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   2 --                                                                          --
   3 --                         GNAT RUNTIME COMPONENTS                          --
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   5 --                              G N A T . I O                               --
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  30 -- Extensive contributions were provided by Ada Core Technologies Inc.      --
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  33
  34 --  A simple preelaborable subset of Text_IO capabilities
  35
  36 --  A simple text I/O package that can be used for simple I/O functions in
  37 --  user programs as required. This package is also preelaborated, unlike
  38 --  Text_IO, and can thus be with'ed by preelaborated library units.
  39
  40 --  Note that Data_Error is not raised by these subprograms for bad data.
  41 --  If such checks are needed then the regular Text_IO package must be used.
  42
  43 package GNAT.IO is
  44 pragma Preelaborate (IO);
  45
  46    type File_Type is limited private;
  47    --  Specifies file to be used (the only possibilities are Standard_Output
  48    --  and Standard_Error). There is no Create or Open facility that would
  49    --  allow more general use of file names.
  50
  51    function Standard_Output return File_Type;
  52    function Standard_Error  return File_Type;
  53    --  These functions are the only way to get File_Type values
  54
  55    procedure Get (X : out Integer);
  56    procedure Get (C : out Character);
  57    procedure Get_Line (Item : out String; Last : out Natural);
  58    --  These routines always read from Standard_Input
  59
  60    procedure Put (File : File_Type; X : Integer);
  61    procedure Put (X : Integer);
  62    --  Output integer to specified file, or to current output file, same
  63    --  output as if Ada.Text_IO.Integer_IO had been instantiated for Integer.
  64
  65    procedure Put (File : File_Type; C : Character);
  66    procedure Put (C : Character);
  67    --  Output character to specified file, or to current output file
  68
  69    procedure Put (File : File_Type; S : String);
  70    procedure Put (S : String);
  71    --  Output string to specified file, or to current output file
  72
  73    procedure Put_Line (File : File_Type; S : String);
  74    procedure Put_Line (S : String);
  75    --  Output string followed by new line to specified file, or to
  76    --  current output file.
  77
  78    procedure New_Line (File : File_Type; Spacing : Positive := 1);
  79    procedure New_Line (Spacing : Positive := 1);
  80    --  Output new line character to specified file, or to current output file
  81
  82    procedure Set_Output (File : File_Type);
  83    --  Set current output file, default is Standard_Output if no call to
  84    --  Set_Output is made.
  85
  86 private
  87    type File_Type is (Stdout, Stderr);
  88    --  Stdout = Standard_Output, Stderr = Standard_Error
  89
  90    pragma Inline (Standard_Error);
  91    pragma Inline (Standard_Output);
  92
  93 end GNAT.IO;