A Text8.T is a text containing only 8-bit or CHAR characters.

INTERFACE Text8;

TYPE
  T <: Public;
  Public = TEXT OBJECT
    contents: REF ARRAY OF CHAR;
  END;
  (* The array contains the characters of the text followed by a '\000'. *)

PROCEDURE New (READONLY a: ARRAY OF CHAR): TEXT;

Return a new text containing the characters of a.

PROCEDURE Create (n: CARDINAL): T;

Create a new text capable of holding n characters. Note that the length of the contents array is n+1 because of the null termination. The characters at positions [0..n-1] are left undefined. The character at position n is '\000'

END Text8.