File : a-stream.ads


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     package Ada.Streams is
     pragma Pure (Streams);
     
        type Root_Stream_Type is abstract tagged limited private;
  45 
        type Stream_Element is mod 2 ** Standard'Storage_Unit;
     
        type Stream_Element_Offset is range
          -(2 ** (Standard'Address_Size - 1)) ..
  50      +(2 ** (Standard'Address_Size - 1)) - 1;
     
        subtype Stream_Element_Count is
           Stream_Element_Offset range 0 .. Stream_Element_Offset'Last;
     
  55    type Stream_Element_Array is
           array (Stream_Element_Offset range <>) of aliased Stream_Element;
     
        procedure Read
          (Stream : in out Root_Stream_Type;
  60       Item   : out Stream_Element_Array;
           Last   : out Stream_Element_Offset)
        is abstract;
     
        procedure Write
  65      (Stream : in out Root_Stream_Type;
           Item   : in Stream_Element_Array)
        is abstract;
     
     private
  70 
        type Root_Stream_Type is abstract tagged limited null record;
     
     end Ada.Streams;