From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,6cb2525ffbfe23ce X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Mike Silva" Subject: Re: Ada multiple string personalities. why so many? Date: 1999/02/19 Message-ID: <7akpgn$ipc$1@its.hooked.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 446227463 References: <36C5B28C.F32C43A4@jps.net> <7acj53$1vu@news3.newsguy.com> <7af68r$52o$1@platane.wanadoo.fr> <7ahq7p$s6k$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <7ak471$rt9$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <7akabo$1uk$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <7akgld$5ue@drn.newsguy.com> <36cdddc8.12285254@news.pacbell.net> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Organization: Whole Earth Networks News Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1999-02-19T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Tom Moran wrote in message <36cdddc8.12285254@news.pacbell.net>... >>In C++, there is only one header that defines >>one string container template thing that holds >>character things. just one. > >>So, a C++ string is like that of Ada's ada.strings.unbounded.string. > There is only one string in Ada 95, Unbounded String, just like C++ >(Just forget any rumors you've heard or texts you've read about fixed >or limited length strings ;) Really? I'm just an Ada novice, but I've programmed lots of embedded systems and I can't imagine using unbounded strings (in whatever language) where I would need strings in such systems. Mike