Re: index range while type (seemingly defined) to always include this particular value

["Jeffrey R. Carter" <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org>]

On 01/04/2018 04:39 PM, Mehdi Saada wrote:
> This line: 	PUT(POLY.COEF(0));
> raises Constraint Error: index check failed. I can't get my head round about this.
> Each time the function
> See below: 0 is ALWAYS in the index range of COEF, which is an array component.
> 
> generic formal parameters:
> type T_DEGRE_BASE is range <>;
> MAX: in T_DEGRE_BASE;
> 
> type definitions:
> subtype T_DEGRE is T_DEGRE_BASE range -MAX..MAX;
> type T_Vect_Coef is array (T_Degr
> type T_Polynome (Degre : T_Degre := 0) is
>      record
>          COEF : T_Vect_Coef (0..Degre) := (others => NULL_ELEMENT);
>      end record;e range <>) of ELEMENT;
> 
> And the actual generic parameters:
> package RAT is new P_RATIONNELS_G(T_ENTIER => INTEGER);
> package POLY is new P_POLY_V1_G(T_DEGRE_BASE => INTEGER,
>     ELEMENT => RAT.T_RATIONNEL, NULL_ELEMENT => RAT.NULLE, MAX => 10, PUT => RAT_IO.PUT);
> Lastly:
> subtype T_Entier_Pos is T_Entier range 1..T_Entier'Last;
> type T_Rationnel is record
>      Numerateur  : T_Entier  := 0;
>      Denominateur: T_Entier_Pos := 1;
> end record;

You have not provided enough information to determine what your problem really 
is. However, if you declare

Poly : T_Polynome (Degre => T_Degre'First);

then what are valid indices into Poly.Coef?

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