Opposite of C preprocessor “stringification”

Question

When using C preprocessor one can stringify macro argument like this:

#define TO_STRING(x) \"a string with \" #x

and so when used, the resu

Answer 1

No, you can't unstringify something.

Answer 2

//unstringify test

enum fruits{apple,pear};

#define IF_WS_COMPARE_SET_ENUM(x) if(ws.compare(L#x)==0)f_ret=x;

fruits enum_from_string(wstring ws)
{
 fruits f_ret;
 IF_WS_COMPARE_SET_ENUM(apple)
 IF_WS_COMPARE_SET_ENUM(pear)
 return f_ret;
}

void main()
{
 fruits f;
 f=enum_from_string(L"apple");
 f=enum_from_string(L"pear");
}