what are macros its advantages and disadvantages, Basic, C Language

Question:What are macros? What are its advantages and disadvantages?

Answer Macro is a Pre-processor.Major advantage of using the macro is to increase the speed of the execution of the program.
Major disadvantage of the macros are:
(i) No type checking is performed in macro. This may cause error.
(ii)  A macro call may cause unexpected results.

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What are macros? What are its advantages and disadvantages?

Question:What are macros? What are its advantages and disadvantages?

Answer Macro is a Pre-processor.Major advantage of using the macro is to increase the speed of the execution of the program. Major disadvantage of the macros are: (i) No type checking is performed in macro. This may cause error. (ii) A macro call may cause unexpected results.