Enables the use of Visual C++ keywords as identifiers.

__identifier(
Visual_C++_keyword
)  

Use of the __identifier keyword for identifiers that are not keywords is permitted, but strongly discouraged as a matter of style.

Compiler option: /ZW

Example

In the following example, a class named template is created in C# and distributed as a DLL. In the Visual C++ program that uses the template class, the __identifier keyword conceals the fact that template is a standard C++ keyword.

// identifier_template.cs
// compile with: /target:library
public class template {
   public void Run() { }
}

// keyword__identifier.cpp
// compile with: /ZW
#using <identifier_template.dll>
int main() {
   __identifier(template)^ pTemplate = ref new __identifier(template)();
   pTemplate->Run();
}

The __identifier keyword is valid with the /clr compiler option.

Compiler option: /clr

In the following example, a class named template is created in C# and distributed as a DLL. In the Visual C++ program that uses the template class, the __identifier keyword conceals the fact that template is a standard C++ keyword.

// identifier_template.cs
// compile with: /target:library
public class template {
   public void Run() { }
}

// keyword__identifier.cpp
// compile with: /clr
#using <identifier_template.dll>

int main() {
   __identifier(template) ^pTemplate = gcnew __identifier(template)();
   pTemplate->Run();
}

Component Extensions for Runtime Platforms
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