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From: "J.s" <justin.squirek@gmail.com>
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Subject: Does ada have a sscanf equivalent?
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:08:45 -0800 (PST)
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I am trying to translate some C code that parses a string into numbers
(both Integers and Floats) from an input file. Would it be easiest to
just import the C function or is there an Ada equivalent? (I found a
package but I don't think I understand how it works:
http://www.web-port.net/Christfried.Webers/sources/flex/s-valrea__ads.htm)

Input file:
        . . .
	vert 7 0.4453125 0.416015625 9 1
	vert 8 0.453125 0.517578125 10 1
	vert 9 0.39453125 0.513671875 11 1
        . . .
C code:
        . . .
   if (sscanf (buff, "%s %d ( %f %f %f ) ( %f %f %f )",
     joint->name, &joint->parent, &joint->pos(0),
     &joint->pos(1), &joint->pos(2), &joint->orient(0),
     &joint->orient(1), &joint->orient(2)) == 8){
        . . .