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enemarations vs #define

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Hi,

can anybody tell me which is used better for constants
enemarations or #define
 

Normally Enums are preffered. they more more maintainable in the long run...
 

First, macros(# define) don't observe the usual scope rules. If you declare a macro in a local scope, don't expect it to stay there. Second, some compilers don't preserve macro names for use by symbolic debuggers.

Avoiding macros leaves you with a choice of enumeration... :)
 

#define, the problem is its not type safe. thatz one of the major reason why enumeration would be preffered out of these 2
 

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