Re: Can I convert a string of letters into an array?

["John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid>]

In article <nospam-22AFE6.23512205032012@news.aioe.org>,
 "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article 
> <3994111.4442.1331003406394.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@vblb5>,
>  Will <willmann817@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Monday, March 5, 2012 9:58:46 PM UTC-5, Jeffrey Carter wrote:
> > > On 03/05/2012 06:46 PM, Will wrote:
> > > >
> > > > How do I convert a string of letters into an array? I am not sure 
> > > > how to sort the letters in the form of a string but I know how to 
> > > > do it using an array. Then how do I convert that array back to a 
> > > > string after I am done sorting it?
> > > 
> > > You could instantiate Ada.Containers.Generic_Array_Sort for the 
> > > array type String.
> > 
> > Jeff, I am a beginner at Ada, so I have no idea what you mean by that ha ha?
> 
> Jeff: In Ada, a String is an array of Character:
> 
>    type String is array(Positive range <>) of Character;
> 
> You can create an instance of Generic_Array_Sort that sorts the 
> Characters in a String like this:
> 
>    procedure Sort is new Ada.Containers.Generic_Array_Sort(
>       Index_Type   => Positive,
>       Element_Type => Character,
>       Array_Type   => String);
> 
> There's a complete example here:
> 
> <http://home.roadrunner.com/~jbmatthews/jumble.html>

D'oh, I meant to address Will, of course.

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