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Le 17/01/2024 à 02:24, Randy Brukardt a écrit :
> "Jeffrey R.Carter" <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.acm.org.not> wrote in message
> news:uo0fs5$dja6$1@dont-email.me...
>> 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.

Thanks for all your answers,

This is probably a very minor subject, however I submitted it:
https://github.com/Ada-Rapporteur-Group/User-Community-Input/issues/79

Pascal.