Macros with multiple lines

[flipper2971]

Hi, I am currently a student in web development and have to do some c programming. I am having trouble with a homework problem and would appreciate any help.

I have to write a program that defines and uses macro MINIMUM2 to determine the smallest of two numeric values. Input the values from the keyboard.

What I have so far isn't working, I have the macro defined as:

<code>
#define MINIMUM2( x, y ) ( if ( x < y )\
small = x;\
else if\
X > y\
small = y;\
else\
printf( "x and y are equal\n" ); )
</code>


I get errors when trying to compile the program. My book says to put \ at the end of a line when the replacement text continues on the next line. But it isn't working.

thanks for any help

[Prelude]

#define MINIMUM2(x, y) ((x) < (y) ? (x) : (y))

Then use it like this:

small = MINIMUM2(x, y);

Unless you're doing something completely different if x and y are equal, this solution is what you want. If you really, really want to use function-like macros that is.

[flipper2971]

Thanks prelude, that worked alot better than what I had.