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Type-Generic Selection with _Generic
Introduced in C11, '_Generic' provides a way to select an expression at compile-time based on the type of a controlling expression, enabling basic generic programming.
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#define typename(x) _Generic((x), \int: "int", \float: "float", \char *: "string", \default: "other")const char *type = typename(3.14f);
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_Generic((x),
Begins the type-based selection based on the variable 'x'.
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float: "float",
If 'x' is a float, the expression evaluates to the string literal "float".