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From: Martin Krischik <krischik@users.sourceforge.net>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
Subject: Re: Binding to C
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 15:47:50 +0200
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chris wrote:

> Martin Krischik wrote:
>> chris wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I came across the following in libjpeg... what should I map it to?
>>>
>>>const char* const* jpeg_message_table
>> 
>> 
>> const works to the left unless it comes first. So:
>> 
>> (const char) (* const)* jpeg_message_table
> 
> Yuck!  I thought it was
> 
> (const char *) (const *) jpeg_message_table;

The difference is only that the last * is not constant. But for a parameter
to a function this makes no difference to the user of the function.

> which is (iirc)
> 
> type jpeg_message_table is access constant CStrings.chars_ptr;
 
> I hate C!

Met too.

With Regards

Martin

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