par_tocontrol_float_values.adb

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-- A floating point number is output using the overloaded procedure Put, though
-- by default this displays the number in scientific notation. Extra parameters
-- to Put are used to control the output form of the floating point number.
-- These parameters are used together or individually. The main parameters to
-- control the format are named Fore,Aft and Exp. For example, to output the
-- contents of the Float object Num that contains 123.456 the following
--versions of Put may be used:

-- A floating point number is output using the overloaded procedure Get
with Ada.Text_IO;         use Ada.Text_IO;
with Ada.Integer_Text_IO; use Ada.Integer_Text_IO;
with Ada.Float_Text_IO;   use Ada.Float_Text_IO;
procedure par_tocontrol_float_values is
   number : Float := 23.45E+02;
   value  : Float;
begin
   Get (value, Width => 4);
   Put (value);
   New_Line;
   Put (number);
   New_Line;
   Put (number, Fore => 3, Aft => 1, Exp => 0);

   New_Line;
   Put (number, Fore => 2, Aft => 2, Exp => 1);
   New_Line;
end par_tocontrol_float_values;