• "Wang Phi Phi" <wphiphi brutele.be> Aug 04 2001
• "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> Aug 04 2001
• "Wang Phi Phi" <wphiphi brutele.be> Aug 05 2001
• Jan Knepper <jan smartsoft.cc> Aug 04 2001

it seems that DMC autorise the use of the dollar sign in
variable/function/... name.

this sample code compile and work fine with DMC8.1C (and not with VC6) :

#include <iostream.h>
void test$function(void)
{
     cout << "hello" << endl;
}

int main()
{
     int test$5a$$ = 10;
     test$function();
     cout << test$5a$$ << endl;
     return 0;
}

output :
hello
10


Wang Phi Phi .

Yes, it does allow $ as an identifier character. It's a feature, not a bug
<g>. The idea is to be compatible with the popular use of $ in assembler
code identifiers. It is disabled by the -A switch. -Walter

Wang Phi Phi wrote in message <9khu9f$5u8$1 digitaldaemon.com>...
it seems that DMC autorise the use of the dollar sign in
variable/function/... name.

this sample code compile and work fine with DMC8.1C (and not with VC6) :

#include <iostream.h>
void test$function(void)
{
     cout << "hello" << endl;
}

int main()
{
     int test$5a$$ = 10;
     test$function();
     cout << test$5a$$ << endl;
     return 0;
}

output :
hello
10


Wang Phi Phi .

Thanks .

 this sample code compile and work fine with DMC8.1C (and not with VC6) :


<g>
There are a lot of example that work FINE with DMC++ and won't even compile
(or give INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR) with VC--.
Just out of precaution... VC-- isn't quite the 'standard' eventhough many
users of it would think it is...

Jan