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From: "Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com>
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Subject: Re: Converting numbers to strings without Ada.Text_IO?
Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 06:03:45 +0000 (UTC)
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> >> Well, my question is: how could in convert integer and real numbers
> >> portably into strings without using Ada.Text_IO?
> >
> > You could copy the algorithm GNAT uses for conversions from
> > Ada.Text_IO into your own package (with appropriate copyrighting kept)
>
> You could also simply call the 'Image attribute of the integer or
> real number.

My assumption (which could be wrong!) is the OP is using
Ada.Text_IO.* to get access to finer levels of formatting
the 'Image offers.

Cheers

-- Martin