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C++ Preprocessor

C++ Preprocessor

Preprocessor directives are one of the unique features of C++. It provides many tools that other high-level language does not, and programmers can use these tools to create efficient, easy-to-read, easy-to-modify and portable C ++ programs.
Before a C++ program gets compiled by the compiler, the source-code gets processed by the compiler. This technique is called preprocessor and the process is called preprocessing. It is separate program part that the C++ compiler invokes it at the first part of the translation. This technique is not a part of the compiler but it is a separate method that comes under compilation process. It directs the compiler that the information should be preprocessed before the actual compilation starts.
All preprocessor directives in C++ begin with #, and they do not need to end with a semicolon(;) because this is not a statement in C++.
The #define directive creates a symbolic constants and these symbolic constants are called macro.
The general form of the directive is:
Syntax:
#define macro-name replacement-text

Simple Program of Preprocessor Directive

Example:
#include<iostream> 
#define val 12

using namespace std;

int main()
{
cout
<< "Value is :" << val << endl;
}
There are different preprocessor directives that perform different tasks. You can categorize these Preprocessor Directives as follows:
  • Inclusion Directives:
    • #include: specifies the files to be included, especially header-files
  • Macro Definition Directives:
    • #define: define a macro substitution
    • #undef: It is used for undefining a macro
  • Conditional Compilation Directives:
    • #if: It tests a compile-time condition
    • #elif
    • #endif: It specify the end of #if
    • #ifdef: It is used to test for macro definition
    • #ifndef: It tests whether a macro is not defined
    • #else: It provides an alternative option when #if fails
  • Other Directives:
    • #error
    • #line: Supplies a line number for compiler messages
    • #pragma: It specifies implementation-defined instructions to the compiler

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