Thread: L macro

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    L macro

    Hello everyone,


    I am using Visual Studio 2003 and Windows Console project, I find when using L macro to convert character to wide character, the compiler will report an error that L macro is not defined.

    I find it is not defined in either <windows.h> or <TCHAR.h> -- when adding the two header files, the compile error is the same.

    Could anyone explain how to use L macro in Visual Studio 2003 and Windows Console project? Which header file is needed?


    thanks in advance,
    George

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    There is no L macro, it is a prefix
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    int main(){
        wchar_t foo[] = L"hello";
        return 0;
    }
    In your compiler, to permit easy switching between ASCII and UNICODE, there are the _T and _TEXT macros.
    Something like
    TCHAR foo[] = _TEXT("hello");

    See also
    http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...21(vs.71).aspx
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