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C++ Primer Plus
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C++ Primer Plus

by Stephen Prata
October 2011
Beginner to intermediate
1200 pages
35h 33m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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B. C++ Reserved Words

C++ reserves some words for its own use and for use in C++ libraries. You shouldn’t use a reserved word as an identifier in a declaration. Reserved words come in three categories: keywords, alternative tokens, and C++ library reserved names.

C++ Keywords

Keywords are identifiers that form the vocabulary of a programming language. They may not be used for other purposes, such as serving as variable names. Table B.1 shows C++’s keywords. Keywords shown in boldface are also keywords in ANSI C99. Keywords in italics are C++11 additions.

Table B.1. C++ Keywords

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Alternative Tokens

In addition to keywords, C++ has some alphabetic ...

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