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Article #2422Re: Macros and Braces
From: Kurt Watzka
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 23:57
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 23:57
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100576.1776@compuserve.com (Antony Pace (UK/CH)) writes:
>I wrote:
>>> I am having problems writing a macro (Ansi C) for which I feel there
>must be standard technique. Can anyone help? <<
>Many thanks to everyone who emailed me the standard technique of the do
>{...} while(1) structure. This is exactly what I needed. I didn't
>expect such a generous response and will look out for the FAQ.
I would avoid using "do { ... } while(1)" as a wrapper for "function like
macros". It might lead to unexpected results. :-)
Kurt
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!solon.com!not-for-mail From: watzka@stat.uni-muenchen.de (Kurt Watzka) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c.moderated Subject: Re: Macros and Braces Date: 27 Mar 1996 17:57:49 -0600 Organization: Leibniz-Rechenzentrum, Muenchen (Germany) Sender: clc@solutions.solon.com Approved: clc@solutions.solon.com Message-ID: <4jcklt$9uj@solutions.solon.com> References: OUI256@USER.COM <4ja3sd$pb9@solutions.solon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: solutions.solon.com