#define

The #define directive assigns the given value to the specified name. All subsequent occurrences of the name are replaced by the value.

Syntax

#define name value
 

Parameters

name

Specifies the name to be defined. This value is any combination of letters, digits, and punctuation.

value

Specifies any integer, character string, or line of text.

Example

This example assigns values to the names NONZERO and USERCLASS:

#define     NONZERO     1
#define     USERCLASS   "MyControlClass" 
 

See Also

#ifdef, #ifndef, #undef