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Subject: Re: Array Help?
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On Wed, 29 Feb 2012, Jeffrey Carter wrote:

> On 02/29/2012 12:45 PM, stefan-lucks@see-the.signature wrote:
> >
> >    First := X'First;
> >    while First<  X'Last and then X(First) = ' ' loop
> >      First := First + 1;
> >    end loop;
> >    return X(First .. X'Last);
> 
> Ada.Strings.Fixed.Index_Non_Blank?

That was just a simplified example for a common pattern. In that specific 
case, I would probably use Ada.Strings.Fixed.Trim(..., Left).

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