Yes! I had given up on this idea, but I guess I didn't imagine it after all :) This is exactly what I was thinking of.
Thanks for finding this Mugsy >From: "Pat Magnan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [hlcoders] string to #define >Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 22:21:35 -0500 > >Hey Mugsy: > >Did you ever figure this out? I was browsing the comp.lang.c newsgroup FAQ >(ok, somebody needs a life :P), and found this: >Question 11.17 >I'm trying to use the ANSI ``stringizing'' preprocessing operator `#' to >insert the value of a symbolic constant into a message, but it keeps >stringizing the macro's name rather than its value. > >----------------------------------------------------- > >You can use something like the following two-step procedure to force a >macro >to be expanded as well as stringized: > > #define Str(x) #x > #define Xstr(x) Str(x) > #define OP plus > char *opname = Xstr(OP); > >This code sets opname to "plus" rather than "OP". > >An equivalent circumlocution is necessary with the token-pasting operator >## >when the values (rather than the names) of two macros are to be >concatenated. > >References: ANSI Sec. 3.8.3.2, Sec. 3.8.3.5 example >ISO Sec. 6.8.3.2, Sec. 6.8.3.5 > > >http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/q11.17.html > >I think you were trying to get the preprocessor to expand and then >'stringize' your #define'd constant, passing it's value as the arg to your >func, which is what that code appears to do. > > > >Pat 'sluggo' Magnan >Tour of Duty Mod >http://www.tourofdutymod.com > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mugsy _" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 2:29 AM >Subject: Re: [hlcoders] string to #define > > > > > > > > > > > The pre-processors scan through source files replacing the > > >define > > > > >with > > > > > > > > > the value. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not 100% sure, but about 95% that it looks in strings >as > > >well, > > > > >so > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > someFuncThatTakesAString("WEAPON_GARAND"); > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > will get changed to > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > someFuncThatTakesAString("2"); file://constant string 2\0 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > before its compiled. > > >_______________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >please visit: >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
