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package Interfaces.C.Strings is
   pragma Preelaborate;

   type char_array_access is access all char_array;

   pragma No_Strict_Aliasing (char_array_access);
   --  Since this type is used for external interfacing, with the pointer
   --  coming from who knows where, it seems a good idea to turn off any
   --  strict aliasing assumptions for this type.

   type chars_ptr is private;

   type chars_ptr_array is array (size_t range <>) of chars_ptr;

   Null_Ptr : constant chars_ptr;

   function To_Chars_Ptr
     (Item      : char_array_access;
      Nul_Check : Boolean := False) return chars_ptr;

   function New_Char_Array (Chars : char_array) return chars_ptr;

   function New_String (Str : String) return chars_ptr;

   procedure Free (Item : in out chars_ptr);

   Dereference_Error : exception;

   function Value (Item : chars_ptr) return char_array;

   function Value
     (Item   : chars_ptr;
      Length : size_t) return char_array;

   function Value (Item : chars_ptr) return String;

   function Value
     (Item   : chars_ptr;
      Length : size_t) return String;

   function Strlen (Item : chars_ptr) return size_t;

   procedure Update
     (Item   : chars_ptr;
      Offset : size_t;
      Chars  : char_array;
      Check  : Boolean := True);

   procedure Update
     (Item   : chars_ptr;
      Offset : size_t;
      Str    : String;
      Check  : Boolean := True);

   Update_Error : exception;

private
   type chars_ptr is access all Character;
   pragma Convention (C, chars_ptr);

   pragma No_Strict_Aliasing (chars_ptr);
   --  Since this type is used for external interfacing, with the pointer
   --  coming from who knows where, it seems a good idea to turn off any
   --  strict aliasing assumptions for this type.

   Null_Ptr : constant chars_ptr := null;
end Interfaces.C.Strings;
