netscape.net wrote:
 >
 > Where is the type String defined?  That is, which file, which
 > package.  I grep'd all the spec files that came with the GNAT
 > compiler and there is no line that says "type String is ...".  Is it
 > in a lib somewhere?  what filename should I look for?

String is defined in package Standard, and Standard is defined in the 
ARM (ARM A.1).

Standard is a special package; everything you compile is considered to 
be compiled as part of package Standard. This is why you can use the 
types declared in Standard (Integer, Boolean, String, and so on) without 
having to put "with Standard; use Standard;" on everything.

As such, Standard is unlikely to exist as a file for any compiler.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"When Roman engineers built a bridge, they had to stand under it
while the first legion marched across. If programmers today
worked under similar ground rules, they might well find
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