[erlang-questions] question: macro definition

[Ahmed Ali]

Thanks Primanathan,

This is a smart solution. I wonder how come I didn't think of it. I
thought I know how to write functional program :)

Best regards,

Ahmed Al-Issaei

On Jan 15, 2008 7:23 PM, Primanathan Reddy [ MTN - Innovation Centre ]
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> If you really want to use the same MACRO name you can try this!
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> -define( LOG( ARGS ), fun( [X] )   -> io:format( "~w~n", [X] );
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>    ([X,D])   ->  io:format( "~w~w~n", [X,D] );
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>    (_) -> void end ).
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> Then you can use ?LOG( [TERM1] )  and ?LOG( [TERM1, TERM2] ).
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> From: erlang-questions-bounces@REDACTED
> [mailto:erlang-questions-bounces@REDACTED] On Behalf Of Ahmed Ali
>  Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2008 03:32 PM
>  To: Erlang
>  Subject: [erlang-questions] question: macro definition
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> Hi,
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>  I have a question about macro definitions in Erlang.
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>  When I write the following in my .hrl file:
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>  <code>
>  [line 10] -define(LOG(X), io:format("~w~n",[X])).
>  [line 11] -define(LOG(X,D), io:format("~w~n",[X,D])).
>  </code>
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>  I get the following compile error:
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>  ./../include/file.hrl:11: redefining macro ''LOG''
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>  Can someone explain to me what "redefining" means here? Does that mean if I
> cannot define a macro with the same name even though they have different
> arity?
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>  Best regards,
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>  Ahmed Al-Issaei NOTE: This e-mail message is subject to the MTN Group
> disclaimer see http://www.mtn.co.za/default.aspx?pid=34411