C++ How to Program, 10/e

E Preprocessor

Objectives

In this appendix you’ll learn:

• To use #include for developing large programs.

• To use #define to create macros and macros with arguments.

• To understand conditional compilation.

• To display error messages during conditional compilation.

• To use assertions to test if the values of expressions are correct.

Outline

1. E.1 Introduction

2. E.2 #include Preprocessing Directive

3. E.3 #define Preprocessing Directive: Symbolic Constants

4. E.4 #define Preprocessing Directive: Macros

5. E.5 Conditional Compilation

6. E.6 #error and #pragma Preprocessing Directives

7. E.7 Operators # and ##

8. E.8 Predefined Symbolic Constants

9. E.9 Assertions

10. E.10 Wrap-Up

1. Summary

2. Self-Review Exercises

3. Answers to Self-Review Exercises

4. Exercises