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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: TCP/IP Sockets with GNAT.Sockets
Date: Tue, 03 May 2005 22:48:56 +0100
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Poul-Erik Andreasen <poulerik@pea.dk> writes:

> Simon Wright wrote:

>> Why do you say Character'First & not ASCII.NUL?
>
> Not for any partikulari reason.
>
> When i started developing job i tried with ASCII.NUL
> things didn't work out(surely for som other reason);
> they did when i first was using character'first.
> (also surely for som other reason);
>
> Are there any reason why ASCII.NUL should be better;
>
> ASCII.NUL are defined as Character'First;

It just seems that ASCII.NUL is a more appropriate name for what you
are trying to send .. I suppose Character'Val (0) would also do. It
seems almost accidental that Character'First gives the value you need
.. the others are more explicitly related to the problem.

Just my 2p!