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From: VArase@varase.it.luc.edu (Verne Arase)
Subject: Re: Leading zeros with Int_IO.Put()? Or another package?
Date: 1996/11/27
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Date: 1996-11-27T00:00:00+00:00
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In article <3295F2A9.1EF0@lmtas.lmco.com>,
Ken Garlington <garlingtonke@lmtas.lmco.com> wrote:

 >  use Ada.Text_IO.Editing;
 >  ...
 >  package Edited_IO is new Decimal_Output (type);
 >  ...
 >  Edited_IO.Put (n, To_Picture ("-99999999"));
 >
 >Interesting. They look reasonably similar to me. If anything,
 >the Ada version makes it clear from the text that this
 >I/O is using the Picture feature of the language. However,
 >if you believe "P" is more readable in this regard, I
 >suppose we'll have to agree to disagree...

Well, we are talking about a langugage primative rather than a subroutine
library.

Or are you saying that PayRoll is also built into the language (and
implemented in a single statement)?

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