#define ...

#define EOF (-1)

• associates EOF with (-1): every occurrence of EOF is replaced by the text (-1) by the preprocessor. The defined identity EOF is called a macro.

• Use this form of macro if a constant is used frequently in a program.

• Macro definition can only be logically one line. Use backslash to continue a line. E.g.,

#define EOF \

(-1)

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