what does it mean if u begin a variable/function name with __ (an underscore or 2)?
what does it mean if u begin a variable/function name with __ (an underscore or 2)?
It means you've started it with two underscores...
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It also means you're breaking, or close to breaking, a C standard ruling. Read about them here .
Personally, I avoid naming variables that begin with an underscore.
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>It also means you're breaking, or close to breaking, a C standard ruling.
Or to be more precise, you're most definitely using an identifier that is reserved in all cases by the implementation:
>Personally, I avoid naming variables that begin with an underscore.7.1.3 Reserved identifiers
...
-- All identifiers that begin with an underscore and either an uppercase letter or another
underscore are always reserved for any use.
A good habit to get into. Much easier than remembering the complex rules concerning reserved identifiers.
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>>you're most definitely using an identifier that is reserved in all cases by the implementation<<
Well... nit picking the nit picker.... a name like _myvar isn't reserved according to that rule
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>Well... nit picking the nit picker.... a name like _myvar isn't reserved according to that rule
That's true, the next rule that I didn't paste explains how the single underscore works:
— All identifiers that begin with an underscore are always reserved for use as identifiers
with file scope in both the ordinary and tag name spaces.
>Welcome back, btw.
Thanks.
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I thought it meant you were Microsoft. It's used as a warning to users.
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