__FB_ERR__
 
Intrinsic define (macro value) set by the compiler

Syntax

__FB_ERR__

Description

__FB_ERR__ indicates if -e, -ex, or -exx was specified on the compiler command line at the time of compilation of a module.

__FB_ERR__ indicates if -earray, -enullptr, or -elocation was specified on the compiler command line, or implied by use of -exx, at the time of compilation of a module.

__FB_ERR__ indicates if -edebug, -edebuginfo, or -eassert was specified on the compiler command line, or implied by use of -g, at the time of compilation of a module.

Returns bit-wise OR of the following values:
valuedescription
0'-e', '-ex', '-exx' and other error options not specified
1'-e' was specified
3'-ex' was specified (implies '-e')
7'-exx' was specified (implies '-e, -ex')
8'-earray' was specified (or implied by '-exx')
16'-enullptr' was specified (or implied by '-exx')
32'-eassert' was specified (or implied by '-g')
64'-edebuginfo' was specified (or implied by '-g')
128'-edebug' was specified (or implied by '-g')
256'-elocation' was specified (or implied by '-exx')

__FB_ERR__ is always defined.

Example

'Example code to demonstrate a use of __FB_ERR__
Dim err_command_line As UByte
err_command_line = __FB_ERR__
Select Case err_command_line
Case 0
Print "No Error Checking enabled on the Command Line!"
Case 1
Print "Some Error Checking enabled on the Command Line!"
Case 3
Print "QBasic style Error Checking enabled on the Command Line!"
Case 7
Print "Extreme Error Checking enabled on the Command Line!"
Case Else
Print "Some Unknown Error level has been set!"
End Select



Differences from QB

  • New to FreeBASIC

See also