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Eggbert · Apr 28th, 2005, 9:59 AM

>sometimes defining a constant without a value isn't a hot idea
Only when working with legacy code and very old compilers. Any compiler that correctly supports ISO C89 should have no trouble with it.

>Obviously, don't use _HEADER_FILE_H_ as the name of your constant, but
>something more directly related to what you're working on
Don't use a name with a leading underscore for this use either, as that invades the implementation's name space.

Apr 28th, 2005, 9:59 AM	#9
Eggbert Professional Programmer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 250 Rep Power: 5	>sometimes defining a constant without a value isn't a hot idea Only when working with legacy code and very old compilers. Any compiler that correctly supports ISO C89 should have no trouble with it. >Obviously, don't use _HEADER_FILE_H_ as the name of your constant, but >something more directly related to what you're working on Don't use a name with a leading underscore for this use either, as that invades the implementation's name space.