RE: Variable length raw-byte data

From: "Beard, Frank" <beardf@spawar.navy.mil>
To: "'comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org'" <comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org>
Subject: RE: Variable length raw-byte data
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:00:11 -0500
Date: 2000-12-12T16:00:11-05:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <B6A1A9B09E52D31183ED00A0C9E0888C46993A@nctswashxchg.nctswash.navy.mil> (raw)

Yes, I forgot about this.  I've used this several times
in the past with great success.

Frank

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Carter [mailto:jrcarter@acm.org]

Often, you can receive the pointer as an address and use it for an
object.

type Byte_List is array (Positive range <>) of Unsigned_8;

C_Thing (Length, Pointer);

Use_Thing : declare
   Thing : Byte_List (1 .. Length);
   for Thing'Address use Pointer;
begin -- Use_Thing
   ...
end Use_Thing;

-- 
Jeff Carter
"I blow my nose on you."
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
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