Re: how to i get the type of a parameter specification is ASIS

[Julian Leyh <julian@vgai.de>]

On 25 Okt., 15:12, stuart clark <clark.stuart...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 25, 10:07 pm, Julian Leyh <jul...@vgai.de> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On 25 Okt., 13:55, stuart clark <clark.stuart...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > 1) i am getting the parameter_specification using
>
> > >  params : Asis.Parameter_Specification_List :=
> > >                  asis.Declarations.Parameter_Profile
> > >                    (element);
>
> > > 2) from params i am getting the parameter name using
>
> > >  names: asis.Defining_Name_list :=
> > >                        asis.declarations.Names(params(i));
>
> > > 3) i am also getting the parameter mode_kind using
>
> > > mode_kind : Asis.Mode_Kinds :=
> > >                        asis.elements.mode_kind
> > >                          (params(i));
>
> > > it looks like this
>
> > > param  =  b : in out float
> > > name  =   b
> > > mode kind  = AN_IN_OUT_MODE
>
> > > but i also want the type of the parameter, eg float.
>
> > > anybody know how ???
>
> > from AdaBrowse source:
>
> >       declare
> >          Params : constant Parameter_Specification_List :=
> >            Parameter_Profile (Decl);
> >       begin
> >          for I in Params'Range loop
> >             declare
> >                T : constant Type_Descriptor :=
> >                  Type_Of (Declaration_Subtype_Mark (Params (I)));
> >             begin
> >                if T.Attrs = No_Attributes and then
> >                   Is_Equal (T.Decl, The_Type)
> >                then
> >                   return True;
> >                end if;
> >             end;
> >          end loop;
> >       end;
>
> thanks but which package is type_descriptor from ???

Oh, sorry... Type_Descriptor and Type_Of are from AdaBrowse... You
could have a look at the body of Type_Of to find out how they did it.

AdaBrowse: http://home.tiscalinet.ch/t_wolf/tw/ada95/adabrowse/