Cool, just find that 'holy grail' for someone else, and it's all good... At least, that's my theory... :)
Cheers, Pat 'sluggo' Magnan Tour of Duty Mod http://www.tourofdutymod.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mugsy _" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 8:13 PM Subject: Re: [hlcoders] string to #define > > 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 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
