On 01/10/2012 15:21, dhkblas...@zeelandnet.nl wrote: > I need to translate this: > #define mymalloc(x,y) (x*)malloc((y)* sizeof(x)) > > Is it possible using macro's in FPC or do I need to convert it to a > procedure? How would I cast the pointer in the latter case (without > having to change the sourcecode significantly)? > > Not that I claim to /know/, but, Is the purpose of this macro, to substitute
(something) = mymalloc(UInt, 5) with (something) = (Uint*)malloc(5*sizeof(UInt)) in source code (before compiling?) This means (something) is an array? I'd definitively make it a function. (haven't we got dynamic arrays for something like that ?) > > Regards, Darius > L. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
