FILE

• Source: https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=KeyPgDdfile
• Last revised: 2016-02-10

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Intrinsic define (macro string) set by the compiler

Syntax

` FILE

`

Description

Substituted with the quoted source file name where used.

An example of normal use is to report wrong values in debugging.

Examples

start GeSHi

Dim a As Integer
If a<0 Then
    Print "Error: a = " & a & " in " & __FILE__ & " (" & __FUNCTION__ & ") line " & __LINE__
End If

end GeSHi

Error: a = -32767 in test.bas (MAIN) line 47

Differences from QB

• Did not exist in QB

See also

• __FILE_NQ__
• __FUNCTION__
• __LINE__

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