compileas

Specifies how to treat a file for compilation.

compileas ("value")

Parameters

value is one of:

Value	Description	Notes
Default	Compile based on file extensions built into Premake.
C	Compile as a C source file.
C++	Compile as a C++ source file.
Objective-C	Compile as an Objective-C source file.
Objective-C++	Compile as an Objective-C++ source file.
Module	Compile as a C++20 module interface unit.	Premake 5.0.0-beta1 for Visual Studio 2019+
ModulePartition	Compile as a C++20 module interface partition.	Premake 5.0.0-beta1 for Visual Studio 2019+
HeaderUnit	Compile as a C++20 header unit.	Premake 5.0.0-beta1 for Visual Studio 2019+

Applies To

Workspace, project, and file configuration scopes.

Availability

Premake 5.0.0-alpha13 or later.

Examples

filter { "files:**.c" }
    compileas "C++"