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--  Auxiliary functions or use with Text_IO

--  This package provides some auxiliary functions for use with Text_IO,
--  including a test for an existing file, and a Get_Line function which
--  returns a string.

with Ada.Text_IO;

package GNAT.IO_Aux is

   function File_Exists (Name : String) return Boolean;
   --  Test for existence of a file named Name

   function Get_Line return String;
   --  Read Ada.Text_IO.Current_Input and return string that includes all
   --  characters from the current character up to the end of the line,
   --  with no limit on its length. Raises Ada.IO_Exceptions.End_Error if
   --  at end of file.

   function Get_Line (File : Ada.Text_IO.File_Type) return String;
   --  Same, but reads from specified file

end GNAT.IO_Aux;
