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Macro Definition REFERENCE - ISO:C90-6.5.6 Type Definitions

Message 3413 is generated when a macro defines a sequence of 2 or more tokens which could be replaced by a typedef declaration.

For example: 


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#define M01 int                                 /* Message 3460 */

#define M02 unsigned int                        /* Message 3413 */
#define M03 int *                               /* Message 3413 */
#define M04 const int *                         /* Message 3413 */
#define M05 int **                              /* Message 3413 */
#define M06 volatile int * const                /* Message 3413 */

MISRA-C:2004 Rules applicable to message 3413:

Rule  19.4  (Required) C macros shall only expand to a braced initialiser, a constant, a string literal, a parenthesised expression, a type qualifier, a storage class specifier, or a do-while-zero construct.

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