[android-developers] Re: Android preprocessor, //#ifdef...

I think most peoples opinion is that it just is not useful in java.
There have been numerous discussions about needing/not needing a
preprocessor in Java. You are not going to be #defining symbols (use
a static class), including files, using __FILE__ or __LINE ( use the
logging, no symbols means no ifdefing code (if (false) workes the
same as #if 0 ), macros for functions (ie make a class and use static
inline function). If you care to tell use the problem you are trying
to solve, some could probably suggest a solution that doesn't involve
macros. Im 15 years of Java, I have never missed them. Macros in the
build system on the other hand...

On Aug 1, 10:40 am, Leigh McRae <leigh.mc...@lonedwarfgames.com>
wrote:
> On 8/1/2010 4:29 AM, Mark Murphy wrote:
>
> > Java (J2ME, Blackberry, Android) does not have a native preprocessor.
> > Neither does Javascript for WebOS/HTML5 applications, nor Actionscript
> > for Flash/Flex/AIR applications. Neither do some languages drifting
> > into the mobile space (e.g., Ruby, and Perl AFAICT) for Android,
> > Meego, and Symbian.
>
> > It is probably more accurate to say that C and its derivatives (e.g.,
> > C++, Objective-C, C#) and .NET languages (VB, C#) have an integrated
> > preprocessor, and that those languages are widespread in mobile
> > platforms today.
>
> Preprocessing for j2me is supported by SUN via NetBeans.  It's pretty
> clear that SUN fully backs preprocessing for j2me if you look at all the
> support provided.
>
> BlackBerry preprocessing is fully supported via their compiler, rapc.
>
> What I don't understand is why so many people are against it.  It's just
> a tool and one that can get you out of a tight spot.  Give people the
> tools and let them cut their own toes or feet off.  Oh and yes I know
> what the reply will be.  Write it yourself, it's open source...  We
> aren't Java or we are Java depending on what we are debating...
>
> --
> Leigh McRaewww.lonedwarfgames.com

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