Cva_Arg
Macro to obtain the next argument from a variadic argument list object.
Syntax
`
variable = Cva_Arg ( argument_list, datatype )
`
Parameters
`argument_list`
`Cva_List` data type variable to access for next value
`datatype`
The datatype of the next value in the variable argument list `argument_list`
Description
The `Cva_Arg` macro allows the use of a variable number of arguments within a function:

- `Cva_Arg` returns the current argument in the list, `argument_list`, with an expected data type of `datatype`.
- Before first `Cva_Arg` use, `argument_list` must be initialized with the command `Cva_Start` or `Cva_Copy`.
- `Cva_Arg` automatically increments `argument_list` to the next argument within the list after obtaining the value of the current argument.

Example
`
'' Example of a simple custom printf
Sub myprintf cdecl(ByRef formatstring As String, ...)
Dim As Cva_List args
'' Initialize the cva_list object to first var-arg
Cva_Start( args, formatstring )
'' For each char in format string...
Dim As UByte Ptr p = StrPtr(formatstring)
Dim As Integer todo = Len(formatstring)
While (todo > 0)
Dim As Integer char = *p
p += 1
todo -= 1
'' Is it a format char?
If (char = Asc("%")) Then
If (todo = 0) Then
'' % at the end
Print "%";
Exit While
End If
'' The next char should tell the type
char = *p
p += 1
todo -= 1
'' Print var-arg, depending on the type
Select Case char
'' integer?
Case Asc("i")
Print Str(Cva_Arg(args, Integer));
'' long integer? (64-bit)
Case Asc("l")
Print Str(Cva_Arg(args, LongInt));
'' single or double?
'' Note: because the C ABI, all singles passed on
'' var-args are converted to doubles.
Case Asc( "f" ), Asc( "d" )
Print Str(Cva_Arg(args, Double));
'' string?
Case Asc("s")
'' Strings are passed byval, so the length is unknown
Print *Cva_Arg(args, ZString Ptr);
End Select
'' Ordinary char, just print as-is
Else
Print Chr( char );
End If
Wend
Cva_End( args )
End Sub
Dim As String s = "bar"
myprintf(!"integer=%i, longint=%l single=%f, double=%d, string=%s, string=%s\n", _
1, 1ll Shl 32, 2.2, 3.3, "foo", s)
`
Version

- Since fbc 1.07.0

Dialect Differences

- Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias `__cva_arg`.

Differences from QB

- New to FreeBASIC

See also

- `... (Ellipsis)`
- `Cva_Copy`
- `Cva_End`
- `Cva_List`
- `Cva_Start`