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F.2 The Package Decimal
Static Semantics
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The library package
Decimal has the following declaration:
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package Ada.Decimal is
pragma Pure(Decimal);
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Max_Scale : constant := implementation-defined;
Min_Scale : constant := implementation-defined;
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Min_Delta : constant := 10.0**(-Max_Scale);
Max_Delta : constant := 10.0**(-Min_Scale);
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Max_Decimal_Digits : constant := implementation-defined;
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generic
type Dividend_Type is delta <> digits <>;
type Divisor_Type is delta <> digits <>;
type Quotient_Type is delta <> digits <>;
type Remainder_Type is delta <> digits <>;
procedure Divide (Dividend : in Dividend_Type;
Divisor : in Divisor_Type;
Quotient : out Quotient_Type;
Remainder : out Remainder_Type);
pragma Convention(Intrinsic, Divide);
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end Ada.Decimal;
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Max_Scale is the largest N such that 10.0**(-N)
is allowed as a decimal type's delta. Its type is universal_integer.
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Min_Scale is the smallest N such that 10.0**(-N)
is allowed as a decimal type's delta. Its type is universal_integer.
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Min_Delta is the smallest value allowed for delta
in a decimal_fixed_point_definition.
Its type is universal_real.
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Max_Delta is the largest value allowed for delta
in a decimal_fixed_point_definition.
Its type is universal_real.
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Max_Decimal_Digits is the largest value allowed
for digits in a decimal_fixed_point_definition.
Its type is universal_integer.
Static Semantics
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The effect of Divide is as follows. The value
of Quotient is Quotient_Type(Dividend/Divisor). The value of Remainder
is Remainder_Type(Intermediate), where Intermediate is the difference
between Dividend and the product of Divisor and Quotient; this result
is computed exactly.
Implementation Requirements
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Decimal.Max_Decimal_Digits shall be at least
18.
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Decimal.Max_Scale shall be at least 18.
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Decimal.Min_Scale shall be at most 0.
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1 The effect of division
yielding a quotient with control over rounding versus truncation is obtained
by applying either the function attribute Quotient_Type'Round or the
conversion Quotient_Type to the expression Dividend/Divisor.
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