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