with System.Storage_Elements;

GNAT COMPILER COMPONENTS

I N T E R F A C E S . C . S T R I N G S

S p e c

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package Interfaces.C.Strings is

pragma Preelaborate (Strings);

type char_array_access is access all char_array;

type chars_ptr is private;

type chars_ptr_array is array (size_t range <>) of chars_ptr;

function To_Chars_Ptr
  (Item      : in char_array_access;
   Nul_Check : in Boolean := False)
   return      chars_ptr;

function New_Char_Array (Chars : in char_array) return chars_ptr;

function New_String (Str : in String) return chars_ptr;

procedure Free (Item : in out chars_ptr);

function Value (Item : in chars_ptr) return char_array;

function Value
  (Item   : in chars_ptr;
   Length : in size_t)
   return   char_array;

function Value (Item : in chars_ptr) return String;

function Value
  (Item   : in chars_ptr;
   Length : in size_t)
   return   String;

function Strlen (Item : in chars_ptr) return size_t;

procedure Update
  (Item   : in chars_ptr;
   Offset : in size_t;
   Chars  : in char_array;
   Check  : Boolean := True);

procedure Update
  (Item   : in chars_ptr;
   Offset : in size_t;
   Str    : in String;
   Check  : in Boolean := True);

private

   --  Implementation-defined ...

end Interfaces.C.Strings;