You can check if a name is defined. It can be a constant, a var or a
function/procedure.

Joep

2009/3/21 Sebastien Lelong <[email protected]>:
> Hi Joep,
>
> I was in mind that defined() required a constant, not a variable. I'll try
> this !
>
> Seb
>
> 2009/3/21 Joep Suijs <[email protected]>
>>
>> Hi Seb,
>>
>> >   2. provide a library for only one GP2D02 instance
>> >   3. build a library with a fixed number of GP2D02 instances
>> >
>> > Whatever option 2. or 3., the API will be temporary (thus option 1.: we
>> > may
>> > not want providing temporary API). For option 3., these would give
>> > something
>> > like this:
>> >
>> > var volatile byte gp2d02_vin_0 is pin_a4
>> > var volatile byte gp2d02_vout_0 is pin_a6
>> > var volatile byte gp2d02_vin_1 is pin_a2
>> > var volatile byte gp2d02_vout_1 is pin_a3
>> > ...
>> I suggest you change the sequence:
>>
>> var volatile byte gp2d02_0_vin is pin_a2
>> var volatile byte gp2d02_0_vout is pin_a3
>>
>> > -- all must be defined, even if only one used (?). Not "acceptable" IMHO
>> No.
>>
>> You could do a conditional compile for the functions required:
>>
>> if (defined(gp2d02_0_vin) == true) then
>>   function gp2d02_0_read is
>>    ...
>>   end function
>> end if
>>
>> or you could something similar within a generic read functions
>>
>>  case (idx) of
>>
>>      if (defined(gp2d02_0_vin) == true) then
>>        0 :  block
>>        ...
>>        end block
>>     end if
>>     if (defined(gp2d02_1_vin) == true) then
>>        1 :  block
>>        ...
>>        end block
>>     end if
>>
>>     default:
>>       ....
>>    end case
>>
>>
>> I think this way you should get it to work. And you get a decent api
>> for the use of the lib.
>>
>> We should realy thank Stef for the conditional compile. I understand
>> people how studied computer sciences think it is horrible, but for a
>> practical guy like me it is very powerfull. If we only could have
>> marco's ;)
>>
>>
>> Joep
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Sébastien Lelong
> http://www.sirloon.net
> http://sirbot.org
>
> >
>

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