Re: #define - in header or cpp

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From	Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com>
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Subject	Re: #define - in header or cpp
Date	Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:35:45 +1200
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On 07/22/11 06:36 AM, Paul Brettschneider wrote:
> Balog Pal wrote:
>
>> 2. #define is just for last resort -- use C++ native stuff wherever
>> possible.
>
> Somewhat off-topic: What is the C++-way of implementing string literal
> macros for use with concetenation?
>
> What I mean is this:
>
> #define CONTROL_SEQUENCE "\xde\xad\xbe\xef"
> static const char control_sequence[] = "\xde\xad\xbe\xef";

static const std::string control_sequence = "\xde\xad\xbe\xef";

> static const char *f1()
> {
>          return "Test " CONTROL_SEQUENCE " string"; // Compiles but ugly
> }

> static const char *f2()
> {
>          return "Test " control_sequence " string"; // Error
> }

static std::string f2()
{
   return "Test " + control_sequence + " string"; // No error
}

-- 
Ian Collins

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#define - in header or cpp Christopher <cpisz@austin.rr.com> - 2011-07-21 08:11 -0700
  Re: #define - in header or cpp Victor Bazarov <v.bazarov@comcast.invalid> - 2011-07-21 11:27 -0400
  Re: #define - in header or cpp "Balog Pal" <pasa@lib.hu> - 2011-07-21 17:34 +0200
    Re: #define - in header or cpp Christopher <cpisz@austin.rr.com> - 2011-07-21 10:42 -0700
    Re: #define - in header or cpp Paul Brettschneider <paul.brettschneider@yahoo.fr> - 2011-07-21 20:36 +0200
      Re: #define - in header or cpp Victor Bazarov <v.bazarov@comcast.invalid> - 2011-07-21 15:21 -0400
        Re: #define - in header or cpp Paul Brettschneider <paul.brettschneider@yahoo.fr> - 2011-07-21 23:27 +0200
      Re: #define - in header or cpp Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-07-22 09:35 +1200
        Re: #define - in header or cpp Paul Brettschneider <paul.brettschneider@yahoo.fr> - 2011-07-21 23:57 +0200
        Re: #define - in header or cpp Thomas Boell <tboell@domain.invalid> - 2011-07-22 01:06 +0200
          Re: #define - in header or cpp Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-07-22 11:14 +1200
          Re: #define - in header or cpp Paul Brettschneider <paul.brettschneider@yahoo.fr> - 2011-07-22 08:49 +0200
            Re: #define - in header or cpp Joe Greer <jgreer@doubletake.com> - 2011-07-22 13:23 +0000
            Re: #define - in header or cpp James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-07-22 12:58 -0700
    Re: #define - in header or cpp James Kanze <james.kanze@gmail.com> - 2011-07-22 12:51 -0700
  Re: #define - in header or cpp gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2011-07-22 00:29 -0700
    Re: #define - in header or cpp Christopher <cpisz@austin.rr.com> - 2011-07-22 15:56 -0700
  Re: #define - in header or cpp Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-07-22 14:33 +0000
    Re: #define - in header or cpp Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2011-07-26 11:26 +0000
      Re: #define - in header or cpp Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2011-07-26 16:14 +0000

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