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On 4/7/24 11:50, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Jul 2024 18:16:01 -0700, Paul Rubin wrote:
> 
> I wonder how you would express such a thing in an Ada-friendly fashion?


    There is the 'GNAT.Formatted_String' package, which provides 
'printf' functionality.

    Unfortunately, it's formatting is somewhat buggy and has been so for 
many years. Usage is quite simple and reasonably elegant but the 
occasional incorrect formatting is a major problem, essentially 
rendering the package useless.

    There is also the new 2022   f"X = {An_X_Variable}"   notation for 
embedding Variable'Image into strings, which is very nice. However, it 
does not allow for formatting, so not useful for your needs. Just 
thought I'd mention it, as it is now available in GCC 14.



Regards.