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Subject: Re: "&" for array versus "&" for Strings
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Date: 2002-10-08T13:53:47+02:00

> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> with Ada.Text_IO; use Ada.Text_IO;
> procedure Array_Test is
> 
>    type Name_Array is array (Positive range <>) of String (1..6);
> 
>    procedure Print_Names (Names : Name_Array) is
>    begin
>       for No in Names'First .. Names'Last loop
>          Put_Line (Integer'Image(No) & ": " & Names (No));
>       end loop;
>    end;
> 
> begin
> 
>    Print_Names ("Ada   " & "Babbel");
> 
> end Array_Test;
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Then the result becomes:
> 
>  1: A 2: d 3: a 4:   5:   6:   7: B 8: a 9: b 10: b 11: e 12: l
> Why is this happening.

Which compiler do you use?

Gnat 3.16w produces an error for this:

preben.adb:15:17: expected type "Name_Array" defined at line 4
preben.adb:15:17: found a string type

With qualification, it works.

   Print_Names (string'("Ada   ") & string'("Babbel"));

The problem cause needs an intensive RM exegesis, which I have just not the time 
for. Could be a compiler error.