Identifying Keywords
The C# language reserves 77 identifiers for its own use, and you should not reuse these identifiers for your own purposes. These identifiers are called keywords, and each has a particular meaning. Examples of keywords are class, namespace, and using. You'll learn the meaning of most of the keywords as you proceed through this book. The keywords are listed in the following table.
abstract | as | base | bool |
break | byte | case | catch |
char | checked | class | const |
continue | decimal | default | delegate |
do | double | else | enum |
event | explicit | extern | false |
finally | fixed | float | for |
foreach | goto | if | implicit |
in | int | interface | internal |
is | lock | long | namespace |
new | null | object | operator |
out | override | params | private |
protected | public | readonly | ref |
return | sbyte | sealed | short |
sizeof | stackalloc | static | string |
struct | switch | this | throw |
true | try | typeof | uint |
ulong | unchecked | unsafe | ushort |
using | virtual | void | volatile |
while |
TIP
In the Visual Studio 2005 Code and Text Editor window, keywords are colored blue when you type them.