gcc/ada/sem_attr.ads

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  27 --  Attribute handling is isolated in a separate package to ease the addition
  28 --  of implementation defined attributes. Logically this processing belongs
  29 --  in chapter 4. See Sem_Ch4 for a description of the relation of the
  30 --  Analyze and Resolve routines for expression components.
  31
  32 --  This spec also documents all GNAT implementation defined pragmas
  33
  34 with Exp_Tss; use Exp_Tss;
  35 with Namet;   use Namet;
  36 with Snames;  use Snames;
  37 with Types;   use Types;
  38
  39 package Sem_Attr is
  40
  41    -----------------------------------------
  42    -- Implementation Dependent Attributes --
  43    -----------------------------------------
  44
  45    --  This section describes the implementation dependent attributes
  46    --  provided in GNAT, as well as constructing an array of flags
  47    --  indicating which attributes these are.
  48
  49    Attribute_Impl_Def : Attribute_Class_Array := Attribute_Class_Array'(
  50
  51       ------------------
  52       -- Abort_Signal --
  53       ------------------
  54
  55       Attribute_Abort_Signal => True,
  56       --  Standard'Abort_Signal (Standard is the only allowed prefix) provides
  57       --  the entity for the special exception used to signal task abort or
  58       --  asynchronous transfer of control. Normally this attribute should only
  59       --  be used in the tasking runtime (it is highly peculiar, and completely
  60       --  outside the normal semantics of Ada, for a user program to intercept
  61       --  the abort exception).
  62
  63       ------------------
  64       -- Address_Size --
  65       ------------------
  66
  67       Attribute_Address_Size => True,
  68       --  Standard'Address_Size (Standard is the only allowed prefix) is
  69       --  a static constant giving the number of bits in an Address. It
  70       --  is used primarily for constructing the definition of Memory_Size
  71       --  in package Standard, but may be freely used in user programs.
  72       --  This is a static attribute.
  73
  74       ---------------
  75       -- Asm_Input --
  76       ---------------
  77
  78       Attribute_Asm_Input => True,
  79       --  Used only in conjunction with the Asm subprograms in package
  80       --  Machine_Code to construct machine instructions. See documentation
  81       --  in package Machine_Code in file s-maccod.ads.
  82
  83       ----------------
  84       -- Asm_Output --
  85       ----------------
  86
  87       Attribute_Asm_Output => True,
  88       --  Used only in conjunction with the Asm subprograms in package
  89       --  Machine_Code to construct machine instructions. See documentation
  90       --  in package Machine_Code in file s-maccod.ads.
  91
  92       ---------------
  93       -- AST_Entry --
  94       ---------------
  95
  96       Attribute_AST_Entry => True,
  97       --  E'Ast_Entry, where E is a task entry, yields a value of the
  98       --  predefined type System.DEC.AST_Handler, that enables the given
  99       --  entry to be called when an AST occurs. If the name to which the
 100       --  attribute applies has not been specified with the pragma AST_Entry,
 101       --  the attribute returns the value No_Ast_Handler, and no AST occurs.
 102       --  If the entry is for a task that is not callable (T'Callable False),
 103       --  the exception program error is raised. If an AST occurs for an
 104       --  entry of a task that is terminated, the program is erroneous.
 105       --
 106       --  The attribute AST_Entry is supported only in OpenVMS versions
 107       --  of GNAT. It will be rejected as illegal in other GNAT versions.
 108
 109       ---------
 110       -- Bit --
 111       ---------
 112
 113       Attribute_Bit => True,
 114       --  Obj'Bit, where Obj is any object, yields the bit offset within the
 115       --  storage unit (byte) that contains the first bit of storage allocated
 116       --  for the object. The attribute value is of type Universal_Integer,
 117       --  and is always a non-negative number not exceeding the value of
 118       --  System.Storage_Unit.
 119       --
 120       --  For an object that is a variable or a constant allocated in a
 121       --  register, the value is zero. (The use of this attribute does not
 122       --  force the allocation of a variable to memory).
 123       --
 124       --  For an object that is a formal parameter, this attribute applies to
 125       --  either the matching actual parameter or to a copy of the matching
 126       --  actual parameter.
 127       --
 128       --  For an access object the value is zero. Note that Obj.all'Bit is
 129       --  subject to an Access_Check for the designated object. Similarly
 130       --  for a record component X.C'Bit is subject to a discriminant check
 131       --  and X(I).Bit and X(I1..I2)'Bit are subject to index checks.
 132       --
 133       --  This attribute is designed to be compatible with the DEC Ada
 134       --  definition and implementation of the Bit attribute.
 135
 136       ------------------
 137       -- Code_Address --
 138       ------------------
 139
 140       Attribute_Code_Address => True,
 141       --  The reference subp'Code_Address, where subp is a subprogram entity,
 142       --  gives the address of the first generated instruction for the sub-
 143       --  program. This is often, but not always the same as the 'Address
 144       --  value, which is the address to be used in a call. The differences
 145       --  occur in the case of a nested procedure (where Address yields the
 146       --  address of the trampoline code used to load the static link), and on
 147       --  some systems which use procedure descriptors (in which case Address
 148       --  yields the address of the descriptor).
 149
 150       -----------------------
 151       -- Default_Bit_Order --
 152       -----------------------
 153
 154       Attribute_Default_Bit_Order => True,
 155       --  Standard'Default_Bit_Order (Standard is the only permissible prefix),
 156       --  provides the value System.Default_Bit_Order as a Pos value (0 for
 157       --  High_Order_First, 1 for Low_Order_First). This is used to construct
 158       --  the definition of Default_Bit_Order in package System. This is a
 159       --  static attribute.
 160
 161       ---------------
 162       -- Elab_Body --
 163       ---------------
 164
 165       Attribute_Elab_Body => True,
 166       --  This attribute can only be applied to a program unit name. It returns
 167       --  the entity for the corresponding elaboration procedure for elabor-
 168       --  ating the body of the referenced unit. This is used in the main
 169       --  generated elaboration procedure by the binder, and is not normally
 170       --  used in any other context, but there may be specialized situations in
 171       --  which it is useful to be able to call this elaboration procedure from
 172       --  Ada code, e.g. if it is necessary to do selective reelaboration to
 173       --  fix some error.
 174
 175       --------------------
 176       -- Elab_Subp_Body --
 177       --------------------
 178
 179       Attribute_Elab_Subp_Body => True,
 180       --  This attribute can only be applied to a library level subprogram
 181       --  name and is only relevant in CodePeer mode. It returns the entity
 182       --  for the corresponding elaboration procedure for elaborating the body
 183       --  of the referenced subprogram unit. This is used in the main generated
 184       --  elaboration procedure by the binder in CodePeer mode only.
 185
 186       ---------------
 187       -- Elab_Spec --
 188       ---------------
 189
 190       Attribute_Elab_Spec => True,
 191       --  This attribute can only be applied to a program unit name. It
 192       --  returns the entity for the corresponding elaboration procedure
 193       --  for elaborating the spec of the referenced unit. This is used
 194       --  in the main generated elaboration procedure by the binder, and
 195       --  is not normally used in any other context, but there may be
 196       --  specialized situations in which it is useful to be able to
 197       --  call this elaboration procedure from Ada code, e.g. if it
 198       --  is necessary to do selective reelaboration to fix some error.
 199
 200       ----------------
 201       -- Elaborated --
 202       ----------------
 203
 204       Attribute_Elaborated => True,
 205       --  Lunit'Elaborated, where Lunit is a library unit, yields a boolean
 206       --  value indicating whether or not the body of the designated library
 207       --  unit has been elaborated yet.
 208
 209       --------------
 210       -- Enum_Rep --
 211       --------------
 212
 213       Attribute_Enum_Rep => True,
 214       --  For every enumeration subtype S, S'Enum_Rep denotes a function
 215       --  with the following specification:
 216       --
 217       --    function S'Enum_Rep (Arg : S'Base) return universal_integer;
 218       --
 219       --  The function returns the representation value for the given
 220       --  enumeration value. This will be equal to the 'Pos value in the
 221       --  absence of an enumeration representation clause. This is a static
 222       --  attribute (i.e. the result is static if the argument is static).
 223
 224       --------------
 225       -- Enum_Val --
 226       --------------
 227
 228       Attribute_Enum_Val => True,
 229       --  For every enumeration subtype S, S'Enum_Val denotes a function
 230       --  with the following specification:
 231       --
 232       --    function S'Enum_Val (Arg : universal_integer) return S'Base;
 233       --
 234       --  This function performs the inverse transformation to Enum_Rep. Given
 235       --  a representation value for the type, it returns the corresponding
 236       --  enumeration value. Constraint_Error is raised if no value of the
 237       --  enumeration type corresponds to the given integer value.
 238
 239       -----------------
 240       -- Fixed_Value --
 241       -----------------
 242
 243       Attribute_Fixed_Value => True,
 244       --  For every fixed-point type S, S'Fixed_Value denotes a function
 245       --  with the following specification:
 246       --
 247       --    function S'Fixed_Value (Arg : universal_integer) return S;
 248       --
 249       --  The value returned is the fixed-point value V such that
 250       --
 251       --    V = Arg * S'Small
 252       --
 253       --  The effect is thus equivalent to first converting the argument to
 254       --  the integer type used to represent S, and then doing an unchecked
 255       --  conversion to the fixed-point type. This attribute is primarily
 256       --  intended for use in implementation of the input-output functions for
 257       --  fixed-point values.
 258
 259       -----------------------
 260       -- Has_Discriminants --
 261       -----------------------
 262
 263       Attribute_Has_Discriminants => True,
 264       --  Gtyp'Has_Discriminants, where Gtyp is a generic formal type, yields
 265       --  a Boolean value indicating whether or not the actual instantiation
 266       --  type has discriminants.
 267
 268       ---------
 269       -- Img --
 270       ---------
 271
 272       Attribute_Img => True,
 273       --  The 'Img function is defined for any prefix, P, that denotes an
 274       --  object of scalar type T. P'Img is equivalent to T'Image (P). This
 275       --  is convenient for debugging. For example:
 276       --
 277       --     Put_Line ("X = " & X'Img);
 278       --
 279       --  has the same meaning as the more verbose:
 280       --
 281       --     Put_Line ("X = " & Temperature_Type'Image (X));
 282       --
 283       --  where Temperature_Type is the subtype of the object X.
 284
 285       -------------------
 286       -- Integer_Value --
 287       -------------------
 288
 289       Attribute_Integer_Value => True,
 290       --  For every integer type S, S'Integer_Value denotes a function
 291       --  with the following specification:
 292       --
 293       --    function S'Integer_Value (Arg : universal_fixed) return S;
 294       --
 295       --  The value returned is the integer value V, such that
 296       --
 297       --    Arg = V * fixed-type'Small
 298       --
 299       --  The effect is thus equivalent to first doing an unchecked convert
 300       --  from the fixed-point type to its corresponding implementation type,
 301       --  and then converting the result to the target integer type. This
 302       --  attribute is primarily intended for use in implementation of the
 303       --  standard input-output functions for fixed-point values.
 304
 305       Attribute_Invalid_Value => True,
 306       --  For every scalar type, S'Invalid_Value designates an undefined value
 307       --  of the type. If possible this value is an invalid value, and in fact
 308       --  is identical to the value that would be set if Initialize_Scalars
 309       --  mode were in effect (including the behavior of its value on
 310       --  environment variables or binder switches). The intended use is
 311       --  to set a value where initialization is required (e.g. as a result of
 312       --  the coding standards in use), but logically no initialization is
 313       --  needed, and the value should never be accessed.
 314
 315       Attribute_Loop_Entry => True,
 316       --  For every object of a non-limited type, S'Loop_Entry [(Loop_Name)]
 317       --  denotes the constant value of prefix S at the point of entry into the
 318       --  related loop. The type of the attribute is the type of the prefix.
 319
 320       ------------------
 321       -- Machine_Size --
 322       ------------------
 323
 324       Attribute_Machine_Size => True,
 325       --  This attribute is identical to the Object_Size attribute. It is
 326       --  provided for compatibility with the DEC attribute of this name.
 327
 328       -----------------------
 329       -- Maximum_Alignment --
 330       -----------------------
 331
 332       Attribute_Maximum_Alignment => True,
 333       --  Standard'Maximum_Alignment (Standard is the only permissible prefix)
 334       --  provides the maximum useful alignment value for the target. This
 335       --  is a static value that can be used to specify the alignment for an
 336       --  object, guaranteeing that it is properly aligned in all cases. The
 337       --  time this is useful is when an external object is imported and its
 338       --  alignment requirements are unknown. This is a static attribute.
 339
 340       --------------------
 341       -- Mechanism_Code --
 342       --------------------
 343
 344       Attribute_Mechanism_Code => True,
 345       --  function'Mechanism_Code yields an integer code for the mechanism
 346       --  used for the result of function, and subprogram'Mechanism_Code (n)
 347       --  yields the mechanism used for formal parameter number n (a static
 348       --  integer value, 1 = first parameter). The code returned is:
 349       --
 350       --     1 = by copy (value)
 351       --     2 = by reference
 352       --     3 = by descriptor (default descriptor type)
 353       --     4 = by descriptor (UBS  unaligned bit string)
 354       --     5 = by descriptor (UBSB aligned bit string with arbitrary bounds)
 355       --     6 = by descriptor (UBA  unaligned bit array)
 356       --     7 = by descriptor (S    string, also scalar access type parameter)
 357       --     8 = by descriptor (SB   string with arbitrary bounds)
 358       --     9 = by descriptor (A    contiguous array)
 359       --    10 = by descriptor (NCA  non-contiguous array)
 360
 361       --------------------
 362       -- Null_Parameter --
 363       --------------------
 364
 365       Attribute_Null_Parameter => True,
 366       --  A reference T'Null_Parameter denotes an (imaginary) object of type or
 367       --  subtype T allocated at (machine) address zero. The attribute is
 368       --  allowed only as the default expression of a formal parameter, or as
 369       --  an actual expression of a subprogram call. In either case, the
 370       --  subprogram must be imported.
 371       --
 372       --  The identity of the object is represented by the address zero in the
 373       --  argument list, independent of the passing mechanism (explicit or
 374       --  default).
 375       --
 376       --  The reason that this capability is needed is that for a record or
 377       --  other composite object passed by reference, there is no other way of
 378       --  specifying that a zero address should be passed.
 379
 380       -----------------
 381       -- Object_Size --
 382       -----------------
 383
 384       Attribute_Object_Size => True,
 385       --  Type'Object_Size is the same as Type'Size for all types except
 386       --  fixed-point types and discrete types. For fixed-point types and
 387       --  discrete types, this attribute gives the size used for default
 388       --  allocation of objects and components of the size. See section in
 389       --  Einfo ("Handling of type'Size values") for further details.
 390
 391       -------------------------
 392       -- Passed_By_Reference --
 393       -------------------------
 394
 395       Attribute_Passed_By_Reference => True,
 396       --  T'Passed_By_Reference for any subtype T returns a boolean value that
 397       --  is true if the type is normally passed by reference and false if the
 398       --  type is normally passed by copy in calls. For scalar types, the
 399       --  result is always False and is static. For non-scalar types, the
 400       --  result is non-static (since it is computed by Gigi).
 401
 402       ------------------
 403       -- Range_Length --
 404       ------------------
 405
 406       Attribute_Range_Length => True,
 407       --  T'Range_Length for any discrete type T yields the number of values
 408       --  represented by the subtype (zero for a null range). The result is
 409       --  static for static subtypes. Note that Range_Length applied to the
 410       --  index subtype of a one dimensional array always gives the same result
 411       --  as Range applied to the array itself. The result is of type universal
 412       --  integer.
 413
 414       ---------
 415       -- Ref --
 416       ---------
 417
 418       Attribute_Ref => True,
 419       --  System.Address'Ref (Address is the only permissible prefix) is
 420       --  equivalent to System'To_Address, provided for compatibility with
 421       --  other compilers.
 422
 423       ------------------
 424       -- Storage_Unit --
 425       ------------------
 426
 427       Attribute_Storage_Unit => True,
 428       --  Standard'Storage_Unit (Standard is the only permissible prefix)
 429       --  provides the value System.Storage_Unit, and is intended primarily
 430       --  for constructing this definition in package System (see note above
 431       --  in Default_Bit_Order description). The is a static attribute.
 432
 433       ---------------
 434       -- Stub_Type --
 435       ---------------
 436
 437       Attribute_Stub_Type => True,
 438       --  The GNAT implementation of remote access-to-classwide types is
 439       --  organised as described in AARM E.4(20.t): a value of an RACW type
 440       --  (designating a remote object) is represented as a normal access
 441       --  value, pointing to a "stub" object which in turn contains the
 442       --  necessary information to contact the designated remote object. A
 443       --  call on any dispatching operation of such a stub object does the
 444       --  remote call, if necessary, using the information in the stub object
 445       --  to locate the target partition, etc.
 446       --
 447       --  For a prefix T that denotes a remote access-to-classwide type,
 448       --  T'Stub_Type denotes the type of the corresponding stub objects.
 449       --
 450       --  By construction, the layout of T'Stub_Type is identical to that of
 451       --  System.Partition_Interface.RACW_Stub_Type (see implementation notes
 452       --  in body of Exp_Dist).
 453
 454       -----------------
 455       -- Target_Name --
 456       -----------------
 457
 458       Attribute_Target_Name => True,
 459       --  Standard'Target_Name yields the string identifying the target for the
 460       --  compilation, taken from Sdefault.Target_Name.
 461
 462       ----------------
 463       -- To_Address --
 464       ----------------
 465
 466       Attribute_To_Address => True,
 467       --  System'To_Address (System is the only permissible prefix) is a
 468       --  function that takes any integer value, and converts it into an
 469       --  address value. The semantics is to first convert the integer value to
 470       --  type Integer_Address according to normal conversion rules, and then
 471       --  to convert this to an address using the same semantics as the
 472       --  System.Storage_Elements.To_Address function. The important difference
 473       --  is that this is a static attribute so it can be used in
 474       --  initializations in preelaborate packages.
 475
 476       ----------------
 477       -- Type_Class --
 478       ----------------
 479
 480       Attribute_Type_Class => True,
 481       --  T'Type_Class for any type or subtype T yields the value of the type
 482       --  class for the full type of T. If T is a generic formal type, then the
 483       --  value is the value for the corresponding actual subtype. The value of
 484       --  this attribute is of type System.Aux_DEC.Type_Class, which has the
 485       --  following definition:
 486       --
 487       --    type Type_Class is
 488       --      (Type_Class_Enumeration,
 489       --       Type_Class_Integer,
 490       --       Type_Class_Fixed_Point,
 491       --       Type_Class_Floating_Point,
 492       --       Type_Class_Array,
 493       --       Type_Class_Record,
 494       --       Type_Class_Access,
 495       --       Type_Class_Task,
 496       --       Type_Class_Address);
 497       --
 498       --  Protected types yield the value Type_Class_Task, which thus applies
 499       --  to all concurrent types. This attribute is designed to be compatible
 500       --  with the DEC Ada attribute of the same name.
 501       --
 502       --  Note: if pragma Extend_System is used to merge the definitions of
 503       --  Aux_DEC into System, then the type Type_Class can be referenced
 504       --  as an entity within System, as can its enumeration literals.
 505
 506       -----------------
 507       -- UET_Address --
 508       -----------------
 509
 510       Attribute_UET_Address => True,
 511       --  Unit'UET_Address, where Unit is a program unit, yields the address
 512       --  of the unit exception table for the specified unit. This is only
 513       --  used in the internal implementation of exception handling. See the
 514       --  implementation of unit Ada.Exceptions for details on its use.
 515
 516       ------------------------------
 517       -- Universal_Literal_String --
 518       ------------------------------
 519
 520       Attribute_Universal_Literal_String => True,
 521       --  The prefix of 'Universal_Literal_String must be a named number.
 522       --  The static result is the string consisting of the characters of
 523       --  the number as defined in the original source. This allows the
 524       --  user program to access the actual text of named numbers without
 525       --  intermediate conversions and without the need to enclose the
 526       --  strings in quotes (which would preclude their use as numbers).
 527
 528       -------------------------
 529       -- Unrestricted_Access --
 530       -------------------------
 531
 532       Attribute_Unrestricted_Access => True,
 533       --  The Unrestricted_Access attribute is similar to Access except that
 534       --  all accessibility and aliased view checks are omitted. This is very
 535       --  much a user-beware attribute. Basically its status is very similar
 536       --  to Address, for which it is a desirable replacement where the value
 537       --  desired is an access type. In other words, its effect is identical
 538       --  to first taking 'Address and then doing an unchecked conversion to
 539       --  a desired access type. Note that in GNAT, but not necessarily in
 540       --  other implementations, the use of static chains for inner level
 541       --  subprograms means that Unrestricted_Access applied to a subprogram
 542       --  yields a value that can be called as long as the subprogram is in
 543       --  scope (normal Ada 95 accessibility rules restrict this usage).
 544
 545       ---------------
 546       -- VADS_Size --
 547       ---------------
 548
 549       Attribute_VADS_Size => True,
 550       --  Typ'VADS_Size yields the Size value typically yielded by some Ada 83
 551       --  compilers. The differences between VADS_Size and Size is that for
 552       --  scalar types for which no Size has been specified, VADS_Size yields
 553       --  the Object_Size rather than the Value_Size. For example, while
 554       --  Natural'Size is typically 31, the value of Natural'VADS_Size is 32.
 555       --  For all other types, Size and VADS_Size yield the same value.
 556
 557       -------------------
 558       -- Valid_Scalars --
 559       -------------------
 560
 561       Attribute_Valid_Scalars => True,
 562       --  Obj'Valid_Scalars can be applied to any object. The result depends
 563       --  on the type of the object:
 564       --
 565       --    For a scalar type, the result is the same as obj'Valid
 566       --
 567       --    For an array object, the result is True if the result of applying
 568       --    Valid_Scalars to every component is True. For an empty array the
 569       --    result is True.
 570       --
 571       --    For a record object, the result is True if the result of applying
 572       --    Valid_Scalars to every component is True. For class-wide types,
 573       --    only the components of the base type are checked. For variant
 574       --    records, only the components actually present are checked. The
 575       --    discriminants, if any, are also checked. If there are no components
 576       --    or discriminants, the result is True.
 577       --
 578       --    For any other type that has discriminants, the result is True if
 579       --    the result of applying Valid_Scalars to each discriminant is True.
 580       --
 581       --    For all other types, the result is always True
 582       --
 583       --  A warning is given for a trivially True result, when the attribute
 584       --  is applied to an object that is not of scalar, array, or record
 585       --  type, or in the composite case if no scalar subcomponents exist. For
 586       --  a variant record, the warning is given only if none of the variants
 587       --  have scalar subcomponents. In addition, the warning is suppressed
 588       --  for private types, or generic formal types in an instance.
 589
 590       ----------------
 591       -- Value_Size --
 592       ----------------
 593
 594       Attribute_Value_Size => True,
 595       --  Type'Value_Size is the number of bits required to represent value of
 596       --  the given subtype. It is the same as Type'Size, but, unlike Size, may
 597       --  be set for non-first subtypes. See section in Einfo ("Handling of
 598       --  type'Size values") for further details.
 599
 600       ---------------
 601       -- Word_Size --
 602       ---------------
 603
 604       Attribute_Word_Size => True,
 605       --  Standard'Word_Size (Standard is the only permissible prefix)
 606       --  provides the value System.Word_Size, and is intended primarily
 607       --  for constructing this definition in package System (see note above
 608       --  in Default_Bit_Order description). This is a static attribute.
 609
 610       others => False);
 611
 612    -----------------
 613    -- Subprograms --
 614    -----------------
 615
 616    procedure Analyze_Attribute (N : Node_Id);
 617    --  Performs bottom up semantic analysis of an attribute. Note that the
 618    --  parser has already checked that type returning attributes appear only
 619    --  in appropriate contexts (i.e. in subtype marks, or as prefixes for
 620    --  other attributes).
 621
 622    function Name_Implies_Lvalue_Prefix (Nam : Name_Id) return Boolean;
 623    --  Determine whether the name of an attribute reference categorizes its
 624    --  prefix as an lvalue. The following attributes fall under this bracket
 625    --  by directly or indirectly modifying their prefixes.
 626    --     Access
 627    --     Address
 628    --     Input
 629    --     Read
 630    --     Unchecked_Access
 631    --     Unrestricted_Access
 632
 633    procedure Resolve_Attribute (N : Node_Id; Typ : Entity_Id);
 634    --  Performs type resolution of attribute. If the attribute yields a
 635    --  universal value, mark its type as that of the context. On the other
 636    --  hand, if the context itself is universal (as in T'Val (T'Pos (X)), mark
 637    --  the type as being the largest type of that class that can be used at
 638    --  run-time. This is correct since either the value gets folded (in which
 639    --  case it doesn't matter what type of the class we give if, since the
 640    --  folding uses universal arithmetic anyway) or it doesn't get folded (in
 641    --  which case it is going to be dealt with at runtime, and the largest type
 642    --  is right).
 643
 644    function Stream_Attribute_Available
 645      (Typ          : Entity_Id;
 646       Nam          : TSS_Name_Type;
 647       Partial_View : Entity_Id := Empty) return Boolean;
 648    --  For a limited type Typ, return True if and only if the given attribute
 649    --  is available. For Ada 2005, availability is defined by 13.13.2(36/1).
 650    --  For Ada 95, an attribute is considered to be available if it has been
 651    --  specified using an attribute definition clause for the type, or for its
 652    --  full view, or for an ancestor of either. Parameter Partial_View is used
 653    --  only internally, when checking for an attribute definition clause that
 654    --  is not visible (Ada 95 only).
 655
 656 end Sem_Attr;