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#assert

Preprocessor conditional directive

Syntax

#assert condition

Parameters

• condition

Description

Asserts the truth of a conditional expression at compile time. If condition is false, compilation will stop with an error.

This statement differs from the Assert macro in that #assert is evaluated at compile-time and Assert is evaluated at run-time.

Remarks

Differences from QB

• New to FreeBASIC

See also

• Assert
• #if
• #error

Examples

Const MIN = 5, MAX = 10

#assert MAX > MIN '' cause a compile-time error if MAX <= MIN

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