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Subject: Re: What do you think about this?
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2015 10:46:24 -0700
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On 07/03/2015 10:11 AM, Laurent wrote:
> On Friday, 3 July 2015 14:31:05 UTC+2, Stephen Leake  wrote:
> 
>> He should not be using a bounded string type; that's the point.
>>
>> Using a bounded string always involves a hidden length limit; if it's
>> too small, you'll hit it sometime, if it's too big, you're wasting storage.
>>
>> -- 
>> -- Stephe
> 
> So you mean that I should do it using something like this? Is an example from my Ada 95 book.

No, he means he doesn't like bounded strings. There are times when bounded
strings are appropriate. If you're happy with your use of them, then there's no
reason not to use them. If you're not happy, use
Ada.Strings.Unbounded.Unbounded_String.

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Jeff Carter
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