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--                I N T E R F A C E S . C . P O I N T E R S                 --
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generic
   type Index is (<>);
   type Element is private;
   type Element_Array is array (Index range <>) of aliased Element;

   Default_Terminator : Element;
package Interfaces.C.Pointers is

pragma Preelaborate (Pointers);

   type Pointer is access all Element;
   function Value
     (Ref        : in Pointer;
      Terminator : in Element := Default_Terminator)

      return       Element_Array;
   function Value
     (Ref    : in Pointer;
      Length : in ptrdiff_t)

      return   Element_Array;

   Pointer_Error : exception;
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   -- C-style Pointer Arithmetic --

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   function "+" (Left : in Pointer;   Right : in ptrdiff_t) return Pointer;
   function "+" (Left : in ptrdiff_t; Right : in Pointer)   return Pointer;
   function "-" (Left : in Pointer;   Right : in ptrdiff_t) return Pointer;

   function "-" (Left : in Pointer;   Right : in Pointer)   return ptrdiff_t;
   procedure Increment (Ref : in out Pointer);

   procedure Decrement (Ref : in out Pointer);
   pragma Convention (Intrinsic, "+");
   pragma Convention (Intrinsic, "-");
   pragma Convention (Intrinsic, Increment);

   pragma Convention (Intrinsic, Decrement);
   function Virtual_Length
     (Ref        : in Pointer;
      Terminator : in Element := Default_Terminator)

      return       ptrdiff_t;
   procedure Copy_Terminated_Array
     (Source     : in Pointer;
      Target     : in Pointer;
      Limit      : in ptrdiff_t := ptrdiff_t'Last;

      Terminator : in Element := Default_Terminator);
   procedure Copy_Array
     (Source  : in Pointer;
      Target  : in Pointer;

      Length  : in ptrdiff_t);
private
   pragma Inline ("+");
   pragma Inline ("-");
   pragma Inline (Decrement);

   pragma Inline (Increment);
end Interfaces.C.Pointers;