C Language Keywords

December 25, 2009

What are Keywords in C Language ?

Keywords are the words that convey a special meaning to the “C compiler“. These are reserved for a special purpose.

Keywords are also called as “reserved words”. We cannot use keywords as variable names because if we do so then it means that we are assigning some new meaning to the keyword. If we happen to use a keyword as a variable then the compiler will not execute the code and an error condition will be raised.

There are few C compilers which allow us to declare identifiers or variable names that exactly resemble the keywords. However, one should keep in mind not to mix up variables with the keywords. WAIT! There is more to read… read on »