Hello, in my application (which spans approximately 20 source files and a
2-3 thousand lines) I have a few global varialbes, variables that never
change their values. One of them is declared like this:
/* globals.h */
extern const int g_tray_icon_cal lback;
/* globals.cpp */
const int g_tray_icon_cal lback = 4711;
Now, when I tried to use that variable as a case label in switch statement,
I got:
main_dialog_pro cedure.cpp:64: error: case label does not reduce to an
integer
constant
So, I replaced the const int with a #define and it compiles, but why can't I
use a const int? I thought const would be const, but I guess not...
// William Payne 5 10223
William Payne wrote: Hello, in my application (which spans approximately 20 source files and a 2-3 thousand lines) I have a few global varialbes, variables that never change their values. One of them is declared like this: /* globals.h */ extern const int g_tray_icon_cal lback;
/* globals.cpp */ const int g_tray_icon_cal lback = 4711;
Now, when I tried to use that variable as a case label in switch statement, I got: main_dialog_pro cedure.cpp:64: error: case label does not reduce to an integer constant
So, I replaced the const int with a #define and it compiles, but why can't I use a const int? I thought const would be const, but I guess not...
You can. But in order to be able to use this 'const int' variable in a
case label, you have to declare it _with_ _initilaizer_ in the same
translation unit where your 'switch' is located.
Just put
const int g_tray_icon_cal lback = 4711;
into your 'globals.h' file and remove the definition from 'globals.cpp'.
--
Best regards,
Andrey Tarasevich
Brainbench C and C++ Programming MVP
"William Payne" <mi************ **@student.liu. se> wrote in message
news:bi******** **@news.island. liu.se... Hello, in my application (which spans approximately 20 source files and a 2-3 thousand lines) I have a few global varialbes, variables that never change their values. One of them is declared like this: /* globals.h */ extern const int g_tray_icon_cal lback;
/* globals.cpp */ const int g_tray_icon_cal lback = 4711;
Now, when I tried to use that variable as a case label in switch statement, I got: main_dialog_pro cedure.cpp:64: error: case label does not reduce to an integer constant
So, I replaced the const int with a #define and it compiles, but why can't I use a const int? I thought const would be const, but I guess not...
// William Payne
It's because g_tray_icon_cal lback defined in globals.cpp has
internal linkage. const objects have internal linkage by default.
Andrey provided a solution. Another is to make it have external
linkage.
/* globals.cpp */
extern const int g_tray_icon_cal lback = 4711;
--
ES Kim
"Andrey Tarasevich" <an************ **@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:vk******** ****@news.super news.com... William Payne wrote: Hello, in my application (which spans approximately 20 source files and
a 2-3 thousand lines) I have a few global varialbes, variables that never change their values. One of them is declared like this: /* globals.h */ extern const int g_tray_icon_cal lback;
/* globals.cpp */ const int g_tray_icon_cal lback = 4711;
Now, when I tried to use that variable as a case label in switch
statement, I got: main_dialog_pro cedure.cpp:64: error: case label does not reduce to an integer constant
So, I replaced the const int with a #define and it compiles, but why
can't I use a const int? I thought const would be const, but I guess not...
You can. But in order to be able to use this 'const int' variable in a case label, you have to declare it _with_ _initilaizer_ in the same translation unit where your 'switch' is located.
Just put
const int g_tray_icon_cal lback = 4711;
into your 'globals.h' file and remove the definition from 'globals.cpp'.
-- Best regards, Andrey Tarasevich Brainbench C and C++ Programming MVP
Thank you for the help
// William Payne
ES Kim wrote: "William Payne" <mi************ **@student.liu. se> wrote in message news:bi******** **@news.island. liu.se... Hello, in my application (which spans approximately 20 source files and a 2-3 thousand lines) I have a few global varialbes, variables that never change their values. One of them is declared like this: /* globals.h */ extern const int g_tray_icon_cal lback;
/* globals.cpp */ const int g_tray_icon_cal lback = 4711;
Now, when I tried to use that variable as a case label in switch statement, I got: main_dialog_pro cedure.cpp:64: error: case label does not reduce to an integer constant
So, I replaced the const int with a #define and it compiles, but why can't I use a const int? I thought const would be const, but I guess not...
// William Payne
It's because g_tray_icon_cal lback defined in globals.cpp has internal linkage.
That's not true. Provided the declaration of 'g_tray_icon_ca llback' in
'globals.h' is visible in 'globals.cpp' (i.e. 'globals.h' is included
into 'globals.cpp'), constant object 'g_tray_icon_ca llback' has external
linkage since it is declared with 'extern' specifier.
const objects have internal linkage by default.
Yes. But in this case it is not "by default". 'g_tray_icon_ca llback' is
declared in 'globals.cpp' with explicit 'extern' specifier.
Andrey provided a solution.
My solution actually changes the linkage of 'g_tray_icon_ca llback' to
internal, meaning that each translation unit will get its own completely
independent instance of 'g_tray_icon_ca llback'.
Another is to make it have external linkage.
/* globals.cpp */ extern const int g_tray_icon_cal lback = 4711;
That's not necessary. The declaration in 'globals.h' is sufficient to
change the linkage of this object.
The whole point of my solution is to make the initializer ('= 4711')
visible in all translation units. Your solution doesn't do that, which
means that it won't solve anything.
--
Best regards,
Andrey Tarasevich
Brainbench C and C++ Programming MVP
"Andrey Tarasevich" <an************ **@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dO******** ************@co mcast.com...
[snip]
You're right. Thanks for your concrete explanation.
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