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A simple file that creates a repeat loop which simply repeats the provided code the specified number of times!
/*
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*/
/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
SYNTAX EXAMPLE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/*
repeat(x){
// code here
}
Will repeat the provided code x times. (A counter "_i" storing the iteration
index (which counts down by default) will always be present)
Ex:
repeat(5)
std::cout << "This line will be repeated 5 times" << std::endl;
*/
/*
repeat(x, index){
// code here
}
Will repeat the provided code x times, storing the current index in a
variable with the name of the second input.
Ex:
repeat(5, index)
std::cout << "Current index: " << index << std::endl;
*/
/*
repeat(x, type, index){
// code here
}
Will repeat the provided code x times, storing the current index in a
variable with type dictated by the second input and a name provided by the third
This option shouldn't be necessary for 99% of applications.
*/
/*
rrepeat(x){
// code here
}
rrepeat(x, index){
// code here
}
rrepeat(x, type, index){
// code here
}
Along with reverse_repeat, reverseRepeat, and ReverseRepeat variations all
work the same as their repeat counterparts except they will always count
from x - 1 to 0.
By default repeat loops are reverse repeat loops
*/
/*
frepeat(x){
// code here
}
frepeat(x, index){
// code here
}
frepeat(x, type, index){
// code here
}
Along with forward_repeat, forwardRepeat, and ForwardRepeat variations all
work the same as their repeat counterparts except they will always count
from 0 to x - 1.
If you wish for the default repeat loop to be a reverse repeat loop you may
define:
#define REPEAT_FORWARD_DEFAULT
before including this file.
*/
#ifndef _REPEAT_H_
#define _REPEAT_H_
// Macros defining Repeat Syntax
#define _REPEAT_TIMES_TYPE_(x, type, y) for(type y = x; y--;)
#define _FORWARD_REPEAT_TIMES_TYPE_(x, type, y) for(type y = 0; y < x; y++)
#define _REPEAT_TIMES_(x, y) _REPEAT_TIMES_TYPE_(x, size_t, y)
#define _FORWARD_REPEAT_TIMES_(x, y) _FORWARD_REPEAT_TIMES_TYPE_(x, size_t, y)
#define _REPEAT_(x) _REPEAT_TIMES_(x, _i)
#define _FORWARD_REPEAT_(x) _FORWARD_REPEAT_TIMES_(x, _i)
// Macro overloading from: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11761703/overloading-macro-on-number-of-arguments
#define _GET_REPEAT_(_1,_2,_3, NAME,...) NAME
// Reverse (optimized) repeat
#define rrepeat(...) _GET_REPEAT_(__VA_ARGS__, _REPEAT_TIMES_TYPE_, _REPEAT_TIMES_, _REPEAT_)(__VA_ARGS__)
#define reverse_repeat(...) rrepeat(__VA_ARGS__)
#define reverseRepeat(...) rrepeat(__VA_ARGS__)
#define ReverseRepeat(...) rrepeat(__VA_ARGS__)
// Forward (index based) repeat
#define frepeat(...) _GET_REPEAT_(__VA_ARGS__, _FORWARD_REPEAT_TIMES_TYPE_, _FORWARD_REPEAT_TIMES_, _FORWARD_REPEAT_)(__VA_ARGS__)
#define forward_repeat(...) frepeat(__VA_ARGS__)
#define forwardRepeat(...) frepeat(__VA_ARGS__)
#define ForwardRepeat(...) frepeat(__VA_ARGS__)
// Default repeat direction
#ifdef REPEAT_FORWARD_DEFAULT
# define repeat(...) frepeat(__VA_ARGS__)
#else // REPEAT_FORWARD_DEFAULT
# define repeat(...) rrepeat(__VA_ARGS__)
#endif // REPEAT_FORWARD_DEFAULT
#endif // _REPEAT_H_
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