looking for perl synonym to #define in C/C++

[zcabeli]

Hello,
i'm looking for the equivalent perl symbol that match #define in C/C++
anybody have an idea if any such feature exists ...

thanks,

[numberwhun]

If I remember right, #define is a way of defining a subroutine in C++. If that is the case, then the 'sub' keyword is what you are looking for.

Regards,

Jeff

[zcabeli]

Hi,

#define used as macro in C. it's simply replace the first argument with the string represented by the second argument. format type is as follows :

definition :
#define ABC(X,Y,Z) BLA(X) + BLA(Y) + BLA(Z)
#define FIVE 5

usage :
ABC(5,2,1) = BLA(5) + BLA(2) + BLA(1)
x = 1 + FIVE

[numberwhun]

One of my fellow colleagues will correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think there is anything similar to that in Perl. Like I said, you could create a subroutine that does what you expect, but I don't know if what you want is available. Then again, not knowing C/C++, comparison is somewhat hindered, sorry.

Regards,

Jeff

[zcabeli]

thanks for the help.

[nithinpes]

You can have a look at Text::Macroscript module which provides macro pre-processor.