From: "Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>
Subject: Re: String_Access in unbounded string handling?
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 19:24:40 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <uo7a76$1mcac$1@dont-email.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: uo0fs5$dja6$1@dont-email.me
"Jeffrey R.Carter" <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.acm.org.not> wrote in message
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> On 2024-01-14 12:05, Blady wrote:
>>
>> String_Access is defined in A.4.5 Unbounded-Length String Handling:
>> 7 type String_Access is access all String;
>>
>> and note:
>> 75 The type String_Access provides a (nonprivate) access type for
>> explicit processing of unbounded-length strings.
>>
>> I wonder what String_Access is for and what could be "explicit
>> processing"?
>
> String_Access is a mistake that should not exist.
I agree with Jeffrey. Whatever reason it was initially put into the package
has long since ceased to be relevant. And, as Dmitry notes, when you want
such a type, it's usually because you didn't want to use
Ada.Strings.Unbounded (or Bounded). So the placement is odd at best.
Randy.
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Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-01-14 11:05 String_Access in unbounded string handling? Blady
2024-01-14 11:17 ` Jeffrey R.Carter
2024-01-14 15:12 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2024-01-17 1:30 ` Randy Brukardt
2024-01-17 1:24 ` Randy Brukardt [this message]
2024-01-17 9:54 ` Blady
2024-01-17 13:34 ` Tucker Taft
2024-01-19 1:36 ` Randy Brukardt
2024-01-30 15:53 ` Blady
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