Store XML in C++ Source Code

Expertise: Advanced
Language: C++

May 9, 2003

XMLwhen it is in ASCIIcan be stored as any other literal in one line, but it's not very readable. Use the following macros to store XML (or any other string for that matter) across multiple lines (no quotes necessary):


#define BEGIN_XML( data ) static char data[] = {
#define XML( text )	  " "#text" "
#define END_XML()	  };


	
	
	
	
	

























































	















	
	
		
		
		

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