iDENTIFIER CONVERSION INTO STRING

[MUSHTAQIMS]

I want to know that how we can get identifier of a variable as string at run time.
this will seem something like this:

int empno=20;
char *id=identifier_to_string(emp);
cout<<id; =>it should print emp;

or

int empno=20;
char *id="emp";
cout<<string_as_identifier(id); => it should print 20;

I will be gratefull to you for help.

[willakawill]

Hi. Perhaps it would be more useful if you were to explain what it is that you want to achieve without referring to strings etc. What you want this part of your app to do. because cout << empno; will also output 20.
Thanks

[AdrianH]

What will has said is true, you can store the info as integers.

C++ doesn't intrinsically store the strings of enums. Though there have been times I wish it did. I have done things to work around it, but I can tell you it ain’t pretty. :) It requires the use of the pre-processor directives. If you really want this, I can post it, but be advised, what I am talking about is very advanced and if you were to use it in a course without being able to explain what the hell you are doing, you will get an automatic zero.

That said, it is pretty neat stuff. ;)


Adrian