Re: integer'image

[g_harrison@vger.nsu.edu ((George C. Harrison) Norfolk State University)]

In article <2563@sparko.gwu.edu>, mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman) writes:
> In answering the question about cursor control, George Harrison and I used
> 2 different techniques to get the row and column values sent to the 
> terminal. I assumed an Integer_IO instantiation; he (probably rightly) did
> not. But all this makes me wonder why on earth Integer'Image should
> decide to prepend a blank to the numeric string. To delete this blank,
> just to get a left-adjusted numeric string, requires overkill code of
> one kind or another, as George's solution makes abdundantly clear.
> 

That's exactly right.  Do-While Jones in his _Ada in Action_ complains about
the same thing.  He then develops a package that even does essentially
Float'Image, etc.  I highly recommend the book for good reading with his [very]
dry sense of humor.  

I would like to hear if anyone feels (like me) that this book is somewhat of a
real treasure.  -- or otherwise.

George....

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