Thread: Is it ok to use #define 's ?

LOL

Originally posted by MrWizard
I like using #define's for flags. Using bitwise operators it is very easy to test and set flags for specific purposes. I think this is pretty handy and not 'poor' code.

But it's just as easy to declare those flags as const ints. The #define syntax is not needed at all.
There are very few cases where it is needed, I can only think of one, namely this:

Code:

#define Assert(p) if (!(p)) std::cout << "Failed:" << #p << __LINE__ << __FILE__;

use them but dont over use them becuase then you will learn you will have a hard time getting help on c++ becuase your not used to the standard comamnds that everyone uses. I only use defines for commands like fin (ifstream) and fout (ofstream) so I can easily look at it and say, oh fout is like cout. and when yuo would se fou is when you write to other files on the hard drive.