26.2 Generating bindings for C++ headers

Generating bindings for C++ headers is done using the same options, always with the g++ compiler.

In this mode, C++ classes will be mapped to Ada tagged types, constructors will be mapped using the CPP_Constructor pragma, and when possible, multiple inheritance of abstract classes will be mapped to Ada interfaces (See Interfacing to C++, for additional information on interfacing to C++).

For example, given the following C++ header file:

     

     class Carnivore {
     public:
        virtual int Number_Of_Teeth () = 0;
     };
     
     class Domestic {
     public:
        virtual void Set_Owner (char* Name) = 0;
     };
     
     class Animal {
     public:
       int Age_Count;
       virtual void Set_Age (int New_Age);
     };
     
     class Dog : Animal, Carnivore, Domestic {
      public:
       int  Tooth_Count;
       char *Owner;
     
       virtual int  Number_Of_Teeth ();
       virtual void Set_Owner (char* Name);
     
       Dog();
     };
     

The corresponding Ada code is generated:

     

       package Class_Carnivore is
         type Carnivore is limited interface;
         pragma Import (CPP, Carnivore);
     
         function Number_Of_Teeth (this : access Carnivore) return int is abstract;
       end;
       use Class_Carnivore;
     
       package Class_Domestic is
         type Domestic is limited interface;
         pragma Import (CPP, Domestic);
     
         procedure Set_Owner
           (this : access Domestic;
            Name : Interfaces.C.Strings.chars_ptr) is abstract;
       end;
       use Class_Domestic;
     
       package Class_Animal is
         type Animal is tagged limited record
           Age_Count : aliased int;
         end record;
         pragma Import (CPP, Animal);
     
         procedure Set_Age (this : access Animal; New_Age : int);
         pragma Import (CPP, Set_Age, "_ZN6Animal7Set_AgeEi");
       end;
       use Class_Animal;
     
       package Class_Dog is
         type Dog is new Animal and Carnivore and Domestic with record
           Tooth_Count : aliased int;
           Owner : Interfaces.C.Strings.chars_ptr;
         end record;
         pragma Import (CPP, Dog);
     
         function Number_Of_Teeth (this : access Dog) return int;
         pragma Import (CPP, Number_Of_Teeth, "_ZN3Dog15Number_Of_TeethEv");
     
         procedure Set_Owner
           (this : access Dog; Name : Interfaces.C.Strings.chars_ptr);
         pragma Import (CPP, Set_Owner, "_ZN3Dog9Set_OwnerEPc");
     
         function New_Dog return Dog;
         pragma CPP_Constructor (New_Dog);
         pragma Import (CPP, New_Dog, "_ZN3DogC1Ev");
       end;
       use Class_Dog;