Re: Ada Gems in educational material

[Georg Bauhaus <rm.tsoh.plus-bug.bauhaus@maps.futureapps.de>]

Jerry wrote:
> On Mar 5, 8:48 am, Georg Bauhaus <rm.tsoh-plus.nicif-
> bauh...@maps.futureapps.de> wrote:
>> Gem #27: Changing Data Representation (Part 1) by Robert Dewar
>> explains how to use type derivation if you want to have two
>> representations of the same data. The types let you convert
>> between an external and an internal representation, say.
>>
>> http://www.adacore.com/2008/03/03/gem-27/
> 
> I wonder if this works on records with discriminants.

It should work I think, according to LRM 13.5.1 and
3.2.1(6). This works with GNAT. -gnatR2[s] might be useful.

package News5 is

   -- components
   type C is range 1000 .. 5000;

   -- discriminating values
   type T is range -1 .. +1;

   -- internal type
   type R(D: T) is record
      Data: C;
   end record;

   -- external type
   type X(D: T) is new R(D);
   for X'Size use 36;
   for X use record
      Data at 0 range 0 .. 11;
      D at 0 range 24 .. 27;
   end record;


   Internal: R := R'(0, Data => 4200);
   External: X := X(Internal);

end News5;