1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 | #include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <assert.h>
#define add_5(n) n + 5 // WRONG
#define add_5(n) (n + 5) // BETTER: wrap entire RHS expression in parentheses
// This is not right yet, even though it will work some of the time.
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
int n = 5;
int n_plus_5_times_100 = add_5(n) * 100; // expect 1000
// After preprocessor, this line ↑ turns to this:
// int n_plus_5 = n + 5 * 100; // actually get: 505
// LESSON: Preprocessor is just simple text replacement. It doesn't care about
// operator precedence.
printf("n_plus_5_times_100 == %d\n", n_plus_5_times_100);
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
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