RE: Naturals and discrete types

["Clueless" <chris@dont.spam.me>]

In article <mailman.1004656086.22510.comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org>, "Beard,
Frank" <beardf@spawar.navy.mil> wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clueless [mailto:chris@dont.spam.me]
> 
>> However, I'm still a little fuzzy on the best way to convert between
>> real and discrete types.
> 
>       I : integer := 0;
>       Y : float := 3.14;
>    begin
>       I := integer(Y);  -- now I = 3;
> 
> 
> or
> 
>       I : integer := 9;
>       Y : float := 0.0;
>    begin
>       Y := float(I);  -- now Y ~ 9.0;

Everything is so damn simple isnt it? ;->

And I remember covering this subject early on in my textbook.
I'm a typical greenhorn I guess, making everything more complicated than
it has to be.

Thanks for your patience.

Clueless
chris@dont.spam.me