Re: Convert a Wide_String (or a Wide_Character) to an Integer.

[lomoscompany@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 1:16:54 PM UTC-8, lomosc...@gmail.com wrote:
> Why does it have to be so damn complicated?
> 
> I have the following function:
> 
> function Get_Lexical_Category (Input : in Wide_String)
>     return Lexical_Category_Id is
>     -- Retrieves the number representing the lexical category
>     -- of the word.
> 
>     Number_Index : Integer
>                  := Lexical_Category_Position;
>     Lexical_Category : Wide_Character
>                      := Input(Input'First - 1 + Number_Index);
> begin
>     -- NEED TO RETURN AN INTEGER CREATED FROM A SINGLE CHARACTER IN A WIDE 
>     -- STRING HERE
> end Get_Lexical_Category;
> 
> How does one convert a Wide_String into a normal String? Or, in my case, a Wide_Character to a Character.
> 
> Or is there any version of "Integer'Value" that takes Wide_Strings?
> 
> 
> Thanks a lot for any help, this is really frustrating.

Thanks, both of you. I guess I'll have to study the reference manual.. I have no idea how I'm going to remember all of that, but I'll try.