| | C/C++ Language Reference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) |
 | | The effect of each preprocessor directive is a change to the text of the source code, and the result is a new source code file, which does not contain the directives. |
 | | The syntax of preprocessor directives is independent of but similar to the syntax of the rest of the C and C++ languages, and the lexical conventions of the preprocessor differ from those of the compiler. |
 | | The preprocessor recognizes the normal C and C++ tokens, as well as other characters that enable the preprocessor to recognize file names, the presence and absence of white space, and the location of end-of-line markers. |
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