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CDefine[def]

is a symbolic representation of a preprocessor define.

CDefine[def,val]

is a symbolic representation of a preprocessor define with value val.

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CDefine

CDefine[def]

is a symbolic representation of a preprocessor define.

CDefine[def,val]

is a symbolic representation of a preprocessor define with value val.

Details and Options

  • SymbolicC expressions are inert; they evaluate to themselves, staying in an unevaluated form.
  • SymbolicC expressions can be converted into a C string with ToCCodeString.

Examples

Basic Examples  (1)

This creates a preprocessor define directive:

Define a numerical constant:

Define a multiplication macro:

Wolfram Research (2010), CDefine, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/SymbolicC/ref/CDefine.html.

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Wolfram Research (2010), CDefine, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/SymbolicC/ref/CDefine.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2010. "CDefine." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/SymbolicC/ref/CDefine.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2010). CDefine. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/SymbolicC/ref/CDefine.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_cdefine, author="Wolfram Research", title="{CDefine}", year="2010", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/SymbolicC/ref/CDefine.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-August-2025]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_cdefine, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={CDefine}, year={2010}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/SymbolicC/ref/CDefine.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-August-2025]}