What will be the output of the program?

#include<stdio.h>
#define MAX(a, b) (a > b? a : b)

int main()
{
    int x;
    x = MAX(3+2, 2+7);
    printf("%d\n", x);
    return 0;
}

The macro #define str(x) #x replaces the symbol 'str(x)' with 'x'.

The macro #define Xstr(x) str(x) replaces the symbol 'Xstr(x)' with 'str(x)'.

The macro #define oper multiply replaces the symbol 'oper' with 'multiply'.

Step 1: char *opername = Xstr(oper); The varible *opername is declared as an pointer to a character type.

=> Xstr(oper); becomes,

=> Xstr(multiply);

=> str(multiply)

=> char *opername = multiply

Step 2: printf("%s\n", opername); It prints the value of variable opername.

Hence the output of the program is "multiply"

The macro FUN(arg) prints the statement "CuriousTab..." untill the while condition is satisfied.

Step 1: int i=2; The variable i is declared as an integer type and initialized to 2.

Step 2: FUN(i<3); becomes,

do
{
    if(2 < 3)
    printf("CuriousTab...", "\n");
}while(--2)

After the 2 while loops the value of i becomes '0'(zero). Hence the while loop breaks.

Hence the output of the program is "CuriousTab... CuriousTab..."

The macro PRINT(int) print("%d,", int); prints the given variable value in an integer format.

Step 1: int x=2, y=3, z=4; The variable x, y, z are declared as an integer type and initialized to 2, 3, 4 respectively.

Step 2: PRINT(x); becomes printf("int=%d,",x). Hence it prints 'int=2'.

Step 3: PRINT(y); becomes printf("int=%d,",y). Hence it prints 'int=3'.

Step 4: PRINT(z); becomes printf("int=%d,",z). Hence it prints 'int=4'.

Hence the output of the program is int=2, int=3, int=4.

The macro function CUBE(x) (x*x*x) calculates the cubic value of given number(Eg: 10³.)

Step 1: int a, b=3; The variable a and b are declared as an integer type and varaible b id initialized to 3.

Step 2: a = CUBE(b++); becomes

=> a = b++ * b++ * b++;

=> a = 3 * 3 * 3; Here we are using post-increement operator, so the 3 is not incremented in this statement.

=> a = 27; Here, 27 is store in the variable a. By the way, the value of variable b is incremented by 3. (ie: b=6)

Step 3: printf("%d, %d\n", a, b); It prints the value of variable a and b.

Hence the output of the program is 27, 6.

The macro SWAP(a, b) int t; t=a, a=b, b=t; swaps the value of the given two variable.

Step 1: int a=10, b=12; The variable a and b are declared as an integer type and initialized to 10, 12 respectively.

Step 2: SWAP(a, b);. Here the macro is substituted and it swaps the value to variable a and b.

Hence the output of the program is 12, 10.

The macro MIN(x, y) (x<y)? x : y; returns the smallest value from the given two numbers.

Step 1: int x=3, y=4, z; The variable x, y, z are declared as an integer type and the variable x, y are initialized to value 3, 4 respectively.

Step 2: z = MIN(x+y/2, y-1); becomes,

=> z = (x+y/2 < y-1)? x+y/2 : y - 1;

=> z = (3+4/2 < 4-1)? 3+4/2 : 4 - 1;

=> z = (3+2 < 4-1)? 3+2 : 4 - 1;

=> z = (5 < 3)? 5 : 3;

The macro return the number 3 and it is stored in the variable z.

Step 3: if(z > 0) becomes if(3 > 0) here the if condition is satisfied. It executes the if block statements.

Step 4: printf("%d\n", z);. It prints the value of variable z.

Hence the output of the program is 3

The macro PRINT(i) print("%d,", i); prints the given variable value in an integer format.

Step 1: int x=2, y=3, z=4; The variable x, y, z are declared as an integer type and initialized to 2, 3, 4 respectively.

Step 2: PRINT(x); becomes printf("%d,",x). Hence it prints '2'.

Step 3: PRINT(y); becomes printf("%d,",y). Hence it prints '3'.

Step 4: PRINT(z); becomes printf("%d,",z). Hence it prints '4'.

Hence the output of the program is 2, 3, 4.

The following program will make you understand about ## (macro concatenation) operator clearly.

#include<stdio.h>
#define FUN(i, j) i##j

int main()
{
    int First  	= 10;
    int Second  = 20;

    char FirstSecond[] = "CuriousTab";

    printf("%s\n", FUN(First, Second) );

    return 0;
}

Output:
-------
CuriousTab

The preprocessor will replace FUN(First, Second) as FirstSecond.

Therefore, the printf("%s\n", FUN(First, Second) ); statement will become as printf("%s\n", FirstSecond );

Hence it prints CuriousTab as output.

Like the same, the line printf("%d\n", FUN(va1, 2)); given in the above question will become as printf("%d\n", va12 );.

Therefore, it prints 20 as output.

The macro MAN(x, y) ((x)>(y)) ? (x):(y); returns the biggest number of given two numbers.

Step 1: int i=10, j=5, k=0; The variable i, j, k are declared as an integer type and initialized to value 10, 5, 0 respectively.

Step 2: k = MAN(++i, j++); becomes,

=> k = ((++i)>(j++)) ? (++i):(j++);

=> k = ((11)>(5)) ? (12):(6);

=> k = 12

Step 3: printf("%d, %d, %d\n", i, j, k); It prints the variable i, j, k.

In the above macro step 2 the variable i value is increemented by 2 and variable j value is increemented by 1.

Hence the output of the program is 12, 6, 12