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assignfile contents via #include to char array

I would like to do the following in C++:

static const char* data[] = { #include "mydata.hh" };

where the contents of mydata.hh are supposed to be assign as a char array to data. I tried already various variants and (one and two level) stringification, via #x, of the #include . None worked so far. Is this actually possible or did I miss something?

Thanks ahead.

Solution

  • You can:

    static const char* data[] = {  // <--- new line 
#include "mydata.hh" 
};   // <--- don't forget semi-colon

    But why?

    This is all assuming mydata.hh contains something compatible with the declaration:

    //mydata.hh
"bla", "goo", "foo"