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Subject: Re: Parameterised 'Image Attributes
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2023 09:25:44 +0100
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On 18/08/2023 08:18, Rod Kay wrote:
> Hello.all,
> 
> 
>     There has been some recent discussion on #ada irc regarding 
> formatted output.
> 
>     Would it be possible/desirable to allow the 'Image attribute to have 
> formatting parameters ? Something along the lines of ...
> 
> 
>     put_Line (some_Integer'Image (Width => 5, Padding => '0'));
> 
> 
> ... and similar 'Image attribute parameters for other types.
> 
> 
>     If the parameters have defaults, then there should not be any 
> backwards compatibility issues (I think).

I wanted them for ages, but there was a conversation ages ago where 
someone on here said attributes were for "debugging only," yet that's 
not what the arm says.