Re: Type convertion

["Stuart" <stuart@0.0>]

"news.broadpark.no" <etjensen@broadpark.no> wrote in message 
news:47d6ae9b$1@news.broadpark.no...
>I have a simple question. I'm working on an Ada package I have received.
>
> - Is it possible to covert a Boolean to Integer in an easy way
> - Is it possible to covert an enum to Integer in an easy way

Yes - but it depends on what integers you want.

First, try checking up on the 'pos attribute for enumerated types - ARM 
3.5.5

> In the second question i typically have something like this:
>
>   type My_Type is  (AB, CD, EF, GH, IJ);
>
> Now, I have a declaration:
>
>   MyTest : My_Type;
>
> The result is stored in MyTest. I'm writing an interface to a C based 
> program and I need to convert it to Integer. I'm new to Ada, so any hint 
> would help.

If you are interfacing to a C program you perhaps should look at ARM Annex 
B.  For the interface you should use one of the Integer_n/Unsigned_n types.

If you simply want the mapping
    AB => 0
    CD => 1
    EF => 2
    GH => 3
    IJ => 4

you could use
    My_Type'pos(MyTest)

Another way is to declare an array of Interfaces.Integer_n  indexed by 
My_Type which contains the values you want for each value of My_Type.

You could use representation clauses for My_Type and Unchecked_Conversions - 
but this is probably not a good idea.

HTH

-- 
Stuart

If you simply want