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From: Kilgallen@eisner.decus.org.nospam (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Strings initialised by literals
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In article <3B5B7E39.79B814F4@avercom.net>, Tucker Taft <stt@avercom.net> writes:
> 
> 
> James Rogers wrote:
> 
>> This is guaranteed by the language.
>>
>> The string type is defined as :
>>
>> type string is array(Positive range <>) of character;
> 
> Not all strings start at 1.  However, when there is no "applicable index
> constraint" provide by context, then the low bound is the lower bound of
> the index subtype, which in this case is Positive (and Positive'First =
> 1).
> See RM95 4.3(26).

Actually 4.3.3(26), I presume (now that you have pointed it out).