Keyword is a reserved word that has a particular meaning in the programming language. The
meaning of a keyword is predefined. A keyword cannot be used as an identifier name in C
language. There are 32 keywords available in C. Table 3.1 gives a set of keywords present in
C language.
Table 3.1 | List of keywords in C
S.NoKeywordS.NoKeywordS.NoKeywordS.NoKeyword
1.
auto
9.
double
17.
int
25.
struct
2.
break
10.
else
18.
long
26.
switch
3.
case
11.
enum
19.
register
27.
typedef
4.
char
12.
extern
20.
return
28.
union
5.
const
13.
float
21.
short
29.
unsigned
6.
continue
14.
for
22.
signed
30.
void
7.
default
15.
goto
23.
sizeof
31.
volatile ...
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