# Passing Syntax directly to the macro without swift-syntax

**URL:** <https://forums.swift.org/t/passing-syntax-directly-to-the-macro-without-swift-syntax/71830>\
**Category:** Discussion\
**Tags:** swift-syntax, macros\
**Created:** [May 14, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/passing-syntax-directly-to-the-macro-without-swift-syntax/71830 "2024-05-14T12:28:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![ahoppen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/swift/user_avatar/forums.swift.org/ahoppen/32/36046_2.png) [@ahoppen](https://forums.swift.org/u/ahoppen)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.swift.org/t/passing-syntax-directly-to-the-macro-without-swift-syntax/71830/5 "2024-05-14T18:36:39Z")

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I do understand where you’re coming from but it’s not something we are planning to support. Using swift-syntax is the recommended way of writing macros and while it is possible to write macros without swift-syntax, we currently don’t intend to extend the communication with the macro plugin to facilitate them.

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