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From: RC <rc1@clanchy.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Unconstrained String Handling.
Date: 1997/07/03
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Is there a portable way to handle data elements of type: string?

(Any attributes which can be accessed for instance.)

As for constant strings:

    line1:                      constant string := "Some text.";


begin
    put_line (line1);
    put_line (line1'last);

....



procedure string_op (ip_text: IN STRING) is
begin
    ?????




Thanks,

RC1