---
title: C Preprocessor
category: C-like
intro: |
  Quick reference for the [C macro preprocessor](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_preprocessor), which can be used independent of C/C++.
---

## Reference
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### Compiling

```
$ cpp -P file > outfile
```

### Includes

```
#include "file"
```

### Defines

```
#define FOO
#define FOO "hello"

#undef FOO
```

### If

```
#ifdef DEBUG
  console.log('hi');
#elif defined VERBOSE
  ...
#else
  ...
#endif
```

### Error

```
#if VERSION == 2.0
  #error Unsupported
  #warning Not really supported
#endif
```

### Macro

```
#define DEG(x) ((x) * 57.29)
```

### Token concat

```
#define DST(name) name##_s name##_t
DST(object);   #=> object_s object_t;
```

### Stringification

```
#define STR(name) #name
char * a = STR(object);   #=> char * a = "object";
```

### file and line

```
#define LOG(msg) console.log(__FILE__, __LINE__, msg)
#=> console.log("file.txt", 3, "hey")
```