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13.7.2 The Package System.Address_To_Access_Conversions

Static Semantics

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The following language−defined generic library package exists:

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     generic
         type Object(<>) is limited private;
     package System.Address_To_Access_Conversions is
        pragma Preelaborate(Address_To_Access_Conversions);

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        type Object_Pointer is access all Object;
        function To_Pointer(Value Address) return Object_Pointer;
        function To_Address(Value Object_Pointer) return Address;

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        pragma Convention(Intrinsic, To_Pointer);
        pragma Convention(Intrinsic, To_Address);
     end System.Address_To_Access_Conversions;

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The To_Pointer and To_Address subprograms convert back and forth between values of types Object_Pointer and Address. To_Pointer(X'Address) is equal to X'Unchecked_Access for any X that allows Unchecked_Access. To_Pointer(Null_Address) returns null. For other addresses, the behavior is unspecified. To_Address(null) returns Null_Address. To_Address(Y), where Y /= null, returns Y.all'Address.

Implementation Permissions

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An implementation may place restrictions on instantiations of Address_To_Access_Conversions.