Re: C array to Ada pointer to unconstrained array without copyingmemory

["Chad R. Meiners" <crmeiners@hotmail.com>]

"Chad R. Meiners" <crmeiners@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:blvfo6$q6s$1@msunews.cl.msu.edu...
> declare
>     C_Data_Ptr       :  Systems.Address := To_Address(My_C_Ptr);
>     C_Data_Length :  Natural   := ...;
>
>     type My_Ada_Type_Element is ...;
>     type My_Ada_Array is array(Natural range <>) of My_Ada_Type_Element;
>
>     subtype My_C_Data_As_An_Ada_Array_Type is
> My_Ada_Array(1..C_Data_Length);
>     package My_Converter is new
> Address_To_Access_Conversions(My_C_Data_As_An_Ada_Array_Type);
>     C_Data_In_Ada : My_Ada_Array renames
> My_Converter.To_Pointer(C_Data_Ptr).all;
>     -- No copying of the array done, but the array dope that you want is
> built from the subtype information.
> begin
> ...
> end;

I should probably add that you can just get the pointer with

My_Ada_Array_Ptr : My_Converter.Object_Pointer :=
My_Converter.To_Pointer(C_Data_Ptr);

I believe that this satisfies your needs?
-CRM