C++ macro import problem

[Claudio]

Hello,

I'm evaluating Enterprise Architect using the version V7.0.817 and I try to import the following C++ code :

CWType : TEMPLATE_ASONODE (CComObjectRootEx<CComSingleThreadModel>, CPType)

and I have the result "unexeptect symbol: (" and the explanation "You may need to define a language macro."

I set the correct include path to find the macro, I also try to define the TEMPLATE_ASONODE using "Settings-Prepocessor Macros..." but it doesn't work.

If I expend manualy the macro, no more problem.

Have you some idea ?

Thank you

[gpc]

Hi, AFAIK EA doesn't support macro's . You need to identify what keywords are macro's and then the parser will basically ignore them, so the rest of the file can be imported. (section 9.1.3/4 (http://www.sparxsystems.com.au/EAUserGuide/o314.htm) covers import and 9.3.4 (http://www.sparxsystems.com.au/EAUserGuide/languagemacros.htm) covers language macro's).
HTH.

[Claudio]

Yes, I know that the parser ignores the macro, but even if I declare it to be ignored in the "Settings | Preprocessor Macros" the parser returns this problem, and I'm not sure that all the rest of the file is imported

Thanks

[gpc]

Hi Claudio,
The macro should be declared as "TEMPLATE_ASONODE()". I believe you'll need the parenthesis as the macro takes parameters. You'll probably get more errors, but it should get you past the "unexpected (".  

[Claudio]

Ok thank you very much, that's the good solution  

[Claudio]

In fact no .

I put the "()" after the macro definition as you suggest to me and I have another problem on the following character ("unexpected symbol"): the "," if it is in a multiple inheritance or the "{" if it is the only inheritance  

Any other idea ??

Thanks

[gpc]

Sorry, no.  
The macro can be bypassed, but if it's being used to replace text in a class definition, then EA would need to know about macro's and not just ignore them. This would get even more complicated with #ifdefined's and such.
Maybe you could pre-process the files and use that output to import the code?

[Claudio]

If I understand correctly, the macro is ignored so the lines
CWType : TEMPLATE_ASONODE (CComObjectRootEx<CComSingleThreadModel>, CPType)
{
}

becomes

CWType :
{
}

which is not correct