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Subject: Re: Interface Ada string with C++ std::string
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On Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at 9:52:35 PM UTC+10, Lucretia wrote:

> The test_binding is the extreme way to do it.
>=20
> The simpler, kind of, and preferred way would be to work out what you nee=
d from the string class. Pass around the C++ pointer inside Ada. Then have =
C functions which are imported to Ada which handle the messy C/C++ stuff, t=
hen wrap those in Ada handling the Messy Ada/C stuff there.

Thanks for all your advice.
It turns out that my original effort was almost there and now works.
As you advise, it just needs a C function between Ada and C++.