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Subject: Re: problemn with string'last
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On 2023-05-05 13:17, Jeffrey R.Carter wrote:

> However, it's important to remember that 'Last is not necessarily the 
> same as 'Length because 'First is not necessarily one. This is 
> especially important in subprograms that take String parameters, as they 
> are often passed slices.

Non-sliding indices is one of the most useful Ada features. You can pass 
indices around as-is, which is extremely helpful when processing strings.

You will also find that actually 'Length and 'Last have different types, 
which is quite useful as well.

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