Compiler Directives

[Louis]

Is there any possibility of adding compiler directives to compile certain statements if a MACRO type definition is defined? E.G. like in C:
#define num 1
#if num
// Compile This Code
#else
Compile This Code
#endif

It would help for projects that have debugging statements throughout the program, and if a symbol is not defined, (or macro) then the statements are NOT compiled. What do you think?

 

[Cableguy]

That would render tha code a bit too complex for us who DON'T know C....

 

[Louis]

Hi. It could somehow be implemented, not like C, but in such a way that we could have code compiled based on optional conditions. E.G. Let's say I have a program with some debug code, and I want this code removed before building the release executable. Rather than look through the code for all debug statements, if a variable, one that I choose, isn't defined then code in between the special conditional statements won't be included in the program. This will make executables faster as the program won't have to check if a variable is set to true or false at runtime, but instead it checks the conditions at compiletime, thus excluding any code when compile conditions are false. Make sense anyone?

 

[Cableguy]

you mean like a [debug] some debug coding [/debug] tagging?
????
That would be good...

 

[Louis]

Exactly, But people could use it to have code included or excluded for various reasons, not just for compiling. HTH.