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Subject: Re: Type convertion
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On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:10:35 -0400, news.broadpark.no  
<etjensen@broadpark.no> wrote:

> I have a simple question. I'm working on an Ada package I have received.
>
> - Is it possible to covert a Boolean to Integer in an easy way
> - Is it possible to covert an enum to Integer in an easy way
>
> In the second question i typically have something like this:
>
>    type My_Type is  (AB, CD, EF, GH, IJ);
>
> Now, I have a declaration:
>
>    MyTest : My_Type;
>
> The result is stored in MyTest. I'm writing an interface to a C based  
> program and I need to convert it to Integer. I'm new to Ada, so any hint  
> would help.
>
> Eirik
>

I expect:

pragma Convention (C, My_Type);

would do the trick for you.