Can the name of function and function-like macro be same?

Question

Can the name of function and function-like macro be same? Wouldn't this cause any problem?

Accepted Answer

They could be the same. Depending on how you use the name, either it gets replaced by preprocessor or not. For example

```
//silly but just for demonstration.
int addfive(int n)
{
    return n + 5;
}
#define addfive(n) ((n) + 5)

int main(void)
{
    int a;
    a = addfive(2); //macro
    a = (addfive)(2); //function
}
```

for ex. MS says that: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa272055(v=vs.60).aspx

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