Array literals: This one bugged me too. Try this: #define NSDICT(...) [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys: __VA_ARGS__, nil] #define NSARRAY(...)

Array literals: This one bugged me too. Try this: #define NSDICT(...) [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys: __VA_ARGS__, nil] #define NSARRAY(...) [NSArray arrayWithObjects: __VA_ARGS__, nil]