Ada 0x: Re: Representation clause

["Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@gecm.com>]

Do I spot a possible language extension here?

How about a 'Underlying_Value attribute?

James Rogers <jimmaureenrogers@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> NOTES
> Unchecked_Conversion may be used to query the internal codes
> used for an enumeration type. The attributes of the type, such as Succ,
> Pred, and Pos, are unaffected by the enumeration_representation_clause.
> For example, Pos always returns the position number, not the internal
> integer code that might have been specified in a
> enumeration_representation_clause.
>
> Jim Rogers
> Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
> Anatoly Chernyshev wrote:
> > Now I wander about representation clause for enumerated types.
> > For example,
> >    type ATOM is (H, C, N, O);
> >    for  ATOM use (H=>1, C=>6, N=>7, O=>8);
> >
> > How can I access these 'internal' numbers?