Appendix B. C/C++ Reserved Words

The identifiers listed in Table B.1 are reserved keywords for C. You shouldn’t use them for any other purpose in a C program. They are allowed, of course, within double quotation marks.

Also included is a list of words that aren’t reserved in C but are C++ reserved words. These C++ reserved words aren’t described here, but if there’s a chance your C programs might eventually be ported to C++, you need to avoid these words as well.

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TABLE B.1 Reserved C Keywords

In addition to the preceding keywords, the following ...

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