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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: ada.strings.unbounded "free" and "String_Access"
Date: 2000/03/08
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Al Johnston <sofeise@mindspring.com> writes:

> But  I was wondering...  why is the type "ada.strings.
> unbounded.string_access" as well as a "free" routine
> for this type, provided in the spec of unbounded.strings?

There's no very good reason.  I think somebody just wanted to have a
String_Access type lying around for convenience.  And Strings.Unbounded
seemed like as good a place as any to put it.

> I cant find a way of getting anything from this package
> that is of this type, much less having a need to free it.

You're right.  Nothing else in this package has anything to do with
String_Access.

- Bob