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Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is?

From Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is?
Date 2020-01-29 17:28 +1300
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On 29/01/2020 16:19, T wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Trivia question:
> 
> In C, after you declare a variable, is there a way
> to turn around and ask it what that variable is?

You are looking for reflection, which C lacks.

-- 
Ian.

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is there a way to ask a variable what it is? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2020-01-28 19:19 -0800
  Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-01-29 03:47 +0000
    Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2020-01-28 20:20 -0800
      Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-01-29 19:18 +0000
        Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-01-29 20:58 +0000
          Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? nobody@example.org (Scott) - 2020-01-30 15:59 +0000
            Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-01-30 16:35 +0000
    Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-01-28 21:55 -0800
      Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-01-30 00:24 +0000
        solved: Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2020-01-29 21:51 -0800
          Re: solved: Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2020-01-30 03:16 -0800
  Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2020-01-29 17:28 +1300
    Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2020-01-28 20:55 -0800
      Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-01-29 06:49 +0000
      Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-29 08:08 +0100
      Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-01-30 00:14 +0000
        solved: Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2020-01-29 21:51 -0800
  Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2020-01-28 22:36 -0600
    Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2020-01-28 20:55 -0800
      Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-01-29 13:22 +0100
        Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-01-29 13:57 +0100
          Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-01-29 17:47 +0100
            Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-01-30 12:06 +0100
    Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-01-29 15:10 +0000
      Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-01-29 17:07 +0100
  Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-01-28 21:52 -0800
  Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-01-29 11:11 +0000
    Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-29 13:30 +0100
      Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-01-29 12:44 +0000
        Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-29 14:03 +0100
          Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2020-01-29 14:03 +0000
          Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-01-29 14:30 +0000
            Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-29 15:45 +0100
              Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-29 16:28 +0100
                Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2020-01-29 08:35 -0800
                Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-01-29 17:34 +0000
                Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-29 18:48 +0100
    Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2020-01-29 04:43 -0800
      Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-01-29 14:46 +0100
        Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-01-29 15:15 +0000
          Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2020-01-29 08:11 -0800
          Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2020-01-29 08:38 -0800
  Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-01-29 11:23 +0000
  Re: is there a way to ask a variable what it is? John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2020-01-29 11:55 -0800

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