Thread: "Puppet Program" Question

Hello,

I have a concise question. I have a semantically correct code in a program file (foo.c). I have a semantically correct function in a header file (bar.h). The header file is not included in foo.c.

Is there a known way to code a function in foo.c that can take in information regarding the function in bar.h, the function code itself, and use that information to execute all of the operations carried out by the function in bar.h without any pre-existing knowledge of what the code is exactly for the function in bar.h.

Basically the goal is to have code in foo.c -- which has the code for the function in bar.h stored in a string -- generate the same activity as a version of foo.c in which the the code contains the function in bar.h.

So I am asking if you all know of a way to have the function receive the code for the function in bar.h and carry out the same operations that are carried out by the function in bar.h.

Thanks.

-b

Originally Posted by miasweb

Hello,

I have a concise question. I have a semantically correct code in a program file (foo.c). I have a semantically correct function in a header file (bar.h). The header file is not included in foo.c.

Is there a known way to code a function in foo.c that can take in information regarding the function in bar.h, the function code itself, and use that information to execute all of the operations carried out by the function in bar.h without any pre-existing knowledge of what the code is exactly for the function in bar.h.

Basically the goal is to have code in foo.c -- which has the code for the function in bar.h stored in a string -- generate the same activity as a version of foo.c in which the the code contains the function in bar.h.

So I am asking if you all know of a way to have the function receive the code for the function in bar.h and carry out the same operations that are carried out by the function in bar.h.

Thanks.

-b

The short answer is no. The long answer is that on some systems this is possible in certain limited contexts, but in any case is generally unportable and, well, unorthodox. Is there a reason you can't just include the header file (or create one to link to some external symbol)?

Originally Posted by miasweb

It can be done.

I'm trying to have a running program execute code input by a user.

Let me know if you come up with a solution.

No thanks, I'll pass...