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From: "Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@baesystems.com>
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Subject: Re: Parameter return when exceptions occur
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:20:22 +0100
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Steve wrote:
> The "variable lenght strings thread" has touched on the case of using
> Ada.Text_Io.Get_Line with a string on the last line of a file that
> does not contain a file terminator.  In this case an End_Error
> exception is raised.
>
> Question: when the End_Error exception occurs, is anything known
> about the value of the parameters to Get_Line?  Does the procedure
> still return meaningful values?
>
> I suspect it is compiler dependent, since I didn't manage to find any
> explanation in the LRM.

If a subprogram raises an exception you can assume /nothing/ about
the contents of the returning values.

Cheers

-- Martin