I want to define a Nibble type.
I want that if the user sets the value higher than 0xf, it should generate a compiler error.
Is this possible?
I want to define a Nibble type. I want that if the user sets
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I want to define a Nibble type.
I want that if the user sets the value higher than 0xf, it should generate a compiler error.
Is this possible?
No, this is not possible with the C# compiler.
It has no preprocessor to test for constant values like the C/C++ preprocessor can.
Best you can do, is to throw an exception at runtime.
Edit: You could always try running the C# code (with some minor alterations) through the C/C++ preprocessor and emit an
#errordirective.Edit:
Seeing this is language-agnostic, yes, you can easily do it in any langauge that supports some kind of macro expansion or compile time evaluation. Eg: Scheme, LISP, C/C++, etc.