Re: Are there non-macro assertions?
On Mar 15, 2:10 pm, DeMarcus <use_my_alias_h...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Michael Doubez wrote:
On 15 mar, 13:08, DeMarcus <use_my_alias_h...@hotmail.com> wrote:
I would like to keep assertions but get rid of macros in my
code. Are there examples of the assert function built on
templates?
If you want the exact replacement of assert(), you cannot:
with NDEBUG assert() will expand to nothing which mean that
parameters will no be evaluated.
Without macro, you cannot simply remove code. You can do
somewhat similar with a shortcut operator:
Assertion::assert( !Assertion::activated || /* assertion */ );
With
struct Assertion
{
static const bool activated = false;
//....
};
This is hideous.
Concerning getting __FILE__ and __LINE__, a template cannot
get it from the point it is called (because they are
replaced by the preprocessor).
Actually the reason why I want to write my own assert is to be
able to pass messages to a system log.
In which case, you're not talking about assert, but something
else. (Which will probably involve macros as well, in order to
automatically insert __FILE__ and __LINE__.)
[...]
As far as I understand, the only two reasons for assert() being a macro are:
* To provide __FILE__ and __LINE__ automatically.
* To save 1 nanosecond when disabling the assert(), having no code at
all compared to an if( assertionEnabled && !condition ).
Or are there more reasons?
The main one is that you can turn it off on a function by
function basis, rather than only globally.
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