From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,2151e8951b93233f X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-06-22 20:34:48 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-04!supernews.com!newsfeed.news2me.com!logbridge.uoregon.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.gtei.net!newscon02.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr13.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!3bae8248!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Put_Line for chars_ptr References: X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 67.112.203.253 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr13.news.prodigy.com 1024798406 ST000 67.112.203.253 (Sat, 22 Jun 2002 22:13:26 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 22:13:26 EDT Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: [[PGGTSDZRRQBQH]]RKB_UDAZZ\DPCPDLXUNNHLIWIWTEPIB_NVUAH_[BL[\IRKIANGGJBFNJF_DOLSCENSY^U@FRFUEXR@KFXYDBPWBCDQJA@X_DCBHXR[C@\EOKCJLED_SZ@RMWYXYWE_P@\\GOIW^@SYFFSWHFIXMADO@^[ADPRPETLBJ]RDGENSKQQZN Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 02:13:27 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:26613 Date: 2002-06-23T02:13:27+00:00 List-Id: > via Value(varname.sysname) & ... &... it cannot handle a null-pointer > (raise Dereference-Error). What else should Value(null pointer) do? How about using something like: function S(Item : in chars_ptr) return String is begin if Item = Null_Ptr then return "?"; else return Value(Item); end S;