Re: Real Time IO routines -- answering Simon Wright part 1

[Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>]

anon@anon.org (anon) writes:
[...]
> -- Basically, what's wrong with the IMAGE attribute?
> --
> --   Using IMAGE Attribute. Output formatted and style set by vendor
> --   and the output format is not specified in Ada RM.

Wrong.  The result of the 'Image attribute is specified by the
language, not by the vendor.

> --     1.For numeric data. No formatted output.  
> --       A) No data "Width" control for output.
> --       B) No field formatting. Such as setting the "Fore", 
> --          "Aft" or "Exp" fields.
> --       C) No base control.
> --       D) No readability formatting. Such as adding "_" or commas
> --          in numeric data printed output stream. 

The 'Image attribute is less flexible than some other solutions.
Nobody has claimed otherwise.

If the behavior of 'Image happens to be satisfactory for your
purposes, there's no reason not to use it.  If it isn't, then
obviously you should use something else.

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