Wish #ifdef - #else - #endif

[Robert Valentino]

I am nearing the end of a project I have been working on and now have the task of how to handle multiple versions a Trial / Free version and a paying version.

It sure would be nice if the B4A development IDE allowed us to have #ifdef so we could define a global variable to the compiler and then use it to test what code to compile.


#ifdef _TRAIL_OR_TEST_VERSION <-- Would be defined somewhere in the IDE interface
... compile this code
#else
... compile this code
#endif

I do this in Visual Studio all the time
#ifdef _DEBUG
.. If compiling in Debug Mode include this code
#endif


I think this is something that Erel could add pretty easily - I noticed the compiler when generating the java code dumps all the comments I put in my code, so why can we not dump or include all the code in a #ifdef


Just a thought to make supporting multiple version easier.

BobVal

 

[DonManfred]

There is no such function in B4A but you can use this Tool from @MaFu .

 

[Robert Valentino]

Yes I understand B4A does not support this, that is why I put it on the Wish List.

Your tool looks very interesting but I believe we need something directly supported by B4A

Thanks

 

[DonManfred]

Yes I understand B4A does not support this, that is why I put it on the Wish List.
Your tool looks very interesting but I believe we need something directly supported by B4A

It´s not my tool.
I understand that you want this feature in b4a directly built-in. I´m with you

 

[MaFu]

I have updated B4Aconditioner, it's now compatible with Basic4Android 3.x.

 

[Robert Valentino]

Thanks, I will look into using this. I just wish this was built into the B4A IDE.

 

[daemon]

@Erel
Bumping it up for v4.00
In 3.82, #If and #End If are supported but #Else or #Else If are not. Please support them in v4.

 

[derez]

Reminding that the "build configurations" enable you to do it.

 

[daemon]

Yes, but when you have multiple such macros, number of build configuration increases exponentially!