ifdef
The ifdef directive makes substitutions based on whether a particular identifier is defined.
Example
#define USD 1 // first of all we have defined a macro USD #ifdef USD // here preprocessor cheking, if USD is defined or not #define currency_rate 50 // if it's defined, currency_rate is equals to 50 #endif // end of ifdef, these three lines are finished now #include<stdio.h> int main() { int rs; // currency_rate is defined in preprocessor, // no need define (int currency_rate) rs = 10 * currency_rate; printf ("%d\n", rs); getchar(); return 0; }