Nested Preprocessor Macro directive having Arguments in C Programming

How to use Nested Macro ?

1. These are Macros having Arguments
2. Every time whenever the macro name is encountered , the arguments are replaced by the actual arguments from the program.
3. Macro name within another macro is called Nesting of Macro.

Use of Nested Macro :

#define CUBE(x) (SQU(x)*x)

Live Example :

#include<stdio.h>
#define SQU(x)((x)*x)
#define CUBE(x)(SQU(x)*x)
int main()
{
int x;
int y;
x = SQU(3);  // Argumented Macro
y = CUBE(3); // Nested Macro
printf("\nSquare of 3 : %d",x);
printf("\nCube of 3 : %d",y);
return(0);
}

Output :

Square of 3 :  9
CUBE of 3   :  27

Explanation :

Program After Expanding SQU(3)

x = SQU(3);

is expanded as -

See This Statement -
#define SQU(x)((x)*x)
Inside Program Macro Expanded as -
x  =  SQU(3);
   =  ((3)*3)

Program After Expanding CUBE(3)

x = CUBE(3);

is expanded as -

See This Statement -
#define SQU(x)((x)*x)
#define CUBE(x)(SQU(x)*x)
Inside Program Macro Expanded as -
y  =  CUBE(3);
   =  (SQU(3)*3)
   =  (((3)*3)*3)

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So overall program after macro expansion will be like this -

int main()
{
int x;
int y;
x = ((3)*3);
y = (((3)*3)*3);
printf("\nSquare of 3 : %d",x);
printf("\nCube of 3 : %d",y);
return(0);
}