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I would like to know if there is any kind of regular expression expansion within the compiler(GCC) pre processor. Basically more flexible code generation macros.
If there is not a way, how do you suggest i accomplish the same result
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A macro is a fragment of code that is given a name. You can define a macro in C using the #define preprocessor directive. Here's an example. #define c 299792458 // speed of light. Here, when we use c in our program, it is replaced with 299792458 .
A regular expression is a sequence of characters that is used to search pattern. It is mainly used for pattern matching with strings, or string matching, etc. They are a generalized way to match patterns with sequences of characters. It is used in every programming language like C++, Java, and Python.
The C preprocessor is a macro processor that is used automatically by the C compiler to transform your program before actual compilation (Proprocessor direcives are executed before compilation.). It is called a macro processor because it allows you to define macros, which are brief abbreviations for longer constructs.
The C preprocessor is a macro processor that is used automatically by the C compiler to transform your program before actual compilation. It is called a macro processor because it allows you to define macros, which are brief abbreviations for longer constructs.
The C preprocessor can't do that.
You might want to use a template processor (for instance Mustache but there are many others) that generates what you need before passing it to the compiler.
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Also, if you are planning a bigger project and you know this feature will be beneficial you might want to write your own preprocessor that you can run automatically from some build system. Good example of such solution would be moc which enhances C++ for the purpose of Qt framework. Purist might of course disagree.
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