Re: how to print an array range?

["Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org>]

On 6/26/2012 8:54 AM, Georg Bauhaus wrote:
> On 26.06.12 15:47, Nasser M. Abbasi wrote:
>>
>> simple question from newbie. How do I print array range?
>
> A range is not a value of some type.
>
> For type T, print T'First and T'Last; for array A(..., ...),
> print A'First(n) and A'Last(n), n > 0 being the nth index type.
>

Ok fair enough.
btw, would you know by any chance why I get these values?

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with Ada.Text_Io; use Ada.Text_Io;
with Ada.Float_Text_Io; use Ada.Float_Text_Io;
with Ada.integer_Text_Io; use Ada.integer_Text_Io;
with Ada.Numerics.Real_Arrays;  use Ada.Numerics.Real_Arrays;

procedure foo1 is
     A : constant Real_Matrix :=
              (( 1.0,  2.0,  3.0),
               ( 4.0,  5.0,  6.0),
               ( 7.0,  8.0,  9.0));
begin

     put(A'First(1)); new_line;
     put(A'Last(1));
         
end foo1;
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>gnatmake foo1.adb
gcc-4.6 -c foo1.adb
gnatbind -x foo1.ali
gnatlink foo1.ali
>./foo1
-2147483648
-2147483646
>

I know I am doing something silly here.

(I feel I have so much catching to do with Ada)

--Nasser