Re: C code in C++ and used inside class

From:
cognacc <michael.cognacc@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Wed, 5 Aug 2009 02:51:36 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID:
<f7233e79-78cb-47ca-81ac-4fb3a41f36f3@c29g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>
On Aug 4, 9:49 pm, Victor Bazarov <v.Abaza...@comAcast.net> wrote:

cognacc@ wrote:

Im trying to use some C code inside a C++ class, this class is used
in another C++ class ofcourse, or will be.
The C++ class will contain a data structure
from the C code amongst others.

But in the C code header file where the datatype is defined, there are
also some global variables defined.


That's A VERY BAD IDEA(tm). Variables should never be *defined* in hea=

ders.

I mean declared sorry. if in header:
int Ggloabalvar; // this is a declaration right

s_57_defs.h this is the file with a few globals vars
and also a datatype conversion, works fine compiled as C.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
--
#ifndef _S_57_DEFS_H
#define _S_57_DEFS_H

/*
 * File: s_57_defs.h
 * Author: run
 *
 * Created on March 10, 2009, 3:07 PM
 */

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

#include <sys/queue.h>

typedef char octet;

typedef char tag[5]; //! \todo ? check this typedef, see page 146 k&r

// Leader is 24 octets (bytes long) both DDR an DR leader (S-57)
#define LEADER_SIZE 24

// Fieldtag size ie VRID, is 4 octets long, specified int S-57
#define FIELD_TAG_SIZE 4

// SHOULD Probably read this and check, but not now
// field RP 09
#define DDR_FIELD_CONTROL_LENGTH 9

// See iso8211 table 1 delimiter and their uses
// Unit terminator : printable '&' : Terminates a unit in a field
#define UT 0x1F // dec: 31 oct: \037

// Field terminator : printable ';' : Terminates a complete field(ex:
VRID)
#define FT 0x1E // dec: 30 oct: \036
// This could be defined for each field (vrid, frid etc.)

#define STD_SIZE_LEN 220

struct GNAME {int len; char val[10];};

//
==========================
==========================
==========================
====
// global variables for conversion between octets to datatypes

// bXY : X is signednes Y is width in octets
 unsigned char S57TYPE_b11; // UNSIGNED ONE OCTET CHAR
 signed char S57TYPE_b21; // SIGNED ONE OCTET UNSIGNED CHAR
 unsigned short S57TYPE_b12; // UNSIGNED TWO OCTET UNSIGNED CHAR
 signed short S57TYPE_b22; // SIGNED TWO OCTET SIGNED CHAR
 unsigned long S57TYPE_b14; //
 signed long S57TYPE_b24; //

 unsigned char S57TYPE_B5[5];
 unsigned char S57TYPE_B8[8];
 unsigned char S57TYPE_B[20]; // any large enough number
// DUMMY just to shut compiler up

 char S57TYPE_A[200];
 char S57TYPEA_UL[200]; // ascii unspecified length
 char S57TYPEA_L8[8]; // which lengths

 char S57TYPE_I[200]; // type i of generic legnth, real
length seen at data read time

 double S57TYPE_R; // \note correct S57TYPE long ?
- think its incorrect!?

 int LENGTH_TYPESIZE; // length to send as
parameter to function

// User defined define a head of a new queue
// Should define a tailqueue , a new call to getRecordSet() will reuse
same queue

TAILQ_HEAD(tailhead, DR_Data) dr_head;

typedef struct DR_Data // DR_Data is tag
{
  char fieldtagname[5]; // the tagname, like VRID FOID DSSI, can be
used to look at the S57TYPE (if NAME = cast S57TYPE)
  //BOOL is_toplevel; // is a toplevel field (ex: VRID)
  int is_toplevel;
  // record numbers used for debugging data structures
  int dr_rec_nr; // total records ie FIELD numbers

  int dr_toplevel_nr; // top level FIELDS (VRID, FOID, DSID, DSSI, ..)
number of toplevel fields, called a "RECORD BLOCK"
  int dr_repeat_nr; // repeating fields number, same fields repeating
count
  // int dr_different_fields // total fields exclusive repeating
fields (counted once)
  //-----------------
  void *field_ptr; // void pointer to a field a HUGE case for
casting to field S57TYPE (or look out for aut5o generating)
  struct DR_Data *next_data; // DR_Data is tag
  // LIST struct list_head somename see man queue (LIST*)
  TAILQ_ENTRY(DR_Data) dr_data_list;
}DR_Data; // DR_Data i typedef

//typedef _dr_data DR_Data;

DR_Data *dr_data_ptr, *dr_data_pnext, *dr_data_pprev;

struct tailhead *pos_data, *q_data, *dr_head_ptr;

void usage(char **arg);

// DR_Data *
int readRecordSet(char * s57_filename);

void queue_init(void);

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif /* _S_57_DEFS_H */
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Is there a way to avoid multiple inclusion error, without changing the
C code?

You could try creating another header with double inclusion guards and
include that C header there, but it looks like you'd be better off
rewriting the C stuff to make it proper.


Double inclusion guards? how?

Here is a C++ file using the data structure:
DR_Data *genericDRData; is the type from C i need to use in my class
---
#ifndef CHARTINFO_H
#define CHARTINFO_H

#include <string>

extern "C"
{
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <assert.h>

#include "../../decode_seacharts/s_57_defs.h" // <---- header with
datatype and global var, we only use the type(s)
}

// inner struct / class
// latitude and longtiude coordinates
struct LatLon
{
    signed long lat; // Latitude
    signed long lon; // Longtitude
};

struct XYPos
{
    int lat; // Latitude
    int lon; // Longtitude
    char * unit; // m or km // define domains ?
};

class ChartInfo
{
public:
    ChartInfo();

    void loadRecordSet(char *filename);
    long long getLNAME_id(); // RCNM '+' RCID
    long long getNAME_id();
    signed long getLattitude();
    signed long getLongtitude();
    int translateLatLon_to_meters(struct LatLon ll);
    int translateLatLon_to_kilometers(struct LatLon ll);

    // test function traverse all dr_data
    void traverseAllDRData();

private: // private functions

    long long getRecordSet_key();
    double convertLatLon_to_degree(signed long lon_or_lat);

//=========================
===============
// private variables and data
      DR_Data *genericDRData; // <----- a pointer to use with tailq
maybe readRecordSet should return that
//..
    // RCNM b11 + RCID b14 => name_key_identifier
    long long name_record_identifier;

    // lname AGEN + FIDN + FIDS -> lname_key_identifier
    long long lname_record_identifier;

};

#endif // CHARTINFO_H
---

Please tell if i post to much code (or to little, i have cleaned it up
some,
for easier reading and removed a few lines i was trying out).

I can Change the C file but i want to avoid that, in C declaring
common variables
in a header is pretty normal i think.

So maybe what im trying to do is write a small wrapper, but i never
done that before.

Mic

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