Visual C++ equivalent of __FILE__ , __LINE__ and __PRETTY_FUNCTION__

Question

GCC compiler gives me the following macros:

• __FILE__ so that I can print out the file name + directory.
• __LINE__ so that I c

Answer 1

Using c++14 with constexpr you can use this: WHERE macro.

Based on usage of:

• __PRETTY_FUNCTION__
• __LINE__

#include "string/ConstexprString.hpp"

#define S1(x) #x
#define S2(x) S1(x)

// WHERE - const char* const should be used as temporary value
#define WHERE (string::make(__PRETTY_FUNCTION__) + ":" + string::make(S2(__LINE__))).get()

// It is safe to store e.g. `constexpr auto where = WHERE_STR;`
#define WHERE_STR (string::make(__PRETTY_FUNCTION__) + ":" + string::make(S2(__LINE__)))

Example usage:

    // Called: void (anonymous namespace)::exampleUseCaseWhere(int):18
    std::cout << "Called: " << WHERE << std::endl;

Full & running example here

See:

• src/acme/where.hpp
• src/string/ConstexprString.hpp
• src/acme/where_test.cpp

Answer 2

__FILE__ and __LINE__ are standard, and I'm rather certain Microsoft compilers have essentially always had them.

__PRETTY_FUNCTION__ is a gcc feature.

Answer 3

In VS2008, this:

struct A
{
    bool Test(int iDummyArg)
    {
        const char *szFile = __FILE__;
        int iLine = __LINE__;
        const char *szFunc = __FUNCTION__; // Func name
        const char *szFunD = __FUNCDNAME__; // Decorated
        const char *szFunS = __FUNCSIG__; // Signature

        printf("%s\n", szFile);
        printf("%d\n", iLine);
        printf("%s\n", szFunc);
        printf("%s\n", szFunD);
        printf("%s\n", szFunS);

        return true;
    }
};

int wmain(int argc, TCHAR *lpszArgv[])
{
    A a;
    a.Test(10);
}

will print this:

c:\source\test_projects\blah\blah.cpp
14
A::Test
?Test@A@@QAE_NH@Z
bool __thiscall A::Test(int)

(The line number is "wrong" since there was really some extra stuff at the top of my file.)

Answer 4

I know that MSVC offers __FILE__ and __LINE__, both of which are Standard macros. They also offer __FUNCTION__, which I believe is what you're looking for,

Answer 5

For more portability in getting the current function name, you can try BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION.

Answer 6

1. Yes, Microsoft Visual Studio has __FILE__ and __LINE__. Here are more MSVC macros.

2. Both are ANSI C++.

3. MSVC has __FUNCTION__, which is Microsoft-specific.