Ada Programming/Attributes/'Image

Attributes 'Image __TOC__ Description X'Image(Y) is an Ada attribute where X is any discrete type and Y is an instance of that type. This attribute returns a string representation of the value passed as input. This attribute is a useful way to automatically convert from a type value to a string suitable for output. In Ada 2022 a simplified version was added: Y’Image return String Image of the value of Y as a String. Example type My_Enum is (Enum1, Enum2, Enum3); ... pragma Assert (My_Enum'Image (Enum1) = "ENUM1"); pragma Assert (Enum1'Image = "ENUM1"); -- Ada 2022 See also Wikibook Ada Programming Ada Programming/Attributes Ada Programming/Attributes/'Value Ada Reference Manual 13 3 Operational and Representation Attributes K Language-Defined Attributes Image