__LINE____LINE____LINE__ is a preprocessor macro that expands to current line number in the source file, as an integer. __LINE__ is useful when generating log statements, error messages intended for programmers, when throwing exceptions, or when writing debugging code. int logError (int line, const std::string& message) { cerr << "[" << line << "]" << message << endl; } #define LOG( message ) logError( __LINE__, message ) // LOG can now be used to produce a log message that includes the line on which the log occurrredThe __LINE__ macro is often combined with the __FILE__ macro, which expands to the current file name. Related C preprocessor tutorial |