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From: allan_w@my-dejanews.com (Allan W)
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Subject: Re: Preprocessor evolution
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LLeweLLyn <llewelly.at@xmission.dot.com> wrote
> Also, since the preprocessor is not going away, I would like to see an
>     alternative to function like macros that do not require such
>     things as the do{}while(0) idiom and parentheses around all
>     arguments. I can't think of a good way to express this (yet) but
>     that's what I want.

How about making them functions -- but still expand inline?
We could call these "inline functions."

:-)

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