__FB_LANG__
Intrinsic define (macro value) set by the compiler
Syntax:
__FB_LANG__
Description:
__FB_LANG__ indicates which language compatibility option was set at the time of compilation of a module. By default __FB_LANG__ will be set to "fb". The language compatibility option can be changed using one (or more) of the following methods:
Returns a lower case string with one of the following values:
__FB_LANG__ is always defined.
- -lang command line option
- -forcelang command line option
- #lang directive
- $lang metacommand
Returns a lower case string with one of the following values:
| value | description |
| ''fb'' | FreeBASIC compatibility (default) |
| ''qb'' | QBASIC compatibility |
| ''fblite'' | FreeBASIC language compatibility, with a more QBASIC-compatible coding style |
| ''deprecated'' | FBC version 0.16 compatibility |
__FB_LANG__ is always defined.
Examples:
'' Set option explicit always on
#ifdef __FB_LANG__
#if __FB_LANG__ <> "fb"
Option Explicit
#endif
#else
'' Older version - before lang fb
Option Explicit
#endif
#ifdef __FB_LANG__
#if __FB_LANG__ <> "fb"
Option Explicit
#endif
#else
'' Older version - before lang fb
Option Explicit
#endif
Differences from QB:
- New to FreeBASIC
See also:
Back to Intrinsic Defines
