I'm looking for a way to make Jalv2-like pseudo variables in C using the C18 compiler. A pseudo variable is something that acts like a variable but actually is a function.
In Jalv2, it's possible to make a pseudo variable like this:
function the_var'get() return byte is
-- some code
end function
procedure the_var'set(byte in value) is
-- some code
end procedure
Now one can read and write to the_var, while actually those functions are executed:
the_var = 0x40 -- actually executes the_var'set(0x40)
doSomething(the_var) -- actually executes doSomething(the_var'get)
Is there something similar for C?
No, it's not possible with C. It's not even possible with the preprocessor. The = operator always does the exact same thing in C, and there are no ways to customize it.
If you want to do things like that, you'll have to pick a different language. Like C++, for example, which lets you override operator = (for a setter) and operator int (for a getter).