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    Identifying the compiler language

    I'm not talking about compilers, like MSVC or Clang etc - but within Visual Studio I can select C++14 or 17 or 20 etc. But C++14 offered features which got abandoned later (such as std::auto_ptr) and of course the later versions offer new features which weren't in C++14. So is there some way I can identify the language at compile time? Something like...

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    #if (I_SELECTED_C++17_OR_HIGHER)
         // Build a small code section using the newer features
    #else
         // Carry on building it the old way
    #endif
    }
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    Re: Identifying the compiler language

    At compile time you can ascertain the version of the compiler being used with _MSC_VER or _MSC_FULL_VER See:
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cp...?view=msvc-170
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    Re: Identifying the compiler language

    Sorry if I've misunderstood that page but it's not the compiler version I need - e.g. VS2013 as opposed to VS2019. What I'm looking for is which language version I've selected - e.g C++14 as opposed to C++17.
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    Re: Identifying the compiler language

    There is the __cplusplus macro. See:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cp...?view=msvc-170

    Also have a look at vcruntime.h at around lines 275 - 300 for how MS tests for different C++ versions in the standard library.
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    Re: Identifying the compiler language

    Thanks... it looks like _MSVC_LANG might be what I need, though its name suggests it mightn't work if I'm using the Clang compiler option I'll try an experiment here...
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    Re: Identifying the compiler language

    Woohoo! _MSVC_LANG seems to work for both MSVC and Clang. Many thanks, 2kaud

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    Re: Identifying the compiler language

    Quote Originally Posted by John E View Post
    Woohoo! _MSVC_LANG seems to work for both MSVC and Clang. Many thanks, 2kaud

    ... I thought that got fixed months ago
    Yes, that got fixed for a very short period. But then ...

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    Re: Identifying the compiler language

    The list of MS supported macros is at:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cp...?view=msvc-170

    However as _MSVC_LANG isn't standard there's no guarantee it'll work with another compiler (excluding clang under VS as that's still really VS). __cplusplus is standard across compilers.
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    Re: Identifying the compiler language

    @VictorN - there's something unsettling somehow about a forum for coders where they can't find a programmer to fix their own site's bugs
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