1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 | #include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>
// #DEFINE MACRO
//int triple(int n) {
// return n * 3;
//}
// not quite right, yet...
#define triple(n) n*3
// This is purely a TEXTUAL REPLACEMENT. Parentheses and types are not respected!!!
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
int a = 5;
int b = triple(a);
printf("triple(%d) == %d\n", a, b);
int c = triple(a + 1);
// becomes... int c = a + 1*3;
printf("triple(%d + 1) == %d\n", a, c); // triple(5 + 1) == 8 ... WRONG!!!; missing parentheses
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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