identifier-cpp-cli.md

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__identifier (C++/CLI)

Enables the use of C++ keywords as identifiers.

All Platforms

Syntax

__identifier(C++_keyword)

Remarks

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

Windows Runtime

Requirements

Compiler option: /ZW

Examples

Example

In the following example, a class named template is created in C# and distributed as a DLL. In the C++/CLI 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:librarypublicclasstemplate{publicvoidRun(){}}

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

Common Language Runtime

Remarks

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

Requirements

Compiler option: /clr

Examples

In the following example, a class named template is created in C# and distributed as a DLL. In the C++/CLI 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:librarypublicclasstemplate{publicvoidRun(){}}

// keyword__identifier.cpp// compile with: /clr #using <identifier_template.dll> intmain() { __identifier(template) ^pTemplate = gcnew __identifier(template)(); pTemplate->Run(); }

See also

Component Extensions for .NET and UWP
Component Extensions for .NET and UWP