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From: Preben Randhol <randhol@pvv.org>
Subject: Re: Safely converting String to Float ?
Date: 1999/11/03
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"Matthew Heaney" <matthew_heaney@acm.org> writes:

| A few more points:
| 
| 1) If you're using type Float, you don't need to instantiate
| Text_IO.Float_IO, because there's a predefined package called
| Ada.Float_Text_IO.

Aha. Btw. How do one find a overview of these packages. I've been
looking in the RM, but I haven't really found one (overview). I'm not
to familiar with using it yet though.

| 2) If you use Get, then the last parameter is not a "size" of subtype
| "Integer," it indicates the last index position of the value image, and
| its subtype is "Natural."

Oops you'r right. Thanks.
 
| 3) You don't really need Float_Text_IO or Get; simply use the attribute
| Float'Value to convert the string:

Ah great now it works! Thank you very much!

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