no preprocessor directive ??

[Marge Inoferror]

In C, I might do this:

#define MAX_COLS 50;
#define MAX_ROWS 10;

In C# that seems to be an error!

What's the best way of accomplishing the same thing?

I tried this, but I don't know if this is the way to go:

static const int maxCols = 50;
static const int maxRows = 10;

Thanks,
Marge

[Jonathan Holmes]

Hi,

Yes, you should indeed use "static const" in C# where you would have
previously used "#define" to define simple constant values in C.
Jonathan Holmes

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In C, I might do this:

#define MAX_COLS 50;
#define MAX_ROWS 10;

In C# that seems to be an error!

What's the best way of accomplishing the same thing?

I tried this, but I don't know if this is the way to go:

static const int maxCols = 50;
static const int maxRows = 10;

Thanks,
Marge

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Marge Inoferror <in*****************@yahoo.com> wrote:

In C, I might do this:

#define MAX_COLS 50;
#define MAX_ROWS 10;

In C# that seems to be an error!
Yup.
What's the best way of accomplishing the same thing?

I tried this, but I don't know if this is the way to go:

static const int maxCols = 50;
static const int maxRows = 10;

It's not quite - you don't specify "static" with "const" as the latter
implies the former. Just

const int MaxCols = 50;
const int MaxRows = 10;

is fine.

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[Marge Inoferror]

Thanks, Jon! I appreciate it...
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Marge Inoferror <in*****************@yahoo.com> wrote:

In C, I might do this:

#define MAX_COLS 50;
#define MAX_ROWS 10;

In C# that seems to be an error!

Yup.

What's the best way of accomplishing the same thing?

I tried this, but I don't know if this is the way to go:

static const int maxCols = 50;
static const int maxRows = 10;

It's not quite - you don't specify "static" with "const" as the latter
implies the former. Just

const int MaxCols = 50;
const int MaxRows = 10;

is fine.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too