C Program To Find Area of Circle Using Macro Expansion

In this video tutorial lets learn about Macro Expansion and also lets write a simple program to find area of Circle using Macros.

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Rules To Construct/Write Macro Definition

1. Space between # and define is optional.
2. There must be a space or tab between Macro Template and Macro Expansion.
3. #define MACRO_TEMPLATE MACRO_EXPANSION is called Macro Definition.
4. Macro definition must not end with semi-colon.
5. Using all capital letters for Macro template is convention and not a syntax of C. You can use any name for Macro template, except the C reserve words.

Video Tutorial: C Program To Find Area of Circle Using Macro Expansion

Source Code: C Program To Find Area of Circle Using Macro Expansion

#include<stdio.h>

#define PI 3.14

int main()
{
    float r, area;

    printf("Enter Radius of Circle\n");
    scanf("%f", &r);

    area = PI * r * r;

    printf("Area of Circle is %f\n", area);

    return 0;
}

Output 1:
Enter Radius of Circle
5
Area of Circle is 78.500000

Source Code: Writing printf statement in Macro expansion

#include<stdio.h>

#define DISPLAY printf("I'm in Love with iPhone UI Elements\n\n")

int main()
{
    DISPLAY;
    return 0;
}

Output 1:
I’m in Love with iPhone UI Elements

Note: Careful not to enter semicolon at the end of Macro definition. i.e., after the end of printf() statement.

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