Marcos vs Functions¶

Marco Definition¶

Macros are pre-processed which means that all the macros would be processed before your program compiles. However, functions are not preprocessed but compiled.

Comparsion¶

Marco
Preprocessed
No type checking done in Marco
Faster
Useful when small code is repeated many times
Doesn't check compile time error
Function
Compiled
Type checking is performed
Slower
Large code piece
Check compile-time error

Last update: January 9, 2021