a problem about using macro?

[lgn]

I have test the following program, why the result is not 0 2 4 but 0 2 3?
Can someone tell me why the same macro produce different result? Thanks!

#include <stdio.h>
#define max(a,b) ((a)>(b) ? (a): (b))
test()
{
printf("%d\n", 1);
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
int a=0, b=0;
printf("%d %d\n", a, b);
max(++a, b);
printf("%d %d\n", a, b);
max(++a, b+10);
printf("%d %d\n", a, b);
}

[sahukar praveen]

"lgn" <li*******@163.com> wrote in message
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I have test the following program, why the result is not 0 2 4 but 0 2 3?
Can someone tell me why the same macro produce different result? Thanks!

#include <stdio.h>
#define max(a,b) ((a)>(b) ? (a): (b))
test()
{
printf("%d\n", 1);
I think this is an error as 1 is not defined. However a variable
(identifier) should start by an alphabet (alphanumeric). }

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
int a=0, b=0;
printf("%d %d\n", a, b);
max(++a, b); // first attempt
printf("%d %d\n", a, b);
max(++a, b+10); // second attempt
printf("%d %d\n", a, b);
Should end with a return statement
}

The result is 0 2 3 for variable a as the varaible a gets incremented only
once in the second attempt unlike 2 times in the first attempt, as the
comparison fails in the second attempt.
Thanks,
Praveen Kumar.

[Thomas Stegen]

lgn wrote:

I have test the following program, why the result is not 0 2 4 but 0 2 3?
Can someone tell me why the same macro produce different result? Thanks!

#include <stdio.h>
#define max(a,b) ((a)>(b) ? (a): (b))
test()
{
printf("%d\n", 1);
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
int a=0, b=0;
printf("%d %d\n", a, b);
max(++a, b);
Evaluates ++a twice so a should be 2.
printf("%d %d\n", a, b);
max(++a, b+10);

Evaluates ++a once so a should be 3.

Only one of the conditional operands to the conditional
operator is evaluated at any given evaluation of the conditional
operator. b+10 is larger than 2 (which is what it is compared
against) and so b is returned by the macro. And since b is returned
a++ is never evaluated.

--
Thomas.

[Jirka Klaue]

sahukar praveen wrote:

"lgn" <li*******@163.com> wrote:

....

printf("%d\n", 1);

I think this is an error as 1 is not defined.

You mean the value of 1 is undefined?
Or do you mean 1 is not declared?

Jirka, int 1;

[Ed Morton]

lgn wrote:

I have test the following program, why the result is not 0 2 4 but 0 2 3?
Can someone tell me why the same macro produce different result? Thanks!

#include <stdio.h>
#define max(a,b) ((a)>(b) ? (a): (b))
test()
{
printf("%d\n", 1);
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
int a=0, b=0;
printf("%d %d\n", a, b);
max(++a, b);
a is incremented once to 1, is now greater than b (0) and so is
incremented again to 2 for the macro result.
printf("%d %d\n", a, b);
max(++a, b+10);
a is incremented once to 3, is NOT greater than "b+10" (10) and so is
not incremented again but stays at 3.
printf("%d %d\n", a, b);
return 0;
}

Regards,

Ed.

[Peter Shaggy Haywood]

Groovy hepcat sahukar praveen was jivin' on Mon, 24 Nov 2003 20:04:28
+0530 in comp.lang.c.
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"lgn" <li*******@163.com> wrote in message
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I have test the following program, why the result is not 0 2 4 but 0 2 3?
Can someone tell me why the same macro produce different result? Thanks!

#include <stdio.h>
#define max(a,b) ((a)>(b) ? (a): (b))
test()
{
printf("%d\n", 1);

I think this is an error as 1 is not defined. However a variable
(identifier) should start by an alphabet (alphanumeric).

What on Earth are you talking about? That's an integer constant
expression, you fool! Duh!
To quote Homer Simpson's brain, "Now look sad and say d'oh."

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[Alex]

sahukar praveen <sa************@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

"lgn" <li*******@163.com> wrote in message
news:bp**********@mail.cn99.com...

I have test the following program, why the result is not 0 2 4 but 0 2 3?
Can someone tell me why the same macro produce different result? Thanks!

#include <stdio.h>
#define max(a,b) ((a)>(b) ? (a): (b))
test()
{
printf("%d\n", 1);

I think this is an error as 1 is not defined. However a variable
(identifier) should start by an alphabet (alphanumeric).

You're kidding, right?

Alex