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Posts tagged macros

Use for programming languages macros (as opposed to application macros like VBA ones). A macro is a rule or pattern that specifies how a certain input sequence (string) should be mapped to an output sequence (string).

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Q&A What is do { } while(0) in macros and should we use it?

Background I can see the need to use { } when implementing a function-like macro such as this one: #define HCF(code) fprintf(stderr, "halt and catch fire"); exit(code); Because if we use the f...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Lundin‭  ·  last activity 5mo ago by Karl Knechtel‭

Question c code-style macros
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Q&A When should I parenthesize macro arguments in C?

I've seen macros use parentheses to enclose its arguments. Most of these make sense, as in #define sum(a, b) ((a) + (b)) The outer prevents the following: #define sum_bad(a, b) (a) + (b) ...

2 answers  ·  posted 6mo ago by alx‭  ·  last activity 5mo ago by Lundin‭

Question c macros
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Q&A How to write a macro that discards the const qualifier, for any type?

How to write a macro that discards the const qualifier, for any type? I hope some combination of typeof and a cast will do, but haven't found the combination. I tried this, without luck: #define...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by alx‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by alx‭