Re: Converting Type Characters to type string

["jimmaureenrogers@worldnet.att.net" <jimmaureenrogers@worldnet.att.net>]

On Apr 1, 5:22 am, jedivaughn <jedivaugh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 1, 1:34 am, Simon Wright <simon.j.wri...@mac.com> wrote:
>
> > jedivaughn <jedivaugh...@gmail.com> writes:
> > > Ok So I've almost solved my problem. my only question now is I need
> > > to convert one character to an integer. I know the input is a
> > > integer so it's not going to give me a constraint error but how will
> > > I convert one character to an integer?
>
> > Make a one-character String holding your Character & convert that?
>
> > with ada.text_io;
> > procedure blah is
> >   i : integer := integer'value (string'(1 .. 1 => '7'));
> > begin
> >   ada.text_io.put_line ("i => " & integer'image (i));
> > end blah;
>
> not exactly what I was looking for. I have a number stored in a
> character. and I want to turn that into a integer. so I can add it to
> another integer. So say I have the number '5' stored in a character
> and I want that in an integer not a character or string. how would I
> do that?

Given your stated goal of converting decimal integers into Roman
numerals,
your goal of dealing with one digit at a time will always lead you
astray.

Why not read the entire set of digits as an integer directly?

Given the number 1994, your result should be MCMXCIV.
You cannot arrive at the correct result simply reading one digit at a
time.

Jim Rogers