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From: "David C. Hoos" <david.c.hoos.sr@ada95.com>
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Subject: Re: Converting Char to Enum
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lars Noschinski" <lars@usenet.noschinski.de>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: Converting Char to Enum
<snip>
> So if I want to output only the character without the quotes, I have
> to convert it to string? In the case of type symbols with an
> indirection through type character, of course. 
No, characters can be output with Text_IO.Put (e.g.), instead of
an instantiation of Text_IO.Enumeration_IO, in which case just
the character will be output.

> 
> BTW: Which online book/tutorial has a good explanation of the
> possibilities of type conversion in Ada? After doing PHP for a few
> weeks, I really see the advantages of a strong type system, but it
> needs some time to get familiar with it. 
> 
> 
> CU Lars Noschinski
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