At 11:32 PM 7/19/01 +0200, Patrik Stridvall wrote:
Patrik Stridvall wrote:
Not really, but as an alternative solution you could has a structure instead of an array like:
typedef struct { GLYPHNAME A; GLYPHNAME AE; GLYPHNAME AEacute; GLYPHNAME AEsmall; /* ... */ } GLYPHNAMES;
Perhaps this is better since it doesn't use the preprocessor.
I not thought of that -- neat idea. What is the downside of using the preprocessor, however?
Well, the preprocessor "pollutes" the namespace in a way that is sometimes bad and my solution gives IMHO a slightly nicer syntax.
Yeah, this is true that preprocessor directives "pollute." In this case, though, I agree with both of you that it is an acceptable solution. It actually takes advantage of preprocessing in that it takes the work load off of run-time creation of a dynamic table and puts it on the compiler so it only has to be done once. They're often overused, but they can be helpful in some cases.
- Brandon