why function like macro doesn't work here?

[baumann@pan]

hi all,

i defined a macro like the below


#define initSock() \
do{\
WSADATA ws_data;\
WSAStartup(0x02 02,&ws_data);\
}while(0)

then in a function , i wrote

if(!initSock())
{
.....
}

but the compiler complains
main.c
e:\project\scan ap\main.c(11) : error C2059: syntax error : 'do'
e:\project\scan ap\main.c(11) : error C2065: 'ws_data' : undeclared
identifier
e:\project\scan ap\main.c(11) : warning C4133: 'function' : incompatible
types - from 'int *' to 'struct WSAData *'


if i change the macro to static function, it's ok.


any help would be appreciated. thanks.

bauman@Pan

[Artie Gold]

Re: why function like macro doesn't work here?

baumann@pan wrote:[color=blue]
> hi all,
>
> i defined a macro like the below
>
>
> #define initSock() \
> do{\
> WSADATA ws_data;\
> WSAStartup(0x02 02,&ws_data);\
> }while(0)
>
> then in a function , i wrote
>
> if(!initSock())
> {
> ....
> }
>
> but the compiler complains
> main.c
> e:\project\scan ap\main.c(11) : error C2059: syntax error : 'do'
> e:\project\scan ap\main.c(11) : error C2065: 'ws_data' : undeclared
> identifier
> e:\project\scan ap\main.c(11) : warning C4133: 'function' : incompatible
> types - from 'int *' to 'struct WSAData *'
>
>
> if i change the macro to static function, it's ok.[/color]

Think of what the compiler `sees' in this case (remember that macros are
replaced, during the preprocessor phase of compilation, by their expansion).

[Your compiler may provide a way to see the intermediate, i.e.
preprocessed, code. Consult its documentation.]

HTH,
--ag


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