Enum to String, Take 2

Thanks to Sebastian Mestre (who commented on my previous post), I learned something new today.  The X macro makes the enum to string code much… well, perhaps not cleaner, but shorter.  It also solves the problem of having to update the code in 2 places: first in the enum itself, second in the enum to string map.
Without further ado, I present to you the X macro:

And the complete implementation goes something like this:

#include <iostream>

#define MY_ENUM \
    X(V1) \
    X(V2) \
    X(V3)

#define X(name) name,

enum MyEnum
{
    MY_ENUM
};

#undef X

constexpr const char* MyEnumToString(MyEnum e) noexcept
{
    #define X(name) case(name): return #name;
    switch(e)
    {
        MY_ENUM
    }
    #undef X
}

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    std::cout << MyEnumToString(V1) << std::endl;
    std::cout << MyEnumToString(V2) << std::endl;
    std::cout << MyEnumToString(V3) << std::endl;
    return 1;
}

In this version, we only have to update the MY_ENUM macro. The rest is taken care of by the preprocessor.

Update

Here’s the same approach that works with strongly typed enums:

#include <iostream>

#define MY_ENUM \
X(V1) \
X(V2) \
X(V3)

#define X(name) name,

#define MY_ENUM_NAME MyEnum

enum class MY_ENUM_NAME : char
{
    MY_ENUM
};

#undef X

constexpr const char* MyEnumToString(MyEnum e) noexcept
{
#define X(name) case(MY_ENUM_NAME::name): return #name;
    switch(e)
    {
            MY_ENUM
    }
#undef X
}

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    std::cout << MyEnumToString(MyEnum::V1) << std::endl;
    std::cout << MyEnumToString(MyEnum::V2) << std::endl;
    std::cout << MyEnumToString(MyEnum::V3) << std::endl;
    return 1;
}