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"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.