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The document discusses two types of macros in C: object-like macros and function-like macros. Object-like macros replace an identifier with a value, while function-like macros look like function calls. The document also mentions some common C predefined macros like __FILE__, __DATE__, and __LINE__.

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Functions Intrview

The document discusses two types of macros in C: object-like macros and function-like macros. Object-like macros replace an identifier with a value, while function-like macros look like function calls. The document also mentions some common C predefined macros like __FILE__, __DATE__, and __LINE__.

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Macros in C

A macro is a segment of code which is replaced by the value of macro. Macro is defined by
#define directive. There are two types of macros:

1. Object-like Macros
2. Function-like Macros

Object-like Macros
The object-like macro is an identifier that is replaced by value. It is widely used to represent
numeric constants.

For example: #define  PI  3.14  


Here, PI is the macro name which will be replaced by the value 3.14.

Function-like Macros
The function-like macro looks like function call.

For example: #define MIN(a,b) ((a)<(b)?(a):(b))  

Here, MIN is the macro name.

C Predefined Macros
ANSI C defines many predefined macros that can be used in c program.
C predefined macros example
File: simple.c

1. #include<stdio.h>  
2.  int main(){    
3.    printf("File :%s\n", __FILE__ );    
4.    printf("Date :%s\n", __DATE__ );    
5.    printf("Time :%s\n", __TIME__ );    
6.    printf("Line :%d\n", __LINE__ );    
7.    printf("STDC :%d\n", __STDC__ );      
8.    return 0;  
9.  }    

Output:

File :simple.c
Date :Dec 6 2019
Time :12:28:46
Line :6
STDC :1

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