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From: karl@haddock.ima.isc.com (Karl Heuer)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Using Macros
Message-ID: <17375@haddock.ima.isc.com>
Date: 13 Aug 90 02:35:00 GMT
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In article <1316@rlgvax.UUCP> scc@rlgvax.OPCR.ICL.COM (Stephen Carlson) writes:
>Although this works (a #define with 0 arguments) with every preprocessor I've
>ever used, is there any official sanction for this construct?

Certainly; `getchar()' is the classic example.  ANSI explicitly allows it too.

Karl W. Z. Heuer (karl@kelp.ima.isc.com or ima!kelp!karl), The Walking Lint