Re: How to put 200.0 (is float variable of 32 bits) into an integer sub-type of 10 bits (complete program included)

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

ChristopherL <clusardi2k@aol.com> writes:
> On Jan 15, 12:48 pm, Martin <martin.do...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
>> On Jan 15, 8:15 pm, ChristopherL <clusard...@aol.com> wrote:
> How can I be getting the below error message with
>> > "Unchecked_Conversion".
>> > Isn't Unchecked_conversion just suppose to copy bits?
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> ...of objects of the same size.
>>
>> Here's a clue...Short_integer2 is either 8-bits or 32-bits (assuming
>> x86) but it sure as hell ain't 10.
>>
>
> When I look at "Short_integer2'Size" with the debugger it shows me 10!

That's the size of the type, not the size of an object of the type.

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