Re: Dynamic memory allocation with Ada83

["Matthew Heaney" <matthew_heaney@acm.org>]

In article <86hpt2$gjj$1@nnrp1.deja.com> , vxo25@my-deja.com  wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I want to implement dynamic memory allocation with Ada83.
> Could anyone help me ?

What exactly do you mean by "I want to implement dynamic memory
allocation"?

Do you mean that you want to allocate an object on the heap?  If so,
then do this:

  type TA is access Constrained_Type;

  O : TA := new Constrained_Type;

If you want to allocate an object on the heap whose type is
unconstrained, then you have to supply a constraint:

  type String_Access is access String;

  S : SA := new String'("this is a string on the heap");

or

  S : SA := new String (1 .. 10);


If you don't mean "allocate an object on the heap," then you have to say
what it is you're trying to do.

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