Re: limited private types

[Ray Blaak <blaak@infomatch.com>]

r_srinivasan@my-deja.com writes:
> Currently I am using text_io package. Unfortunately the type
> text_io.file_type is a "limited private" type and this means no
> assignments. I have been able to get around this somewhat by using
> File_access type but there is no "close" procedure that will take a
> file_access.

Assuming:

  type File_Access is access Text_IO.File_Type;
  f_ptr : File_Access;

then why can't you do Text_IO.Close(f_ptr.all)?

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