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On Mar 6, 3:10=A0am, Will <willmann...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday, March 5, 2012 9:58:46 PM UTC-5, Jeffrey Carter wrote:
> > On 03/05/2012 06:46 PM, Will wrote:
>
> > > How do I convert a string of letters into an array? I am not sure how=
 to sort
> > > the letters in the form of a string but I know how to do it using an =
array.
> > > Then how do I convert that array back to a string after I am done sor=
ting
> > > it?
>
> > You could instantiate Ada.Containers.Generic_Array_Sort for the array t=
ype String.
>
> > --
> > Jeff Carter
> > "Sir Lancelot saves Sir Gallahad from almost certain temptation."
> > Monty Python & the Holy Grail
> > 69
>
> Jeff, I am a beginner at Ada, so I have no idea what you mean by that ha =
ha?

I've been using Ada since 1987 (not all the time) and I'm still
finding useful stuff I didn't know about it. I'm also still ask stuff
in here pretty regularly :)