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    #define

    I have created a new Item (File.h)

    In this (File.h) I have written this and in File2.h I have #include "File.h"
    and this works fine. (Time and Input1 are declared in File2.h)

    #define Criteria1 Time == Input1


    What I instead want to achieve is to make a bool out of: Time == Input1
    I have tried something like this but this is not working.

    This is written in File.h
    Code:
    #define Criteria1 Criteria2()
    
    extern int Time;
    extern double Input1;
    
    _inline bool Criteria2() 
    {
    	return Time == Input1;
    }
    Then I have written this in File2.cpp
    Code:
    #include "StdAfx.h"
    #include "File2.h"
    
    int Time = 0;
    double Input1 = 0;
    However this does not compile. I dont know if I am doing completely wrong here.
    Am I on the right track ?

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    Your problem is not very clear.

    Code:
    #define EQUAL a == b
    
    ...
    bool sth = EQUAL;
    This works fine for me (but isn't something I would consider sane).
    I might be wrong.

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    It helps A LOT if you tell us what the error is when it "won't compile".

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    It helps a lot more if you explain in more detail what insane thing you're trying and why.
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    Time == Input1 is a criteria on Form3.h
    So I am trying to make a bool on File.h.
    So instead of writing on File.h.

    Code:
    #define Criteria1 Time == Input1
    I want to put "Time == Input1" in a bool.
    Why I want to do this is because I will change this often and instead if this is possible using a bool.


    The compile Error that I achieve is this below.
    However if I change "Time" to "time" in all varialble declarations above, it will compile but then when running the program this will not achive the same results as if I will write Time == Input1 directly.

    So what I simply want to do is to write "Time == Input1" inside a bool or function in any way and then only need to write for example.

    #define Criteria1 Criteria2

    Where Criteria2 stands for "Time == Input1" (Time and Input1 are already declared variables in Form3.h)
    Code:
    Form3.obj : error LNK2020: unresolved token (0A00008E) "int Time" (?Time@@$$Q3HA)
    Form1.obj : error LNK2020: unresolved token (0A0000B5) "int Time" (?Time@@$$Q3HA)
    Form1.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "int Time" (?Time@@$$Q3HA)
    Form3.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "int Time" (?Time@@$$Q3HA)
    C:\Documents and Settings\Jennifer\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\Form1\Debug\Form1.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 3 unresolved externals
    Last edited by Coding; 03-05-2008 at 04:51 PM.

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    If you want the Criteria2() function to be defined by the constant Criteria1, you'll need backslashes to continue the lines in your #define.
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    Yes, this I did know was possible and this might be the mainreason I am trying to find another solution. Is it true that it is not possible to use a bool in the way I have described or something simular to it.
    Is backslashes really the only solution.
    Thanks..
    Last edited by Coding; 03-05-2008 at 04:58 PM.

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    I'm not entirely clear what you're trying to do.

    There is no easy way to have a bool that is automatically updated whenever two other values change, if that's what you're trying to achieve.

    (Time == Input1) can be replaced by a function call to Criteria2(). As written, Criteria1 is the same as Criteria2, except that you don't put parenthesis after it.
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    Yes, I will try to use this approach, it might be okay to use. Thanks.
    Code:
    #define Criteria1 Time == Input1

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    Quote Originally Posted by Coding View Post
    Yes, I will try to use this approach, it might be okay to use. Thanks.
    Code:
    #define Criteria1 Time == Input1
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