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Sunday, April 13, 2025

Can I use a C Macro in a Java program?

Can I use a C Macro in a java program?

The answer is YES, you can.

Java programming does not use macros, but you can use C macros in Java. To do that you can pipe the source code containing macro and Java code through the C preprocessor. Below is an example code:


Now, before you compile the Java code, pipe it to the C preprocessor:

cpp -P MacroTest.java macros/MacroTest.java

Note: Make sure all the folders are created properly before the source code is submitted to the C preprocessor.

Next, go to the macros directory to view the Java code generated by CPP.


Compile and run this source code as usual :



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