Possible to convert list of #defines into strings

Question

Suppose I have a list of #defines in a header file for an external library. These #defines represent error codes returned from functions. I want to wri

Answer 1

Another way to do it that's popular in generated code is:

#define NO_ERROR 0
#define ONE_KIND_OF_ERROR 1
#define ANOTHER_KIND_OF_ERROR 2
static const char* const error_names[] = {"NO_ERROR", "ONE_KIND_OF_ERROR", "ANOTHER_KIND_OF_ERROR"};

const char* convertToString(int errorCode) {return error_names[errorCode];}

I prefer the switch case way I already mentioned, but depending on how your code is structured it might be easier as part of your build process to generate that array automatically