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From: "Matthew Heaney" <mheaney@on2.com>
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Subject: Re: Characters and Numerics
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 09:58:35 -0500
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"M. A. Alves" <maa@liacc.up.pt> wrote in message
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> On 5 Dec 2001, Duke Luke wrote:
> > How can I change type character to type natural??
> > e.g: '3' -> 3;
>
> Use attribute Value of the type Natural upon a String version of
> the Character e.g.
>
>   N := Natural'Value(C & "");

Or just

   N := Character'Pos (C) - Character'Pos ('0');