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Re: The or operator and the preprocessor?

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Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> wrote:

(snip, I wrote)

>> error: "or" cannot be used as a macro name as it is an operator in C++

(snip)

> The error is valid, "or" is the alternative token for "||" in C++. 

Oh, so also valid in preprocessor statements? 

So might cause problems similar to:

#define x define

#x y 1

> Redefining it is a bad idea.

Well, that is probably true of all the language keywords.
In most cases, though, it should't cause problems if you don't
use the keyword.

-- glen

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The or operator and the preprocessor? glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-02-13 02:08 +0000
  Re: The or operator and the preprocessor? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-13 15:59 +1300
    Re: The or operator and the preprocessor? glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2012-02-13 05:32 +0000
      Re: The or operator and the preprocessor? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-02-13 20:27 +1300

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