Talk:Compiler/Simple file inclusion pre processor: Difference between revisions

:::Also, I doubt that a C pre-processor written in anything but C would get much use for anything other than bootstrapping... --[[User:Tigerofdarkness|Tigerofdarkness]] ([[User talk:Tigerofdarkness|talk]]) 21:42, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

I believe our sample language could use one line: #include "file" and #define call value. Usage could be:

~~ Header.h ~~

#define area(h, w) h*w

#define height() 6

area = #area(height, width)#;

yielding code output of:

area = 6*5;

Or:

/* Include Header.h */

/* Define area(h, w) as h*w */

/* Use area, height, and width */

area = 6*5;

This should be in addition to the existing preprocessor definition as both are useful demonstrations. This new one providing identical language support to our sample language in multiple source languages.